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.
I understand.
But do you comprehend?
I heard
Alias
was put under the same pressure to be less arc-y and more stand-alone-y last season, and having finished watching it on DVD, I think it was still pretty successful at keeping a decent arc, moreso than
Angel S5.
But do you comprehend?
I tried to get that in, but my brain just couldn't do it today. Thanks!
It seems Amazon are selling various Fox DVD sets cheap. Angel S1 for US$15.
edit - thanks Kate.
I was just going through my bookmarks, to clean them out, and found this: Ling Mao "Angel 4: Well, It's a Start." Feb 25, 2004 7:21:51 pm PST
I'll paste the text, because Angel 4 is closed, and could get archived.
From an Angel writers' panel at last year's San Diego con:
Jeff Bell then directed the conversation to another writer, Steven DeKnight, who was greeted with huge applause and offered, "I'll tell you an aspect. I wish I could sit here and tell you that we struggle and it's tears and sweat 24 hours a day, but we have the best time you've ever seen. We spend 90 per cent of our time laughing our asses off. And to give you an example, the other day I believe we spent a good, solid hour with a vigorous argument between who would win in a fight against an astronaut and a caveman. And it actually got angry in the room!"
I was laughing myself sick during that exchange.
eta...Oh upon scrolling, I guess Ling Mao posted that because the Astronauts v. Caveman episode aired then. I thought it aired later in the season, and that she's displayed some awesome E.S.P.
t /litella
