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BUFFY SUMMERS AND ANGEL
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Could there be anything more poignantly ironic than a vampire slayer in love with a bloodsucker? Yes, Angel (David Boreanaz) had a soul, but he also turned awful nasty after sharing pillow time with Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) — making them poster children for chastity as well as star-crossed lovers. Buffy's sharp wit and sharper stakes couldn't protect her from heartbreak when Angel ultimately packed up his plasma supply and traded in life on the Hellmouth for the hellish streets of L.A. —Rachel Orvino