For Spike's voice, I relied very heavily on several Spike-centric writers to beta for Spike. Aside from a couple of minor issues (all of which I incorporated), they didn't have a problem with his voice. *shrug* I don't claim to be a Spike-expert, so I went by what they said. It might be a case of a YMMV.
As for Willow, I think Willow's reaction is very human. She's trying to fix a situation that really can't be fixed, and she is legitimately between a rock and a hard place in that time is not on her side.
Also, to be further fair to her, her actions are no different than Buffy's and Xander's actions when people they loved were at risk (as in, you save who you love at any cost). The only difference is that Xander and Buffy didn't have the ability to do magic, otherwise you can bet they would've used it to save Angel (in Buffy's case) and Willow and Anya (in Xander's case).
Since it eventually worked out all right for Buffy and Xander, Willow has every right to expect that she'd get the same consideration in trying to save Kennedy.
While you don't have to love what Willow's doing, I hope her motivations (once you start to see the story behind it) at least put her in a very sympathetic light. She has plenty of reasons to be upset, and she has plenty of reasons why she's being single-minded in her pursuit of saving Kennedy. As much wisdom as she may have, Willow is still human. I think her reactions are very human, and, she's not entirely in the wrong.
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As for Willow, I think Willow's reaction is very human. She's trying to fix a situation that really can't be fixed, and she is legitimately between a rock and a hard place in that time is not on her side.
Also, to be further fair to her, her actions are no different than Buffy's and Xander's actions when people they loved were at risk (as in, you save who you love at any cost). The only difference is that Xander and Buffy didn't have the ability to do magic, otherwise you can bet they would've used it to save Angel (in Buffy's case) and Willow and Anya (in Xander's case).
Since it eventually worked out all right for Buffy and Xander, Willow has every right to expect that she'd get the same consideration in trying to save Kennedy.
While you don't have to love what Willow's doing, I hope her motivations (once you start to see the story behind it) at least put her in a very sympathetic light. She has plenty of reasons to be upset, and she has plenty of reasons why she's being single-minded in her pursuit of saving Kennedy. As much wisdom as she may have, Willow is still human. I think her reactions are very human, and, she's not entirely in the wrong.