I'm not a bangel anti by any means but my god I hate their reunion in chosen so much. angel is here and they kiss and we're supposed to cheer I guess? but the thing is it doesn't land.
buffy and spike had been crafting this beautiful friendship/partnership throughout the season and now, out of nowhere, angel is an option too. and the audience is supposed to go "oh, no, who is it gonna be angel or spike?" and buffy says she doesn't want to choose because she feels she doesn't know who she's gonna become yet (which is valid) but the thing is buffy already made her choice, even before that conversation and after it too. she goes to spike, she decides to spend the night with spike. by this point she has outgrown angel but the narrative refuses to let it go.
and don't get me started on angel's perspective of all of this cause it makes that whole scene even worse. like my guy you just spend an entire season pining after cordelia, why in the world would you kiss buffy and imply that you're still in love with her? it doesn't.make.sense. you two haven't been the people that fell in love for a very long time, but the writing insists on gaslighting me and it makes me so angry. the wasted potential of seeing these characters that have been through so much separately bond over their similar stories makes me so sad.
