![]() However, Whedon decided to rewrite and reshoot the whole scene (despite the 12 to 20 hours required to do so) in order to make the scene "less emotional" and "more distant" to highlight Spike's shame. According to Marsters, the scene, which Joss Whedon described as his "whole career-making scene," was "cringe-worthy" at first due to over-acting and bad writing. Marsters said that there were some major reshoots required to one of the more notable scenes in the character's journey– the scene in season seven, episode two where he lays himself on a cross to atone for all the people he killed. ![]() The later seasons of the show were tough for Spike, culminating early on in season seven when he got his soul back. And I think he wanted to reinforce that in the most dramatic way imaginable." ![]() ![]() Joss was constantly trying to remind the audience, 'Look, guys, I know he's charming, but he's evil.' He's a bad boyfriend. Spike was evil, and I think a lot of people forgot about that. ![]() He called filming the scene "the hardest day of my professional life." "I was curled up in a fetal position in between takes," he said. Marsters said that the primary example of this was the scene in "Seeing Red" in which Spike tries to force himself on Buffy. ![]()
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