Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Summary
Warning : Spoilers for Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer ( 2023 ) # 5 !
Spike ’s redemption electric arc , start on theBuffy the Vampire SlayerTV series , is now staring , with the lamia earning " stepfather " status . As early asBuffySeason Four , Spike was on course to redeem himself for his baddie era . He save the reality in Season Seven , then moved on toAngel , helping the title role protect Los Angeles , but there was still more of his fib to be tell forthe complex antihero .
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer ( 2023)#5 – by Casey Gilly , Oriol Roig , Nicola Izzo , Gloria Martinelli , and Ed Dukeshire – officially solidify Spike as a fully ransomed hero . Taking lieu years after the event ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer , in a post - apocalyptic future , Spike has been raising the future of Slayerhoodas a Giles - esque Watcher .
Spike ’s part gets a whole new layer when the Slayer that he ’s training look up to Spike as her stepdad . This a little minute contextualizes Spike ’s journey since the start ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer , especially as a former villain who used to take pride in vote out two killer .
Spike Completes His Journey From Slayer-Killer To Slayer-Stepdad
Last year’sBuffy the Last Vampire Slayerminiseries focused on a post - apocalyptical world where Buffy ’s powers are wane as she old age , with her as the only Slayer rest on the planet . At least , so she thinks , untilthe daughter of Willow and Tara , Thessaly , emerges as the new Slayer . As such , Buffy eases into a unexampled role as a instructor and wise man , rebuilding the Watcher ’s Council alongside Spike , who she rekindle a relationship with during the serial . WithBuffy and Spike getting their well-chosen ending , the two transition into a quieter , domesticated background sprightliness with Thessaly being the new Slayer in cathexis .
At the same time , with Willow dead andTara elsewhere , Buffy and Spike effectively take Thessaly . InThe Last Vampire Slayer#5 , if it was n’t immediately evident that Spike ’s life of fighting was behind him , it becomes readable as settles on staying in the car listen to podcasts while Buffy and Thessaly make a rare team - up to take down the latest monster of the week . Once everything is tell and done , Thessaly asks her girlfriend if she want to meet her stepdad , refer to Spike . She could have easily called him her Watcher instead , or even a flight simulator , but she opted for the role that resonated most with her .
The Last Vampire Slayer Brings Spike’s Arc Full Circle
Spike ’s biggest title to renown as a Big Bad was being one of the few vampire to kill not one , but two Slayers . A lot has changed since his sorry male child days , so much so that he ’s fully settled in domesticated life with no ambitions to throw a punch at a fiend like the salutary ole days . He ’s formally retired as both a bringer of topsy-turvydom and as a belligerent in favour of fathering ( both literally and figuratively ) the next generation of Slayer . InBuffy the Vampire Slayer , Spike was all about get chaos , but now he ’s all about keep Slayerhood .
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