Buffy/Angel update

[rm]

Buffy 4.16 - "Who Are You?"

Angel 1.18 - "Five by Five"


- So, we know Willow and Tara are banging. Do they know they are banging? And seriously, an actual sex scene would have been less graphic. Did people go crazy when that was aired?

- Faith may annoy me, but Slayer battles ROCK. Love those fight scenes.

- Does Wesley not have an apartment? Is that why he's sleeping on the office couch? I've been resisting the urge to be all IANTO WAS BASED ON WESLEY, but I'm starting to be all IANTO WAS BASED ON WESLEY. I'm half joking. But only half!

- Holy fuck, that torture scene was unpleasant. Really, really unpleasant. And you know, awesome for that. Because torture scenes annoy me on TV a lot because I'm not buying it, it's not effective, and these people usually don't even know how to tie a gag. Well I bought that, and I was impressed with it in pretty much every way.

- Wesley! When Wesley punches Faith. When he tells her she's _never_ going to hear him cry. God fucking dammit, how awesome is he?

- Also, broken broken broken.

- But not as broken as Faith! Cripes. Her issues don't hit me where I live, but I have to keep double-checking to make sure and that's no fun either.

- Dennis was protecting Cordy!

Comments

[elisi]

'Five by Five' is the ep where Angel (the show, and the character) really comes into its (his) own. The sheer rawness of the emotions at the end are still some of the most powerful in the whole show.

I've been resisting the urge to be all IANTO WAS BASED ON WESLEY, but I'm starting to be all IANTO WAS BASED ON WESLEY. I'm half joking. But only half!
Yes. No. See there is so many similarities, and yet... despite loving Wesley (and his journey) like you wouldn't believe, I never had that overarching obsession that I felt for Ianto. (I can't say more yet.)

[andrewducker]

Yeah, the scene in the rain at the end was amazing. Season two is still my favourite season of Angel though, probably because it had managed to find its feet.

[ladyofthelog.livejournal.com]

'Five by Five' is the ep where Angel (the show, and the character) really comes into its (his) own. The sheer rawness of the emotions at the end are still some of the most powerful in the whole show.

Yeah. I didn't really get on the "Angel is a pretty good show" as opposed to "Angel has some moments where it doesn't suck horribly" until "Five by Five"/"Sanctuary." Good stuff coming up!