But both are able to recover from the con. Wes changes radically, both to protect Connor, and then to reinvent himself without Angel's approval. He does what he knows he has to do what is moral - despite the guilt and the fury of the others. Then he finds a way to reinvent himself.

I suppose you could say the same for Anya, in a way. But I get so pissed that they did not do more with a thousand year demon than use her as a tiresome joke....sigh.