I love this episode. Bring on the pain, we can take it.
You masochist. (And yes, I agree absolutely!)
I wonder somewhat how much Angel knew about what was about to happen.
Presumably if he had any clue about it he woudln't have had sex with Buffy - unless he thought he could outsmart fate somehow. It seems more likely he just had no clue, and then felt the changes happening. (Shudder!)
I adore the visual of Angelus blowing out the smoke he's picked up from the hooker's throat.
That was wonderful.
the trend is usually to differentiate between them
Yes, and I'm not sure why my impulse is to do the opposite. Something abut my own theory/interpretation that Angel and Angelus are the same, despite appearances. I tend to go for such synthesis-type interpretations of things. Polarization of the singular psyche.
A bit I liked when Buffy goes home is that the costume people put a rip in her top to keep the continuity or her back being cut. Because I am sad and actually noticed.
Well done!
Xander had a few interesting encounters while watching for Judge-parts.
I'm sure clean hair is a good consequence. [g]
He's there to show Spike and Dru and, just as importantly, the audience that this is unequivocally not a trick by Angel. He really has gone totally evil.
Cleverly done.
it shows that Angelus is on another level of bad even from them.
Or... another remove from the human.
I always think at this point "vengeance is really stupid" though I do like the way he explains it.
It doesn't seem useful, but I like the way Enyos has the strength of his convictions.
JW talks in the commentary about how the concept of vengeance being a living thing, like an irrational god that they serve, really made him able to make sense of all the things that needed to tie together
I like that as an explanation. I like the way the gypsies have their own dark ethos - not a good one, but they're as much trapped by as by anything else.
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Re: fit the first
Date: 2008-05-02 12:20 am (UTC)You masochist. (And yes, I agree absolutely!)
I wonder somewhat how much Angel knew about what was about to happen.
Presumably if he had any clue about it he woudln't have had sex with Buffy - unless he thought he could outsmart fate somehow. It seems more likely he just had no clue, and then felt the changes happening. (Shudder!)
I adore the visual of Angelus blowing out the smoke he's picked up from the hooker's throat.
That was wonderful.
the trend is usually to differentiate between them
Yes, and I'm not sure why my impulse is to do the opposite. Something abut my own theory/interpretation that Angel and Angelus are the same, despite appearances. I tend to go for such synthesis-type interpretations of things. Polarization of the singular psyche.
A bit I liked when Buffy goes home is that the costume people put a rip in her top to keep the continuity or her back being cut. Because I am sad and actually noticed.
Well done!
Xander had a few interesting encounters while watching for Judge-parts.
I'm sure clean hair is a good consequence. [g]
He's there to show Spike and Dru and, just as importantly, the audience that this is unequivocally not a trick by Angel. He really has gone totally evil.
Cleverly done.
it shows that Angelus is on another level of bad even from them.
Or... another remove from the human.
I always think at this point "vengeance is really stupid" though I do like the way he explains it.
It doesn't seem useful, but I like the way Enyos has the strength of his convictions.
JW talks in the commentary about how the concept of vengeance being a living thing, like an irrational god that they serve, really made him able to make sense of all the things that needed to tie together
I like that as an explanation. I like the way the gypsies have their own dark ethos - not a good one, but they're as much trapped by as by anything else.