Angel - Season 1 impressions (episode 17)
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For a summary click here.
- Great first scene when we believe Angel and Wesley are in mortal danger, but "only" have to endure Cordelia's attempt at acting.
Close-ups of Angel’s and Wesley’s faces.
Angel: “Maybe we can make a break for it.”
Wesley: “Impossible.”
Angel: “Front exit?”
Wesley: “We’d be spotted instantly.”
Angel: “Back door?”
Wesley: “Blocked.”
Angel: “That’s it then – we’re trapped.”
Wesley: “We might try shouting ‘fire.’ (Camera pulls back to reveal that they are sitting in an almost empty theater) Not technically a crowed theater.”
Cut to Cordy on stage, wearing an old-fashioned dress.
Cordy: “One day, I might, yes, many years from now – when I’ve lost my looks a little. Do not laugh.”
Wesley looking at his watch: “Only another hour.”
Cordy: “I mean, of course a time will come when Torvald is not – is not – (turns to back of stage) Line!”
Prompter: “is not as devoted to me”
Wesley: “Perhaps two.”
Cordy: “What?”
Prompter: “is not as devoted to me”
Cordy: “Right, right. (turns back around) When Torvald is not as devoted to me (give a dramatic sob then turns her head back towards the prompter).”
Angel: “And I thought I knew eternity."
It's amazing that Cordy got the role, because she's painfully, painfully bad in her part.
- Cordelia has several bouts of utter shallowness during this episode: The world of the rich and famous is calling to her.
- Also like how Angel and Wesley try to say something positive to Cordy after the performance without actually lying to her.
- Storywise, it's very easy to figure out early on that Rebecca will want to become a vampire.
I liked her in the very beginning, because she behaves in such a low key way, but as soon as it becomes clear what she wants from Angel she pissed me off. I can't stand it when people use someone else for their own agenda - yes, she is attracted to Angel, but ultimately what's important to her is gaining eternal beauty.
- Cordy is worried Angel with have sex with Rebecca and as a result lose his soul. And I *love* Wesley's response to her; he really understands what happened between Angel and Buffy.
Cordy: “Hey, you weren’t around the last time Angel went mental. I, on the other hand, was on the first wave of the clean-up crew. - He knows perfect happiness, he goes evil. So don’t tell me not to worry.”
Wesley: “Angel’s moment of true happiness occurred because he was with Buffy. You realize how rare that is – true happiness?
- We get to see Angelus again. The fact that he makes an appearance when Angel is only high on drugs shows that Angel probably has to fight against his darker side constantly. The scary thing about Angelus is that he uses the weaknesses of others to cause others pain.
Wesley gets hurt the worst, IMO:
Well, good news, Wes, old boy! You don’t really have an inferiority complex. You’re just simply – inferior.”
Cordy has to bear some comments about her acting, but it's not as if acting is her reason for living.
- Once again Wesley and Cordy are great on the teamwork to take Angelus out.
- Cool ending:
Angel: “I need to apologize to both of you.”
Wesley: “There is really no need.”
Cordy: “Uh, hello?”
Wesley: “It was the drugs, couldn’t be helped. Things were said, it’s true, but - I think it best if we simply out it behind us (gets up) – move on.”
Angel: “Thank you.”
Wesley leaving: “You walk a fine line Angel. - I don’t envy you.”
Angel: “Wesley (Wes looks back at him) nice moves up there. (Wes smiles a little, then leaves) Cordelia..”
Cordy: “Okay, here is something I never thought I would say to you: Wesley’s right. Forget about it.”
Angel: “But I really didn’t mean...”
Cordy: “Oh, yes, you did. And I’d appreciate it if you didn’t try to weasel out of it. (Gets up) Angelus may not be the most relaxing company, but at least he’s honest. Shouldn’t I expect the same from the not-evil version of my friends?”
Angel: “So we’re okay then?”
Cordy: “I’m too big of a person to let something so petty get in the way of our friendship.”
Angel: “I appreciate that. - You’re not going to untie me, are you?”
Cordy: “Pfft!”
Cordelia walks out.
Angel: “Wesley? - Cordelia? - Guys?”
I'm curious if what happened in this episode will influence how Cordy, Wesley and Angel interact in the next episodes.
For a summary click here.
- Great first scene when we believe Angel and Wesley are in mortal danger, but "only" have to endure Cordelia's attempt at acting.
Close-ups of Angel’s and Wesley’s faces.
Angel: “Maybe we can make a break for it.”
Wesley: “Impossible.”
Angel: “Front exit?”
Wesley: “We’d be spotted instantly.”
Angel: “Back door?”
Wesley: “Blocked.”
Angel: “That’s it then – we’re trapped.”
Wesley: “We might try shouting ‘fire.’ (Camera pulls back to reveal that they are sitting in an almost empty theater) Not technically a crowed theater.”
Cut to Cordy on stage, wearing an old-fashioned dress.
Cordy: “One day, I might, yes, many years from now – when I’ve lost my looks a little. Do not laugh.”
Wesley looking at his watch: “Only another hour.”
Cordy: “I mean, of course a time will come when Torvald is not – is not – (turns to back of stage) Line!”
Prompter: “is not as devoted to me”
Wesley: “Perhaps two.”
Cordy: “What?”
Prompter: “is not as devoted to me”
Cordy: “Right, right. (turns back around) When Torvald is not as devoted to me (give a dramatic sob then turns her head back towards the prompter).”
Angel: “And I thought I knew eternity."
It's amazing that Cordy got the role, because she's painfully, painfully bad in her part.
