The Educated Fangirl's Guide To The Spike Wars

As we all know, in the ever raging battle for ratings, the WB told ME they ought to attract new viewers with this fifth season of AtS, and the return to the season 1 more episodic format, as well as the cast shake-up, is a part of the response. It occurs to me, though, that these new viewers, provided they make it to the message boards and livejournals, might fight themselves hopelessly bewildered by all the raging battles about a certain person in the cast. Relax, people. Your trusty guide is here to explain all.

Here are the most dominant species sighted in this corner of genre fandom, the crucial factions. Do not be confused if they strangely resemble each other.

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