Wesley's my favorite character on Angel ... which is odd to me, 'cause I hated him on Buffy. But the dramatic shift his character underwent over the course of Angel's five seasons was, I think, incredibly well written and well acted by Alexis Denisof.

I think part of why I liked what they did with Wes so much is that usually on TV shows, when a character acts out of character, it's just that - they act one way, do something that goes completely against that, then go back to the way they were acting before. But when Wesley started acting "out of character," his actions irrevocably changed his character.

And thus, the wimpy, stuffy British guy with glasses that pretty much seemed like a wimpier, much-less-cool Giles became one of the most badass characters I've ever seen.

And his and Fred's arc in season 5 ... I have to stop there, for the manly tears are beginning to form ...