Commenter Lookup *Caution* Unless you see an ADMIN tag, the comments below may not all belong to the same person! "Rm w a Vu" | View Comments2 | JoeMar 20, 2013 I would probably say Cordelia was my favorite character during the early episodes of Angel, but I have to agree with the above posters about the "bitch is back" speech. It was just unbearable. In fact what was even worse was her defeated whimpering beforehand. Everything about it was so out of character for her and just unpleasent to watch. I didn't mind the plot of the episode, it fit just fine, but the way they wrote Cordelia's part in it was just shoddy and disappointing. "Parting Gifts" | View Comments3 | JoeMar 15, 2013 Is it just me or was Cordelia really hot in this episode? just saying. "Origin" | View Comments4 | JoeDec 25, 2012 Very well written review. I'm glad to see this episode getting the recognition it deserves. The reason I am commenting though is because one of your 'minor pros' really stood out to me... "The fact that different bad-ass demons have huge rivalries. I kind of love knowing that Sahjhan wants to kill Vail. Why does this rivalry exist? Who knows, but it helps broaden the universe and certainly makes me curious." I didn't realize until I read this just how much I appreciated this added detail, but this is exactly how I feel about it. Good analysis. "Sleep Tight" | View Comments5 | JoeFeb 19, 2010 CX: it would have been bad if it just happened out of nowhere, but, as Ryan's reviews demonstrate, Wesley's isolation from the group has been coming for quite some time now--and a lot of the prophecies that he's read and found have come true, so he's got no reason to believe this one won't. And while I can understand some of the irrationality of going to Holtz for help, he originally went to him to avoid bloodshed between the two groups, and in some ways was forced into giving him Connor to avoid any of his friends' deaths. I think you're oversimplifying by saying it was "out of character" for Wesley to do what he did. It wasn't as though he just woke up and thought, "Hey, I think I'll avoid this whole prophecy thing by taking Connor to Holtz! That'll do it!" He clearly agonized over it for quite some time. And if you think about it, the prophecy does, in a way, come true--Angel "kills" Connor in "Home," by destroying his real memory and creating a new one. And the prophecy that Connor would kill Sahjann comes true as well. Which prophecies has Wesley ever encountered that have not come true? I only ask because your evidence that he's acting out of character is that these prophecies haven't come to pass and he shouldn't believe this one will (even though the giant hamburger tells him it will). "Hero" | View Comments6 | JoeJan 28, 2010 I must agree with Ryan's review here. The Nazi parallel was just not very original. There could have been a much more unique, creative way for a writing staff as smart and strong as Angel's to force Doyle to come to the same final conclusions he does at the end of this episode. While it certainly has some rather strong moments, that problem, as well as its internal consistencies about "pure" demons within the Buffy/Angel-verse knock it down a few pegs for me. "I Will Remember You" | View Comments7 | JoeJan 28, 2010 Well, he only had a few minutes, so I suspect he wanted to cover the important things, not the details so much. Angel's decision was to regain his vampirism to be a hero, despite the fact that he wanted to be human and be with Buffy--that's what made it a sacrifice, choosing a difficult life as a warrior instead of living with the woman he loved. It wasn't about maintaining control, it was doing what was necessary. A major theme of both shows has been the idea of the greater good. Buffy learns that by the end of season seven--that people are, and must be, expendable. For Angel to play a role in saving the world, he had to do to Buffy what he did--regardless as to whether it is, as you describe it, "psychic rape." And Angel starts learning that here, and it is echoed in "A Hole in the World." (Does what he let's happen to Fred in that episode also make you sick to your stomach? Should he have consulted and tried to explain to her what was happening?) I can understand some discomfort about him not consulting her, but you also have to remember that he didn't know exactly what they were going to say or offer him to retake his vampirism. It's not like he went there, asked, and they said, okay, talk to Buffy and decide. It was a pretty immediate action that they required. So I think you have to give him a little bit of leeway. And technically, the day never happened, so it's not as though her memory was altered to hide the truth, the experience was literally undone; only Angel retained any memory so that it wouldn't happen again. |
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What a fantastic review! Great analysis of a great episode. I whole-heartedly agree with the A+ rating (okay, maybe I disagree and think this epi deserves an A++). The final montage of Fred leaving is crushing, right up there with Buffy's death in "The Gift" or Anya's speech in "The Body."
Ace work, Iguana!