[ Maybe he looks fine now, but he's everything but. Always good at the stiff upper lip, of grinning and bearing it, cover up the truth with bravado and machismo. Truth be told, he'd still prefer the stake. Any day, even if it was a permanent solution still, the stake would've been better. He can't even work towards some sort of salvation while he's here, unlike home. Home, there was a choice. There are no choices in prison. ]
If Buffy had been here for that clusterfuck, all hell would've broken lose.