Random fan girl thoughts

[cornerofmadness]

I managed to watch some tv this week. I'm still trying to figure out how I felt about this week's Smallville. It had some nice and creepy emotions and stuff floating through it. A moment of panic as I thought Gee Lana won't go (okay I know she won't in the end but I can keep hoping). Some nice stuff with Chloe and Pete and I liked how Lex reinterpreted the prophecy as only he could. Then there were huge plot holes like how would Chloe's unemployed dad afford to buy a place that makes no money and he doesn't really want.

Then I finally caught up to the 100th episode of Angel. Since I know there's a lot who still haven't seen it, we'll go ahead and make a cut here and if you want to read more, and I warn you I say exactly what I feel good and bad, then read on.

I am still terribly disappointed in this season of Angel. The 'are we doing the right thing is getting old?'  it's pretty obvious that they are monumentally naive if they think they are. Spike, who was always my favorite character until S6-7, has not regained much of his spark and chemistry. I could live with all these things but what I can't live with is the plot holes and total destruction of character development. Gunn's deus ex machina intelligent is as dull as watching grass grow. He's not Gunn any more and I really could care less about him now which is a shame since I always liked Gunn.
Wes has lost his fire. Fred, well I've always hated her so I just tune her and Lorne out instantly. Lorne at this point is serving almost no purpose. Eve, why is she still around? Lindsey, one of the worst abuses of a character to date. He suddenly wants to control WOlfram and Hart again and is mad because Angel got his prize? Um, what? He wanted out. He had enough. Do we not remember this? Don't get me wrong. I loved seeing him again (but could they have washed his hair?). I liked the idea of the tattoos (that will be in a story or two, that was cool) but to totally reverse his character didn't work for me.
Looking at the three episodes I watched yesterday (don't know the names), we had the one where Eve put that thing on Angel. This one I actually didn't mind much. (It reminded me of my own story Drop Dead Fred, where everyone dreams Fred dies). The dreams were interesting in a surreal way. The whole setting up of Spike was vaguely (and only just) interesting.
The Dana episode. Again, interesting premise totally ruined by the inclusion of Andrew and I'm not saying that because I find it totally loathsome of ME to set up a murdering would-be rapist as a cute little geek that we're supposed to love (but I do find it loathsome, with no apologies to Andrew fans of which I know there are some on my Flist. My journal, my feelings. I hold nothing against anyone who likes him). It was like they forgot Wes did call his father and talk some to him (maybe not much, so we're to assume the only thing anyone took for the conversation was that Angel is now working for evil. Don't you think if they felt that someone would have been dispatched to stop him?). What was the point of Andrew's history lesson that lasts 5 minutes? Waste of air time. And excuse me, the last time we had a rogue Slayer they sent Special Ops to handle it. Why in the world are we to believe they'd send a half-wit with no training. Maybe the Special Ops are gone but we see a dozen Slayers at the end. WHy weren't THEY in charge? And Sorry, don't buy for a minute that Buffy doesn't trust Angel. Not after what we saw in Chosen. It doesn't play and it's cheap of them to try it. It felt like Andrew was off on his own trying to impress the home team. Awful episode. One of the worst I've seen and that's a shame since it had such potential.
Cordy's return - Other than Lindsey's piss poor motivation, this one was good. Had to wonder why Cordy's hair was perfectly coifed the moment she woke up and why we bought her clothes that couldn't button up because seeing that much boob wasn't sexy. It was just cheap but maybe that's just me and those are piddling little things. I liked the episode. I had been spoiled for the end a little (though what I heard wasn't what happened which is just odd. How did some people so misinterpret that). Am I angry they had her pass away in her coma? Yeah, actually I am. That was the easy way out, especially if Joss gets his wish and takes this to the big screen. Then again dead isn't dead in Jossverse.

