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.