thedeadlyhook

Wait... I completely disagree. To me, it seemed that Spike saw himself as the hero who had lived past his time. He didn't really believe that he should be going out and finding some happiness; he spent the whole season looking for a new purpose. And he found it by going after the Senior Partners with Angel. He was the first one to volunteer, so it's not like he was corralled into it. He wanted to do it, because he thought it was a meaningful thing to do. Good for him.