So - I propose that the whole thing was an elaborate plot to enable Cordy/Jasmine to steal Angel's soul
That's always been my assumption! I always assumed that the "Two separate personalities" thing is Angel's human friends way of dealing with season two (BTVS). And when I rewatched season two one thing that stood out to me is that Dru and Spike call him "Angel"; not "Angelus". Frankly I never got the impression that Angel himself believed the two personalities thing; but that he was willing to go along with it as it made things easier for Cordy and Fred (possibly Wes and Gun?).
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That's always been my assumption! I always assumed that the "Two separate personalities" thing is Angel's human friends way of dealing with season two (BTVS). And when I rewatched season two one thing that stood out to me is that Dru and Spike call him "Angel"; not "Angelus". Frankly I never got the impression that Angel himself believed the two personalities thing; but that he was willing to go along with it as it made things easier for Cordy and Fred (possibly Wes and Gun?).