Oooh so much to say!
I didn't have much against Tara - I liked the fact that she was quiet and plain (guess it just made me feel better ). I would have picked Oz over her, but then, that's me
Kennedy needed to be shot.
Buffy/Angel pairing was way too angsty, there was always too much pain and suffering - I felt that Spike was what a relationship should be like - Highs and lows, not just a pile of whinging. I agree with the comment that Spike could love her with or without a soul too... now that seemed more like true love. Without a soul Angelus was just obsessed with her, he didn't love her.
Over Doyle. Couldn't believe it when the episode came up dedicated to his memory! I remember looking it up, and all the sites were really nice, nowhere actually said it was an OD (that I could find then), but that his family wanted the circumstances to remain private - kind of a nice way of telling you what happened, but not hurting his family any more.
Hated the random hair tossing Buffy episode of Angel. Still love the seasame street one
I'm always willing to forgive them the end of Angel - they wanted it left open so that they could continue if they got the funding etc. It wasn't a typical Joss ending - he doesn't do cliffhangers without a good reason. Every season of Buffy and Angel (except that last one) finished properly. Firefly was cancelled early, and it was obvious that it wasn't just a cliffhanger because its not his style. Yes, there are always the odd loose ends left open, but he would never have finished Season 5 buffy with her jumping off into the void... it finished with the grave. Angel didn't finish with them opening a box and not knowing what was inside - we saw Darla. I'm rambling like an obsessive now ... will go read a newspaper or something and find out about the real world.