I think it's best shown by the fact that Buffy ended her story by sacrificing Spike to destroy the hellmouth and save the world from invasion by demons or really monsters. At the end, the black and white universe exists but has evolved with benign demons (Clem etc).
Whereas Angel not only sold his entire crew down the river, he then figured the most grandiose way possible to negate that choice and kill that crew, as well as opening the world to an invasion of monsters. I love the way Spike pegs him - always needed to think he was the leader, needs high quality accoutrements, refuses to see an almost inevitable disaster because he now takes the place of God.
And btw - I'm a Spangel fan, so I do love Angel. Just prefer to keep it real.
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Date: 2014-10-12 12:54 am (UTC)Whereas Angel not only sold his entire crew down the river, he then figured the most grandiose way possible to negate that choice and kill that crew, as well as opening the world to an invasion of monsters. I love the way Spike pegs him - always needed to think he was the leader, needs high quality accoutrements, refuses to see an almost inevitable disaster because he now takes the place of God.
And btw - I'm a Spangel fan, so I do love Angel. Just prefer to keep it real.