I'm not certain Angel would realize immediately after losing his soul. At the end of "Becoming" he seemed to be in a daze after being re-ensouled, and was not aware of what had happened until he presumably reviewed his memories later. This gives the impression that Angel is actually sent off to limbo while Angelus is active. Of course, the inconsistent portrayal in "Orpheus" mucks this up a bit. *ponders*
"Ah, you're going with the Angel and Angelus are two different people thing."
That, or they're at least two separate sides of a split personality (Jekyll/Hyde style), if the mental struggle in "Orpheus" in any indication. There's also the fact that when knowledge of the Beast was erased, Angelus was unaffected due to being absent from reality when the spell was cast.
This contrasts distinctly with Spike, whose post-ensoulment persona is the same as before except with a(sometimes humorously denied) conscience.
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This gives the impression that Angel is actually sent off to limbo while Angelus is active.
Ah, you're going with the Angel and Angelus are two different people thing.
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That, or they're at least two separate sides of a split personality (Jekyll/Hyde style), if the mental struggle in "Orpheus" in any indication. There's also the fact that when knowledge of the Beast was erased, Angelus was unaffected due to being absent from reality when the spell was cast.
This contrasts distinctly with Spike, whose post-ensoulment persona is the same as before except with a(sometimes humorously denied) conscience.