10 TV Shows That Killed Off The Wrong Character
6. Cordelia Chase - Angel
Joss Whedon is addicted to building up great characters that audiences adore, only to cruelly take them away when he wants to. This is a tactic he's used on all of his shows, with the death of Cordelia being one that stung more than most.
She started out as the comic relief before becoming a fully fleshed out character, who was funny whilst being brutally honest with other characters. Her relationship with Angel would become crucial to the show's success, so the decision to replace her with Spike and kill her off would ultimately damage the programme, leaving it weaker as a result.
Who Should Have Died Instead: Connor.
Introducing a whiny teenage character into a show is never a good sign, and Angel's son Connor was no exception. He was universally disliked by critics and fans, so if someone absolutely had to die people, it should have been him.