While you do make a few valid points, and I suppose you can take this with a grain of salt because I really do like the Buffy/Angel pairing, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with your characterization of their entire relationship as "nothing but a patriarchal wet dream
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I also loathe this episode for many of the reasons you cite. Any story line that strips a female character of agency automatically rubs me the wrong way. However, I love Angel as a character precisely *because* of all his flaws. In this case, I think he really believes he is doing what's best for Buffy. He is operating from the best of intentions. But that still doesn't justify his actions.
It's interesting that Angel, as a show, illustrates many instances of that old adage, "the end justifies the means." It's a much darker show than Buffy, and I think Angel's decision in this episode is just the first manifestation of the moral ambiguity occupied by both the show and its title character.
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It's interesting that Angel, as a show, illustrates many instances of that old adage, "the end justifies the means." It's a much darker show than Buffy, and I think Angel's decision in this episode is just the first manifestation of the moral ambiguity occupied by both the show and its title character.
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