Re: What Did You Watch? 2011-02-22 (Tuesday)
Ubiquitous
>Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>ANGEL:
>>"I Will Remember You". While fighting a demon with Buffy, Angel
>>regains his humanity from its spilt blood. After screwing around
>>with Bufffy, Angel realizes he's going to be worse than useless in
>>helping her fight the approaching big menace, so he bargains with
>>the Powers That Be to redo that day with him being the only one
>>with any memory of what had happened. My gawd, is Buffy a whiny
>>needy bitch or what?
>
>Haha, yes she is and always was. The romantic scenes with Angel
>were one of the weakest parts of Season 2 of Buffy.
I never managed to catch the early seasonw of Buffy. The station
playing it quit right before the final ep and by then, I was pretty
much over it and didn't care to pick up watching it elsewhere.
>And I remember liking this ep. of Angel, in spite of Buffy's whining at
>the end. Weren't there some great scenes with the Oracles?
Yeah, that was an interesting idea. I wonder if he can get away with
giving them his watch again as a gift?
>>ANGEL:
>>"Heroes". I'm not sure if this is the approaching big menace from the
>>previous ep, but there's a horde of Nazi demons (rolls eyes) running
>>around maintaining "demon purity". In order to stop them, Angel
>>pretends to join them, even though they consider him less than a
>>human-deman hybrid and let him attend heir double secret rally, err,
>>meeting, where the leader unveils his double secret, a weapon whose
>>light will destroy all non-pure demons within a quarter mile radius,
>>including the half-demons Angel booked passage on a cargo ship to
>>escape to safety. Alas, it was not Angel who was their prophesized
>>hero, but one of his companions.
>
>Yeah, but it was okay despite the flaws -- and I completely agree with
>your sarcastic comments about. Again, it's been a long time since I
>saw it. But as badly as the seams showed in it, Doyle passing the
>power to Cordelia with a kiss was very cool!
Cordelia became clairvoyant?
>>GOOD TIMES:
>>The Evans decide they have enuogh money to get a downpayment for a
>>house if they pool their savings, but Keith isn't willing to chip
>>in because he wants to get a house for Thelma and himself. Florida,
>>ever the wet blanket, gets all bitchy about he and Thelma daring to
>>want their own house, so Keith relents. Alas, their plans are derailed
>>by a reluctant bank that considers them too great a risk. Apparently
>>this was before the days of Fanny Mae.
>>
>>JEFFERSONS:
>>Tonight's ep was premepted because TVland's programming was about 15
>>minutes late again.
>>
>>REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA:
>>Both reunion shows. Lawd, I am so tired of them rehashing the race
>>issue wrt to Kim's treatment of her black assistance, Sweetie!
>>
>>REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MIAMI:
>>I think this franchise has reached the point where each housewife has
>>to introduce herself using the biggest superlatives they know, like
>>"I'm the hottest chica in Miami!", etc. So annoying. That said, I am
>>having trouble with their accents and rat-a-tat-tat speaking patterns.
>>Did all the sons seem to be a bit on the slow side? I had to laugh
>>at this one chica's mother who looks like Mickey Rourke in "The
>>Wrestler" and sounds like a hispanic/latina Penny Marshal!
>
>Odd that we should generally agree about the Angel episodes, as far
>as I can tell, when the other stuff you watched are shows I rate
>roughly on par with a root canal :)
Heh.
--
"If Barack Obama isn't careful, he will become the Jimmy Carter of the
21st century."
Ubiquitous
>> ANGEL:
>> "I Will Remember You". While fighting a demon with Buffy, Angel regains his
>> humanity from its spilt blood. After screwing around with Bufffy, Angel
>> realizes he's going to be worse than useless in helping her fight the
>> approaching big menace, so he bargains with the Powers That Be to redo that
>> day with him being the only one with any memory of what had happened. My
>> gawd, is Buffy a whiny needy bitch or what?
>
>No more so than Angel!
Hmm, I don't recall Angel being all that whiny or needy on this show, although
given what they've done with other "reformed vampires doing penance" shows, I
see the pit falls.
>>
>> ANGEL:
>> "Heroes". I'm not sure if this is the approaching big menace from the
>> previous ep, but there's a horde of Nazi demons (rolls eyes) running
>> around maintaining "demon purity". In order to stop them, Angel pretends
>> to join them, even though they consider him less than a human-deman
>> hybrid and let him attend their double secret rally, err, meeting,
>> where the leader unveils his double secret, a weapon whose light will
>> destroy all non-pure demons within a quarter mile radius, including the
>> half-demons Angel booked passage on a cargo ship to escape to safety.
>> Alas, it was not Angel who was their prophesized hero, but one of his companions.
>
>I have mixed feeling about "Heroes" - on it's own it's a good ep, but
>long term it leads to the corruption and destruction of Cordy. :(
You mean Cordy quits acting like a bitch?
Mason Barge
>mason...@gmail.com wrote:
>>Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>>>ANGEL:
>>>"I Will Remember You". While fighting a demon with Buffy, Angel
>>>regains his humanity from its spilt blood. After screwing around
>>>with Bufffy, Angel realizes he's going to be worse than useless in
>>>helping her fight the approaching big menace, so he bargains with
>>>the Powers That Be to redo that day with him being the only one
>>>with any memory of what had happened. My gawd, is Buffy a whiny
>>>needy bitch or what?
