I should preface that first comment that I own seasons 1-3 of Buffy and Firefly. I will buy more as they go cheap (I'm frugal). I watched all seven seasons of Buffy and most of Angel first run through. I think he has some issues (mostly mother ones, honestly), but I don't think he's a rapist in any sense of the word. He's not preaching the Gospel here. He's just a man creating shows.