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Fool For Love

First, it is a most excellent example of villain as the hero of his own story. Because yes, Spike is self-aggrandizing and giving it some flash in the fight scenes. Also, of course someone who wanted to be a Romantic poet would turn into someone like Spike and it explains *so* much about him.

Then there's the fight scene vs Nikki Wood, which is probably the best fight choreography in the whole series. And I love Spike's narration of the fight.

And then the way that fight scene segues into the Buffy versus Spike scene where she just destroys him, not just in the fight but verbally and that part of the scene is filmed and blocked exactly like a fight and it is just wonderful.

Then Spike shows why he's killed two Slayers before, by skipping the tradition thing and reaching for the shotgun. And of course failing miserably because, as the Judge said, he stinks of love.

The whole episode makes me make all flaily hands.

Day 1: Favorite Season
Day 2: Favorite Episode
Day 3: Favorite Song Used In An Episode
Day 4: Favourite Female Character
Day 5: Least Favourite Female Character
Day 6: Favourite Male Character
Day 7: Least Favourite Male Character
Day 8: Favourite Friendship
Day 9: Favourite Romance
Day 10: Least Favourite Season
Day 11: Least Favourite Romance
Day 12: Least Favourite Episode
Day 13: Favourite Potential Slayer
Day 14: Favourite Female Villain
Day 15: Favourite Male Villain
Day 16: Episode You Like That Everyone Else Hates
Day 17: Character You Relate To The Most
Day 18: Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time
Day 19: Character You Like That Everyone Else Hates

Day 21: Best Willow-centric Episode
Day 22: Best Xander-centric Episode
Day 23: Two Characters You Wanted To Get Together That Never Did
Day 24: Favorite Example of 90s Special Effects
Day 25: Favorite Buffyverse Saying
Day 26: Favorite Scooby Moment
Day 27: Cutest Moment
Day 28: Character You Love To Hate
Day 29: Episode You Hate That Everyone Else Loves
Day 30: What You Think Made Buffy So Great