The only problem I have is that the women don't have the same redemption arcs as the men do - Darla is weakened, then horrified by her pregnancy, then kills herself. Drusilla never truly changes.
Ah, but in killing herself, Darla doesn't just create life but also manages to pull off what neither of the boys can (see also: Angel waiting for the sunset in "Amends" and Spike trying that incompetent self staking in Xander's basement in "Doomed"); no muss, no fuss, she just does it. And not as a nihilistic gesture, either.
As for Drusilla: she doesn't change, true, but in being what she is, ironically enough, she completely foils Angelus' original intention in her creation. Remember, Angelus created her to extend the torment of human Drusilla for the rest of eternity. Instead, vampire Dru is about the most angst free vampire we ever see on a long term basis (well, excepting the Master, but he doesn't count in this context)... and the one member of the Fanged Four who makes it through the centuries intact.
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Ah, but in killing herself, Darla doesn't just create life but also manages to pull off what neither of the boys can (see also: Angel waiting for the sunset in "Amends" and Spike trying that incompetent self staking in Xander's basement in "Doomed"); no muss, no fuss, she just does it. And not as a nihilistic gesture, either.
As for Drusilla: she doesn't change, true, but in being what she is, ironically enough, she completely foils Angelus' original intention in her creation. Remember, Angelus created her to extend the torment of human Drusilla for the rest of eternity. Instead, vampire Dru is about the most angst free vampire we ever see on a long term basis (well, excepting the Master, but he doesn't count in this context)... and the one member of the Fanged Four who makes it through the centuries intact.