More Mark: It occurred to me, while talking about these episodes with my wife, that the last line of the "Angel" finale -- "There's no place like ... Willow?" -- is the best knife twist in the history of television. Just that shot of Allyson Hannigan, silent and devastated, brought all the pain of the Buffy finale we had just begun to get over back again.
A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.
Wash ,'The Message'
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.
victor infante - Jun 15, 2012 2:58:39 pm PDT #9388 of 10458
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Polter-Cow - Jun 15, 2012 3:03:25 pm PDT #9389 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(The last line is actually "It's Buffy." But yes. There was much cursing of Joss Whedon for exactly that reason.)
Frankenbuddha - Jun 18, 2012 11:17:17 am PDT #9390 of 10458
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Mark's viewing of The Gift is up. It's pretty much what you'd expect.
Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2012 6:08:39 pm PDT #9391 of 10458
brillig
I am evil. I've begun looking forward to Mark's pain.
Polter-Cow - Jun 18, 2012 8:41:27 pm PDT #9392 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just have to bring this bit over from enigmaticagentscully's review because it is wonderful and will be appreciated:
The SHRIEK that came out of my mouth when Xander proposed to Anya was nothing even close to human. It was like...imagine a Ringwraith. Then imagine someone has fed that Ringwraith a ton of energy drinks so it’s really hyped up on sugar. Then imagine it’s sucked up a bunch of helium from a balloon so it’s voice is really high pitched. Then imagine someone told that Ringwraith that it’s favourite show Firefly has been renewed for a second season.
That is the sound I made.
le nubian - Jun 19, 2012 3:21:19 am PDT #9393 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh dear.
le nubian - Jun 19, 2012 3:21:35 am PDT #9394 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
the "wedding" episode is going to hurt.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2012 11:42:48 am PDT #9395 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also season four of Angel, given how much he loves Cordelia.
I just discovered a funny casting coincidence. The same actress played Lysette, the car-obsessed girl Xander picks up in "The Zeppo," and Marelda, Cordelia's serving wench in "There's No Place in Plrtz Glrb."
We've decided that Lysette ended up in L.A. and Fred's professor sent her to Pylea.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 19, 2012 2:04:29 pm PDT #9396 of 10458
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Also season four of Angel, given how much he loves Cordelia.
I loved Cordelia and Season 4 was a welcome relief from Season 3. Hey, she may have been the unwitting host for a larval god that was turning her evil, but at least she had some snark and a working brain cell or two.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2012 11:59:42 am PDT #9397 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
There are a lot of season six fans in the Mark Watches comments. This should be interesting. I did like it better on a rewatch.
As for Mark's predictions...
There will be an episode devoted to Xander and Anya’s glorious wedding!
Oh dear.