Not as much, but that's because Itachi doesn't know what to think of his mother himself some times. It's been so long that he wonders if a lot of the memories and images he has in his head for her are just made up and he's idealizing her unintentionally. There are some flaws, but mostly she comes across as this near-perfect mother and he knows that can't possibly have been the reality of it. Itachi does think Kitty would have made a strong and capable kunoichi if she had come from his world, though and he does think that how Kitty puts up with him is similar to how his mother did.
If Spike went on a date with anyone other that Buffy in game, who would it be and what would they do?