Mistral said: "Spike did _not_ feed off a live human being in 'Crush'; Drusilla snapped the girl's neck before passing her to Spike, at which point he hesitated before deciding to drink from the dead girl."
That is not the way it appears on screen. The whole point is that Dru is trying to get Spike to overcome the limiter chip. If she was already dead, there would be no point. The hesitation seems to be Spike bracing himself before he bites.
Maybe we should go to the spin list if we want to continue this and Spike in general.
For what it's worth on Gan, my view is that he is a homicidal maniac and it is only the limiter keeping him in check. It is his true self we see emerging when the limiter malfunctions. We also see glimpses of this on the London when he quite coldly threatens to cut off the guard's hand if he doesn't open the door.
-- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson
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