All things considered, "Angel" is probably one of my five or ten favorite shows of all time, but, still, I had a lot of problems with it. I loved the main characters -- Angel, Cordy, Doyle, Wesley, Gunn, Fred and Lorne -- but I couldn't stand most of the episodes that dealt heavily with the supporting cast - for example, Kate, Lindsey, Lilah, Connor and Darla. The chemistry between the core is very nearly as good as it was on "Buffy" -- which is to say, much, much better than on most shows -- and there are a number of great standalone episodes through its run; but the bad guys here just didn't hold my interest the way they did on "Buffy," and to this day there are a handful of episodes from seasons 3 and 4 that I've never been able to make it through. Still, I was sad to see it go; season 5 (highlighted by the arrival of Spike, and a couple of visits by Andrew) was easily the best.
