James Marsters, the unforgettable interpreter of Spike in buffy the vampire slayer, kept many memories of the series. However, not all of them are pleasant. The actor revealed to us that because of an intrigue, he sank into depression.
And buffy the vampire slayer had a strong impact on millions of viewers around the world, it also left an unforgettable memory with its actors. And despite the fact that the series ended 20 years ago in the United States, the comedians always have new anecdotes to tell. Which obviously delights the fans! Recently, a good number of them were able to meet James Marsters during the Paris Fan Festival 2023. On this occasion, the interpreter of Spike gave an interview to Télé-Loisirs where he confided in particular on a plot twist concerning his character and Buffy who had really surprised him. But this is not the only confidence he made to us since he also revealed to us which plot had been the most difficult for him to play.
This plot about Spike in buffy the vampire slayer which caused James Marsters to sink into a depression
“When Spike has found his soul and is visited by the ghosts of his victims“, began to confide in us James Marsters. Indeed, at the end of season 6, Spike leaves far from Sunnydale in order to recover his soul and finally be worthy of Buffy. What he manages to obtain after passing difficult tests. However, if the character has a soul again in the last salvo of the series, things have not been easy for the actor who has lived through a difficult personal period because of this intrigue. “I had to dig up everything I felt guilty about and fight with it every day for a while. I don’t really recommend it… In fact, I fell into depression. A lot of acting isn’t really mentally healthy. A lot of it is, but this part wasn’t“, revealed with great sincerity James Marsters.
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James Marsters reveals one of his best memories on the set of buffy the vampire slayer
Fortunately, all the plots of buffy the vampire slayer weren’t as difficult for the actor to play. One of his best memories is even quite funny. “The day I managed to save a scene with a huge dragon puppet, which had cost a quarter of a million dollars, is one of my fondest memories. It had ended up in water and was therefore four times heavier than what it had been designed for. We couldn’t film anything. So I had an idea: drape the dragon’s skin over a fake rock on the board. I then got in front and hit myself with the dragon arm to deceive. It’s been a good day“, told us James Marsters and spacious.
