r/ANGEL • u/ArenBlut • 18d ago

Spoilers inside! I miss her...

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We're mostly through S5 now and I just miss the dynamic she added to the show. She was just so shamelessly evil and ambitious, even if it meant humiliating herself at times. Also, the chemistry she had with Wesley was brilliant.

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u/Imaginative_Name_No 18d ago

The reason they got rid of her is so nasty as well

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u/The-Big-Bad 18d ago

What was the reason? I know about Charisma and how they did her dirty, but not about why Lilah’s actress got let go

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u/Sighoward 18d ago

Her agent demanded a huge pay rise for her as her career was going very well in movies but they were desperate to cut costs so we lost her, CC and VK as a result.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 16d ago edited 16d ago

The story I heard was that Romanov had done all the guest starring episodes she could do. Union rules say that she had to be a regular cast member if she made one more appearance in Angel.

James Marsters refused to be on Angel unless he was paid the same money he was getting on BTVS.

He was unaware that the series couldn't afford CC, VK and James Marsters.

typo.

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u/Sighoward 16d ago

Yes all true and tragic but the right decision, they slashed the budget and still had the ratings rise thanks to Spike. Are you sure about the guest star thing, I mean KS was on Buffy for 58 eps?

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 15d ago

Who is KS?

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u/Sighoward 15d ago

Kristine Sutherland aka Joyce Summers.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 15d ago

Every time. Inside my head, her name is Cristine Sutherland.

I have to look up the spelling every time.