Well Fred/Illyria worked for me because they always put just enough of a hint/memory of Fred into Illyria's character that I felt the presence... so she counts for me.
OTOH Cordy just went from bad to worse... she had been funny (almost scary) as the bitch on Buffy, but as they tried to make her character 'nice' the actress was getting more and more lost with the material (less and less believable). Until finally when she was pregnant she wasn't even able to deliver a funny line without sapping all the funny out of it. IMO she couldn't be killed off quickly enough, she was sucking all the life out of the show with her incredibly bad acting. It was a relief to have her gone, and her brief appearance in Season 5 actually redeemed her a little... but really what made me happy was seeing Charisma on 'Veronica Mars' where she was again cast well within her comfort zone and doing a great job.
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OTOH Cordy just went from bad to worse... she had been funny (almost scary) as the bitch on Buffy, but as they tried to make her character 'nice' the actress was getting more and more lost with the material (less and less believable). Until finally when she was pregnant she wasn't even able to deliver a funny line without sapping all the funny out of it. IMO she couldn't be killed off quickly enough, she was sucking all the life out of the show with her incredibly bad acting.
It was a relief to have her gone, and her brief appearance in Season 5 actually redeemed her a little... but really what made me happy was seeing Charisma on 'Veronica Mars' where she was again cast well within her comfort zone and doing a great job.