Totally awesome.
You really worked at a Wolfram and Hart? That's so cool.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Polter-Cow - Oct 04, 2004 6:22:33 am PDT #2513 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Topic!Cindy - Oct 11, 2004 7:22:55 am PDT #2514 of 3531
What is even happening?
I finally got to see all of Destiny last night, or nearly all of it. There was a taping accident, at the time it originally aired, and I only saw from the point of Spike & Angel's fight for the Mountain Dew Grail, on, and never rewatched what I did manage to capture. This time, I think TNT did something goofy, and I missed the very very beginning, despite the fact that the TiVo was on, and the tuner was tuned into the right station. At any rate, I saw a second of Spike & Dru before Angelus appears, and she tells him, "It's Willy."
I usually don't notice the HoYay, but the Spike/Angelus vibe in the flashbacks was evident this time, even to me.
If you watched this one in real time, was Spike's resolidification anti-climactic? It seemed to me last night, that it must have been, but I don't know.
Now, where I didn't see a few of these ones in the late beginning/early middle, I am a bit confused. Did this episode have any point other than introducing Lindsey's return (yay!), and being a bit more revealy about the Spike-Angel dynamics (which, well, I don't think we got revelation so much as confirmation)?
I don't get why Lindsey and Eve went to this trouble. Did they honestly think Spike would/would be able to kill Angel?
Polter-Cow - Oct 11, 2004 7:58:05 am PDT #2515 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If you watched this one in real time, was Spike's resolidification anti-climactic?
He he. It was more incredibly amusing because Strega had predicted it. Not the actual method, of course, but just the whole, "Bang, he's corporeal, let's move on" deal.
Stephanie - Oct 11, 2004 8:06:17 am PDT #2516 of 3531
Trust my rage
Now, where I didn't see a few of these ones in the late beginning/early middle, I am a bit confused. Did this episode have any point other than introducing Lindsey's return (yay!), and being a bit more revealy about the Spike-Angel dynamics (which, well, I don't think we got revelation so much as confirmation)?
I found that I liked a lot of this season's episodes by themselves, but I frequently felt like I didn't really know where the season was going. I really liked Destiny but I never really understood Lindsey's master plan. There were a few other things, but they aren't coming back to me now.
editted cause the spelling mistakes are always so clear once I read my post in buffista-font.
Strega - Oct 11, 2004 8:20:48 am PDT #2517 of 3531
It wasn't so much a prediction as a heartfelt wish that they'd get on with it, even if it didn't make any sense. So when I got what I'd wanted, and it made no sense at all, I figured I couldn't complain.
Katie M - Oct 11, 2004 8:22:10 am PDT #2518 of 3531
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Lindsey didn't have a master plan. Lindsey just wanted to fight Angel with a sword while not wearing a shirt. This was the number one disappointment of the season for me. (I mean, don't get me wrong, the shirtless swordfighting was pretty great, but sob! Lindsey! With the stupidity!)
Topic!Cindy - Oct 11, 2004 8:31:35 am PDT #2519 of 3531
What is even happening?
Katie, are you saying the writers were pandering to our baser instincts? I'm shocked. Shocked!
It wasn't so much a prediction as a heartfelt wish that they'd get on with it, even if it didn't make any sense. So when I got what I'd wanted, and it made no sense at all, I figured I couldn't complain.Heh. Although I hate when I can't complain. All summer, between seasons 6 and 7 of Buffy, I wished Giles would just wipe away Willow's magic addiction with a handwave, and a pithy comment. When he did, I had to cheer, even though part of me felt disappointed that I had to let ME off easily, because they granted my wish.
I suppose the Pavane storyline earned the ghostiness, and since I haven't rewatched (never mind in order or anything), I'm probably talking out my arse, anyhow.
DCJensen - Oct 11, 2004 9:23:21 am PDT #2520 of 3531
All is well that ends in pizza.
I usually don't notice the HoYay, but the Spike/Angelus vibe in the flashbacks was evident this time, even to me.
"You never let us..."
libkitty - Oct 11, 2004 11:29:06 am PDT #2521 of 3531
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I found that I liked a lot of this season's episodes by themselves, but I frequently felt like I didn't really know where the season was going.
This frustrated me about this season. It felt like all flash and very little substance; like they forgot their loyal viewers in searching for new ones. One of the things I have loved about all of Whedon's series is that they generally manage to make episodes work both as standalones and as part of an arc. But I think that they finally sacrificed the arc.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 11, 2004 11:32:15 am PDT #2522 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
But I think that they finally sacrificed the arc.
I think there were meta reasons for that.
Although it is ironic that it went back to the format it was supposed to have year one (i.e. no or little arc).