Redemption arcs: best or worst thing about Buffy/Angel?

[Mott1]

Redemption arcs: good or bad? Do you think they improved the show and were your favourite things in it, or did they take up too much time, make watching a miserable experience and slow the pacing? Vote/discuss.

 

[NotASlayer]

Bad. The show simply didn't have the time needed for redemption arcs and they were often completely ignored. The only one that had any merit was Angel's, because, thanks to it taking a century, they were able to do flashbacks of various points in it.

 

[thrasherpix]

I like the idea, but I don't think redemption arcs were done well in the series. So I'm conflicted between voting Good (as I like the idea and the character growth implied by it) and Bad (the shows were all over the place, inconsistent at best, and typically did not handle them well).

 

[garfan]

worst. I'm not even sure the writers really believed in them

 

[Ethan Reigns]

I voted for bad because they were not done particularly well and their victims do not come back. When the victims are not available to make amends to, how can there be redemption? Even in 12-step programs, one of the steps is to make amends to everyone you have harmed.

 

[wolfheart]

Voted for bad cause the execution of is was poorly written and boring