Aw, the Spike hatas are so dedicated. I swear half those posts are feeds by the management. Have you noticed random Spike hate comments popping up in other areas? Bad character? Not as bad as Spike. Most Embarrassing Situation? Spike! Worst Woman in Rock? Spike!

Joyce came and talked to Angel later in that season, and Angel confirmed that he'd already come to the same conclusion, that he couldn't be around Buffy any longer

A sensible thing for Angel to decide about a girl at school who kept envisaging weddings, backed up by her mother, but this heinous act is also Spike's doing?