Angel - Season 1 impressions (episode 13)
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For a summary click here.
My theory is that this episode was written when the ratings weren't all that good.
Someone said: 'OK, many women watch Angel because they are drawn to Angel's muscular physique and have maternal feelings for Wesley. But what we also want to have lots of teenage boys eagerly waiting for the next Angel episode. What we need is a bit more eye candy for them. Let there be women! And let these women be scantily clad! Only then teenage fanboys everywhere will see that Angel is the best show ever!'
And so we get Jhiera who wears the top of all tops that gives new meaning to the word "booby trap".
My boyfriend watched bits of this episode together with me and remarked that Angel does an amazing job of *not* looking at her breasts. :-)
There are also lots of women who get so hot in the aftermath of transdimensional travel that they have to spend a considerable amount of time lying on iceblocks while being dressed in bikinis.
So yes, I wasn't really impressed by the plot. Or the outfits. But there are moments I enjoyed:
- The party:
Wesley is such a lovable nerd. Also Mr I don't dance. Angel imagining what it would look like if he started to dance after all is priceless.
- "Seeing" Dennis again. He was so cute in the last episode, too.
- As always the interaction between Angel, Cordelia and Wesley rocks:
Angel puts the bag down with a slight grimace: “Really, ah, fun party last night.
Cordy: “I’m so glad you came. You know how parties are. You’re always worried that no one is going to suck the energy out of the room like a giant black hole of boring despair. But there you where - in the clinch!”
Angel: “I didn’t... – Boring?”
Cordy: “You used to be a person! Did you never party? Did people not gather in olden times?”
Angel: “I talked to people. - Laura.”
Cordy: “Laura thought you hated her. I had to tell her you were challenged.”
Angel: “I don’t hate her. I-I got to modes with people: bite and avoid. Hard to shift. Plus, I can’t get to close. I mean, with women...”
Cordy: “You can be nice. I mean, it’s not like Laura is going to throw you down on the living room floor and tear off all of your... - Well, actually, Laura...”
Angel: “I’ll try harder. - Still, I mean, the quiet, reserved – thing, don’t you think it makes me kind of – I don’t know, cool?”
Cordy points at Wesley as he walks into the office: “He was cooler.”
Wesley: “Good morning.”
Angel sits down on the couch with a sigh: “Now I’m depressed.”
Angel: “Look, I don’t have much, but as long as you make yourself useful around here, you’re entitled to a cut.”
Wesley: “I-I don’t know what to say.”
Cordy: “Well, this is great! Now we’re really... (To Angel) Do I have to take a pay-cut? (Angel shakes his head and Cordy turns back to Wesley) a team!”
Wesley tries to hug Angel, but he wards him off with a slight grimace.
Wesley: “You won’t be disappointed. (Turns away and looks down) There is, ah, something in my eye.”
Angel pulls the handkerchief out of Wesley’s front pocket and hands it to him.
Cordy: “Oh, don’t go getting all sappy. (To Angel) Hold me.”
For a summary click here.
My theory is that this episode was written when the ratings weren't all that good.
Someone said: 'OK, many women watch Angel because they are drawn to Angel's muscular physique and have maternal feelings for Wesley. But what we also want to have lots of teenage boys eagerly waiting for the next Angel episode. What we need is a bit more eye candy for them. Let there be women! And let these women be scantily clad! Only then teenage fanboys everywhere will see that Angel is the best show ever!'
And so we get Jhiera who wears the top of all tops that gives new meaning to the word "booby trap".
My boyfriend watched bits of this episode together with me and remarked that Angel does an amazing job of *not* looking at her breasts. :-)
There are also lots of women who get so hot in the aftermath of transdimensional travel that they have to spend a considerable amount of time lying on iceblocks while being dressed in bikinis.
So yes, I wasn't really impressed by the plot. Or the outfits. But there are moments I enjoyed:
- The party:
Wesley is such a lovable nerd. Also Mr I don't dance. Angel imagining what it would look like if he started to dance after all is priceless.
- "Seeing" Dennis again. He was so cute in the last episode, too.
- As always the interaction between Angel, Cordelia and Wesley rocks:
Angel puts the bag down with a slight grimace: “Really, ah, fun party last night.
Cordy: “I’m so glad you came. You know how parties are. You’re always worried that no one is going to suck the energy out of the room like a giant black hole of boring despair. But there you where - in the clinch!”
Angel: “I didn’t... – Boring?”
Cordy: “You used to be a person! Did you never party? Did people not gather in olden times?”
Angel: “I talked to people. - Laura.”
Cordy: “Laura thought you hated her. I had to tell her you were challenged.”
Angel: “I don’t hate her. I-I got to modes with people: bite and avoid. Hard to shift. Plus, I can’t get to close. I mean, with women...”
Cordy: “You can be nice. I mean, it’s not like Laura is going to throw you down on the living room floor and tear off all of your... - Well, actually, Laura...”
Angel: “I’ll try harder. - Still, I mean, the quiet, reserved – thing, don’t you think it makes me kind of – I don’t know, cool?”
Cordy points at Wesley as he walks into the office: “He was cooler.”
Wesley: “Good morning.”
Angel sits down on the couch with a sigh: “Now I’m depressed.”
Angel: “Look, I don’t have much, but as long as you make yourself useful around here, you’re entitled to a cut.”
Wesley: “I-I don’t know what to say.”
Cordy: “Well, this is great! Now we’re really... (To Angel) Do I have to take a pay-cut? (Angel shakes his head and Cordy turns back to Wesley) a team!”
Wesley tries to hug Angel, but he wards him off with a slight grimace.
Wesley: “You won’t be disappointed. (Turns away and looks down) There is, ah, something in my eye.”
Angel pulls the handkerchief out of Wesley’s front pocket and hands it to him.
Cordy: “Oh, don’t go getting all sappy. (To Angel) Hold me.”
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Date: 2005-11-24 01:09 pm (UTC)However, the dance dream sequence has become a classic among the fans. It always shows up in vids, too!
Oh, and Wesley's "I'm your devoted servant, Angel"? Sums up early Wes perfectly. (Later Wes, too, but in an interestingly twisted way.)
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Date: 2005-11-25 07:04 am (UTC)i watch it only for the dance scenes, and for Wesley's reaction when he's in close proximity to the girl. SOOOO cute.
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Date: 2006-03-07 08:06 pm (UTC)That part just brings out the Angel love to a large degree.
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Date: 2006-03-07 08:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-07 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-12 01:32 am (UTC)And I still like S1 AtS better than S1 BtVS.
Word! Especially Cordy is wonderful in AtS 1. Love the family building theme in the first season of AtS.
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Date: 2006-03-12 04:18 am (UTC)*sigh*
In all honesty, though, you haven't gotten to S4 yet, which is pretty much one long arc that plays out like the program "24". And although wonderful for followers of AtS, wasn't very friendly to new viewers. Trying to jump into the middle of S4 without having all the backstory was close to impossible, so the suits put pressure on M.E. to make S5 more stand-alone. (And in spite of that, Joss still managed to do a S5 arc, although it is subversive, like S1)