Spike And Plans, Fanon Vs Canon
In fanon it is usually the case that Spike's plans fall through because he is impatient, but is that true in canon? I don't think so, and I shall explain why.
When Spike first arrives in School Hard the others are making plans for The Night of Saint Vigeous. This is not a Spike plan, but he does offer to get rid of The Slayer for them. He has defeated two slayers before, and does his usual casing out Buffy's fighting style. He even gives her a run for her money until Joyce arrives. It could be said he was impatient then, and should, but it was not a Spike plan.
His main plan was to cure Drusilla, which he does. He has Du Lac translate book with the help of the Du Lac cross, and Angel for the ritual. He maybe injured, but he does cure Drusilla.
While in a wheelchair he and Drusilla assemble The Judge. That Angelus turns up and takes over doesn't take away that most of the work was done before he arrived.
He regains his ability to walk, and is able to convince Buffy to work with him to defeat Angelus so he can get Drusilla back, which he physically does.
Next the magic spell to make Dru love him again. Not a well thought out plan, but he does manage to capture Willow and Xander, even broken hearted and drunk for the majority of the time, then dashes off to use his own methods to get Drusilla back.
Now the Gem of Amarra, the thing is he does find it. That he then goes off to fight Buffy, he has always had Buffy in his sights, she is The Slayer. Then he goes to L.A. to get the ring back, knowing Buffy would give it to Angel, but is defeated by Angel and his friends.....so his plans are defeated by our heros, not Spike's impatience.
After that he is a member of BtVS as a regular, then on to AtS as a regular, and an outsider as well, so not a lot of time spend on his plans, and with the chip and then soul, the evil plans go out the window. I do think that Giles should've known better and accepted Spike's help more in being able to do research, but then Spike was one of their fighters.
Anyone else?
When Spike first arrives in School Hard the others are making plans for The Night of Saint Vigeous. This is not a Spike plan, but he does offer to get rid of The Slayer for them. He has defeated two slayers before, and does his usual casing out Buffy's fighting style. He even gives her a run for her money until Joyce arrives. It could be said he was impatient then, and should, but it was not a Spike plan.
His main plan was to cure Drusilla, which he does. He has Du Lac translate book with the help of the Du Lac cross, and Angel for the ritual. He maybe injured, but he does cure Drusilla.
While in a wheelchair he and Drusilla assemble The Judge. That Angelus turns up and takes over doesn't take away that most of the work was done before he arrived.
He regains his ability to walk, and is able to convince Buffy to work with him to defeat Angelus so he can get Drusilla back, which he physically does.
Next the magic spell to make Dru love him again. Not a well thought out plan, but he does manage to capture Willow and Xander, even broken hearted and drunk for the majority of the time, then dashes off to use his own methods to get Drusilla back.
Now the Gem of Amarra, the thing is he does find it. That he then goes off to fight Buffy, he has always had Buffy in his sights, she is The Slayer. Then he goes to L.A. to get the ring back, knowing Buffy would give it to Angel, but is defeated by Angel and his friends.....so his plans are defeated by our heros, not Spike's impatience.
After that he is a member of BtVS as a regular, then on to AtS as a regular, and an outsider as well, so not a lot of time spend on his plans, and with the chip and then soul, the evil plans go out the window. I do think that Giles should've known better and accepted Spike's help more in being able to do research, but then Spike was one of their fighters.
Anyone else?