Kevin Nauta (prydonia@accn.org)
Fri, 02 Jan 1998 17:43:09 -0800
mann wrote:
>
> I have to disagree. To Spike Lynda's words aren't mean, they are the
> verbal equivalent of foreplay. Spike enjoys toying with Da Boss and being
> toyed with. I always thought that Spike was bored a lot and that's why he
> was always getting into trouble. With Lynda, life is never boring which is
> part of Spike's attraction to her. They are the teenage version of
> Moonlighting's Dave & Maddie.
Kevin replies,
Not a bad analogy at all, except that there are times when I don't think
they really do like each other very much. If Spike really liked the
fighting that much, he wouldn't have packed up and moved to America in
the first place. And as for their fight scenes in the fifth season,
particularly "There Are Crocodiles"....well, you be the judge if that's
two people in love or not.
> Would Spike choose Sarah? Never. Would Sarah choose Spike? In a
> second! Watch Sarah watch Spike and you can tell she harboured a small crush
> on him for the first couple of seasons at least until she got to know him as
> a person instead of that mysterious mischievous American. Spike was able
> to act out things that Sarah would not have the courage to do herself. But
> Sarah would never do anything to hurt Lynda. Firendships are very
> important to Sarah; she always struck me as someone who had few friends but
> was loyal to the death to those she cared about.
Yeah, but! I think it a little premature to assume Sarah and Lynda
always remain friends, and that's the linchpin of the argument. You are
100% correct that Sarah would never hurt Lynda by making a play for
Spike. But with the separation Lynda imposes on their relationship, you
might wonder just how friendly they will remain, or indeed how friendly
they are when they part. As for Spike never going for Sarah, that would
be true within the five seasons of "Press Gang" we see. Once again,
don't assume that always remains true. Frazz says that Spike goes for
the bossy types, and while Sarah is pretty much a doormat, Spike is
giving her toughness lessons and she's getting to be a much stronger
person. I expect that growth will continue with her out of Lynda's
orbit. Sarah is fiercely devoted to her principles, is a perfectionist,
and demands excellence in herself. She also is a good arguer when she
gets her dander up. Someday, that might look attractive to Spike, after
Lynda jerks his chain once too often.
Kevin Nauta
prydonia@accn.org
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