I didn’t like season four series storyline, because it pinned father(angel) and son(Conor) against each other and Cordelia as a weak heroin, who went to bed with son although in love with Angel, seriously out of touch. I have no taste for weak women roles to soothe weak male persona. I think Connor’s role as a child taken by Daniel Holtz who wanted revenge for the death of his own family by angelus was strong and stood on its own good merits.
I will say that aside from the very obvious draw of keeping male watchers I truly loved Buffy and Angel.
I have watched it again through this horrible pandemic, and glad to see the old gang again.
Thx for the memories.