Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

From all the more significant themes in this episode, I once again choose to focus on your Spike comment. Shallow gobi. I'm still digesting the rest. And basking in the afterglow.

Yeah, maybe being around Angel causes Spike to regress at times, becoming irresponsible and even MORE irreverent in reaction to Angel's patriarchal disapproval (we've all seen that happen -- you're an independent and mature adult, but after three days staying under your parents' roof, you find yourself regressing to the habits and status of a teenager).

Good point, revdorothyl. I wasn't very fond of Spike in this episode either. Actually, what bothers me more is not the writing, but the acting. For one thing, the accent is all over the place. also, sometimes I get the impression that JM is downplaying him. Spike acts like a bloody buffoon. I understand he maybe careful not to upstage the rest of the cast, but it doesn't have to be this way and is annoying nevertheless. Then again, you're right, Angel brings that out in him.