tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536247777324715898.post1978841721598984752..comments2022-10-23T07:31:25.547-06:00Comments on Mud Slinging Pyromaniac: Why Spike is Better than Angel2DogStudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096187808739462672noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536247777324715898.post-24853274297629241482017-05-12T02:51:46.484-06:002017-05-12T02:51:46.484-06:00Oh my god, yes yes yes! I am well aware I am overl...Oh my god, yes yes yes! I am well aware I am overly invested in these shows - hey, took up 50% of my brain space as a teenager, it's this big old room in my brain that I like to revisit because it's comfy and warm and familiar. Anyway - over the years I've come to realize how much better a person Spike actually is - better yet, that one could actually argue that Angel was kind of an asshole. Spike was a kind, tortured man before he lost his soul, he was fairly average in terms of cruelty as a vampire - mostly focused on impressing Dru and competing with Angelus - and he asked for his soul back himself. Angelus - well, Liam - was a shitty person before he lost his soul, he was renowned for his cruelty as a vampire, his soul was FORCED back in... and mind you, even after his soul was restored he did some pretty questionable things. The whole arc where he loses Connor; I understand that that was meant to say "someone who thought he'd never have children loses his child and his mind with it", but unfortunately that is a true fate of many people in life, and they don't all go around trying to kill people over it. He lost Connor, tried to kill Wesley, would have happily killed anyone else in the process - because he has started believing in his own hero status and thinks he is above good and evil. Angel is still a pretty shitty person, even with his soul shoved back down his throat. All The Little Elementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246865048496861829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536247777324715898.post-22770326055483351612011-05-17T08:54:10.223-06:002011-05-17T08:54:10.223-06:00I totally agree. I think the way he (JW) played it...I totally agree. I think the way he (JW) played it was brilliant though. It makes you think about the evolution of actions,conscience etc. I did however get a little miffed at Buffy for not wholeheartedly loving him back!!! :)2DogStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096187808739462672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536247777324715898.post-50191783369859770592011-05-17T03:08:04.041-06:002011-05-17T03:08:04.041-06:00Oh definitely. Though I don't hate Angel, I&#...Oh definitely. Though I don't hate Angel, I've always hated how Angel is treated as Joss' pet while Spike is kicked like a dog over and over. Spike is a much better person and vampire than Angel will EVER be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536247777324715898.post-22249132352437491132011-05-16T11:48:04.505-06:002011-05-16T11:48:04.505-06:00Lori, thanks for introducing me to the Buffy unive...Lori, thanks for introducing me to the Buffy universe a few years ago - and thanks for sharing with me the laughter, tears, magic and Numfar's dances while I watched it and called during several episodes :)<br />Another Spike fan in IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com