Well I've never been a Bangel shipper, and I even kinda disliked the pairing when it was too sappy ("Amends" for instance!)...but I didn't hate Angel at all.
I understand your point, and yes Spike was a threat for Bangel people and Bander people, but we're talking fictional characters here! Well I guess that Spike haters actually ended up hating the writers and Spike fans.
Xander isn't my favourite character but I don't hate him. I became a true Spuffy shipper when seeing "Something Blue" but I've never hated Riley. I'm quite a passionate person too and I do love Spike (the best tv character ever created IMO) but I didn't hate Buffy in season 6 for being "so mean" with him.
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I understand your point, and yes Spike was a threat for Bangel people and Bander people, but we're talking fictional characters here! Well I guess that Spike haters actually ended up hating the writers and Spike fans.
Xander isn't my favourite character but I don't hate him. I became a true Spuffy shipper when seeing "Something Blue" but I've never hated Riley.
I'm quite a passionate person too and I do love Spike (the best tv character ever created IMO) but I didn't hate Buffy in season 6 for being "so mean" with him.
Fans can be scary.