I love Angel S4 a whole bunch as well. And "Origin."
I think I liked "Not Fade Away" more than "Chosen," too.
We're deep in space, corner of No and Where.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Polter-Cow - Nov 20, 2009 9:13:30 am PST #7222 of 10464
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 20, 2009 9:16:30 am PST #7223 of 10464
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I didn't hate Pylea, though it wasn't a high point of S2.
le nubian - Nov 20, 2009 9:19:06 am PST #7224 of 10464
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
heh. most certainly not.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2009 9:24:07 am PST #7225 of 10464
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I might have liked Pylea more in a different season. I thought it absolutely didn't belong with the rest of S2.
Vortex - Nov 20, 2009 9:34:05 am PST #7226 of 10464
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The parts of Home not involving Angel & Connor
"You come by for coffee and the world's not ending? Please."
DCJensen - Nov 20, 2009 9:36:14 am PST #7227 of 10464
All is well that ends in pizza.
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.
ChiKat - Nov 20, 2009 9:37:56 am PST #7228 of 10464
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I liked Pylea because that's when Wesley became a hardass? leader? warrior?. I love that character development in him.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2009 9:40:24 am PST #7229 of 10464
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
One of the things that got me in The Gift was Spike breaking down in the background at the end
That moment made me start writing fanfic. I hated the idea of Spike being sad all summer. t /sap
erikaj - Nov 20, 2009 9:41:53 am PST #7230 of 10464
Always Anti-fascist!
"Every night I save you," Nope. Not over it.
Strega - Nov 20, 2009 9:42:08 am PST #7231 of 10464
It's not my favorite TV evah, but Angel S4 is totally the best thing to come from Mutant Enemy.
AtS always had problems with seasonal arcs and pacing
Unlike Buffy? I mean, they both had issues in those areas.
I don't they were trying to do the same kind of season-long arcs on Angel. Which makes comparing finales across the shows difficult, since they had different things to accomplish. Apart from Restless, on Buffy the finale featured a climactic battle against the Big Bad who has menaced them all season. Angel didn't have Big Bads, and the season's climax usually came several episodes before the finale.
(And then Darla said they'd go again.)
(Zing!)