Why Spike Wasn't The Doctor.

I've been internet-less all morning, but in between sorting out children etc I found time to polish off this post.

It's not very interesting, really, since all I'm saying is that Spike isn't The Doctor (in 'As You Were' if anyone's wondering). I never thought so, not even back when I first saw the show and didn’t know about the fandom discussions.

Anyway, here’s my arguments. Based quite simply on what we see on screen and what we know of the characters:

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ETA: If you want an in-depth, detailed and complex theory, go read this post by theohara (whom I've borrowed a lot of points from btw).

ETA2: Also check out jonesiexxx's post about AYW looking at it from Buffy's POV!

Why Spike Wasn't The Doctor.

I've been internet-less all morning, but in between sorting out children etc I found time to polish off this post.

It's not very interesting, really, since all I'm saying is that Spike isn't The Doctor (in 'As You Were' if anyone's wondering). I never thought so, not even back when I first saw the show and didn’t know about the fandom discussions.

Anyway, here’s my arguments. Based quite simply on what we see on screen and what we know of the characters:

( Read more... )

ETA: If you want an in-depth, detailed and complex theory, go read this post by theohara (whom I've borrowed a lot of points from btw).

ETA2: Also check out jonesiexxx's post about AYW looking at it from Buffy's POV!