It just seemed to me that, whether the bad guy was at the door or not, they should expect something bad at other doors too/instead.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Deena - Jun 22, 2005 6:38:41 pm PDT #9924 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Morgana - Jun 22, 2005 6:45:48 pm PDT #9925 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
That was my point, too. The doorbell seemed like such an obvious misdirect.
Allyson - Jun 22, 2005 6:48:46 pm PDT #9926 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
That was my point, too. The doorbell seemed like such an obvious misdirect.
Danny gets on his walkie. I assume, and maybe I'm taking a gigantic mental leap, here, that the house is otherwise covered, and the walkie was to cover the back.
Morgana - Jun 22, 2005 6:51:14 pm PDT #9927 of 10001
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
But then wouldn't someone have radioed them to warn them that someone was coming to the door?
Allyson - Jun 22, 2005 6:53:41 pm PDT #9928 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
But then wouldn't someone have radioed them to warn them that someone was coming to the door?
Maybe. But then we'd miss that scene.
BartlebyFink - Jun 22, 2005 6:57:31 pm PDT #9929 of 10001
One Hot Burrito!
I'm a bit late in on this. I just got back from gathering folks...err, people...folks-y people and people-y folks...to watch the episode with. I really dug this episode, perhaps my favorite so far. But the good news...my people also dug the hell out of it. Laughing at the good jokes (all of them). Going "ooh, damn" at the "ooh, damn" moments. My friend went home and set up season pass on his tivo, even. It only took 3 episodes to get people I know into it.
Questions/things I wouldn't mind seeing: Are we always going to resolve an episode with some kind of FBI Swat action? That's two in a row.
I wouldn't have minded if that guy had gotten away. He was really good.
Oooh, and also, was that actually a picture of Rachel when she was a kid?
aurelia - Jun 22, 2005 7:21:29 pm PDT #9930 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
OMWF, cat named Angel. Hee. I enjoyed all the funny bits. It's a nice contrast to the creepy. And the guest stars were fantastic!
The way Prefiler talked about Web made me think there might be a history there. That respect? admiration? wasn't based on something that would come from searchable files.
BartlebyFink - Jun 22, 2005 7:34:23 pm PDT #9931 of 10001
One Hot Burrito!
Yeah, there definitely was that sense of respect. But, I think it was more out of he realized what Web does. He respects that. I keep getting the sense that Web, while up to dark things, is up to somethign super sinister. The man's got a little Arvin Sloan of Alias in him, me thinks.
JadeHand - Jun 22, 2005 8:05:00 pm PDT #9932 of 10001
"Waiting to be recognised, quite applause will do. They shower you with flowers, when they bury you." -Brave -Marillion.
Really good episode. Loved the humour, Mel's ownership of "pre-filer", Danny's gun tutorial. And even if it didn't make sense that all 4 of them went to the door, it looked great. "Once More with Feeling", "Angel", nice. More Wonderfalls alumni making appearances?
§ ita § - Jun 22, 2005 9:19:29 pm PDT #9933 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey, this time they held their guns in low ready position!
Uh, that's all I got so far.