Since Sars brings up the lame-o factor of The First Evil, I have to point out that huge elements of the show are plot-derived from 80's era comic lore. Things that just show up like The Dark Willow arc being OCC (is she grief stricken, or drugged, or power-mad? Who knows???) Groo the Wanderer, (which is a comic spoof of Conan the Barbarian) and the First Evil is from the Hellraiser comic, which also inspired Spike's character. Lots of Joss -riffs on basic element like the DC multi-verse (Doppelgangerland, the Wish, etc.) X-men powers like Gwen's character on Angel the Series. So if something seems to be "..." , it's because Joss is Geekspeaking and the writers didn't quite transplant the idea gracefully. Hope that's not too off-topic for the TV show.
