Whoa, sorry to just pop-in during the 3rd reel of the movie, but what do you mean Spike didn't belong on Angel? He was one of the very best things about it, hands down.
orkhan, there are several reasons for this.
One, the WB pretty much told the show runners Spike had to be a regular or the show wasn't going to be continued, which made some people unhappy with the outside influence on the show.( Especially since they cancelled it anyway.) Some people felt this really interfered with the storytelling of the season because Joss & Co weren't free to do whatever they wanted they had to work around the network's demands.
Second, some people weren't happy with the character development of Spike on BtVS and didn't like the character he had become in the later seasons and were fine with his storyline ending.
Show Not Called Spike!
(Okay, just had to get that out of my system. Dana, can I have some popcorn?)
t passes Jessica the popcorn
Second, some people weren't happy with the character development of Spike on BtVS and didn't like the character he had become in the later seasons and were fine with his storyline ending.
And just FTR, some of us were happy with the character on Buffy
and
were fine with his storyline ending.
I'm with brenda, with the caveat that I just finished a rewatch of "Smile Time," and I'm feeling all sorts of warm fuzzies for "You're a wee little puppet man!" and Spike getting the crap beaten out of him while he dissolves in giggles. That scene alone is very nearly all the justification you need for his S5ness.
And some of us were thrilled to pieces to see Spike show up on Angel and to have more details given on how the two of them have gotten along through the years.
Your Spike-On-Angel May Vary.
I enjoyed season 5 of Angel very much.
