I heard that he is turned into Angelus on purpose this time... possibly magically, possibly the fun way (hell, if i was Cordy and Angel had to be turned bad, then I wouldn't be reticent in sticking my hand up and asking to be first in line... but I digress😛 😉 )... It does seem to be a pretty solid pre season rumour so it wouldn't surprise me.
Howvere, I do expect it to be done with a twist that we haven't yet seen. I'm pretty sure we aren't going to have Joss do a 'been there seen that' thing. After all... last time he went Angelus on us it was as a result of drugs... thus giving clear parrallels about the inherent dangers of narcotics... OK, we as mere mortals won't go vamp, but altered personality and not for the better? Yes.
There is usally an underlying motive/message for these things, and if he is turned on purpose (possibly because he is so much stronger and more ruthless as Angelus and possibly only Angelus can despatch the world of some unspeakable evil...OK I am guessing here), then ,aybe we are facing a message about the moral dilema of whether being bad is acceptable if used as a means to an ends for the better good?
I for one am looking forwards to seeing how this pans out.
Oh, and leather pants are never a bad thing😛 (Unless he has put on more weight over the season break!)