Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Summary
As Buffy Summers ' first erotic love interest inBuffy the Vampire Slayer , the hag-ridden lamia known as Angel was one of the serial ' most beloved characters , but there are several harsh realities audience must face about David Boreanaz ’s part . Despite having the best purpose to overcome his sinister yesteryear , Angel ’s descent as the pitiless vampire Angelus roll a glum shadow over him throughoutBuffy the Vampire Slayer . Responsible for unspeakable acts , Angel ’s lineament arc was one based mostly on redemption as he grappled with the impossibleness of his own felicity .
Expertly portrayed by Boreanaz , the character of Angel went on to encounter his own eponymic spinoff series . Across his time onBuffy , Angel would roleplay as both an ally and an resister due to the uncertain nature of his moral identity . prostrate to lose his soul if he achieved perfect happiness , this led to many progeny for the Scooby Gang as they tried to protect Sunnydale from vampire and the loom menace of the Hellmouth . All of these issues and many more contribute to the harsh realities ofAngel ’s character inBuffy the Vampire Slayer .
Most of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer plaster bandage were older than the characters they played , but some , like the lamia , were much , much younger .
7Angel’s Irish Roots Made No Sense
Liam’s First Language Would Have Been Irish Gaelic
Angel was earlier known as Liam from Galway , Ireland circa 1727 , but there were many questionable aspects to his inheritance . The biggest issue was created by a flashback in theBuffy the Vampire Slayerseason 2 installment " Becoming Part 1 , " where a drunken Liam was sired by the lamia Darla . Sporting an unlikely Irish accent , the human who would become Angelus is not speak the correct language . During the 1700s in Galway , the predominant language would have been Irish Gaelic . It was not until the end of that century that English became the nation ’s dominant speech . Angel seldom expressed pastime in his Irish roots except for theCladdagh ring he gave to Buffy .
6Angel’s Dark Past Was Truly Horrid
Angelus Was a Sadistic Murderer
Before being cuss with the reinstatement of his human soul , Angel was infamous as one of the bad vampires of all . Recognized by both the Master and the First Evil for just how sinister he genuinely was , the Watcher ’s Diaries described Angel as " one of the most sadistic vampires in all of history . " Whenever Angel was without a soul inBuffy the Vampire Slayer , his darkest impulses render once more , and he became an altogether different individual with no sense of morality . An emotionless evildoer , Angel at his worst massacred small town and murdered nipper .
This particular detail is often overlooked due to the brave out popularity of David Boreanaz ’s character . In hindsight , Angel trust acts that are unforgivable from any angle , and this arouse fundamental question over both his portrayal inBuffy the Vampire Slayerand his subsequent bequest . Perhaps the harshest reality of Angel ’s character is how certain key aspects of his backstory must be gloss over in parliamentary law to avoid seeing the vampire as anything other than an right-down threat to humanity .
5Angel’s Love for Buffy Was Questionable
She Was Too Young For Him
As a human well into his 200s , Angel should have sex advantageously than to be pursue a teen girl like Buffy Summers . Angel was just under 270 - years - oldwhen he first met Buffy , create him about two - and - a - half centuries her aged , and beg the motion of what they would actually have in common . Some may justify Angel and Buffy ’s age col by indicate that the former was everlastingly stunted at the age he was first mother , which was 26 . With gamey schooling student Buffy being just 16 - twelvemonth - old duringBuffy the Vampire Slayerseason 1 , however , this family relationship was all kinds of creepy , no matter how it is present .
4Angel Had A Jealous Streak
Particularly When It Came To Buffy
Angel presented himself as a sort , caring , and empathetic character . When examining his literal doings , however , Angel was often jealous , controlling , and vindictiveeven when he had a soul . InBuffy the Vampire Slayerseason 4 , when Buffy take off going out with Riley Finn , Angel prove his extreme jealous streak by mocking , taunting , and even fighting with the Armed Forces special agent . Throughout the serial , Angel also depict jealousy and confusion over Buffy ’s increasing connection with Spike , often watching over Buffy when she was with other men , and even following her to Rome in the season 5 sequence " The Girl in Question . "
3Angel Has Got Nothing On Spike
Angel’s Rival Often Bested Him
Team Angel or Team Spike is one of the most urgent questions fan ofBuffy the Vampire Slayermust answer . While Angel may have seemed like a attentive and reserved lamia with a soul , incessantly troubled by his past , Spike was always more relaxed about his morose side and impulses . Whenever Angel misplace his person , all hell would discover liberal , and the Scooby Gang would be go away picking up the pieces . At least Spike was logical , and could actually be intimate with Buffy without his soul returning and topsy-turvyness ensue . Angel often hated Spike inBuffy the Vampire Slayer , but perhaps only becauseSpike was everything that Angel want to be .
2Angel Picked The Worst Way To Deal With His Inner Darkness
Angel Had Plenty Of Time To Deal With His Curse
Angel ’s psyche was reinstate as a Rumanian curse after he hit a Kalderash clan woman in 1898 . Ever since then , he has been evermore torture by the grim human action of his past . By the fourth dimension Angel is inaugurate inBuffy the Vampire Slayer , he had already been get by with this trauma for almost 100 geezerhood .
Angel lurk in the darkness , then emotionally offload upon Buffy , a teenage slayer who had bigger issues to plow with , such as the Hellmouth threatening all of existence
That was a lot of time to get his priorities in order and figure out how to balance his conflict lamia and human half . Instead , Angel scupper in the wickedness , then emotionally unloaded upon Buffy , a teenage killer who had bigger issues to deal with , such as the Hellmouth threatening all of cosmos . On one hand , having a individual was clearly a huge worked up burden for Angel ; on the other , he waitress for the worst potential spot and timeto muckle with it .
1Angel Dropped Everything For Los Angeles
Sunnydale Still Needed Him
As the City of Angels , Los Angeles was the most appropriate station for the creative person formerly do it as Angelus to end up . However , this does not excuse the fact thatAngel drop everything and left the Scooby Gang to beak up the pieceswhen he departed Sunnydale followingBuffy the Vampire Slayerseason 3 coda " Graduation Day . " Angel ’s abstract thought was that , despite loving Buffy , he could never be with her , as this would dispatch his individual . Regardless , Angel avoiding the clean - up involve after Sunnydale High was destroy made him await like a person who shirked responsibility and rent down people he purportedly cared about .
