Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and interpretations, but a lot of opinions I see on Spike feel like theyāre undermining the entire point of his character.
Spike thematically represents morally grey areas. Heās not the simple black and white worldview that Buffy has as a young teen. Itās not good vs evil. Itās not Angel vs Angelus. Spike truly is evil, and sometimes he truly is good. Canonically he has done countless reprehensible, immoral, disgusting things. But he also supports Buffy. He cares for Dawn. He would sacrifice himself for either of them in a heartbeat. He tries to do better. Some of that is rooted in selfish reasons and some of it isnāt.
My main point is that Spike isnāt simple. That is the entire point of his character. Heās a representation of Buffy growing up and having to face that morality is a lot more complex and confusing than you want it to be.
When people defend him so much that they pretend he hasnāt done anything wrong, it erases why heās a good character. It erases everything he represents and all the work he puts in to grow. So many of the opinions I see on Spike are āheās done nothing wrongā or āheās purely evil no one should like himā. Itās ironic that people have very reductionist views of him. The whole point is that he forces Buffy, and you as the viewer, to think about moral grey areas. To make you uncomfortable. Because we want morality to be simple. The older you get the more you realize it isnāt.
The fact that people have that reaction to him kind of shows how incredible the writing is and how much he truly embodies that theme. Heās there to make you uncomfortable and force you to think about moral grey areas - and fans try to simplify him to make themselves comfortable. Including me sometimes! Itās a completely normal and human reaction. And itās why heās a great character.
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