Can someone confirm what Dan wrote in press about Angel being re-broadcast next Tuesday. Is that WB-wide, or a localized thing?
Signed, Hates my VCR timer.
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Frankenbuddha - May 21, 2004 3:39:00 am PDT #1171 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Lilty Cash - May 21, 2004 3:45:55 am PDT #1172 of 3531
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
From the WB site, it looks like its happenin, Frankenbuddha. BTW- Did I see you say that you came to Maine last weekend?
Topic!Cindy - May 21, 2004 3:49:15 am PDT #1173 of 3531
What is even happening?
Did they rerun it last night, too? I thought I saw something about that, but wasn't home to check.
§ ita § - May 21, 2004 4:11:18 am PDT #1174 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think of Lorne as morally ambiguous. I think of Lindsey that way. Lorne just isn't motivated by the polarities, and is lazy and kinda cowardly.
Lindsey has what I'd chalk up to ambiguity -- he has bigger motives (himself, and his Angel obsession), so his behaviour is all over the map. Doing good, doing evil, trying to help Angel, trying to kill him. Lorne doesn't have sufficient git-up-and-go.
Frankenbuddha - May 21, 2004 4:11:38 am PDT #1175 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
BTW- Did I see you say that you came to Maine last weekend?
Yeah, I was up there the weekend of the 15th visiting family.
bon bon - May 21, 2004 4:38:48 am PDT #1176 of 3531
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
At the end, after all these years, his guns and knives failed him, but he has finally earned his stripes as a watcher.
This reminds me just how much my reaction to Wes was so subtly shifted by the writers. I really did not relish his appearance on the show; he, by s.3, became the most compelling character.
Topic!Cindy - May 21, 2004 4:45:50 am PDT #1177 of 3531
What is even happening?
I don't think of Lorne as morally ambiguous. I think of Lindsey that way. Lorne just isn't motivated by the polarities, and is lazy and kinda cowardly.
I agree, in addition to his cowardice (or maybe this was his personal fanwank), I think he saw himself as basically peaceable, and above the fray. And (to me, at least) it seems he had his hopes too pinned on Angel. I think he wanted Angel to be good for him, and was hoping to be one of the good guys, but by association, skipping all the wetwork. Understanding the compromises Angel made, and seeing where and why they were necessary (and sometimes not)—if ugly—really undid him. I think Lorne's whole worldview is askew.
It took me a while to get to this place in my brain. When I first read the spoilers, and even after I first saw the episode, I was puzzled and annoyed by Lorne's decision not to meet everyone back in the alley. But now, it works for me. In fact, I don't think anything else (for Lorne's story) would have worked for me.
Kalshane - May 21, 2004 5:03:23 am PDT #1178 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.
On the outrage at the WB front, author Peter David calls the "Your friends at the WB" bit "the most horrifying moment of the evening" on his blog.
With the baby duck/Wes is a puppy group. Maybe, years down the road, it could have turned into something resembling true love, but I think that's too alien a concept to Illyria right now.
I love the way Wes' story ended--it felt right. But any prospect of a movie/mini-series/spin-off feels... dimmed and incomplete to me due to Wes' absence, you know? Sigh.
Vonnie is me. It was heart-breaking, but it was what needed to happen. And I can't really imagine a spin-off or continuation without him. I came late to the game, but seeing bits of season 3 and then starting to actually watch season 4, I couldn't believe he was the same character from Buffy. It was one of the reasons that I felt compelled to get the earlier seasons on DVD, to find out how he got there.
Polter-Cow - May 21, 2004 5:10:39 am PDT #1179 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
On the outrage at the WB front, author Peter David calls the "Your friends at the WB" bit "the most horrifying moment of the evening" on his blog.
Heh. I'm actually very, very intrigued by his theories regarding the Smallville finale, though.
Topic!Cindy - May 21, 2004 5:30:57 am PDT #1180 of 3531
What is even happening?
On the outrage at the WB front, author Peter David calls the "Your friends at the WB" bit "the most horrifying moment of the evening" on his blog.
It is! It is! I still can't write up my real thoughts, because it comes to mind, and I get all angry again. I really haven't hated them this badly since they billed the BtVS season 5 finale as "The WB's Series Finale." They're weevil bastards.
deb has some lovely plans for them.