LOL - one of my favourite musicals, that. I pause to consider John Barrowman in the role of Henry Higgings. It would be playing against the usual type of casting for the role, but I think it would be brilliant. To have the casually chauvinistic Higgins played by someone gorgeous - it would put all the more depth into Eliza's role. I'd like that. And I think Barrowman could do it brilliantly.
a hugely important episode
It's a twist of theme. So far it's been "schoolgirl fights vampires and monsters" without much more oomph to it than that. Now the stakes are higher - the monsters can be in our own hearts, and the Beast can love the Beauty. Nice layering of themes. I hope for more to come.
I grew to love Cordelia on Buffy.
Good. I didn't think, given what I've heard about the show, that she could remain so one-dimensional.
Yup, and yup. Xander vs. Cordelia tends to bring it out!
That in itself is a good reason for her existence!
I find that moment interesting because of the loss of control by Angel.
Godo point. Yes, it makes sense that Angel should have fears about his own sense of control. And it raises the interesting question of his two levels of self-control needed: control of the vampire's lust for blook and control of the man's lust for sex. Both of which are dangerous to him, for different reasons. But, repressing everything, what is left to him? Even on a level of 'companionship' he doesn't belong with either vampires or humans. Buffy's being a Slayer, not a normal human, just raises it another notch - moves her from the level of 'potential victim' to 'enemy'. But as in any good Montague/Capulet story, the enemy is in our hearts.
Watch that Joss, sneaking in the twistedness.
Good for him!
How does Darla know where she lives? Well, presumably the Three told them, which means the Master knows as well.
She'd be in the phone book, wouldn't she be? (I'm not sure yet whether the vampires are literate. The vampires created within the last century presumably would be.)
either way the episode shows it is not that hard for the forces of evil to find out where Buffy lives and that means the secrecy puts her mother in danger because she is the only one who doesn't know the danger exists.
Yes to all of that. An old comic book dilemma, and Joss is playing on all the themes of comic books.
That is probably one of my favourite Angel moments. I love the little twisted smile he has.
Yes - I may still have trouble with David Boreanaz, and I do, but how can I not like a character with lines and moments like that?
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Date: 2008-02-20 04:06 pm (UTC)LOL - one of my favourite musicals, that. I pause to consider John Barrowman in the role of Henry Higgings. It would be playing against the usual type of casting for the role, but I think it would be brilliant. To have the casually chauvinistic Higgins played by someone gorgeous - it would put all the more depth into Eliza's role. I'd like that. And I think Barrowman could do it brilliantly.
a hugely important episode
It's a twist of theme. So far it's been "schoolgirl fights vampires and monsters" without much more oomph to it than that. Now the stakes are higher - the monsters can be in our own hearts, and the Beast can love the Beauty. Nice layering of themes. I hope for more to come.
I grew to love Cordelia on Buffy.
Good. I didn't think, given what I've heard about the show, that she could remain so one-dimensional.
Yup, and yup. Xander vs. Cordelia tends to bring it out!
That in itself is a good reason for her existence!
I find that moment interesting because of the loss of control by Angel.
Godo point. Yes, it makes sense that Angel should have fears about his own sense of control. And it raises the interesting question of his two levels of self-control needed: control of the vampire's lust for blook and control of the man's lust for sex. Both of which are dangerous to him, for different reasons. But, repressing everything, what is left to him? Even on a level of 'companionship' he doesn't belong with either vampires or humans. Buffy's being a Slayer, not a normal human, just raises it another notch - moves her from the level of 'potential victim' to 'enemy'. But as in any good Montague/Capulet story, the enemy is in our hearts.
Watch that Joss, sneaking in the twistedness.
Good for him!
How does Darla know where she lives? Well, presumably the Three told them, which means the Master knows as well.
She'd be in the phone book, wouldn't she be? (I'm not sure yet whether the vampires are literate. The vampires created within the last century presumably would be.)
either way the episode shows it is not that hard for the forces of evil to find out where Buffy lives and that means the secrecy puts her mother in danger because she is the only one who doesn't know the danger exists.
Yes to all of that. An old comic book dilemma, and Joss is playing on all the themes of comic books.
That is probably one of my favourite Angel moments. I love the little twisted smile he has.
Yes - I may still have trouble with David Boreanaz, and I do, but how can I not like a character with lines and moments like that?