Loved the meta! It gave me an excuse to rewatch the scene.
But what about "the other"? The thing "beneath you"? That's William. It's the William who was beneath Cecily in Fool for Love and it was the William in Spike that was below Buffy in the very same episode. Indeed, Spike remained "below" Buffy throughout S6. His own self is in him, telling him to go to hell. Instead or reconciling himself and piecing himself back together, he's turned against himself in his guilt. I think the thing "beneath you" is the demon. William was beneath Cecily. The evil, soulless thing was beneath Buffy. So, I believe it's what he's referring about (as well as to the "Beneath you, it devours" mantra).
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Date: 2009-07-07 02:51 pm (UTC)It gave me an excuse to rewatch the scene.
But what about "the other"? The thing "beneath you"? That's William. It's the William who was beneath Cecily in Fool for Love and it was the William in Spike that was below Buffy in the very same episode. Indeed, Spike remained "below" Buffy throughout S6. His own self is in him, telling him to go to hell. Instead or reconciling himself and piecing himself back together, he's turned against himself in his guilt.
I think the thing "beneath you" is the demon. William was beneath Cecily. The evil, soulless thing was beneath Buffy. So, I believe it's what he's referring about (as well as to the "Beneath you, it devours" mantra).