I believe that Connor was a wasted character and therefore extremely annoying. Firstly we know that when he first came back from the hell dimension of course he hated Angel. But let’s not be confused about why. It’s clear that Holtz used the truth to twist Connor. The truth about Angel’s past and he also made sure that Connor always knew he was the bastard son of Angel and another vampire. I have seen posts on this site that say that Holtz doted on Connor but that’s not true. Connor describes being tied to a tree at age 5 and left alone to escape
And track Holtz. Holts would never have done that with his own son. Let’sbe Clear that what love Holtz developed for Connor it was never more that the hate he had for Angel and ultimately Connor too. He abandoned Connor in the end simply to compete his revenge on Angel.
But what makes Connor annoying and an u developed character is that he simply shows no common sense at all. We are made to believe that Connor hates Angels because of the evil things he has done when he was Angelus but that’s not really the issue. It’s not about Angel being evil. Connor has a chip on his shoulder because Angel left him with that monster Holtz as he sees it. We see Connor working with Fred and Gunn to fight evil but he still betrays and ultimately tries to kill them for Jasmine. Connor always knew what jasmine was but his selfish need to belong makes him kill people for her. Ultimately Connor is more evil than Angel because he has a soul while he is slaughtering an innocent women to help Cordelia give birth. So we know it’s not because Angel was evil or even because he killed Holtz ‘s family that Connor hates him. To me its simply Connor being a selfish jealous little brat who only ever learned to fight monsters but never learned to think about someone else like Angel did. Connor is not a champion and doesn’t have the capacity to ever be one. Why is that when the Angel posse try to include him and love him he rejects them but some maggot face demon comes along and he jooins her without questions and knows she is at least evil but he doesn’t care. Because she makes him feel wanted. Connor is a colossal
Disappointment as the son of Angel. He is small minded, selfish, hateful and kinda dumb. So what he was raised in a hell dimension. He is part demon and has powers that make him stron g enough to survive it clearly. So why do we keep thinking he is some poorly misunderstood teenager. He is a jerk who never grew up and consistently picks the wrong side simply because they stroke his ego. Had the writers thought ahead they may have realized that Connor presented and opportunity to have this series go on much longer. Instead they made him into gross 2
Dimensional
Character that I can not stand.
Connors feelings towards Angel were complex. He was taught only to hate Angel, but probably didn't really gave a good understanding of why he himself should feel that way. Only to find out that the man he was taught to hate was actually his father and the man who raised him did so out of spite and revenge. Everything he believed to be true was a lie.
Since he grew up without Angel, there was no paternal attachment, but when he returned and learned the truth it was clear he was aware of that lack of attachment and wanted to form some type of bond with Angel. I also think Connor had some conflicting feelings about that desire. On the one hand, he knew Angel was his father and was naturally curious (hopeful) about that relationship, but on the other he was a stranger, and he saw that Angel's life just kept going after his abduction (confusion, anger). Questions like 'did Angel miss me?' and 'did he try to get me back?' would have been normal.
I think Connor worked so hard to find Angel because he wanted answers about himself. Where he came from, who he is, does he have family, was he loved etc. Having everything you believed to be true taken away probably left Connor searching for any type of answers in hopes of clearing up the confusion and giving his life some sort of purpose.
I partly agree with you but what annoys me is that we never really see Connor actually
Trying to find answers. He is just constantly reacting to Everything around him. I agree that Connor tried to find Angel to get answers about himself but when he found Angel I get the impression that Angel being good and having people who are his friends bothers Connor so much that he no longer cares about finding out who he is. Also the fact that Connor will blindly listen to every single person or even evil demon rather than listen to the people
Who have proven themselves to be good shows that he doesn’t really care about finding out the truth about himself. Connor does want
To find himself
He wants to be Angel and he knows he can never be. He wants to be the champion but he simply doesn’t have it in him. And that’s why he hates his father.
