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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
Yeah, that's generally the episode I urge people to make it to before passing judgment on the show.
One of the more ironic facts about me is, I've seen every episode of Buffy, AND every episode of Bones, . . . never seen a second of Angel.
And I have the box sets of the first three seasons.
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"Angel" starts slow, but it builds steam as it goes, and as they start introducing a few "Buffy" characters (Wesley, Cordelia, Spike). It gets a little weird and deep with the mythology and some various bizarre births, and goes into an alt-universe for a while (introducing the one "Angel"-unique actress, Amy Acker). Much like "Buffy", once you get past the first season the show really settles in and gets good. "Angel" also has some good episodes--nothing along the lines of the stuff from "Buffy" but creative nonetheless (my favorite is the one where Angel turns into a Muppett... trust me, it's better than it sounds, LOL). And "Angel" ends on a high note, if you're into pessimism.
I'd definitely get to watching them. What's weird, though, is you have to remember that "Angel" started off at the end of Season 3 of "Buffy" (The Mayor). By the start of Season 4 (The Initiative) "Angel" was airing so, from that point on, the shows parallel and some cross-references are made (like when Buffy dies). And I believe "Angel" ran for another season (or two?) past "Buffy" so there's even some post-"Buffy" storylines (for example, you'd probably be wondering around now why I mentioned Spike).