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Weekend Confirmed 146 - 2013 begins, Dishonored, next-gen predictions
by Jeff Mattas, Jan 04, 2013 11:00am PSTWeekend Confirmed is back for the firs episode of 2013! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Nikole Zivalich this week to talk about games like Dishonored and the brilliant new indie title, Hundreds. Much of this episode's discussion centers around predictions for the future of gaming, including possible next-steps for gaming hardware and peripherals, as well as what sort of changes might help reinvigorate the MMO genre in the coming years. Finishing Moves wraps up the show, followed by a WildCard edition of the post-show NFL TailGate.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 146: 1/4/2013
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That said, I think the transition, while believable, was still a detriment to his character, simply because Spike is less entertaining as a good guy than he is as an evil but lovable SOB. I liked Season 2 Spike a lot, I would have liked to see that Spike more.
"On the second point, that's fair enough, but it doesn't really resolve the point that Spike is treated as incredibly sympathetic when he's basically a skeevy creep. I mean I don't condone Buffy's relationship with him period. It was just so random. Its was like it was done out of necessity because Buffy must have some tormented romance at all times, and they wanted to keep Spike on the show."
Eh, it was clear from the onset of season 4 that Spike's popularity with fans (particularly the female variety) was earning him a larger, and more sympathetic role on the show. I didn't actually find the relationship that random. Spike had been actively pining for Buffy since at least Season 5, and Buffy had basically been turned sociopath, so it made sense that she would take advantage of him. It didn't make for entertaining television in the slightest, but I didn't find it random.
"Spike meanwhile is just an asshole. Like there is no reason for anyone in Sunnydale to see him as anything but that. I really think Angel leaving was the beggning of the end. His whole Angel return was sloppy almost in the same way Buffy's resurrection was. It seems like Whedon will happily stick a character in a hell hole for some short term Deus Ex Machina style drama, but he can't follow that up with any substantive plot developments."
The only people in Sunnydale who don't actively hate Spike are the people who he's fought alongside. He saved their lives numerous times, and gradually he did so out of genuine want, rather than expedience and personal manipulations. The only people who really LIKE Spike are Buffy, Dawn, Anya... and Angel, sort of, by the end of Angel's series. They rest either actively dislike him or definitely distrust him (Xander, Willow, Giles). I think you're overstating just how much the majority of the Scooby Squad put aside their dislike and distrust for him, they expressed it in pretty much every interaction.
As for the Mayor, I actually thought he was the perfect foil to Buffy for exactly that reason. Just as Buffy upsets the traditional model of the horror heroine - the seemingly helpless, pretty blonde girl is actually a powerful badass - the Mayor upsets the traditional model of the badguy. Instead of some big, mean looking tough guy that shouts threats, he's a smiling, cheerful, guy hiding a core of evil. Just as in life, evil doesn't always come in the package you expect. Further, his particular brand of interaction was perfect for his role with Faith, has he offered her the kind of doting, supportive, almost loving figure she never had, and made her feel wanted and needed. He was just using her of course, but that's the beauty of his character. An unintimidating shell covering a creepy, terrible person.
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