Fucking a corpse who you mistakenly thought was your boyfriend isn't a great display of agency.
It's not a terrific use of agency, sure, but it's hard to argue that she was the passive one in that situation.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Jessica - Aug 06, 2008 3:27:28 am PDT #6490 of 10467
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tiggy - Aug 06, 2008 4:38:39 am PDT #6491 of 10467
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
And the Mexican wrestlers one, too.
I do not get the love for this episode. i spent most of it wishing for the end. HAAAAAAAAAAATE.
Smile Time wasn't awful, but it certainly wouldn't be in my top 10.
Shir - Aug 06, 2008 4:47:31 am PDT #6492 of 10467
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I do not get the love for this episode
...there's love for this episode? What? Where? And for the love of God, why?
Look, I don't hate it, but it was like watching those pieces of art (or just porn pictures) that makes you tilt your head, trying to reappreciate the object in question. And, well, I think I maybe can appreciate this episode in question. From far away. Without watching it, or trying to see the 3D painting hiding behind it. Only in this case, it seems like there wasn't a 3D painting.
I'll stop now, because there's a limit to the number of metaphors I can scramble.
Strega - Aug 06, 2008 5:39:28 am PDT #6493 of 10467
It has luchadors! AND midget luchadors! And ghost luchadors! If it'd had ghost midget luchadors it would have been perfect.
I dunno, I think Bell's sense of humor is very close to mine, so that's a big part of it. Bitter, crabby Angel usually entertains me. And then it's a big signpost pointing to the finale, so bonus points for that.
Tom Scola - Aug 06, 2008 5:43:04 am PDT #6494 of 10467
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Numero Cinco is perhaps my favorite Angel episode.
victor infante - Aug 06, 2008 6:15:24 am PDT #6495 of 10467
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
...there's love for this episode? What? Where? And for the love of God, why?
This is the single best hour of television ever created. Bar none.
Vortex - Aug 06, 2008 6:17:50 am PDT #6496 of 10467
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that you have to have a basic love of wrestling to get it/love it. I really like the ep, but I spent Saturday mornings of my childhood watching Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (he was dreeeeamy), Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and Rick Flair (woo!)
Strega - Aug 06, 2008 6:24:55 am PDT #6497 of 10467
I think that you have to have a basic love of wrestling to get it/love itI'm pretty sure that you don't, since... I don't.
But I couldn't put it in the "best ever" category. I mean, Spike's in it.
Jessica - Aug 06, 2008 6:28:06 am PDT #6498 of 10467
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think that you have to have a basic love of wrestling to get it/love it.
Nope - I have zero interest in wrestling of any kind, but I do adore Numero Cinco. I don't know that I'd label it "best hour of television ever created," but it's definitely way up there on my list of favorite standalone AtS eps. It's just got such fantastic tight storytelling. Plus El Diablo Robotico.
Vortex - Aug 06, 2008 6:28:21 am PDT #6499 of 10467
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm pretty sure that you don't, since... I don't.
But I couldn't put it in the "best ever" category. I mean, Spike's in it.
Love is perhaps a strong word. Enjoyment?