braindump

[hesychasm]

I should be studying, but I am taking a break to talk about recently consumed TV. Fancy that, I actually watch something other than FNL! Beware of spoilers for the shows generally.

Comments

[kita0610]

It's so awesome to see you talking about Angel again.

The last two seasons were in fact, my favorites. I - have mixed feelings about Wesley. I think that he did what he believed to be right, out of love. But I also think there is just no way to justify that to the rest of Connor's family, *especially* Angel. It was the sin of hubris, and no one writes that as well as Joss. Everyone on Team Angel suffers from it as their major character flaw- certainly it is, in the end, what killed Cordelia.

I think Wesley dying for Angel and his mission was the apology. And I think Angel trusting Wesley to do it was his. For all I love Angel more than anyone, ever, Wesley is the better *man*. Angel just isn't a nice guy. Of course, he doesn't have to be, he's the King.

[hesychasm]

I always meant to get officially caught up on Angel again -- I felt so bitter about both shows, but whereas I couldn't get over Buffy since S7 there was one of the major problems, I really did enjoy what I saw of the last two seasons of Angel when they first aired, and it was just life and lack of access that kept me from seeing the rest. (Although I knew everything that happened, of course.)

I definitely agree that Wesley did what he felt was necessary, and his downward spiral after that was fascinating to watch and really well done, but yeah, hard to keep loving a character who almost singlehandedly broke up the family, even though that breakup was such good TV.

But I can get behind that, that the last mission was both of them coming to terms, which they sort of needed to do all over again after "Origin." (I HAVE SUCH A CRUSH ON NEW CONNOR OMG.) And you are so fucking right about hubris being everyone's major flaw. I mean, they thought they could fix W&H from inside! What an awesomely bad decision. :-D

I actually liked the

[kita0610]

Apparently there was some (alot) of behind the scenes shit with Charisma that limited the Cordy arc to the horrible version we saw. I don't know details, but there's a lot of insider bitterness on both sides.

I LOVE THAT YOU LOVE CONNOR OMG. Please write him. There's nowhere near enough.

[hesychasm]

Heh, I noticed the lack 'cuz I've been looking myself. I actually had a little plot bunny, but it's gotta wait until after exams and after I finish this other story....

[kita0610]

All the best Connor stories are linked to by ros_fod or her fic LJ fodian. She's also written a couple herself that rock.

If you don't mind Angel/Connor, there's a part of StA devoted to it.

I love that boy. *sigh*

For fic from you, I will wait. :)