Oh! OK, sorry I freaked out. I've been in a touchy place lately (obviously from my reaction). I should have realized you weren't going after me. We're good.

I like Dipstick but she is way harsh on Spike. I do think she understates the Buffy side of things here too. Some of it is that Empty Places is kind of a...not hugely well-written episode so it's hard to talk about it without running into problems because everyone sort of looks bad, but bad in different ways and ways that are almost irreconcilable. I also get how it can be frustrating when someone is constantly down on a character as she is re: Spike.

Every now and again I even feel bad for dorotea for that reason -- because Angel is getting it bad. Of course, that's how he's being written, so....