tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6561719150868919351..comments2024-03-29T06:56:12.797-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Angel: OriginBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27561107662230670702021-10-20T19:46:55.575-04:002021-10-20T19:46:55.575-04:00How the hell did Amy Acker do it? Illyria still re...How the hell did Amy Acker do it? Illyria still reads like a totally different actor. Like, look at her still and haunting form posed there in the shot right after Wes says "[...]Or analyzing the petri dish she just put into her mouth" in the cold open. That's not Amy! That looks like someone else! It's amazing. Doesn't read as human even, she's like a bird of prey. Can't sing her praises enough now.<br /><br />@Dimitri Well she definitely does want his devotion, I could see her seeing him as the ideal worshipper. But I feel like I'm wronging her, and with the destruction of her army maybe she's truly given up on that fuckery and he's an equal survivor partner to her now, nothing less. She does already have Spike for position as her anointed pet.<br /><br />Excellent episode, one to rewatch and easily one of my favourites of s5. And I knew it would be from that very first scene lol, which I love rewatching on its own. Wesley watching Illyria watching him. It didn't occur to me to be cautiously optimistic, and for once I wasn't let down for expecting the best. <br /><br />Wesley: "Try to push reality out of your mind. Focus on the other memories. They were created for a reason."<br />Illyria: "To hide from the truth?"<br />Wesley: "To endure it."<br />Based... just based. Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-205515941131377152020-12-23T16:46:37.949-05:002020-12-23T16:46:37.949-05:00I so loved the Connor wrap up! I knew he'd be ...I so loved the Connor wrap up! I knew he'd be back in some form but when I realized that he knew Angel was his father I gasped out loud! That was just such a great way to get closure on the whole situation. And I am SUPER pissed at the WB for cancelling this show, even 9 years later. Season 5 is by far the best season of Angel and it definitely could have gone on for a couple more seasons at least! Sherrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32182652509673638172020-06-11T16:07:41.656-04:002020-06-11T16:07:41.656-04:00I think this might be my favourite episode of Ange...I think this might be my favourite episode of Angel season 5. Beautifully written by Drew Goddard. We finally got some Connor closure which we didn't know we needed.TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60923542855892039992017-02-05T15:23:48.935-05:002017-02-05T15:23:48.935-05:00Connor is my least favorite character in the entir...Connor is my least favorite character in the entire Buffyverse, but this episode almost always chokes me up at the end. No matter my opinion of the character you gotta give the writers props for the way they wrote him out, it was beautifully done, and to Vincent Kartheiser for a really well done acting job throughout, but especially this episode with the transition into-out of-and back into the new/happy Connor. Georgianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63603357437482836632011-08-31T21:06:48.619-04:002011-08-31T21:06:48.619-04:00Great episode. I love Connor's double-talk at ...Great episode. I love Connor's double-talk at the end.<br /><br />I also love how willingly Illyria follows Wes and how giddy she is at his breaking from Angel's leadership. I think she's a bit in love with him. I suppose that could be a sign Fred is still in there somehow, but I like to believe she's fallen for his mix of suicidal devotion to his cause, intellectual curiosity, and propensity for taking on the world on his own. When you think about it, these are all traits a demon goddess would find very attractive. He's the only person who understands her, and, in a way, she's the only person left who understands him.<br /><br />I'm going to defend Eve here. I don't think she was ever meant to be scary. More quirky and mysterious with ambiguous loyalties. I liked her fine.<br /><br />I'm sad Gunn is once again on the sidelines. What with his panther deal, I had hoped he'd take a larger role this season.Dimitri A.C. Lyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261471534976480158noreply@blogger.com