Philosophy vs. Frivolity
Sep. 2nd, 2015 01:40 pmThis just came across my dash:
But now I'm thinking that maybe the quote above is closer to my philosophy of Spike than anything particularly deep. Tsk.
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”
--Lord Darlington from "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde
So I've been having thoughts, as one does, about the nature of good and evil as seen through the lens of BtVS. Especially, you know: Spike. There are always posts and discussion about it, this one being most recent, and it's all really interesting. I keep waiting for people to convince me that Spike is capital "E" evil, rather than thoughtlessly destructive (among other things). It comes down to how a person defines evil, which is surprisingly difficult to define. It's sort of like love that way.--Lord Darlington from "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde
But now I'm thinking that maybe the quote above is closer to my philosophy of Spike than anything particularly deep. Tsk.