That was the point when I gave up too, although I've read bits and pieces of the later stories, and like I mentioned in my comment to avrelia, I'm skimming the most recent story. But Buffy losing the leg just seemed like needless character torture, one more misery heaped on top of her. I've never actually read the infamous "Buffy beats Spike with the prosthetic leg" chapter either, and I think I'm pretty happy about that.
Personally, I was disgusted when Mr Perfect Father allowed himself to be beat up by Buffy in front of his daughter. What the hell does that teach a child?!
That's the other thing that gets me, that Buffy, who always shouldered every responsibility handed to her and who loved and protected her family and friends above all else even when they didn't treat her as well as they could have, is a terrible, cold mother, while flighty, violent, irresponsible Spike is the world's best daddy. And you know I love Spike and am well aware of all of his good qualities. But I wouldn't trust him to take care of my cat, much less a child.
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Date: 2004-12-09 01:12 pm (UTC)That was the point when I gave up too, although I've read bits and pieces of the later stories, and like I mentioned in my comment to
Personally, I was disgusted when Mr Perfect Father allowed himself to be beat up by Buffy in front of his daughter. What the hell does that teach a child?!
That's the other thing that gets me, that Buffy, who always shouldered every responsibility handed to her and who loved and protected her family and friends above all else even when they didn't treat her as well as they could have, is a terrible, cold mother, while flighty, violent, irresponsible Spike is the world's best daddy. And you know I love Spike and am well aware of all of his good qualities. But I wouldn't trust him to take care of my cat, much less a child.