Comments

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

Two things...
1) never thought about Andrew in that way until you brought it up. It is quite the turnaround for Buffy to completely trust him like this. I am mean she barely trusted him in Chosen so why would she trust him now? Because he felt remorse for killing Jonathon?
2) As much as I have been enjoying this season, some of the flaws you point out are very very true. Exceptiononally true. I hadn't forgotten Lindsey had wanted out but I just never really thought of it. But I have been disgusted with the whole lack of development with Lorne & Gunn. Personally I think we see a bit more of development of Wesley.

oh yeah... the reason why I think Cordy's hair was perfectly coifed in You're Welcome is remember when she yanks the curtain around the other bed and says something like "oh she's a goner." My friend suggested that perhaps that was her body. Remember Angel's told she never did really wake up by the hospital staff.

Thanks for making me look at this season in a whole new light.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

) never thought about Andrew in that way until you brought it up.

A LOT of people haven't. I have a ton of friends who love Andrew (like I said, my hatred of him is my opinion. I'd never put anyone down for liking him) BUt I've always seen him that way. Maybe it's my past that made me so sensitive. I have a lot of friends from my counseling days who love Buffy and that episode really ruined the show for them NOT because it dealt with rape but because it was ignored later on because the character was funny and cute (which frankly I never saw)

It is quite the turnaround for Buffy to completely trust him like this. I am mean she barely trusted him in Chosen so why would she trust him now? Because he felt remorse for killing Jonathon?

I thought so too but as A2Z Mom (I think) pointed out in this thread, it wasn't BUffy who sent Andrew. We're to believe it's Giles. Frankly I think Andrew was the only one at home and went on his own because I just can't see anyone trusting him with something this important.


2) As much as I have been enjoying this season, some of the flaws you point out are very very true. Exceptiononally true. I hadn't forgotten Lindsey had wanted out but I just never really thought of it. But I have been disgusted with the whole lack of development with Lorne & Gunn. Personally I think we see a bit more of development of Wesley.

I'm with you here. I haven't seen Wes developing much but let's face it I'm only half way thru the season. He did have some nice development with his Dad (or should I say Robot)


oh yeah... the reason why I think Cordy's hair was perfectly coifed in You're Welcome is remember when she yanks the curtain around the other bed and says something like "oh she's a goner." My friend suggested that perhaps that was her body. Remember Angel's told she never did really wake up by the hospital staff.

Could be. I figured it was they were doing her hair and nails. Lilah actually mentioned that in Home which set me off. We have a woman in a coma for days and we send her for a manicure? How about a feeding tube and a cathether?


Thanks for making me look at this season in a whole new light.

You're welcome. It's always nice to see other sides of an issue even if you don't always agree.

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

first of all which episode are you refering to when you say that episode with Andrew? I missed a lot of season seven. OR are you referring to Damage itself?

Also I can't even imagine Giles sending a bumbling idoit like Andrew to deal with the nature of Dana. Perhaps you're right he was the only one home.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Oh gos, what's the name of the rape episode. It's in S6 which I barely watched. It's the one where the trio go out and kidnap Warren's ex to make a sex slave out of her and ANdrew's whining he can't be the first to have sex with her

I think a lot of us, at least on this thread, can't imagine that Giles sent Andrew. Maybe i could believe it if a dozen Slayers hadn't shown up at the end, since there aren't many Watchers left but you have 12 half trained Slayers? ANy one of them would have been a better choice than Andrew.

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

Oh ok I know the episode you're speaking of... I didn't watch it either. My mom strangely enough loves Angel but she doesn't really like Buffy.

Well we all know the real reason why Andrew was in that episode... Because he was the only actor who would show up. Which is kinda sad. I would rather have seen W&H send Dana to the Council.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough as much as my parents like SF/Horror they never got into Buffy/Angel at all. Mom does think Angel is cute though.

I'm afraid you might be right. Honestly I think if Giles had asked Angel to send Dana to the Council he would have. Wes would have. They have no real reason to keep her.

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

Precisely but Joss and ME wanted to have a BTVS crossover so they screwed up what was a good episode overall because of the character development with Spike.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

That was my thoughts. They had so much good stuff that Andrew was not only superfluous he was a detriment to the overall story