First, you should probably point out that Spike actually DID do harm to Buffy. In season 6, when his obsession with her was at it's peak, he tried to rape her. Luckily, she was able to fight him off and that's what sent him off in search for a soul.
Spike didn't get a soul until season 7 of Buffy. Now, there were instances in earlier seasons when he did some good. He helped the group and he watched over Dawn but a lot of the 'good' he did was because he couldn't be 'evil' anymore, thanks to his chip.
Spike was given the chip in season 4 and that kept him from attacking humans. He could still attack demons which is why he started working with the Scooby gang in the first place. He needed something to fight, regardless of what that something was. After Buffy died for the second time in season 6, she came back 'different'. For whatever reason, Spike's chip no longer worked on her and that's why he was able to attack her.
Spike finally got his chip removed in season 7 but by that time, he had a soul so that kept him from reverting to his old human-killing ways.
Hopefully some of that made sense:) It basically boils down to the fact that without a soul, both Spike and Angelus did horrible things. Once they both had a soul, they were more or less good guys.
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Date: 2010-03-15 07:40 am (UTC)Spike didn't get a soul until season 7 of Buffy. Now, there were instances in earlier seasons when he did some good. He helped the group and he watched over Dawn but a lot of the 'good' he did was because he couldn't be 'evil' anymore, thanks to his chip.
Spike was given the chip in season 4 and that kept him from attacking humans. He could still attack demons which is why he started working with the Scooby gang in the first place. He needed something to fight, regardless of what that something was. After Buffy died for the second time in season 6, she came back 'different'. For whatever reason, Spike's chip no longer worked on her and that's why he was able to attack her.
Spike finally got his chip removed in season 7 but by that time, he had a soul so that kept him from reverting to his old human-killing ways.
Hopefully some of that made sense:) It basically boils down to the fact that without a soul, both Spike and Angelus did horrible things. Once they both had a soul, they were more or less good guys.