tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2846172177551590040..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Angel: Bachelor PartyBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6005419531867355742021-08-20T13:56:39.022-04:002021-08-20T13:56:39.022-04:00This (fun) episode made me wonder about series lor...This (fun) episode made me wonder about series lore. Okay, so it's been established (in what I've watched so far) that it's unusual for a vampire to have a soul; outside of the curse, they never seem to have one, though Spike seems to have some characteristics of one.<br /><br />This family of demons however (same with Doyle) seems to act as though they have souls - despite it doing little good. So apparently some demons do come with souls, and it seems to be hereditary? <br /><br />I'm probably thinking too much. Maybe I should ask a demonethnocologist.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-80178371938081492512017-05-29T14:58:28.014-04:002017-05-29T14:58:28.014-04:00I suspect the idea was to poke fun at booze-and-st...I suspect the idea was to poke fun at booze-and-strippers bachelor parties as being an old fashioned custom, but the jokes fell a bit flat for me. I think it might have served better as a B plot. I mean, I'd rather learn more about Doyle than about his ex-wife, and especially her new annoying husband.Remcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355810571884915463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2020114600346823812013-11-03T13:58:41.163-05:002013-11-03T13:58:41.163-05:00I actually enjoyed this episode because it was jus...I actually enjoyed this episode because it was just that little bit off-kilter. Wild woman marries boring guy who is actually a killer is pretty standard fare but I loved the way it was done in such a "normal" way. Of course eating your ex's brains is part of the deal - why wouldn't it be. You have to deal with that first marriage in some way. The bits about the wrong fork and the lobster bib were great. I thought it was a clever comment on the way we often do awful things and normalize them. This was underscored with the comments about being racist and the "stripper" being the thing that they all thought was naughty. Just your average middle-class American brain eating demon family.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11824803259055959422013-10-18T09:10:04.578-04:002013-10-18T09:10:04.578-04:00This episode does show the differences between the...This episode does show the differences between the two shows. The <i>Buffy</i> episode this week had so much going on; this one was a bit quieter.<br /><br />Having said that, I like this one as it continues to set up the first season. Cordy is growing and it is shown beautifully in how bored she is on her date. Doyle is more than we have been led to believe; there is a lot going on beneath the surface.<br /><br />I like the end of this episode. Good mini cliffhanger.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-66858102965848147312013-10-12T00:17:36.149-04:002013-10-12T00:17:36.149-04:00Watching Buffy and Angel back to back, I can see h...Watching Buffy and Angel back to back, I can see how Angel has the reputation it does. Compared with its corresponding Buffy episode, Bachelor Party is not great.<br /><br />I like it on its own. Particularly the fight scene. "You invited a vampire to my brother's bachelor party?" Also, I use "their ways are not our ways" all the time. :)sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-68734587989183756232013-10-11T18:39:23.450-04:002013-10-11T18:39:23.450-04:00I mostly agree with your review Billie, I'm no...I mostly agree with your review Billie, I'm not too keen on the demon family storyline. Learning more about Doyle, and seeing the further development of Cordy does lift the episode up quite a bit for me so I'd have rated it at least 2.5, or maybe 3.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348075897600518734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37449532261910788212013-10-11T18:08:29.612-04:002013-10-11T18:08:29.612-04:00I enjoyed it about as much as you, Billie. It was...I enjoyed it about as much as you, Billie. It was fun and also interesting to get a little into Doyle's back story. I'm wishing we could get a balance between Buffy's galloping pace and the slow wandering steps they seem to be taking with Angel. <br /><br />In general I'm enjoying Angel the more of the two. Maybe because I'm comparing Season 4 of Buffy to the really entertaining 2 & 3, whereas I'm content to let Angel find its identity in their first season. Or maybe its just the shallow fun of watching Angel brood and Cordy be Cordy.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966759921022568638noreply@blogger.com