Rewatching Season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was very disappointing to me as well -- and YES, OMG, YES does Angel hit differently!! I was actually a fan of Bangel at the beginning (die-hard Spuffy and Corgel fan now for life), and I watched it when it originally aired, when I would've been 14... I was head-over-heels for Buffy and Angel during season 1, ended up not being a big fan of Buffy AT ALL, but I still loved Angel. Rewatching the series, however, I have a considerably deeper appreciation for Buffy and all she goes through -- and I just KEEP being creeped out by their relationship!!