- Cordelia has several bouts of utter shallowness during this episode: The world of the rich and famous is calling to her.
- Also like how Angel and Wesley try to say something positive to Cordy after the performance without actually lying to her.
- Storywise, it's very easy to figure out early on that Rebecca will want to become a vampire.
I liked her in the very beginning, because she behaves in such a low key way, but as soon as it becomes clear what she wants from Angel she pissed me off. I can't stand it when people use someone else for their own agenda - yes, she is attracted to Angel, but ultimately what's important to her is gaining eternal beauty.
- Cordy is worried Angel with have sex with Rebecca and as a result lose his soul. And I *love* Wesley's response to her; he really understands what happened between Angel and Buffy.
Cordy: “Hey, you weren’t around the last time Angel went mental. I, on the other hand, was on the first wave of the clean-up crew. - He knows perfect happiness, he goes evil. So don’t tell me not to worry.”
Wesley: “Angel’s moment of true happiness occurred because he was with Buffy. You realize how rare that is – true happiness?
- We get to see Angelus again. The fact that he makes an appearance when Angel is only high on drugs shows that Angel probably has to fight against his darker side constantly. The scary thing about Angelus is that he uses the weaknesses of others to cause others pain.
Wesley gets hurt the worst, IMO:
Well, good news, Wes, old boy! You don’t really have an inferiority complex. You’re just simply – inferior.”
Cordy has to bear some comments about her acting, but it's not as if acting is her reason for living.
- Once again Wesley and Cordy are great on the teamwork to take Angelus out.
- Cool ending:
Angel: “I need to apologize to both of you.”
Wesley: “There is really no need.”
Cordy: “Uh, hello?”
Wesley: “It was the drugs, couldn’t be helped. Things were said, it’s true, but - I think it best if we simply out it behind us (gets up) – move on.”
Angel: “Thank you.”
Wesley leaving: “You walk a fine line Angel. - I don’t envy you.”
Angel: “Wesley (Wes looks back at him) nice moves up there. (Wes smiles a little, then leaves) Cordelia..”
Cordy: “Okay, here is something I never thought I would say to you: Wesley’s right. Forget about it.”
Angel: “But I really didn’t mean...”
Cordy: “Oh, yes, you did. And I’d appreciate it if you didn’t try to weasel out of it. (Gets up) Angelus may not be the most relaxing company, but at least he’s honest. Shouldn’t I expect the same from the not-evil version of my friends?”
Angel: “So we’re okay then?”
Cordy: “I’m too big of a person to let something so petty get in the way of our friendship.”
Angel: “I appreciate that. - You’re not going to untie me, are you?”
Cordy: “Pfft!”
Cordelia walks out.
Angel: “Wesley? - Cordelia? - Guys?”
I'm curious if what happened in this episode will influence how Cordy, Wesley and Angel interact in the next episodes.
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Date: 2005-11-27 08:50 pm (UTC)I'd forgotten he says this, which is interesting, because he makes similar comments at key moments later in the series -- he seems to "get it" about perfect happiness in the way that the others (including sometimes the writers) don't.
the ring and this one will be next on my rewatching kick --
the main thing about this episode is that it allows Wesley to get a look at Angelus -- who others have seen, but he hasn't, since he wasn't in sunnydale.
I do think that Cordelia & Wesley's later behavior towards Angel is affected by this ep, though i'm not sure it's immediately apparent. it comes back more in season 2.
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Date: 2005-11-30 10:11 pm (UTC)Yes, and his first instinct isn't too kill Angel, but to reason with him. - Wesley definitely cares a lot for him.
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Date: 2005-11-30 10:31 pm (UTC)I'm tempted to write something but i'm sort of a canon-whore, and i have a hard time making Wes/Angel fit canon (you'll understand more as the series goes on!)
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Date: 2005-12-01 10:34 pm (UTC)Forget everything that happens after season 1. :-) Because at the moment, Angel/Wesley totally works.
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Date: 2005-12-01 10:46 pm (UTC)also, I'm a huge liar because I am *always* constructing elaborate AU's solely for the purpose of letting Wes & Cordy have sex.
um.
well.
at least 3 times.
if you want, I can dig around for s1 W/A recs for you; I'm sure there's stuff out there.
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Date: 2005-12-02 12:04 am (UTC)The Jossverse is such a nice playground, isn't it? I usually ship one to two pairings, but in the Jossverse lots of pairings make me happy - if if they are conflicting. E.g. Spike/Willow could be a nice AU, but of course Spike/Angel or Spike/Buffy works too.
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Date: 2005-12-02 03:50 am (UTC)I'll see what I can do about Angel s1 recs. Randomly, have you read
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Date: 2005-12-02 09:06 pm (UTC)Doesn't work for me either. Wesley is too much what Giles used to be like - and as I've written somewhere else: Most people don't like to be close to people who remind them too much of themselves - particularly when they are happy they are no longer like that.
Along the same lines, I couldn't see William (pre-Spike) and Sunnydale Wesley together. Way too much alike. They would have avoided one another like the plague.
And no! I've never seen
I've got a big collection of good Anakin/Obi-Wan stories in my memory section - both friendship and slash. Feel free to check them out. Maybe you find something new there as well.
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Date: 2005-12-03 04:54 pm (UTC)PS
Date: 2005-11-27 08:53 pm (UTC)also, more "Under my Skin" poste here. I tried an Angel-POV, which I rarely do, so I'm not sure how well it works -- but I did particularly think of you with a couple of the lines :).