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<blockquote data-quote="zyzzyr" data-source="post: 923226" data-attributes="member: 1867"><p>I had thought that it plays out like this:</p><p></p><p>The character of Spike wants the chip removed. He also, subconsciously, wants to be able to love Buffy the way she deserves to be loved. He travels to Africa to get the chip removed. When he passes the demon's tests, the demon sees his subconscious desire for love, which is greater than his desire to punish, and so gives him back his soul instead of removing the chip.</p><p></p><p>Once Spike is "ensouled", he realizes why he was given his soul, and not chip-free instead. He attributes his actions to a love of Buffy.</p><p></p><p>The writers, of course, absolutely intended to give his soul to him, every step of the way. However, what is being attributed as misdirection (that is, the writers indicating one thing while the truth is different), I would instead attribute to foreshadowing. </p><p></p><p>So, to recap: Spike wanted chip removed, writers intended ensouling. Foreshadowing in Spike's dialogue might have tipped off some.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zyzzyr, post: 923226, member: 1867"] I had thought that it plays out like this: The character of Spike wants the chip removed. He also, subconsciously, wants to be able to love Buffy the way she deserves to be loved. He travels to Africa to get the chip removed. When he passes the demon's tests, the demon sees his subconscious desire for love, which is greater than his desire to punish, and so gives him back his soul instead of removing the chip. Once Spike is "ensouled", he realizes why he was given his soul, and not chip-free instead. He attributes his actions to a love of Buffy. The writers, of course, absolutely intended to give his soul to him, every step of the way. However, what is being attributed as misdirection (that is, the writers indicating one thing while the truth is different), I would instead attribute to foreshadowing. So, to recap: Spike wanted chip removed, writers intended ensouling. Foreshadowing in Spike's dialogue might have tipped off some. [/QUOTE]
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