From: madlove@arkham.dc   
      
   On 10/22/2016 06:00 PM, Marc Espie wrote:   
   > In article <35db3a92-9bcd-4a17-8122-ab27c221428e@googlegroups.com>,   
   > Wes   wrote:   
   >> On Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 8:51:13 AM UTC-4, David wrote:   
   >>> http://whatculture.com/tv/10-reasons-angel-is-better-than-buffy   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>      2. Shades of Gray   
   >>> The world of Buffy was always very straightforward. From the first season,   
   >>> the world was presented in a very stark black and white. Demons were   
   >>> soulless, evil things that had to be killed or else they'll destroy the   
   >>> world. Angel was considered the exception because of his soul.   
   >>   
   >> Which was true for an episode or two before Buffy started learning that   
   >> the world wasn't that black and white after all.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, as Buffy   
   >>> went on more nuance was added, but overall it was more black and white.   
      
      
   > True for most of the "points" in that article. Seems the guy never went   
   > beyond buffy season 3, did find a lot of characters uninteresting, and so on.   
   >   
   > IMO, it looks like somebody went thru some fairly painful teenage angst, and   
   > rejected buffy as being for toddlers whereas angel was for grown-ups. :)   
      
   The show was about growing up and maturing. Unlike most shows, things   
   were not   
   set in a vacuum where everything stayed the same year after year. Angel   
   was always   
   darker in plot but... he was a vampire! So that difference is to be   
   expected.   
      
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