wilywiccan

Although right now Buffy just wants to ignore her problems with the closest bottle of alcohol, her agreement of Spike's suggestion goes a bit deeper than it appears. We find out in All the Way (6x06) that Buffy's thoughts about Spike have become more sexual. That, combined with the fact that the only person she can stand to be around is him, creates some interesting development. Here, though, this entire kitten poken sequence feels very date-like and would probably constitute their first (mutually speaking, of course). A few things I just plain enjoy about this part of the episode are Buffy's incredibly entertaining reactions to chugging down big gulps of alcohol, Spike's subsequent amusement, cheating at kitten poker, and Clem! Instead of the usual 'boyfriend wants to play cards with his buds but the girlfriend is bored' we get a neutered vampire wanting to play cards with his demon buds but the Slayer is bored. Very fun situation!