elisi | I am SO addicted!

This is one of the most fascinating posts of all time. Or rather the discussion it sparked. I absolutely don't have time to read it, and yet I keep coming back to it.

peasant_'s basic question is this:

Something I have never understood about old-school redemptionistas is why so many of you wanted the redemption to be without a soul. Why was that important to you?

ETA: Uploaded this icon by

awmp, because I realised that not having a 'Spike getting souled' icon was a big oversight. Especially since that *particular* moment was what made me obsess. Because OMG Spike got his soul back! WOW! What happens now?

I still get blown away by that. He got his soul back - he was the vampire who dared to dream and made his dream come true. And damn but it takes my breath away every single time I think about it!

OK, I'll go now...