29 January 2005 02:23, by Doug
I don’t think Spike was the reason the WB cancelled Angel. I don’t think there was any good reason.
A lot of viewers, most especially of the female persuasion, still enjoyed Spike’s character. Personally, I think he just filled Gun’s old role on Angel as the smart talking tough guy. I don’t know if they could have kept Gun in that position, they did need to evolve his character.
I found Spike’s evolution to have a convincing backing. He was never a competent bad guy, so let’s face it, he always had a bit of a comedic element surrounding him. What happened was, with the chip, he was forced (...)