Worst Characters on Joss Whedon's "Angel"

Angel's son, who was kidnapped and dragged into a hell dimension before coming back to Los Angeles as a teenager, Conner was a major character in later seasons of Angel. Although the back story was interesting, Conner was unrelentingly dour, angry, and bratty with no redeeming qualities. This onslaught of negativity became very tiresome.

Played by Bai Ling, this character represented a species of alien women who resonated heat in their spines, which was meant to symbolize their power and sexuality. The men of their species, therefore, removed this source of power to keep the women in check. Overall, there wasn't much imagination in this character development or symbolism. Also, Bai Ling's portrayal was laughable.

This character seemed like a cheap gimmick because he never actually appeared in the episode -- other characters referred to him throughout, but he was never shown on screen.

A god from another dimension who devoured people but brainwashed all of Los Angeles into believing that she brought peace and love, Jasmine was meant to be menacing, but, in the end, she just seemed petty.

A police officer who occasionally worked with Angel, and occasionally hunted him, Kate was a largely unnecessary character. It seemed as if the writers might have originally meant her to be a romantic interest for Angel, but the chemistry and tension never materialized, so Kate just became an aside. Elisabeth Rohm's portrayal also left a lot to be desired.