I like S4 comic relief Spike...but I don't particularly like him as Spike. Does that make sense? Like he's funny and everything, and I always enjoy it when he's onscreen, but when I think of the unfolding arc of his character, a lot of what he does in S4 just doesn't fit as well as the other season's stuff.

but I personally think it made it all more interesting when they had to face that their heroes had real, ugly failings, and not just cute, quirky ones.


Exactly. Exactly the reason that I love S6.