Loved Connor.
That's why I love Origin so much. (Actually, it wasn't until Origin that I realized how good of an actor VK really is.)
And, okay, I also love Origin for Wesley fucking up in an epic way, AGAIN. But mostly for the Connor-ness and the related Angel-dad-ness.
AtS S2 is pretty much my favourite TV season, although the fragments of Profit and Firefly give it some competition. If there wasn't any Pylea, it would win hands down.
Including Pylea? Because when I rewatch S2, I have to stop there.
I love
Angel
S4 a whole bunch as well. And "Origin."
I think I liked "Not Fade Away" more than "Chosen," too.
I didn't hate Pylea, though it wasn't a high point of S2.
I might have liked Pylea more in a different season. I thought it absolutely didn't belong with the rest of S2.
The parts of Home not involving Angel & Connor
"You come by for coffee and the world's not ending? Please."
One of the things that got me in The Gift was Spike breaking down in the background at the end. That plus the actors in the foreground sold the moment.