Vampires rule, but the buffy and angel show wasted the whole vampire lore by making sh*t up as they go, i mean a vampire regaining his soul ? DONT THINK SO !!!!!!!, once your a vamp there`s no going back you belong to the dark side "For All Tid" = "For Ever More" / "For All Time".
"One Taste Of Your Life And I Own Your Soul" - Love Bites by Judas Priest.
"They Lock Their Jaws Into Your Veins Satanic Soldiers Strike Their Prey And Leave Corpses Waiting For The Change" - At Dawn They Sleep by Slayer.
John Carpenter (the film maker), John Steakley (Author of Vampire$) they all say the same thing about vampires, when you turn there`s no going back, they know more than the goons who wasted the vampire myths and legends in the show.
I love Dawn, Buffy, Joyce, Faith, Xander (not in the same way as Dawn and co), Giles, but the show does have it`s flaws.