Actually, it's not just this season...and they're everywhere in books.
I'm all for redemption stories and a GOOD forbidden love story, but all too often, the vampire version is just milked without there really being a good forbidden/redemption angle, just tossing the cliche out there. The reason it worked so well in Buffy is because on the Angel front, he really DID used to be a monster, and only stopped because he was forced to. Even though Angel is "Good" when we meet him, he doesn't REALLY become good until falling for Buffy. Similarly, Spike was and remained a monster, and only tried to change because he loved Buffy...it's very clear that without Buffy and possibly Dawn(to keep him good without Buffy, and even that's because of Buffy) there would have been no change.
Most of the time now, though, they just toss out an angsty or romantic vampire, have him pose and whine and call it a forbidden love/redemption story.
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Date: 2007-10-16 06:12 pm (UTC)I'm all for redemption stories and a GOOD forbidden love story, but all too often, the vampire version is just milked without there really being a good forbidden/redemption angle, just tossing the cliche out there. The reason it worked so well in Buffy is because on the Angel front, he really DID used to be a monster, and only stopped because he was forced to. Even though Angel is "Good" when we meet him, he doesn't REALLY become good until falling for Buffy. Similarly, Spike was and remained a monster, and only tried to change because he loved Buffy...it's very clear that without Buffy and possibly Dawn(to keep him good without Buffy, and even that's because of Buffy) there would have been no change.
Most of the time now, though, they just toss out an angsty or romantic vampire, have him pose and whine and call it a forbidden love/redemption story.