Dark Angel: 2nd season episodes that don't suck...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, July 9, 2005 17:58
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KUKOO

Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:58 AM

Yes, I have the DVD's, and I agree almost completely with your list. For my list, I would make a substitution of Episode 12: Borrowed Time for Episode 17: Hello, Goodbye. The Gossamer creature in Borrowed Time seemed kind of fake and at that point in the series, I was completly sick of the anomilies. In addition, the whole thing about Max and Logan was annoying. Put yourself in thier shoes, there is this great sexual tension that has been building for 1 1/2 years with this completly hot person, who you also love, and you have one night to fulfill your every desire, so what do you do, Have Dinner, I mean, what the F**k?!?

I really liked in Hello Goodbye the way that Alec and Max finally bonded, and all of the stuff that they talked about involving Alec's clone Ben (the Ben episode in Season 1 was one of my favorite episodes). Then there was the great scenes of Max convincing Logan that she was with Alec, in order to break things off with Logan completely. It was that sort of character developement and relationship drama that I enjoy and missed in much of season 2.

I would also add to your Acceptable show list Episode 20: Love Amoung the Runes. The opening sequence was one of the best on Dark Angel, in addition, for that one episode in the opening credits they got rid of the cheesy voice over (which always seem to bring any momentum from the opening sequence to a screeching halt) and went straight into the kick ass song which carried the momentum from the opening into the rest of the show. It was also kind of cool to see the members of Freak Nation banning together.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:04 PM

I will watch Hello, Goodbye over again now. I've only seen it on my dvds once before i dismissed the eps that featured Joshua, I forgot about the rest of the show.
After seeing Borrowed Time since I made the above list, I realize that it started out okay, but halfway through degenerated into nonsense. It's now only on my somewhat acceptable list with Fuggedaboudit.
You're right about the beginning of Love Among the Runes, but there is just too much snake crap in that one. The only way I can watch it is to keep my finger on the ff button. I did love the way the music just kicked in as if to say, "no time for voiceover, we're gonna kick some ass!"
Okay, acceptable list.

Again, thanks for the imput(I'm sounding like number five, short circuit)
Don't find that many hardcore DA fans 'round here.
Gotta blaze.

Chrisisall

PURPLEBELLY

Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Don't find that many hardcore DA fans 'round here.

I wish I could reply as cogently and critically as the other DA fans here. But there's something about the 'teen Alba that disrupts my critical faculties; I don't kick puppies or shout at kittens, either.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:17 PM

Don' worry, mon. It's all good, all de time.

Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:54 PM

Okay, after seeing Hello. Goodbye I watched Dawg Day Afternoon, and it wasn't that bad and had some good moments, so it's now on the acceptable list.
I think that finalizes my selections for good and acceptable episodes. I've updated the list at the top of the thread, thanks for the help, everyone.

Chrisisall

CANTTAKESKY

Sunday, April 3, 2005 4:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
Jensen Ackles is a legend ;)

Jensen Ackles is the only reason why I would buy DAS2. Alec's character was hands down my favorite part of S2.

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

CHRISISALL

Monday, April 4, 2005 6:43 PM

Okay, I just watched Love Among the Runes last night and I had to take it off my list 'cause waaaaay to much snake stuff. I had to ff 8 or 9 times to get thru it.
So that's it. My final list.
Promise.

Unless anyone has anything to offer, I'll say bye to this thread.

Chrisisall

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 3:20 PM

You all pretty much have it spot on. brilliant show, bit of a dodgy second seaason. cool characters.oh and isn't it cool how jessica alba's in two films at once. one tiny good thing out of her not being in DA any more. tiny, tiny, tiny, thing...

...and we will call it...this land...

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 5:32 PM

FLfairy, see if you like the ending for DA I came up with in the other thread, It's lookin' like I'm the only one who's gonna try one.

Would that qualify as fanfic?

Literary challenged Chrisisall

TERRYO

Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:55 PM

I was a big DA fan and once I adjusted to the change in focus from S1 (Manticore) to S2 (that weird breeding storyline), I did enjoy it. But my favorite, which always has me OTFL, was Boo, the Halloween episode. It helps to watch it late at night, with a couple of glasses of wine, to really appreciate the surrealism.

The interesting thing about DA-S2, is how some of the themes have been transferred to The 4400. I'm assuming that Ira Steven Behr (sp??) was responsible for that but I could be wrong. But the parallels are there. How do we react to the different among us? I thought Joshua was repulsive at first, but then grew fond of him. And he brought out the best in Max.

And the worst moment in S2 was that Max skateboarding scene in the finale (? - been a while) so "Escape from L.A." it was embarassing, not amusing.

That reminds me that I really need to buy S2 and watch it again.

terry (in iowa)

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
If you like Dark Angel, you probable like most or all of season one. But two was, for me, problematic. I've made a list of good or acceptable episodes(in my humble opinion), and ones not listed are either plain stupid, or involve too much about that insipid snake cult.
{snip}
Which leaves 9 worthless episodes(again, in my humble opinion).
Did I leave anything good out?
Did I include any real stinkers?
Do you care?

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