I never so much minded that wrong-turn, but then I seem to remember closing my eyes and holding my hands over my ears back then.
It goes by a LOT faster when you rewatch on DVD. It was really only a few episodes, and then some lingering bad symbolism. BUt because of the weird airing schedule, it seemed to go on for months.
Wrod. But I must admit that those are not the eps I watch over and over again.
Why do I have the feeling that AD is probably closer to geek-Wesley?
Hmm...he's probably around S1-S2 Wes, not as bumbling and dorky as Buffy Wes (where he was just a flat comic relief character who was meant to be killed by Faith after a few eps), but definitely not as dark and brooding as S3-S4-S5 post-Illyria Wes (how could he be, he's married to AH for God's sake!).
Yes, that would make a lot of people happier in general.
I caught the second half of the evil hand episode on TNT today. SO freakin' good, from the Lindsey singing and the Angel snarking to the "What? are we on the playground?" argument over the informant, all the snarking between Angel and Lindsey, and the fantastic "evil hand issues" boardroom scene. Not to mention the "Just kiss him already!" farewell scene, and the sign on the back of the truck as Lindsey drove away.
Good times, good times.
Beverly, I saw that today too, and had the exact same reaction. Love the EVIL HAND scene at the end.
From today's San Francisco Examiner "Remote Patrol":
Best finale:
"Friends," "Frasier" and "Sex and The City" had all the finale hoopla, but "Angel" actually had the best signoff -- major characters die and the remaining gang prepares to fight overwhelming evil in Los Angeles. Come on! That's pretty cool!
I caught the "evil hand" episode too!
It looked so pretty.
I miss Angel.
I caught the last ten minutes of it.
sniff.
Ah yes, "Dead End: The Homoeroticism on this Show Goes to 11"