maggie2

Well, he wasn't in despair after Cordy's visit, and he really wasn't against the wall. That (what I think to be bogus) vision changed his whole way of thinking and what he planned to do. Had it not happened, his interpretation or lack thereof, there's no way he would have went after The Black Thorn the way he did. So I think...I feel like he was purposely mislead. Cordy's visions were meant to show those in danger and who was causing the danger ahead of time, and Angel and the gang were supposed to stop it, right? That's what Angel did for years. So when he got that one, I feel like at *that* point he truly had his back against the wall--like that was what had to be done. Otherwise, why bother showing him that? It would be like "Here's the bad guys, but keep doing the good work. Just keep them on your peripheral," which is the exact opposite of what they'd been doing with the visions for all those years.

Also, that was Cordy's very last vision--it was like a way of honoring her and her (and Doyle's) gift, and their sacrifices, for all of the fallen AI soldiers.