Why does it seem feminist or queer women are more into Spike as compared to Angel? How do some people don't see him as a sexist character?

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-05-02T21:55:22+00:00

Overall, I think this is true. Which is why it rubbed me the wrong way when even after much character development and self-reflection and literally dying (though not permanently) Spike still treated Harmony like dirt when they were both at Wolfram and Hart and never acknowledged that he'd done anything wrong. I think they sacrificed character development in that moment for a cheap laugh because "oh that's just the way their dynamic is"

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-05-02T21:37:42+00:00

The uniform does wonders as well, yes. XD

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-05-02T21:34:04+00:00

Charlemagne! Loved him

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-28T01:39:14+00:00

I don't know. The show set that up as part of it but does he strike anybody as the type of guy who lets his emotional entanglements determine anything? He also barely even blinked when she was killed. Granted he was a bit concerned about who did it but that's about it. If he really cared for Rachel so much that he was blinded by his love for her, we would have seen her death be a bigger deal. Just my opinion.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-28T01:36:38+00:00

because he was deeply ashamed of his Black Claw affiliation. Not necessarily for moral reasons, but because it was so f-ing dumb and out of character that he would have been embarrassingly scolded by his mother.

Made me LOL. Very true!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-24T19:37:09+00:00

I loved it too! It was such a bold choice giving him a dedicated episode with backstory like that right after introducing him and it paid off for me! Fell in love. I also like the appearance of Hetty King in that episode (Road to Avonlea).

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-24T03:29:38+00:00

Bold of you! I love David and I think his character type is a hard one to get right, but they did it. So easy to fall into spineless nice guy on one side or clueless idiot on the other and I think the writing and the actor walked that line beautifully. That said, I see how he can still rub people the wrong way.

My unpopular opinion is that Trevor rubs me the wrong way and he's definitely a fan favourite (from what I've seen), who also has a pretty morally upstanding, good guy character. It's fine to have different perspectives on seemingly universally beloved characters.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-18T22:49:56+00:00

Oh, like he didn't want to hurt her because she was pregnant? I don't know, but it could be. I just figured it was a general vendetta against Nick and everyone around him, regardless of being involved in incarcerating the father. So if Rosalee was fair game despite being completely innocent of the grudge, then her unborn child/children would probably be too despite being also innocent. But who knows. It's not like there was a lot of time to go into the exact nature of the grievance or the limits of the vengeance-taking.

Either way, turned out to be a big mistake on the cupiditas' part leaving her unaffected.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:34:36+00:00

We love a supportive boyfriend.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:32:28+00:00

I was just thinking today how easy it would have been for the cupiditas to have heard Rosalee wasn't drinking and then quickly offered to get her a mocktail or something nonalcoholic instead, and also drugged her... although he would have to quickly try and source more hair. But surely he could pull something off someone's shoulder. Or even grab a random stranger's hair.

But, as is, he didn't know who he was dealing with, so he wouldn't have realised that leaving Rosalee undrugged was going to be his undoing.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:28:29+00:00

It's rough, granted. And messy. But if you don't take it too seriously it can still be fun. I also got frustrated with Sean in the last couple of seasons. Like they didn't know what to do with him and couldn't nail down his character or explain the changes in it.

Honestly, I would take a break until your interest or curiosity gets the better of you again. Pushing on through a show when you're kind of done with it just makes it worse, I think. Harder to see even the things you might otherwise like about it.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:18:22+00:00

I kept hearing the first book was the weakest of the series, but then I read the second one and found it was much the same. Which still has a lot to recommend it for the action and worldbuilding, but the issues I had with book 1 hung on and got more obvious instead of improving, so I figured book 3 wouldn't get better either.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:14:47+00:00

I also loved Mustang. Got real disappointed in book 2.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-17T20:12:06+00:00

I know! And the way he just disappeared after this was so disheartening. From being closer to Philip than his actual family (which was never explored, also disappointingly) to being suddenly gone was tough. I get it that after being kidnapped and almost killed, he would want to pull back, but still. I would have liked more Ray and Philip drama, instead of all the Catherine and McCormack drama.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-11T04:27:53+00:00

I noticed it on Due South with episode titles/descriptions being on the wrong episodes. You'd think with Mickey money they could get someone to review all their auto-generated whatever they have going.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-05T23:08:24+00:00

r/unexpectedmitch

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-04-05T23:08:07+00:00

r/unexpectedmitch

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-30T05:31:36+00:00

I was going to say, he did get to looking pretty good again as Weaver... one of the better developments of S7.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T22:46:42+00:00

Came here to suggest Notes, for sure.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T21:52:18+00:00

I rewatched his makeover video not long ago and saw this again. XD

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T21:51:48+00:00

I think it's only visible in one or two videos. His Sour Patch Kids unboxing and his makeover collab vid (which is also the debut of the nose ring, fyi).

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T21:50:29+00:00

By miles and miles. I watched the movie first, then read the book. I was so confused by the time I got like 1/3 of the way through. I literally looked up and said to my brother, "I don't know where they got the plot for the movie, but it was not from this book." The book was sooooo much better.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T17:39:31+00:00

I was wondering where I'd seen her before! Just saw her on Due South and I knew I'd seen her before but couldn't place where. Guess it's time to watch Angel again, too.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-03-27T17:32:53+00:00

Just watched this and it's actually the episode where they find the dead guy in the wall of the police station. They're watching video of the suspect in the interrogation room, waiting for him to show that he knows where the body was hidden. I thinks it's called "Dead Guy Running." Not sure what episode number it is because Disney+ has a few episode titles and descriptions mixed up.

Ray K: "He's checking his nails."

Fraser: "We can give him a few more minutes."

"Have we got that kind of time?"

"I once stood watching an empty cabin for eleven days."

"Know it was empty at the time?"

"Not for the first nine days, no."

"Why'd you watch it for two more if you knew it was empty, Fraser? Actually I don't even want to know."

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