Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer was originally meant to be a short-term villain, but James Marsters made the character so charismatic that the writers kept bringing him back. He eventually became one of the show’s most important characters.
KAITLAN COLLINS: So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?
JD VANCE: Yes
COLLINS: Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6. (May 2024) @atrupar