-I feel like bringing your kid out patroling is rather irresponsible. Such a heart-breaking scene, though. No mother should have to worry about protecting her kid in that situation and no kid should have to have a childhood like that.

But, anyway, mommy feeling aside...
-Robin's feelings are like flashbacks to when Angel was re-insouled in S2/3. No one really gets the whole vampires with souls aren't the same and aren't all evil. Sigh.
-Giles all upset about the library. Love it! Those silly not-smelly computers.
-Poor Robin trying to follow the story of Spike's chip, trigger and soul. Heehee.
-Ew ew ew ew ew
-Oh, William, such a charmer. And a mama's boy. Doh.
-Side note: There is a LOT of stuff in that living room. Yeesh.
-"When I was a baby..." Heehee
-What. Is with. Anya's. Hat.
-FRED! Fred's on the phone! I don't remember them mentioning calling Willow on the last ep of Angel, though. I can't remember the game plan here.
-Now, I do believe Buffy is being slightly stupid right now. Pretty sure unchaining Spike is not a good plan.
-Awww, Dru. Love them. Love that Spike still wants to bring Mother along to kill everyone in the world.
-Turning your own mother into a vampire seems kind of...icky.
-Willow sure glossed over where she was going. Buffy must be off her game, letting probably the most powerful one of them just frolic off during this fight. I best get some answers in the next Angel ep!
-I wish Giles would Buffy a smack-down speech about Spike and the choices she's making.
-Now, this is the crap I hate: Spike told Buffy about killing Nikki in Fool For Love. Never was there mention of a kid, for one thing. Second, if she knew Spike killed Nikki, how is she not putting two and two together?? Continuation. Error.
-I really hate that they made Giles part of the plot against Spike. I prefer the Watcher/Slayer relationship to be strong and full of trust.

-Both Buffy and Giles have a point about Buffy's decision making skills. She used to be able to make the hard decisions, regardless of cost. But she said it herself in S5: She doesn't have that anymore. While she is putting everyone through the ringer right now, I wouldn't say that's making hard choices, it's just leading. I don't know.
-I don't really like how creepy they make Robin come off. I do like that he differentiates between Spike now and "the monster that killed my mother". Though with all the talk of looking at the big pictures, he should see that Spike will be a great ally and is worth trying to "fix".
-I'm surprised William would retain the love/attachment to his mother even after becoming a vampire. Don't they generally get nasty and such after they have no soul?
-"I used to hate to be cruel. Now I find it rather freeing."
-Love the mid-fight introductions with Buffy and Richard.
-So, Giles takes Buffy down the road of reason of how sacrifices must be made. She ensures him that she would sacrifice Dawn to save the world now, or anyone else in the fight. But still not Spike. Because of his ability to fight? Does she feel he needs to redeem himself after getting his soul back? Does she love him? Does she love him more than she loves Dawn? Hmmm...questions, questions.
-Why is Spike all lethargic after Robin beating him? Buffy has whooped him worse than that and he was still kicking pretty good.
-Alright, Spike is back in action.
-"[Slayers] fight alone. The rest of us be damned." Spike does speak the truth.
-Ironic that Robin cured Spike. Not liking the nasty things that Spike said about his mother not loving him. I get that Robin just tried to kill him, but still.
-Giles comparing Spike to Angel.
-True that Buffy doesn't have time for vendettas. Glad she made the point to Robin, but I still feel bad for him.
-Buffy shutting out Giles is not cool. These Scoobies need to communicate more! I can't take sides on this one, because I think both have valid points. I hate that it's coming down to this and that it never truly gets back on track.
