Thinking about reviews:

[butterfly]

I read over my review for Heartthrob, and you know what? I like it. It's short, sums up the stuff other than the basic story, and asks questions.

Prompted by the vampire lovers, I asked: "What's love? Is it obsessive? Does being in love mean that you can't live without that person?"

And I love the ending of Home because it shows the strength of Angel's love: he can live without the people he loves, if that would make them happier. This shows why Angel's love is a healthier one than the love we see expressed by his two vamp protegees' in Heartthrob. The difference between a selfish love and an unselfish one.

Comments

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

It's a valid point.

Angel is still a martyr, though. Spike drapes himself over crosses, but Angel would nail himself to one. That whole Catholic thing I guess. It manifests itself in ways that look very unselfish- and often truly are- but also serve to make him more martyred and miserable.

Which hey, I totally groove on.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. I definitely agree. But it's better for the other person to take it on yourself then to dump it on them. Though not as healthy for you. Which is why Angel is the brooder.

Total martyr complex. Which I'm starting to find attractive.

Okay. I'm choosing to see this as a form of... maturity? That I can appreciate him now? And all his brooding, Catholic ways?