I’m going to disagree with Dawn. I feel like she was the one addition that really worked: the ballsy gaslighting that turned out to be a retcon and her being central to the plot actually sold her for me.
Plus I grew up on Pete and Pete so I was already a Michelle Trachtenberg fan.
That was the point though - they deliberately made her obnoxious af and pushed it in a way that would put the viewers on the back foot before pulling the rug.
Connor was just a disaster. Even the actor hated the whiny little shit
Connor on Angel. His arc was pretty damn painful to sit though, and lasted nearly two seasons.
Almost quit when Dawn was introduced into Buffy
I’m going to disagree with Dawn. I feel like she was the one addition that really worked: the ballsy gaslighting that turned out to be a retcon and her being central to the plot actually sold her for me.
Plus I grew up on Pete and Pete so I was already a Michelle Trachtenberg fan.
I should have clarified that in the end I think adding Dawn as a character was great for Buffy, but initially, I hated the idea.
That was the point though - they deliberately made her obnoxious af and pushed it in a way that would put the viewers on the back foot before pulling the rug.
Connor was just a disaster. Even the actor hated the whiny little shit