Also, I NEED THOSE POTATOES, DAVID!
Mmmm, I'm eating them now. The herbs were a good choice.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
DavidS - Nov 14, 2012 11:57:10 am PST #9734 of 10458
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Beverly - Nov 14, 2012 12:06:41 pm PST #9735 of 10458
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm watching Buffy from the beginning with H, who's never seen it before. After years of mockery, now he's getting into it. And I'm really loving it. There are a few anachronisms: cell phones, computer lab, but basically the storylines and issues stand up well even today. He's picking up on phrases the kids and I have used, incorporated into vernacular--"Oh, THAT's where that came from!"
Yeah. Joss is god.
Connie Neil - Nov 14, 2012 12:15:16 pm PST #9736 of 10458
brillig
I was kind of baffled by the prevalence of "Maybe this is racist, I don't know what to think" in the comments. Have they become accustomed to thinking that any portrayal of another culture is going to be questionable?
I adored the episode, the one left behind after the heroes go on, discovering he's still as much a hero even though he survived.
erikaj - Nov 14, 2012 2:47:15 pm PST #9737 of 10458
Always Anti-fascist!
mmm, au gratin!
Jessica - Nov 14, 2012 4:00:52 pm PST #9738 of 10458
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love Numero Cinco, Smile Time, AND potatoes au gratin! Trifecta FTW!
Vortex - Nov 14, 2012 4:12:42 pm PST #9739 of 10458
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Im not sure how Número Cinco can be considered racist. Just because the characters were Latino?
DavidS - Nov 14, 2012 4:36:37 pm PST #9740 of 10458
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Im not sure how Número Cinco can be considered racist. Just because the characters were Latino?
People unfamiliar with Mexican pop culture and Lucha Libre thought that the episode might be mocking it.
Of course, Lucha as a genre is just as silly as superheroes in tights and the episode was clearly an affectionate tribute.
brenda m - Nov 14, 2012 4:44:50 pm PST #9741 of 10458
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I can see if you didn't know how actually silly it is, portraying it that way might make you ooky. So ask the question I guess, but you're on shaky grounds.
victor infante - Nov 16, 2012 6:50:57 am PST #9742 of 10458
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Numero Cinco" is the greatest hour of television ever made. I love that episode more than just about anything.
DavidS - Nov 27, 2012 11:51:40 am PST #9743 of 10458
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mark's coming up to a good run on Angel, with "You're Welcome" tomorrow. That should be a balm for his Cordy loving heart. Then "Smile Time" and "Hole in the World" soon after.
But today's video of him watching Dollhouse and getting to the Alpha reveal in "Briar Rose" was the best.