Also, while I'm being petty: in an interview, Scott Allie apparently said that Joss says the most important thing to Angel is Buffy.
Maybe I'm deluding myself, but (although I did kind of cringe when I read it) I'm pretty sure that was only meant in the context of the Buffy comics and of the Twilight plot in particular. I took it just the same way that I took Angel showing up on Buffy in seasons 5 and 7: he never really seemed like the same character as the guy on Angel who was falling in love with Cordy and having a mystical un-undead kid.
I definitely *wish* that full-character-development!Angel would show up on Buffy, because I think he's much more interesting (and occasionally funny!) than the Angel who does make appearances. But when he shows up, it's pretty much always in a limited fashion that plays into whatever Buffy's going through. He's never been in this series as his own person - he's always been an accessory to her. I guess all the characters are, to a certain extent (hey, it's her show!), but it's especially noticeable with him because we recognize what we're losing (actual character growth!) when he turns two-dimensional on Buffy.
Wow, I really didn't think I was going to go on this long (or sound this negative). Sorry!
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Maybe I'm deluding myself, but (although I did kind of cringe when I read it) I'm pretty sure that was only meant in the context of the Buffy comics and of the Twilight plot in particular. I took it just the same way that I took Angel showing up on Buffy in seasons 5 and 7: he never really seemed like the same character as the guy on Angel who was falling in love with Cordy and having a mystical un-undead kid.
I definitely *wish* that full-character-development!Angel would show up on Buffy, because I think he's much more interesting (and occasionally funny!) than the Angel who does make appearances. But when he shows up, it's pretty much always in a limited fashion that plays into whatever Buffy's going through. He's never been in this series as his own person - he's always been an accessory to her. I guess all the characters are, to a certain extent (hey, it's her show!), but it's especially noticeable with him because we recognize what we're losing (actual character growth!) when he turns two-dimensional on Buffy.
Wow, I really didn't think I was going to go on this long (or sound this negative). Sorry!