Pain is my friend
Maria, can I tag this?
Dawn: I feel safe with you. Spike: Take that back!
'First Date'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Stephanie - May 20, 2004 5:11:07 pm PDT #1156 of 3531
Trust my rage
Pix - May 20, 2004 5:30:58 pm PDT #1157 of 3531
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
and I want Illyria to tell it to him. (What? She can survive! Someone gets to tell the tale!)
It may be a completely spurious connection, but when I saw that posted, all I could think was:
If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart
Absent thee from felicity awhile,
And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain,
To tell my story.
(Hamlet, 5.2)
Caterpillar Drive - May 20, 2004 6:01:18 pm PDT #1158 of 3531
Tonight, I am the Law.
My take on the ending is that it was appropriate--the way it was always supposed to go down. Angel and the survivors were finally free to get to the business of getting rid of the bad guys. This is what they know -- not board rooms and paperwork, but freakin' dragons and armies of doom. In a certain vein, In my mind they win because they choose to fight.
Last season Angel told Faith about never completely atoning, and that it went on every day. The Shanshu Prophecy was at best, misplaced hope, and at worst, an outright lie. The neatness the prophecy embodied seemed inconsistent with what I think is one of the paramount iron rules of the Jossverse -- NOTHING is gained by the protagonists that easy. There is a price for everything, and it gets higher depending on that that everything happens to be at a given time.
And so the finale dealt with "the Price." Buffy's finale did much of the same thing.
Maria - May 20, 2004 6:02:29 pm PDT #1159 of 3531
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Maria, can I tag this?
Absolutely, Stephanie. My first tag. Squee! And congrats on selling the house...
JoeCrow - May 20, 2004 6:13:48 pm PDT #1160 of 3531
"what's left when you take biology and sociology out of the picture?" "An autistic hermaphodite." -Allyson
Hm. How about a "Faith/Spike/Illyria on motorcycles, fighting crime/stuff/whatever" show? I would so watch that.
victor infante - May 20, 2004 6:35:27 pm PDT #1161 of 3531
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Hm. How about a "Faith/Spike/Illyria on motorcycles, fighting crime/stuff/whatever" show? I would so watch that.
Spikey's Angels.
Kalshane - May 20, 2004 7:00:07 pm PDT #1162 of 3531
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
How about Faith, Willow and Angel in a new series: "The Slayer, the Witch and the Hairloaf"?
Wolfram - May 20, 2004 7:35:10 pm PDT #1163 of 3531
Visilurking
Wolfram, I love this premise. I'm not ready to let these people go, and this seems reasonable, for lack of a better word. It's all based on the show's lore. Now if someone could figure out a way to wank Wesley back to life, I'd be happy.
Thanks Maria. I also liked someone else's wank (DCJ?) with the slayers/cavalry arriving just in time. But Wesley's dead, and I think it's where he really wants to be.
Pain is my friend, and Joss knows how to dish it up in the exact quantities guaranteed to hurt the worst.
He really is the master torturer. Too little pain and you can laugh it off. Too much and it numbs you. Joss gives you just enough to leave you in delicious agony.
how about a Fredyllia/Spike spinoff
Blue Thunder and White Lightning. It could be a thing.
Maria - May 20, 2004 7:49:04 pm PDT #1164 of 3531
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Wesley's dead, and I think it's where he really wants to be.
But that's not where I want him to be. That should be all that matters. Wes wasn't in his right mind for a while, so how would he know what he really wanted? Grief is a mind-altering substance.
Blue Thunder and White Lightning. It could be a thing.
Blue Thunder was a thing. About a helicopter. Only lasted half a season and featured James Farentino and Dana Carvey. White Lightning--also a thing. The 1973 movie starred Burt Reynolds. Both dealt with crime fighting.
I like your version better.
DCJensen - May 20, 2004 8:09:37 pm PDT #1165 of 3531
All is well that ends in pizza.
Thanks Maria. I also liked someone else's wank (DCJ?)
Thanks.
I put it on my LJ now. that way I can edit it...