Murray Head (muzza@omen.net.au)
Sun, 18 Jan 1998 00:44:54 +0800
> Laura Nunn asked:
>> Actually, wandering slightly from the point, there is a bit of dialogue
>> in this episode ("At last a Dragon") which has never really made sense
>> to me. <<<SNIP>>>
>> It happens when Lynda tells Spike she really can't face the cocktail
>> party and Spike finally relents and leaves with her. Then Lynda thanks
>> Spike saying something like, "Good old Spike - it was you who got me out
>> of there." Spike says, "I don't believe this! Gratitude! Now she does
>> gratitude!"
>> What is Spike so upset about? Or am I missing the point totally?
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!
Murray
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