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So two storylines come to a head in these two episodes, Spike/Buffy and Willow's misuse of magic.
And the thing is, on a lot of levels, they are telling the same story up through Smashed. Magic has up until now been the go to metaphor for sex. Buffy certainly compares herself to Willow. They've been using their respective poor choices to hurt and manipulate others in order to avoid feeling bad. But then the misuse of magic turns around and adds a physical drug addiction angle that's just... it shifts the story sideways into something that just doesn't pay off the build up.
So, Willow and magic: ( Read more... )
Not the right problem, very frustrate.
But hey, whole rest of season to go. Some fixings eventually ish. Shall see.
And the thing is, on a lot of levels, they are telling the same story up through Smashed. Magic has up until now been the go to metaphor for sex. Buffy certainly compares herself to Willow. They've been using their respective poor choices to hurt and manipulate others in order to avoid feeling bad. But then the misuse of magic turns around and adds a physical drug addiction angle that's just... it shifts the story sideways into something that just doesn't pay off the build up.
So, Willow and magic: ( Read more... )
Not the right problem, very frustrate.
But hey, whole rest of season to go. Some fixings eventually ish. Shall see.