>Vince replied:
>>I think it's because Spike realises (especially after Colin spells it
>>out for him earlier in the episode) that Lynda is headed for great things,
>>and chances are he won't be there with her when her career takes off.
>>By agreeing to let Lynda leave the party early, before she has a chance
>>to do some "career socialising", Spike is knowingly harming Lynda's
>>glittering future but at the same time ensuring that he and Lynda will
>>probably stay together. Lynda's gratitude cuts Spike to the quick because
>>the guilt he is already clearly feeling, for being so selfish, is intensified.
>>Imagine someone thanking you for doing something that is clearly not in
>>their best interest. That's what Spike gets upset about.
>>
>>Every time I watch this episode I have to work this all out again. I think
>>it's an example of where Steven was writing for a very sophisticated audience.
>>I doubt many younger kids would have understood what was going on, not that
>>it really would have bothered them - you can still enjoy the scene without
>>understanding Spike's motivation.
>
>That's certainly the way I'd always viewed it - just when Spike was starting
>to feel good about stealing Lynda away from her destiny, she goes and gets
>grateful on him, making him feel like a complete heel! - What a dirty trick!
Suddenly I feel slightly dense at not having realised that - it seems
really obvious now! I guess when I first watched it I was really young,
and as it didn't make sense then, I carried the mental block through!
Thanks everyone - as ever, it's great to see how other people's minds
work.
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Laura
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