and to be especially puzzled by the fact that it's rarely acknowledged that Spike *did* try to contact her.
...but he didn't try to contact her in an, "Hey, I'm back from the dead" way. He rushed to Rome to see her in an, "Oh! She's with The Immortal, my arch-rival!" way. This makes his efforts to see her more about The Immortal than about Buffy (In fact, isn't that rather the point of the episode?).
Then he's satisfied hearing from Andrew, a not-entirely-reliable third party, that Buffy's moved on?
Spike's far too tenacious to leave it at that. I still expect a phone call from him, direct to the girl in question. The message can be whatever. "Hey, let's go our separate ways." "Hey, stay right there. I'm coming to shag you." "Hey, I'm madly in love with Angel. See ya'". Whatever. Just let the poor girl know he's alive, straight from the vampire's mouth. Spike knows better than to trust in Andrew to relay messages. He's not stupid.
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...but he didn't try to contact her in an, "Hey, I'm back from the dead" way. He rushed to Rome to see her in an, "Oh! She's with The Immortal, my arch-rival!" way. This makes his efforts to see her more about The Immortal than about Buffy (In fact, isn't that rather the point of the episode?).
Then he's satisfied hearing from Andrew, a not-entirely-reliable third party, that Buffy's moved on?
Spike's far too tenacious to leave it at that. I still expect a phone call from him, direct to the girl in question. The message can be whatever. "Hey, let's go our separate ways." "Hey, stay right there. I'm coming to shag you." "Hey, I'm madly in love with Angel. See ya'". Whatever. Just let the poor girl know he's alive, straight from the vampire's mouth. Spike knows better than to trust in Andrew to relay messages. He's not stupid.