Re: SPOILER: "Angel" vs. "Buffy"

["ebailey140" <ebailey140@xxxxxxx>]

--- In buffywantswillow@y..., danspector@w... wrote:
> On Jason's question of why the PTB seem to ignore Sunnydale (just 
trying
> to clean out my inbox),
> 
> addresses
> 
> everything
> 
> through
> 
> "Tomorrow"
> 
> and
> 
> "Grave"
> 
> hence
> 
> the
> 
> spacing,
> 
> okay?
> 
> 
> Well, I always thought TPTB gave Angel all those favors because he 
was
> something unique, The Vampire-With-A-Soul. Slayer lives and deaths 
and
> tribulations were no big deal ("One slayer dies, the next one's
> called"), so they had no particular reason to help Buffy.  
> 
> But Angel got 
> 
> Freed from hell
> 
> Rescued by snow
> 
> Doyle and Cordy to show him the way with the visions
> 
> Allowed to relive "the forgotten day"
> 
> An uninvited entry into Kate's apartment to save her
> 
> the ability to boink Darla but keep his soul, and 
> 
> the chance to conceive a child
> 
> all because he was unique and special and...what's that you say 
about
> Spike? Oh, never mind.
> 
> Maybe it's just two separate strains of crap, with no intenal
> consistencey whatsoever, then.
> 
> Still bitter,
> 
> Dan

Or, the PTB help Buffy in more subtle ways, and always had long term 
plans for William.  

Unlike most Slayers, Buffy was hidden from the Watchers Council until 
she was called. This gave her the ability to think outside the box, 
which has saved the world on numerous occasions. She was provided 
Angel at a time when she needed him. She's been brought back from 
death twice, indicating that the PTB consider her special.  

And, it was Giles who suggested to Spike that he needed to consider 
that there may have been a higher purpose to his getting chipped.  
> 
> who, btw, is still holding out hope that Cordelia is in Hell, 
burning
> for the sin of Pride. Because urging Angel to murder Holtz, 
breaking
> Groo's heart and completely ignoring Wesley doesn't sound like 
a "higher
> being" to **me**...  
> 
> Oh, and she was also driving illegally in the car-pool lane. Guess 
Skip
> saved her $271 on the ticket.
> 
> (Cordy looks at a picture of Angel, her, and Wesley, and convinces
> herself she loves Angel, rather than realizing that maybe she 
should at
> least **talk** to Wes, just **once**. Or instead of lamenting that 
she
> used to have much better hair. Yeah, right.)
> 
> Holland Manners: Welcome to Hell, Miss Chase. Let me say, it'll 
be an
> honor having you here.
> 
> Cordelia (in shock): Hell? But, Skip said--
> 
> Skip walks in.
> 
> Skip: Oh, one thing I forgot to mention earlier? I'm a demon. We 
lie.
> A lot. Enjoy the burning, Cordelia.
> 
> Cordelia: Noooooooo!

If Willow's actions are forgivable, Cordy's certainly are.

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