>>
>>Haha, yes she is and always was. The romantic scenes with Angel
>>were one of the weakest parts of Season 2 of Buffy.
>
>I never managed to catch the early seasonw of Buffy. The station
>playing it quit right before the final ep and by then, I was pretty
>much over it and didn't care to pick up watching it elsewhere.
Buffy's best seasons were 2,1,3,4 in that order. The later episodes where
Marni Noxon took the helm (Whedon was concentrating on Angel) are at times
almost unwatchable (although every season has good episodes).
>>And I remember liking this ep. of Angel, in spite of Buffy's whining at
>>the end. Weren't there some great scenes with the Oracles?
>
>Yeah, that was an interesting idea. I wonder if he can get away with
>giving them his watch again as a gift?
I have to say, this is probably my favorite tv show of all time, despite
its many many flaws. There are some terrible moments in Season 4. I
remember formulating a rule to ignore or fast forward any scene where any
two of Angel, Cordelia, and a third person named Connor (not gonna do
another spoiler) were having a conversation.
But it just gets better after Doyle dies.
>>>ANGEL:
>>>"Heroes". I'm not sure if this is the approaching big menace from the
>>>previous ep, but there's a horde of Nazi demons (rolls eyes) running
>>>around maintaining "demon purity". In order to stop them, Angel
>>>pretends to join them, even though they consider him less than a
>>>human-deman hybrid and let him attend heir double secret rally, err,
>>>meeting, where the leader unveils his double secret, a weapon whose
>>>light will destroy all non-pure demons within a quarter mile radius,
>>>including the half-demons Angel booked passage on a cargo ship to
>>>escape to safety. Alas, it was not Angel who was their prophesized
>>>hero, but one of his companions.
>>
>>Yeah, but it was okay despite the flaws -- and I completely agree with
>>your sarcastic comments about. Again, it's been a long time since I
>>saw it. But as badly as the seams showed in it, Doyle passing the
>>power to Cordelia with a kiss was very cool!
>
>Cordelia became clairvoyant?
Sorry about the Cordelia spoiler, but IIRC I noticed a little wisp of
glowing gas flowing from him to her when I first saw it.
Ubiquitous
>Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>> web...@polaris.net (Ubiquitous) wrote:
>>> ANIM...@cox.net wrote:
>>>>I have mixed feeling about "Heroes" - on it's own it's a good ep,
>>>>but long term it leads to the corruption and destruction of Cordy.
>>>>:(
>>>
>>> You mean Cordy quits acting like a bitch?
>>
>>Oh, it's way worse.
>
>Cordy the bitch was pretty good. At least she still had her looks.
>
>If you get to Season 4, you'll wish she had never been born.
My viewing is haphazzard, so I have no idea what sesson I am watching,
but I take it she became a Mary Sue near the end of the run.
Ubiquitous
I already know about Conner, his son.
>>>>ANGEL:
>>>>"Heroes". I'm not sure if this is the approaching big menace from
the
>>>>previous ep, but there's a horde of Nazi demons (rolls eyes) running
>>>>around maintaining "demon purity". In order to stop them, Angel
>>>>pretends to join them, even though they consider him less than a
>>>>human-deman hybrid and let him attend heir double secret rally, err,
>>>>meeting, where the leader unveils his double secret, a weapon whose
>>>>light will destroy all non-pure demons within a quarter mile radius,
>>>>including the half-demons Angel booked passage on a cargo ship to
>>>>escape to safety. Alas, it was not Angel who was their prophesized
>>>>hero, but one of his companions.
>>>
>>>Yeah, but it was okay despite the flaws -- and I completely agree
with
>>>your sarcastic comments about. Again, it's been a long time since I
>>>saw it. But as badly as the seams showed in it, Doyle passing the
>>>power to Cordelia with a kiss was very cool!
>>
>>Cordelia became clairvoyant?
>
>Sorry about the Cordelia spoiler, but IIRC I noticed a little wisp of
>glowing gas flowing from him to her when I first saw it.
It's not like I can't fiond out on my own and it's a ten year old show.
I must have managed to miss her clairvoyance being used.
Mason Barge
>mason...@gmail.com wrote:
>>Anim8rFSK <ANIM...@cox.net> wrote:
>>> web...@polaris.net (Ubiquitous) wrote:
>>>> ANIM...@cox.net wrote:
>
>>>>>I have mixed feeling about "Heroes" - on it's own it's a good ep,
>>>>>but long term it leads to the corruption and destruction of Cordy.
>>>>>:(
>>>>
>>>> You mean Cordy quits acting like a bitch?
>>>
>>>Oh, it's way worse.
>>
>>Cordy the bitch was pretty good. At least she still had her looks.
>>
>>If you get to Season 4, you'll wish she had never been born.
>
>My viewing is haphazzard, so I have no idea what sesson I am watching,
>but I take it she became a Mary Sue near the end of the run.
That's only part of it.
But yeah, unlike Buffy, I think you can watch Angel out of order. You'll
miss a couple of good arcs (especially when Angel goes back to being
Angelus), but most of the season arcs are medium to horrible.