Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn't only one of the most popular TV shows of all time, but it's also responsible for its highly successful spinoff, Angel, which saw appearances by several Buffy characters. While many TV spinoffs fail to live up to the original, Angel certainly wasn't one of them, with the show enjoying five seasons on air between 1999 and 2004.
12 Cordelia Chase Played By Charisma Carpenter Close In Buffy: Cordelia Chase is the "it girl" of Sunnydale High. She's popular, vain, self-absorbed, and treats Buffy and her friends like they are pieces of dirt. However, across Buffy's first three seasons, Cordelia mellows into a nicer person and eventually becomes a friend and ally of the Scooby Gang. Following graduation and the destruction of Sunnydale High, Cordelia, like Angel, moves to Los Angeles.
In Angel: Wesley joins the main cast of Angel part-way through its first season. When he first arrives in L.A., he is the same irritating buffoon who was last seen during the climax of Buffy season 3. However, over time, Wesley moves away from the comic-relief character and towards a darker and more tormented persona. Wesley appears in all five seasons of the show.
In Angel: Harmony makes her first appearance in Angel during the season 2 episode, "Disharmony". At first, she doesn't reveal to Cordelia that she is now a vampire, before later betraying her and the rest of the gang by leading them to a cult of vampires. By season 5, Harmony has changed her ways and acts as Angel's personal secretary at Wolfram & Hart.
In Angel: Buffy makes two one-off appearances in the first season of Angel. In the episode "I Will Remember You", Angel is temporarily made human again, meaning he and Buffy can resume their relationship, only for Angel to realize how useless he is in human form. Meanwhile, "Sanctuary" revolves around Buffy seeking vengeance against the rogue slayer, Faith. Sarah Michelle Gellar was meant to return in Angel season 5, but this never materialized.
Another one of Willow's main storylines sees her entering into a romantic relationship with another woman, Tara. At the time of the show's initial broadcast, Willow was one of the few lesbian characters on TV. In the sixth season of Buffy, Willow becomes consumed by magic following the death of Tara and goes on a blood-filled rampage. Fortunately, season 7 sees her returning to her normal goofy self.