Buffy season 6 and Angel season 3: Father Figures or Lack Thereof
I'm now done with both Buffy season 6 and Angel season 3, so my timelines line up again. And I bet Angel would have been especially despondent, in the midst of all his Cordy- and baby-related angst, if he had checked in on Buffy at that same point in time, and discovered she and Spike were exchanging bite marks in interesting places. Hee. I look forward to seeing his reaction when he learns about that.
As to "Buffy", I thought the season 6 finale was the weakest so far. Disturbing and serious, sure, but all the same, it felt out of character for Willow to go that far off the deep end. And even if you accept it as in-character, she was being just plain annoying. So hallelujah and thank the good heavens for the reappearance of Giles! I didn't realize how much I'd missed him until he came back. Oh, Giles, please never leave again. "None of this would have happened if I'd been here," he laments (after laughing his head off) when hearing about the fine messes the Buffyites have gotten themselves into. Yeah, no kidding. As my husband has been known to say for each of those minor disasters, "If Giles were here, he'd have fixed this in five minutes."
As for Tara's demise, I wasn't terribly upset, since I had never quite come to adore her. I didn't dislike her either--contrast with Dawn, who I'm starting to wish had been handed over to Glory when requested (if it wouldn't have destroyed the world)--but Tara just never became very important to me. I have to admit it's probably due in part to my never having gotten over Oz. ;)
The only really interesting development is Spike getting re-souled. Will he spend the first half of season 7 shivering in the fetal position, paralyzed with horror at the murders he's committed over the decades, like Angel did for a while? Or what exactly? I am curious indeed.
Now, Angel season 3 really brought out the romance at last. Fred/Gunn--aww! Was any couple ever so cute? Of course at the same time: ouch, poor Wes. Poor Angel too, for the ol' Groosalugg showing up again and reclaiming Cordy--but of course there was never much hope for a blissful relationship for Angel, and I have to say Groo amused and charmed me a great deal. ("Heed my counsel, Angel...Pomegranate Mist is not the color for this room.") Ah well. Goodbye for now, poor Groosalugg. And if Lorne is really gone for next season, I'll miss him hugely. Who's going to call Angel all those pastry names?
But dudes--Connor! Angel's son is cute! He looks like Daniel Radcliffe, only better! Not to mention a better actor. (I checked--Vincent Kartheiser is only four years younger than me, so my drooling isn't jailbaity, even if he does play a 16-year-old.) I'm glad they resolved the baby-kidnapping with a shift forward in time for the kid. It wasn't gonna work to have Angel being googly-baby-daddy for very long, no matter how sweet it may have been to some of us. (I have a baby boy myself, so I have a high tolerance for such things, but most people don't.) Anyway, dangerous hell-dimension teen fits much better into the style of the show.
I need to go to bed. But rest assured both shows still have me hooked. Joss Whedon Is My Master Now.
As to "Buffy", I thought the season 6 finale was the weakest so far. Disturbing and serious, sure, but all the same, it felt out of character for Willow to go that far off the deep end. And even if you accept it as in-character, she was being just plain annoying. So hallelujah and thank the good heavens for the reappearance of Giles! I didn't realize how much I'd missed him until he came back. Oh, Giles, please never leave again. "None of this would have happened if I'd been here," he laments (after laughing his head off) when hearing about the fine messes the Buffyites have gotten themselves into. Yeah, no kidding. As my husband has been known to say for each of those minor disasters, "If Giles were here, he'd have fixed this in five minutes."
As for Tara's demise, I wasn't terribly upset, since I had never quite come to adore her. I didn't dislike her either--contrast with Dawn, who I'm starting to wish had been handed over to Glory when requested (if it wouldn't have destroyed the world)--but Tara just never became very important to me. I have to admit it's probably due in part to my never having gotten over Oz. ;)
The only really interesting development is Spike getting re-souled. Will he spend the first half of season 7 shivering in the fetal position, paralyzed with horror at the murders he's committed over the decades, like Angel did for a while? Or what exactly? I am curious indeed.
Now, Angel season 3 really brought out the romance at last. Fred/Gunn--aww! Was any couple ever so cute? Of course at the same time: ouch, poor Wes. Poor Angel too, for the ol' Groosalugg showing up again and reclaiming Cordy--but of course there was never much hope for a blissful relationship for Angel, and I have to say Groo amused and charmed me a great deal. ("Heed my counsel, Angel...Pomegranate Mist is not the color for this room.") Ah well. Goodbye for now, poor Groosalugg. And if Lorne is really gone for next season, I'll miss him hugely. Who's going to call Angel all those pastry names?
But dudes--Connor! Angel's son is cute! He looks like Daniel Radcliffe, only better! Not to mention a better actor. (I checked--Vincent Kartheiser is only four years younger than me, so my drooling isn't jailbaity, even if he does play a 16-year-old.) I'm glad they resolved the baby-kidnapping with a shift forward in time for the kid. It wasn't gonna work to have Angel being googly-baby-daddy for very long, no matter how sweet it may have been to some of us. (I have a baby boy myself, so I have a high tolerance for such things, but most people don't.) Anyway, dangerous hell-dimension teen fits much better into the style of the show.
I need to go to bed. But rest assured both shows still have me hooked. Joss Whedon Is My Master Now.