Power & Control in Smashed

Rowan ~ Nov 21 2001

Because of her moral compass, Buffy enjoys ethical control over Spike. Despite Spike’s insights into the human heart and his reforming behavior, Buffy still has the moral high ground. Her comments last night about him being not a man, but an evil thing reinforce that, and again, those comments have been an ongoing theme.

 

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