I give: Angel rocks! Somebody hand me a spoiler...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 22:22
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CHRISISALL

Monday, October 10, 2005 5:26 PM

Okay, I'm halfway through season two, and it's great!!!
Seeing as I'm hooked, what's the one stupid or hard to deal with thing I should know ahead of time from 3, 4, and/or 5 that will help me not go "AH, this is wrong!!"
(I like to know where the speedbumps are in advance...)

I can't believe I'm sucked (ha ha ) in for more !!!!!!

Chrisisall, a puppet on a Whedonesque string

EMBERS

Monday, October 10, 2005 5:31 PM

are you SURE you want to be spoiled?
because without spoilers I can tell you that Angel himself remains interesting
Wesley just keeps getting better
but unfortunately
(what follows are BIG spoilers, BEWARE)

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Cordy gets raised to being a higher power
but comes back in season 4 possessed by something weird
sleeps with Angel's son (gag me w/a spoon)
and gives birth to.....
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.
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.
the beautiful Gina Torres!
LOL

ZOOT

Monday, October 10, 2005 5:32 PM

Lets just say, once Angel starts to breed, LA ain't fun any longer!!

Glad you're hooked - I am going to get back into Angel one day - though have to say it's my least favourite Joss project ...

Saw the BDM twice more this weekend and gotta say - if you've only seen it once, go see it again AND AGAIN - it gets better every time!!!

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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.

CHRISISALL

Monday, October 10, 2005 5:48 PM

Thanks em, that's kinda what I gathered from other sources (DVD Verdict LOVES all things Joss), but I hear ANYTHING'S worth it for the final season...
So little time, so many comic books to sell...

Chrisisall fangy and such

CHRISISALL

Monday, October 10, 2005 5:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zoot:

Saw the BDM twice more this weekend and gotta say - if you've only seen it once, go see it again AND AGAIN - it gets better every time!!!

My wife said it was finely crafted with many layers, like a great play (she's a writer-type).
It DEMANDS repeat viewings!

Did you think the comic fit in well? I just got the third issue the other day, and loved how it connected the series to the movie; I only wish it had been filmed as an episode!!!

Chrisisall, who really likes Angel (as opposed to 'loves' Dark Angel)

EMBERS

Monday, October 10, 2005 6:00 PM

Chris...I figured you must have heard some stuff,
but remember: even the worst episodes are always totally fun!
Have you met The Host (Loren) yet?

And Zoot, I REALLY agree! I enjoyed 'Serenity' WAY more the 2nd time,
and even more the third time....

partly it was catching lines I had missed earlier,
partly it was seeing & sharing it with friends.

MSCKAREN

Monday, October 10, 2005 6:04 PM

"that will help me not go "AH, this is wrong!!" "

Besides the fact they cancelled it?! :-(

I too was not that keen on most of Season 4 but the episode where

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they bring Angelus back just rocked!!

And Wesley's new "girlfriend"!

and the stuff that happens at/to Wolfram and Hart law firm = perfection

I prefer to focus on the stuff I like and forget the stuff I don't. I never felt like any of the episodes was a total waste of time. There's always at least one scene that makes the time investment worthwhile. YMMV.

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"Appears they've cancelled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."
http://karenallover.blogspot.com/

ZOOT

Monday, October 10, 2005 6:08 PM

Yes, oh fangy one (is there a side order of veiny to go with that?), I LOVED the comics ….

When I got them I was slightly befuddled by the clothing and cover art – now why is Wash wearing pilot-style lederhosen, I thought to myself and where are Mal’s brown pants with the natty stripe … Then I saw the BDM and thought to myself – Ah I get ya – how apposite …. There in the comics was a teeny weeny spoiler – had I but known …

The second time I saw the BDM I did feel my self spacing at odd moments to look at the lovely way Mr Fillion’s trousers fit… Someone had to hit me during the Inara/ Mal wave scene and I discovered there is such a thing as TOO MUCH drool … I thought it was just me, but the 2 girls I was with had a lot to say about the way a gun belt can emphasise a man’s assets (our post movie talk really was an incisive deconstruction of the cinematic form *heavy irony*)…

‘Course, the gay man I was with would not shut up about Simon – sigh!

But in the third viewing I managed to tear my eyes from Mal’s backside and consider the costumes, the new look to Serenity’s cargo bay and how much Summer Glau has come on … GOD I love that movie!! I did notice that they never refer to the ship as a firefly, so am guessing if you’d never seen the series, you’d never know –which is a bit sad somehow …

Also interested to learn today (reading my visual companion) that Joss had the exact same scheme mapped out for the series … glad he knew it all long before … makes me trust him more somehow …

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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.

ZOOT

Monday, October 10, 2005 6:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
Chris...I figured you must have heard some stuff,
but remember: even the worst episodes are always totally fun!
Have you met The Host (Loren) yet?

And Zoot, I REALLY agree! I enjoyed 'Serenity' WAY more the 2nd time,
and even more the third time....

partly it was catching lines I had missed earlier,
partly it was seeing & sharing it with friends.

The final time I saw it I was completely alone and two rows in front of all the other occupants of the theatre ... I love the feeling of hardly being there at all because you're so involved - lovely ...

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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.

BECKINSALE

Monday, October 10, 2005 6:18 PM

I have to go with what others have said.

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The Cordy/Connor situation in s4 is, well, icky and unpleasant. But the return of Angelus is FABULOUS. As are episodes like “Spin the Bottle.”

Season 5 is worth every questionable moment. I’m, at this very second, in the middle of watching the series finale. Again. For the five millionth time.

Angel was always my least favorite Joss project... until about a month ago when I went and bought seasons 3-5 on a whim. I haven’t stopped obsessing and I’m now fairly certain Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker are my favorite actors in the entire universe. Or as close to that as possible.

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