Funny - the Spike issue is a contrivance that pissed off Spuffy shippers, whereas this contrivance seems like it was done as a sop to the Bangel ship.
There are completely valid reasons that Angel would give up his humanity - namely that he wants to keep fighting, and can do that better as a vampire. (Also possibly guilt, that he doesn't feel he deserves the reward yet.) They almost sort of go there in the episode, but that would mean Angel was choosing being a hero over being with Buffy. (Again, parallel to Spike in S5.) So, instead, they make his choice about Buffy, even though it doesn't make any sense to make his mission about saving Buffy.
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Date: 2010-02-22 08:31 pm (UTC)There are completely valid reasons that Angel would give up his humanity - namely that he wants to keep fighting, and can do that better as a vampire. (Also possibly guilt, that he doesn't feel he deserves the reward yet.) They almost sort of go there in the episode, but that would mean Angel was choosing being a hero over being with Buffy. (Again, parallel to Spike in S5.) So, instead, they make his choice about Buffy, even though it doesn't make any sense to make his mission about saving Buffy.