10 Reasons Angel Is Better Than Buffy

10. A Better Lead

Angel was never the most dynamic character when he was on Buffy. If anything he could be a bit one-note: a stoic, dark, brooding love interest. And that was fine when he was a supporting character. But once the decision was made to give him his own show, it was clear some changes had to be made.

Whedon has said that Angel was the hardest character to write, which is probably why there was more depth added to him when his solo series began. The writers introduced some more personality for him. The premiere episode shows an Angel who was increasingly disconnected from the humanity he was supposed to save.

Over the course of five seasons, Angel developed in interesting - and sometimes surprising - ways. In many ways, this is thanks to the great performance of David Boreanaz. He was able to inject a sense of humor into the brooding vampire and even gave him a sense of self-consciousness.

While Angel became more dynamic and interesting in his show, as Buffy's series went on, she seemed to go in the opposite direction. Buffy became a more rigid character, even bordering on annoyance in the later seasons. Towards the end of BTVS, Buffy was actually one of the least interesting characters.