3. Me too. But I also hate it in fic when Angel is all, "Ooooh, Spike killed two Slayers, ooooh, that's so impressive, ooooh, I should respect him more, ooooh, he's such a powerful vampire and I want to be his minion now." Um, no?

Especially since by the time Spike killed his first Slayer, Angel was already aboard the soul train and didn't really see killing people as something to be proud about. He tried to, but couldn't see it.

Angelus wouldn't care, what besting them in a fight, no horror, no torture, nothing? How pedestrian... :)