I Like Your Veins
Despite his lack of soul, Spike is loyal and capable of love. Most vampires on Buffy the Vampire Slayer are totally incapable of emotional feeling. Their sole purpose is to prey on the innocent. Spike, in contrast, shows devotion and loyalty to the ones he loves. In season two, Spike cares for his ailing love and maker Drusilla. However, his care has a negative effect on the people of Sunnydale (The town in which Buffy takes place) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). In the episode Hard School, Spike kidnaps a girl for Drusilla to feed on and attempts to kill Buffy's boyfriend, Angel, to revive Drusilla. In later seasons after Spike has a chip planted in his brain to prevent him from harming humans, he falls in love with Buffy. His love for Buffy causes him to be loyal to her and her friends. Spike even endures extreme torture to protect Buffy’s family. Spike is obviously capable of displaying love, but he is still a monster. When he helps Drusilla, he does it by murdering others. He falls in love with Buffy solely because he has a chip planted in his brain not allowing him attack humans. Without the cerebral microchip Spike is still soulless and would gladly resort to his monstrous vampire ways. Like Orlok, Spike does not have a soul. He is a monster. Unlike Orlok, Spike is a lesser monster because he does have a sense of humanity. He is capable of feeling and love but is also capable of evil. The unclear distinction of where the monster ends and the man starts is why Spike is not fully evolved into the modern day vampire sex symbol. Spike stands more on a middle ground along with the character Angel who struggles with the issue of fluctuating between evil and good behavior. Spike is a friend to Buffy half of the time.
Despite his lack of soul, Spike is loyal and capable of love. Most vampires on Buffy the Vampire Slayer are totally incapable of emotional feeling. Their sole purpose is to prey on the innocent. Spike, in contrast, shows devotion and loyalty to the ones he loves. In season two, Spike cares for his ailing love and maker Drusilla. However, his care has a negative effect on the people of Sunnydale (The town in which Buffy takes place) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). In the episode Hard School, Spike kidnaps a girl for Drusilla to feed on and attempts to kill Buffy's boyfriend, Angel, to revive Drusilla. In later seasons after Spike has a chip planted in his brain to prevent him from harming humans, he falls in love with Buffy. His love for Buffy causes him to be loyal to her and her friends. Spike even endures extreme torture to protect Buffy’s family. Spike is obviously capable of displaying love, but he is still a monster. When he helps Drusilla, he does it by murdering others. He falls in love with Buffy solely because he has a chip planted in his brain not allowing him attack humans. Without the cerebral microchip Spike is still soulless and would gladly resort to his monstrous vampire ways. Like Orlok, Spike does not have a soul. He is a monster. Unlike Orlok, Spike is a lesser monster because he does have a sense of humanity. He is capable of feeling and love but is also capable of evil. The unclear distinction of where the monster ends and the man starts is why Spike is not fully evolved into the modern day vampire sex symbol. Spike stands more on a middle ground along with the character Angel who struggles with the issue of fluctuating between evil and good behavior. Spike is a friend to Buffy half of the time.
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