EarthLogic
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Does anyone have an explanations (both in-verse and out) for the patterns of jewellery-wearing by Angel and Spike?
As the seasons progress there’s a noticeable decrease in Angel’s level of accessorizing. In S1 he’s got the full works – long silver necklace, the silver bracelet and the rings, one of which is the claddagh. By S2 I don’t see the bracelet appear again, but the rest is still in place until the very end of the season. Then in S3 they’re all gone by the time he returns from hell. The claddagh doesn’t make a return for obvious reasons, but also the necklace only reappears from ‘Enemies’ onwards.
Over on AtS, he’s wearing the rings again in the bar scene of the pilot, but they’re gone by the time we get to him and Doyle in his apartment. The necklace stays (most of the time) until around half way through the season, after which I can’t recall seeing it anymore. Finally, Angel puts on the claddagh again in Judgement when he is harbouring the hope of fulfilling the Shanshu but we never see it again after that. And then … no more jewellery for the rest of the show (if I’m remembering correctly).
So what happened? All I've got is that on BtVS Angel is the love-interest so the bling ups the sexy-factor. On his own show he's the lead and the hero so they tone it down - but that still doesn't account for all the different stages for me.
Interestingly, Spike only starts wearing jewellery in S6, and it coincides with his relationship with Buffy. Notice by the last scene of Smashed he has a necklace. This stays through Wrecked and then in Gone bracelets (similar to Angel’s original one) plus rings on both hands appear added to the mix. This stays until Seeing Red, when the jewellery disappears and isn’t worn for the rest of the show. I’m guessing in S6 the wardrobe dept were giving JM something to wear so he wouldn’t feel as exposed (plus the relationship/sexy-factor), but can there be any in-verse explanations? We’ve never seen Spike accessorize before, so did he raid Angel’s leftover jewellery stash in the mansion to appear more attractive to Buffy?
As the seasons progress there’s a noticeable decrease in Angel’s level of accessorizing. In S1 he’s got the full works – long silver necklace, the silver bracelet and the rings, one of which is the claddagh. By S2 I don’t see the bracelet appear again, but the rest is still in place until the very end of the season. Then in S3 they’re all gone by the time he returns from hell. The claddagh doesn’t make a return for obvious reasons, but also the necklace only reappears from ‘Enemies’ onwards.
Over on AtS, he’s wearing the rings again in the bar scene of the pilot, but they’re gone by the time we get to him and Doyle in his apartment. The necklace stays (most of the time) until around half way through the season, after which I can’t recall seeing it anymore. Finally, Angel puts on the claddagh again in Judgement when he is harbouring the hope of fulfilling the Shanshu but we never see it again after that. And then … no more jewellery for the rest of the show (if I’m remembering correctly).
So what happened? All I've got is that on BtVS Angel is the love-interest so the bling ups the sexy-factor. On his own show he's the lead and the hero so they tone it down - but that still doesn't account for all the different stages for me.
Interestingly, Spike only starts wearing jewellery in S6, and it coincides with his relationship with Buffy. Notice by the last scene of Smashed he has a necklace. This stays through Wrecked and then in Gone bracelets (similar to Angel’s original one) plus rings on both hands appear added to the mix. This stays until Seeing Red, when the jewellery disappears and isn’t worn for the rest of the show. I’m guessing in S6 the wardrobe dept were giving JM something to wear so he wouldn’t feel as exposed (plus the relationship/sexy-factor), but can there be any in-verse explanations? We’ve never seen Spike accessorize before, so did he raid Angel’s leftover jewellery stash in the mansion to appear more attractive to Buffy?
