getting into buffy late in the game is so wild beacuse like... what do you mean angel was the favorite love interest?? what do you mean he's supposed to be buffy's true love, supported by the cast, crew and promo materials??
over spike, who's better for buffy in basically every way??
like, 2000s baby here, but before my friend encouraged me to start watching buffy (halfway thru s1 rn!) pretty much all i knew about the show was "vampire show with the lesbian witches and that rlly popular enemies-to-lovers ship"
but now i'm looking at merch and magazines from that time, and angel is the guy everyone loves?? joss whedon gave us HIM
and thought we wouldn't fall in love?? thought we'd go for angel, who has the most clear ~first love interest who either dies or becomes evil to make way for the better love interest~ i've ever seen in my life??