10 Reasons Angel Is Better Than Buffy
1. Choice Vs Chosen
Buffy was chosen to be the Slayer. She had the life of a hero thrust upon her. And though Angel had a soul forced upon him, we learned through flashbacks that it took him nearly a century before he finally became the champion we all know and love. He had to make the choice to be a hero.
Buffy was about dealing with the life that had been thrust upon you and coping with the hand you're dealt. But Angel was about making hard choices and dealing with the consequences of those choices. And that concept didn't stop with Angel. All the characters had to continuously make the choice to be a hero.
There was never any question if Buffy and her friends would remain on the righteous path. But with Angel, it was a harder choice. Angel walked on the dark side several times, particularly in the second and fifth seasons. It happened to Wesley in the third and fourth seasons, Gunn and Fred/Illyria in the fifth season, and Connor in the fourth season, to name a few notable examples.
The entire final season of Angel was all about the consequences of choices made. As mentioned before, when taking over Wolfram & Hart, everyone in the Fang Gang had consequences associated with the choices they made.
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