Rewatch-with-the-kid-update:
He lost a handful of points during Becoming when he tried to argue that Xander had a point with the whole why-not-just-kill-Angelus thing (he's not wrong, but...shut up), and then lost a bunch more for being insufficiently wrathful about That Lie. (To be fair, he hasn't had 20+ years to hold that grudge, so I figure, give him time...)
He then gained back ALL the points when he told me he'd looked up the S3 credits online before we watched Anne, because I usually fast-forward through them, and he wanted to see what changed. And then we watched Dead Man's Party because he asked to watch another episode. (I think he was expecting the new Slayer to show up right away.)
He has insisted on a no-spoilers policy so he doesn't know anything about Faith, but I haven't been able to stop myself interjecting "OH NO NOT HIM" whenever Snyder mutters something about telling the Mayor because honestly I am not made of stone.
I wonder if Harry Groener knows that there's a group of people who think "OH NO NOT HIM" every time we see him in anything. (still not over him being the Designated Survivor on The West Wing)
I just get a kick out of the "fact" that the Mayor of Sunnydale is Ted Mosby's hippy drippy stepfather, Clint, in
How I Met Your Mother.
[link]
Still not a fan of Amends and the magical forgiveness snow.
The now-officially-a-teenager wanted to see more of the Wishverse. But I promised no spoilers so I didn't say anything...
We have turned the corner and started S4/AtS S1 last night. S4 is such a culture shock it's almost like starting two completely new shows.
I had forgotten how much I love the Angel theme music. And also how INTENSELY pulpy AtS was in the early days. SMASH CUT TO THE LIBRARY! WE'RE GONNA RESEARCH THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CASE BECAUSE THIS IS A DETECTIVE AGENCY SHOW! BROOD! BROOD HARDER!
I remember someone saying (here, maybe?) that "It doesn't make even the slightest attempt to not be Batman."
I mean, the very first thing Doyle says is calling Angel's apartment the Batcave, so.
Remember when Angel used a grappling hook gun in one of the early episodes?
This happened last night in
Lonely Hearts
(ep2)!
Which also contains an explicit reference to the bat signal and a subplot where the vigilante main character who is never seen during the day and wears an extremely dramatic cape coat strikes up a tentative alliance with a police officer. SUCH SUBTLETY.
(I love it so much. Oh AtS I'm so glad I decided to rewatch you.)
Sense and Sensitivity
has REALLY not aged well. Go on, act surprised. (Not that it was a top-tier ep the first time around, but against the backdrop of today's real world...yikes.)
