[quote=@Plank Sinatra]
<Snipped quote by Prince of Seraphs>

The whole point of Angel is that the good guys never really win for long.
[/quote]

I actually love it for this reason. Because instead of being fatalistic about it, the inability of good to win forever just means that it's always a fight worth fighting.

It's why I loved Season 2's "Epiphany".