Re: A Second Look: BTVS S7D2

I shall give it a try!

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> A reminder:  These threads are delicate and toylike.
> But Andrew throws a wrench into the idea.  The First seduces him
> almost entirely with what he craves, not what he fears.  First!Warren
> is gentle both pre and post Jonathan.  Maybe villains (Caleb too) are
> fundamentally different enough that they get treated differently?  Why
> the First implants a trigger in Spike and not anyone else confuses me
> too (along with why exactly it's so interested in him to begin with -
> does it see his potential to become a detergent?), since it suggests
> more (semi)coherent planning than the rest of S7 displays.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -AOQ

My suspicion is that Spike was the only one whose mental state made it
easy to implant a trigger.  It's been firmly established with both
Spike and Angel that the sudden influx of a human soul, whether
expected or not, does not help their sanity.  Angelus was blank for a
bit upon first getting his.  Now, the First could not really do
anything with Angel while he was sane, but fresh back from Hell made
him vulnerable.  It sure went after him and, my  guess, was trying to
implant a trigger.  It has an objection to the conjunction of Slayer,
Hellmouth and souled vampires.  That's what I think.

Why villains?  Villains are evil, remember?  The First is EVIL.  They
get along just fine.  Andrew was just weak.  And it became less gentle
when it realized he wasn't going to go along any more.

Why do people want Halfrek to be Cec?   *shrug*  First the running
joke of the "William?" and then they made the comic where Cec was
Halfrek.  Not "going to be Halfrek" but "Halfrek there to get someone
to make a wish."