The way I like to interpret it is that there definitely could have been something between them, but it's so deeply buried in the underground that neither one of them ever really acknowledges that it's there. He could reconcile the two parts of himself and welcome what life could be, but he won't ever get there because he refuses to let go of that weight. But for Faye, she's watching someone she cares deeply for walk backwards off a cliff while she's begging them to just turn around.Īt the end, for me at least, that's what their confrontation is about - Faye has moved forward, realized what could be, and also realized that Spike isn't moving forward and likely never will. To Spike, it's simply a culmination of his life events and where he was always meant to end up. He just couldn't stop carrying the weight of everything that happened between him, Julia and Vicious.

What 'could have been' with Faye was a moot point for Spike because to have what could have been, he needed to let go of what was and. For the first time, what could have been between them could actually be, but only for her because Spike wasn't in a position to move forward. Not that they ever would get together, but I think for each other, they were the possibility of what could have been but never would be if they didn't come to terms with their past.Īt the end, Faye confronts her own past and reconciles who she is with who she was. I know most folks don't dig the whole 'Spike x Faye' thing, but I always thought it was at least an undertone of their relationship.

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