NEVER, you hear comics writers?
Don't think they can hear you. They're off in La-La land, where no one behaves or looks like they should...

It's like the ultimate thesis of uselessness for Angel.
Ouch! But then it's Xander who *insists* on Angel coming... (Angel is still grieving Darla btw, that's why no one's seen him for weeks). Actually I think that Angel can be incredibly useful - it's just that when he is, a lot of people tend to end up dead.