So...yeah, it was alright.
The issue was centered around the themes of trust in a relationship basically. Willow breaks up with Aluwyn and that's OK - her reasons are sound and she was very much an adult about it, the reptile not so much but whatever, it's been long enough, see ya snake, time for a new love interest anyway. Bring it on! One problem. Aluwyn was introduced in "Anywhere But Here" in January 2008 - it's March 2015. This character has been a part of the franchise for longer than the actual show was on air, OK? Aluwyn's in three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and guess what, she never gets to interact with Buffy! Not even a single line of dialog between these two! No, they've never met either!
WHAT THE F#$%?! This is still Buffy's comic, right? Speaking of Buffy-
You want my honest opinion? Of course you do. Buffy's and Spike's relationship is doomed and not because of some demon or a curse or some other occult shit, it's doomed because
Spike does not trust Buffy. Spike went full Captain Forehead in this issue lying and withholding information from Buffy for selfish reasons. That's it, Spike is Angel - f#$% me sideways! Spike doesn't trust Willow and Giles either. Giles I get, no problems here, but Willow? What's going on here, is Spike's IDW series not considered canon anymore? Make up your mind you assholes!
Andrew's stuff. Look at the calendar - the way his issues are presented here feels clumsy and dated, especially compared to how BtVS dealt with similar issues in the past and Buffy projecting her crap on Andrew makes the whole thing even more cringeworthy. And by the way, you have out and proud lesbians in this comic - why not use them instead? I don't get it. Oh, and as if you needed any more reasons to hate Andrew, yes, he's a curlbro in the making. Sigh.
Yeah, that's about it. I think that the dialog was vastly better than in the previous issue ( one complain - Spike's
morning ablutions line was way too Giles-y -
eww! ) and I really enjoyed the humor -
so...you evil?,
then again, coddle away! and Xander's shockingly throughout knowledge of gay dating apps. Dude. All in all, it's an OK issue, not particularly horrible, not particularly great, just OK. Read it.
Buffy is happy with Spike. Buffy wants to be with Spike. Deal with it, people.
Well, personally I don't care what Buffy wants or how she feels - I want her story to remain interesting and entertaining. So far I'm enjoying season 10 Spike/Buffy - it's funny, kinda cute, I admit but remember, this is Buffyverse - things get better so they can get worse.
