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?
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.
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.
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.
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!)
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.
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.
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).
I think there were meta reasons for that.
I understand. I just don't like.
