I'm trying to work things out with what you're saying and what other people have written, so bear with me and please understand that I'm just trying to figure out the plot and the arcs here.
We see her flirting with him in #1 but Spike plays it cool. From what I've read from others, Buffy also flirts with Riley in the issue and possibly Xander. Also, I've read that Spike may believe that Buffy is teasing him when she's flirting with him. What is it that makes her flirting with Spike more relevant? Is it how the scene is set up or the words used?
We see Spike as the only one having Buffy's back in #2. How so? What exactly is going on?
You mention Spike discussing his feelings for Buffy, but has Buffy made any mentions of her romantic feelings for anyone at the moment in any of the issues?
not to mention a tear in Spike's eye. Couldn't Spike be crying because of immense pain? I don't know how Severin works, but it sounds like it would be terribly painful to be Siphoned.
There are also a couple of Spuffy covers for future issues: #6 has Spuffy fighting back to back. There were a lot of Bangel-centric covers in S8, so what makes this cover more relevant? Again, I'm just trying to find out specifics from people.
#7 has Spuffy looking like a normal couple. Is there an expectation that Spike and Buffy will be a normal couple, i.e. is there an expectation that this cover is being literal? Comic covers usually have very little to do with the interior of the comic unless the publisher is trying to sell something (i.e. Buffy's arm), so do you believe that the reason they have this cover is because they are going to "sell" Spuffy? Again, there were a lot of covers last season that made the Bangels very happy, but they didn't get what they want. What specifically makes you as a member of the audience believe that this cover is a sign that Spike and Buffy are going to either be starting a relationship or begin starting to start a relationship?
ETA: Sorry to resend twice. I had some grammar issues, and I needed to clarify myself in a few places.
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Date: 2012-01-17 03:49 pm (UTC)We see her flirting with him in #1 but Spike plays it cool.
From what I've read from others, Buffy also flirts with Riley in the issue and possibly Xander. Also, I've read that Spike may believe that Buffy is teasing him when she's flirting with him. What is it that makes her flirting with Spike more relevant? Is it how the scene is set up or the words used?
We see Spike as the only one having Buffy's back in #2.
How so? What exactly is going on?
You mention Spike discussing his feelings for Buffy, but has Buffy made any mentions of her romantic feelings for anyone at the moment in any of the issues?
not to mention a tear in Spike's eye.
Couldn't Spike be crying because of immense pain? I don't know how Severin works, but it sounds like it would be terribly painful to be Siphoned.
There are also a couple of Spuffy covers for future issues: #6 has Spuffy fighting back to back.
There were a lot of Bangel-centric covers in S8, so what makes this cover more relevant? Again, I'm just trying to find out specifics from people.
#7 has Spuffy looking like a normal couple.
Is there an expectation that Spike and Buffy will be a normal couple, i.e. is there an expectation that this cover is being literal? Comic covers usually have very little to do with the interior of the comic unless the publisher is trying to sell something (i.e. Buffy's arm), so do you believe that the reason they have this cover is because they are going to "sell" Spuffy? Again, there were a lot of covers last season that made the Bangels very happy, but they didn't get what they want. What specifically makes you as a member of the audience believe that this cover is a sign that Spike and Buffy are going to either be starting a relationship or begin starting to start a relationship?
ETA: Sorry to resend twice. I had some grammar issues, and I needed to clarify myself in a few places.