Should there had been more atonement from Spike?

[bespangeled]

Personally, I find Spike helping Buffy defeat the First is the best way to make up for his past mistakes as a soulless vampire. Instead of moping for centuries or going around the world to apologize for hurting and killing people's relatives and friends, he's actually doing something useful with his soul and vampire strength. Actions speak louder than words and Spike proved that he can be trusted and relied on.

I completely agree - OTH, Spike has an edge. He has Angel's experience to draw on. Spike knows that a vampire can have a soul, a vampire can survive with a soul, and hence he knows this is a viable option. Spike also had a purpose, which Angel lacked. Spike got his soul to be able to trust himself not to hurt Buffy and to make reparation for hurting her. He had a few months to process, then he was part of the battle, and then he was burning alive. The fact that Angel was the first vampire with a soul and that he was cursed did not play to his advantage in a lot of areas.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

The fact that Angel was cursed [with the soul] did not play to his advantage in a lot of areas.

But it played the part in the most valuable area. Do you think for even a moment that if Angel 'won' his soul like Spike that he would have been admitted into the Black Thorn. Heck no! So the fact the soul was a curse paid off when it needed to. We wouldnt have gotten the ending we got if Angel wasn't cursed.

 

[jom]

But why spike wouldnt let go o the jacket?, he lost it to that bomb anyways and when he got his new jacket, he seemed to forget about that old one. I just think Spike is kind of an SOB and fell great at killing slayers, he sure didnt give a &&& about robin's feeling