tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2430585057786007006..comments2024-03-28T08:20:49.107-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Angel: ConvictionBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76242219137754251572021-10-14T00:03:15.976-04:002021-10-14T00:03:15.976-04:00That cold open really is the cruelest thing W&...That cold open really is the cruelest thing W&H could do to him lol. Just completely ruin his original flow, robbing the would-be victims of their sense of wonder at the rescue. <br /><br />The new opening credits is Angel as I remember it, even though I ache for its small-time detective origins. I both hate and love the fact that the early old shot of him busting through the doors/zooming in on him on top of the building before the names pop up is replaced with him walking and closing a book shut looking exasperated. It's a neat new shot. So Spike gets Connor's dark blue, I don't think after Lorne's pink there are any new colours. And even though he kinda hijacks the whole thing I liked all the shots of Spike they use in it. Fits in seamlessly. <br /><br />I didn't notice Wesley's actor having Bell's Palsy until Jaw Sweden mentioned it in the commentaries. Actually as soon as he said it I could see his face not acting symmetrical lol, but they hid it really well otherwise. Glad to hear he was already recovering.<br /><br />Despite Angel's "You're not cute when I'm angry" (which is a funny thing to say to a sexually suggestive comment) I do find Eve occasionally cute, although I'm already re-imagining her scenes in my head as if it were Lilah. Sigh... I want a woman in that role, not the cute energy.<br /><br />Loved Fred's angry solace in the fact that if the bomb goes off she's gonna die in a room full of people who deserve it. Totally sold it.<br /><br />Really loved the fight at the end too, Angel taking out the wetwork guys. Really satisfying to watch. Angel's rebuttal to the power of conviction. Really fucking sexy. Mercy: you've just seen the last of it. Really keeps the decision to let W&H swallow them from feeling half-baked. <br />So was Hauser taking matters into his own hands when Angel saved the kid or does he actually have permission from the SP to take out Angel if he's being uncooperative? I mean it surprised me to see happen so soon. Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55347742508646683912019-09-12T07:25:35.705-04:002019-09-12T07:25:35.705-04:00Wow, the production values have increased - quite ...Wow, the production values have increased - quite a lot of extras and new sets! The fight scenes were also much better, I think - but some of the acting didn't seem as tight as I expected. Quite surprising that the wet works team didn't have any anti-vampire weapons (more than bottles of holy water) - I would have expected shotguns with wood pellets!Hugo Ahleniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432485222623239398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56044640746136782872013-05-23T23:28:40.708-04:002013-05-23T23:28:40.708-04:00So Cordy's still in a coma. I'm kind of di...So Cordy's still in a coma. I'm kind of disappointed. She was a great character, especially during the first two seasons, although I wasn't really digging the whole Patron Saint/Mama Bear/Half-assed Beastmaster roles the powers kept saddling her with. If she had died in some gut-wrenching, tear-jerking circumstances-- that would be one thing, but she didn't even get killed off properly, just put into a coma and quietly phased out. And IMDB tells me that she'll only be in one more episode. How sad. I actually miss Connor too; he was a very interesting character, though I think Angel made the best decision for him. I wish I could see more of Angel dealing with his feelings about giving up his son to a different life... for the second time. Geez, he must have the world's biggest bottle for all the feelings he's been hoarding.XandraGrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40569057834502310572011-08-31T19:30:51.035-04:002011-08-31T19:30:51.035-04:00I noticed that the new W&H reminded me a lot o...I noticed that the new W&H reminded me a lot of the Dollhouse HQ. Joss should hire new set designers.Gus Brunettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554920460249324531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46199112668521542182011-08-29T16:25:27.560-04:002011-08-29T16:25:27.560-04:00Is it just me or does the W&H office have the ...Is it just me or does the W&H office have the exact same architecture as the Firefly ship? Fred's science office looks an awful lot like the medical bay with one wall removed. If these are the same sets, they did a terrific job redesigning them!<br /><br />Oh, one more thing: no Lilah?! What the heck?!<br /><br />I was really hoping for a love triangle between Fred, Wes, and Lilah instead of predictably-evil-in-a-bland-way-looking Nox. It would seem more interesting to me to watch Wes struggle between his need to redeem what is wicked in him (Lilah) and his desire to get approval from the virtuous (Fred). Instead, we get one more year of pining while Fred falls for every other man she meets? Boo!<br /><br />On unrelated news, Angel's haircut makes him look like an extra from Goodfellas.Dimitri A.C. Lyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261471534976480158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14794847063675415692010-11-28T10:11:49.584-05:002010-11-28T10:11:49.584-05:00I'm not typically one to notice directing-thin...I'm not typically one to notice directing-things, but the first Wolfram & Hart scene was filmed in one take starting from Fred lost in the elevator to Angel finding Eve in his office. It's impressive and really shows off the set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com