10 TV Characters Who Just Disappeared

10. Kate Lockley - Angel

Kate Lockley was a recurring character in the first two seasons of the Buffy spin-off (which started in 1999. Who else feels old?) before disappearing completely.

Kate was a detective and Angel's contact in the LAPD. She teamed up with the vampiric PI to solve numerous cases and served as both a love interest and a foil for him. She was initially sceptical of the supernatural but was forced to change her beliefs after seeing that Angel was a real vampire.

She later turned against Angel after her father was killed by vampires. Deciding that all vampires were a threat to mankind, she began hunting and killing them. Her obsession eventually got her fired from the LAPD and, in her final appearance, she tried to kill herself before Angel saved her. The episode ended with the two reconciling, but Kate never made another appearance in the show.

There were plans for the character to return, but actress Elizabeth Röhm was cast in Law and Order and never found time in her schedule to come back to Angel.

What Happened To Her: Kate actually appeared in the sequel comic book series Angel: After the Fall. She helped fight off the armies of Hell when they invaded LA and was eventually reinstated as part of the LAPD.