Well, there is Dead Things, where he tries to keep Buffy from turning herself in, and attempts to protect her by making an (unsuccessful) attempt to hide Katrina's body.
Of course, the big moment of betrayal is in Seeing Red. That's where he betrays even himself, because he realizes he can't always keep his own promises. Hardly a case of doing the right thing for the wrong reason, though.
But his situation is a bit different from the others, anyway, because by Jossverse rules betrayal of any kind was the norm for him, pre-soul. For example, he worked against the Scoobies with Adam at the end of S4, but that wasn't portrayed as any big heart-clutching moment, it was shrugged off as typical and perfectly expected.
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Spike's mistakes
Date: 2004-04-13 10:29 am (UTC)Of course, the big moment of betrayal is in Seeing Red. That's where he betrays even himself, because he realizes he can't always keep his own promises. Hardly a case of doing the right thing for the wrong reason, though.
But his situation is a bit different from the others, anyway, because by Jossverse rules betrayal of any kind was the norm for him, pre-soul. For example, he worked against the Scoobies with Adam at the end of S4, but that wasn't portrayed as any big heart-clutching moment, it was shrugged off as typical and perfectly expected.