However,Buffy the Vampire Slayerdifferentiated itself from other shows because it ran concurrently with its spinoff seriesAngel.
Ironically, the bestBuffy the Vampire Slayercrossover episode had nothing to do with Buffy.
Spike becomes a more sympathetic character.
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Spike would have likely lived a lonely, heartbreaking life had he not been bitten by Angel.
Fool for Love was an instrumental episodewithin Spikes character arc.
The show had to prove that despite the crimes that Spike had committed, he was worthy of redemption.
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
The standoffish, angry attitude that he has is simply a way for him to mask his inner sadness.
IntheAngelepisode Darla,the events of Fool for Love are shown from Angels point-of-view.
Darla was important because it evoked sympathy for both Angel and Darla.
Together, Fool for Love and Darla proved that all the characters that became vampires were just victims.
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