Angel was coming down a set of stairs when he went in

So you're saying he was coming down from street level, where the sun lives?

Maybe he took Connor's advice and had a suit made out of necrotempered glass....

My Mom e-mailed me this morning and said "I decided I'm mad at Lorne for killing our hottie Lindsey. Because he was a hottie and shouldn't die."

Simple woman, my Mom.

My minor nitpick is why did "Chow Yun Wes" not have his guns on him and instead try to use that little knife? Even if he'd planned on killing the guy with magic, he'd have brought them along as a security blanket. (Not saying the guns would have neccessarily worked, but it seemed odd that he chose a knife as his backup weapon.)

Simple woman, my Mom.

Tell her Lorne was doing the ultimate Queer Eye makeover on Lindsey, which he earned due to his haircut.

Presumably the wizard has a metal detector. Or something.

My minor nitpick is why did "Chow Yun Wes" not have his guns on him and instead try to use that little knife? Even if he'd planned on killing the guy with magic, he'd have brought them along as a security blanket. (Not saying the guns would have neccessarily worked, but it seemed odd that he chose a knife as his backup weapon.)

Yeah, or his sleeve swords would have been a hell of a lot better than the little fold-away knife he had.

My minor nitpick is why did "Chow Yun Wes" not have his guns on him and instead try to use that little knife? Even if he'd planned on killing the guy with magic, he'd have brought them along as a security blanket. (Not saying the guns would have neccessarily worked, but it seemed odd that he chose a knife as his backup weapon.)

He'd lent them to Lorne. Sure, he only used a handgun, but who knows what else he had under that coat?

Wes was most likely searched before he was allowed to have the 'sit down' with the wizard guy. So a knife was all he could safely bring besides magic. He need to get the guy off guard.

While I was shedding a tear or two (or three) during the scene with Wes and not!Fred, I admired the exquisite lie-within-a-lie Illyria was telling Wes: Not only did Illyria appear to Wes as Fred, but she comforted him with the notion that soon Wes and Fred would be together again. But Fred's soul was destroyed when Illyria stole her body---

(edited to add the "the" I left out earlier.)

Not only did Illyria appear to Wes as Fred, but she comforted him with notion that soon Wes and Fred would be together again. But Fred's soul was destroyed when Illyria stole her body---

I have to WAHHH!! again at that.

Catching up this morning brought the allergies back on, I was a mess last night. Thank goodness my DH is as bad as I am, so we cried together.

Random thoughts:

Standing with deb in the they-survived-there-will-be-a-movie corner at least until the finality starts sinking into my brain.

I definitely thought that Lorne was acting under Angel's orders. I also like the idea (though it didn't occur to me till I read it here) that he has known for some time that this was coming, and he was not looking forward to it. That will, for me, explain his odd detachment lately. I was sad that he killed Lindsey, but understood it. That whole Angel/Lindsey scene was great. "You do get a little speechy you know..."

The only thing that bothered me really was Harmony's betrayal. While I completely agree that it was in character, and made sense, I was really hoping she would somehow end up on the good side.

I didn't love Connor when he was whiny!Connor, but I definitely loved him this season.

It was great that Gunn saw Anne for a moment, I liked her little thread running between the two shows. So funny how many years apart her appearances were.

I have nothing else coherent to add at the moment, but let me chime in with saying that I can't tell you all how much you have added to my enjoyment of the shows, and how much I have appreciated your brain stimulating conversation! Though I suspect it has been somewhat detrimental to my work life, it has enriched the world in my brain more than you can imagine.