Summary

New Buffy reboot may feature cameos from Angel characters, tricky decisions ahead.
Debates over returning Angel characters continues; reboot's storytelling must remain strong.
Challenge for reboot is to decide how to handle Angel series, balancing old and new characters.

While a spinoff series sometimes airs years after the original series ended, Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans got lucky. Buffy aired for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003, and the spinoff Angel aired from 1999 to 2004. In the decades since, viewers have happily rewatched both shows, and now, a potential Hulu Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot is in the works.

There are many debates about which characters could come back, from Giles Rupert (Anthony Head) to Faith Lelane (Eliza Dushku). This leads to a big and important question: how will the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot deal with the Angel spinoff?

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By Eduardo Ariedo

Why The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Should Take Place After The Events Of Angel

Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Angel (David Boreanaz), and Faith (Eliza Dushku) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

If Angel was a dull and uninspiring spinoff, then it would make sense for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot to ignore it entirely. Fans would want to forget it happened and focus on the original series. However, Angel is a fun, fast-paced, and worthy spinoff, so it seems logical that the Buffy reboot would follow Angel.

Since Hulu's Buffy show will likely feature new characters and Buffy won't be the main character, it would be smart for the series to include the events of Angel. This will ensure that the series feels familiar enough to fans who have stuck around since this compelling and supernatural world was first introduced in the late 1990s.

Many fans are wondering how the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot can handle the cliffhanger at the end of Angel. As season 5, episode 22, "Not Fade Away," wraps up, Angel (David Boreanaz) is about to go into battle and says, "Let's get to work." But, sadly, viewers never get to see what happens. So, if the reboot takes place several decades after the Angel series finale, is Angel alive or dead? This question should definitely be answered in the pilot episode.

Why The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Could Ignore Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia

There is one main reason why the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot might want to ignore the events of Angel: because of potential cameo appearances by past actors. For instance, if Charisma Carpenter comes back, then the new series will have to ignore the fact that Cordelia Chase dies in Angel season 5, episode 12, "You're Welcome."

There's also the question of Spike's (James Marsden) possible return. While Spike dies at the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the character comes back in Angel, and fans see him again in season 5, episode 1, "Fool For Love." However, if the new show wants to explore Buffy's grief over losing Spike, then the show would of course have to say that Spike's death was permanent.

Ultimately, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has to decide what to do about Angel one way or the other, or it's going to get too messy. As long as the show does a great job with new and old characters alike, either decision will be fine. The most important thing is that the reboot has strong storytelling, like the original series. Redditor @Makk-ara shared their thoughts about past Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters coming back to the reboot:

"have them be a natural part of the world and recognize all that they did. I don't want the new cast to be dependent on the old characters or have them 'fix the mistakes of the previous generation' or anything like that. Just a new story in the same world."

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