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..."
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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DCJensen - Oct 11, 2004 9:23:21 am PDT #2520 of 3531
All is well that ends in pizza.
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).
libkitty - Oct 11, 2004 11:34:11 am PDT #2523 of 3531
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I think there were meta reasons for that.
I understand. I just don't like.
Polter-Cow - Oct 11, 2004 11:38:45 am PDT #2524 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
libkitty - Oct 11, 2004 11:40:25 am PDT #2525 of 3531
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
But do you comprehend?
I tried to get that in, but my brain just couldn't do it today. Thanks!
thegrommit - Oct 13, 2004 2:22:43 pm PDT #2526 of 3531
Um.
Kate P. - Oct 13, 2004 2:28:30 pm PDT #2527 of 3531
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Topic!Cindy - Oct 14, 2004 6:14:02 am PDT #2528 of 3531
What is even happening?
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
sumi - Oct 20, 2004 7:03:57 am PDT #2529 of 3531
Art Crawl!!!