Squandering Spike

I’d mentioned that I had something to say about how Mutant Enemy never really understood what they had in the character of Spike and in James Marsters as an actor, and that too many people, including staff, chalked up the following he developed to mere “girls like bad boys” sophistry. After finally getting my season 4 DVDs late last week I watched a number of episodes with commentary tracks, and the feature interview with JM about Spike, and I’m more firmly convinced than ever that they clearly had no idea what they truly have — and wondering if it will change on Angel.

( Thoughts about reducing Spike's appeal to his bad boy status; warning, this is really, really long )