Katherine wrote: >In Series Five (sorry, I think this is going to go on a bit) Spike and >Linda seem to have a much more settled relationship than they ever did >before and of course they've known each other for a long time now so >it's probably not going to be as exciting as it was in the beginning. >Feel free to violently disagree with me, Well, Katherine, I agree - there is a definite commitment to the relationship, Spike isn't dating anyone else, and the tension between them is from moral issues rather than the threeat of a breakup (*). They are pretty stable (well, as stable as they get) and avoid throwing furniture - of course, Lynda does occasionally make it rain inside when she gets jealous (_just_ when Colin's finally having a serious conversation :)), but I _think_ Spike's jealousy over Lynda's blind plumber is "put on", and his "paranoia" over another joke of Lynda's (maybe someone remembers this?) is, like the sprinkler incident, a sign of the strength of affection and paranoia over the idea that there may be a rival for affections rather than genuine turbulence over the state of the relationship. * - In "There Are Crocodiles", there is a bigger sort of tussle - Lynda's lack of trust in Spike is atypical in comparison with the rest of the series (but is well explained in the episode), but this _was_ over a pretty big issue - Spike was annoyed/amazed at Lynda's apparent indifference to loss of life, and Lynda was equally annoyed/amazed at Spike's apparent attempts to ruin her paper. Just my little ideas, Murray PS Apologies if this is all a bit disjointed - I've had a few emails arrive during writing which needed a lot of thought and an immediate response. ___________________________________________________________________ Murray Head "The only way to atone for being occasionally muzza@omen.net.au a little overdressed is by being always http://www.omen.net.au/~muzza/ absolutely overeducated." - Oscar mhead@anhb.uwa.edu.au (Anatomy and Human Biology, UWA) Wilde -- T H E P R E S S G A N G M A I L I N G L I S T By default, pressing 'reply' will send mail back to the list, not to the author of the message you're replying to. To unsubscribe, mail "unsubscribe" to "pressgang-request@lists.yoyo.org" |