10 Reasons Angel Is Better Than Buffy

Spike may have been the most popular character on BTVS by the time the show ended, so it was no surprise that Joss Whedon made the decision to bring Spike over to Angel once Buffy concluded. On the surface, it might seem like a ratings ploy. But it also made for some wonderful character moments and story potential.

Whedon himself has said that Spike and Angel were his perfect couple. The antagonistic friendship between the two of them, which we first got a taste of in Buffy's second season when both characters were evil, fully exploded in Angel's fifth season.

Spike himself had gone through some difficult moments in the final two seasons of Buffy. After the "what were the writers thinking" attempted rape of Buffy in season six, Spike fought to regain his soul, but in Buffy's final season, he felt like a broken character who had been dulled.

But going over to Angel, it felt like Spike regained his edge. The fact that he fought to regain his soul as opposed to Angel who was cursed with a soul also provided a very interesting dichotomy to their relationship.

And of course, that's without even mentioning all the entertaining banter between the two. The astronauts vs cavemen argument is still the funniest thing on either show.