I give: Angel rocks! Somebody hand me a spoiler...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 22:22
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Im going to tell you that your not going to get the full angel emotions now that you've been spoiled on the whole series. Im suprised all of these people actually told you them, but maybe thats because they didn't like this stuff that happens. But there are alot of people who didn't mind these things and think Angel season 4 is really good and you may never know which side you would of fell on now that you know whats going to happen.
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Quote:Ah, I love Angel. I dare say I love Angel more than even Dark Angel Season 1 (gasp). Part of the reason is the wickedness of David Greenwalt's twisted mind. If you like the intricate set-ups to deceive and manipulate that Wolfram & Hart and Darla execute in Season 2, you should check out Greenwalt's "Profit" after you're done with Angel. You'll see that much of those plot twists probably come from David rather than Joss.
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Seeing as I'm hooked, what's the one stupid or hard to deal with thing I should know ahead of time
Joss' plot twists are actually quite predictable. People switch love interests, good people do evil things and evil folks do good things, people die suddenly and sometimes get resurrected, and fragile adolescent girls kick ass.
Just remember, no matter how absurd a plot seems to be, Joss' gift is that he can somehow make it emotionally compelling. So it *feels* real even if it sounds kinda bizarre.
Wait til you get to the end of Season 3. I ran out of money and had to wait weeks to get S4--thought I was gonna die from the suspense!
Can't Take My Gorram Sky
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Originally posted by canttakesky:
Wait til you get to the end of Season 3. I ran out of money and had to wait weeks to get S4--thought I was gonna die from the suspense!
Unfortunately, Greenwalt left at the end of 3, which probably explains many of the problems 4 suffered from. Totally agree with everything you said--Greenwalt "got" Angel better than Joss ever did, and even as good as S5 was, he was missed in those last two years...
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Definitly. Start a 'Layers of the play: Serenity' thread or some such thing. Make it fancy to get the well-read intellectual types to comment!
Chrisisall, not so well read 
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Just remember Chrisisall to take what everybody says with a grain of salt. There are those of us out there that feel S3&S4 of Angel are the best or right up there with the best. So keep an open mind as you watch the rest of the series, you might just be surprised as to which ones you like or dislike.
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The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason!
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It all depends on how I like the Cordy in Pylea thing. I wish I could just take 6 hrs out of time to watch the rest all at once, this one ep a night gig is killing me!!
Chrisisall
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The Pylea arc gets a lot o crap, but honestly I really enjoyed it. It really expanded the mythology of the show, Angel provided some great laughs (there's nothing better than taking time to set someone up as a really dark, brooding character and then having them crack a joke), and Wesley has some excellent character development:
"If you try to keep anyone from getting killed, you'll get everybody killed."
Cold as ice and totally right.
"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann
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The only thing not to like about the Pylea arc is the placement of it--it's a weird fit as a season-ender. But otherwise, I really enjoyed it. 
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That's been mentioned a few times before in interviews - they wrapped the main arc up a little too quickly and had to come up with some new way to end the season.
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I think there were casting issues, weren't there? Julie Benz couldn't be there, so they had to wrap up the Darla storyline (or at least that part of it) sooner than they would've liked. In any case, Pylea gets a thumbs up from me. Plus, any episode that puts Joss on screen doing the Dances of Joy and Honor is gold in my book.
"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann
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