Re-reading the end of 'Underneath' I think a lot of it comes down to Lindsey having discovered how W&H's apocalypse is unfolding. Obviously Angel is a player in that, and I think Lindsey maybe sees himself as a player too - a counterweight to Angel. He wants the big fight, the epic showdown - he wants to matter, to change the world. His tragedy of course being that in the end he doesn't matter at all...
ETA: I think the thread connecting S2!leaving!Lindsey and S5!returning!Lindsey are these words: "The key to Wolfram and Hart: don't let them make you play their game. - You gotta make them play yours."
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branchandroot
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Date: 2010-03-17 01:02 pm (UTC)(Does this make sense?)
This is all rather well illustrated in
ETA: I think the thread connecting S2!leaving!Lindsey and S5!returning!Lindsey are these words: "The key to Wolfram and Hart: don't let them make you play their game. - You gotta make them play yours."