spike

[angel]

why do u think buffy never killed spike even if they did not get together in season 6 don`t u think she shoul`t killed him he been there siece season 2

[partcynic]

In truth, it doesn't make any sense why Spike would be alive past S4. I guess that then, Buffy felt sorry for him because of his chip (and it prevented him from being a current threat to humans). She really should have dusted him after his stalking obsession started up in S5; that would have been the breaking point for most people.

[gumdrop331]

Yeah I think that after he had finished being useful with the initiative she, realistically, would have staked him, but it was not prectical for the show because Spike had so many fans. If they killed him off, those fans would not watch anymore. That part was not about the story.

[cyclica]

Bufy couldn't kill a defenceless person, no matter what his past was like. She's a hero you see, not like giles.

The real question is why didn't she kill drucilla or harmony?

In fact, since we never saw dru in the present day after crush... maybe buffy *did* kill her.