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Angel. The Fall

Dec 13, 2010 17:09

The main complaints against Angel's arc I saw online boil down to two claims: a) Angel is out of character and b) to service Buffy's journey, Angel is destroyed.

Judging by Jeanty's Q&As, Angel's arc in season 8 is over. He won't be in #40. It's time to sum up his story. What the hell has happened to him?
( Angel, Joss way )

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a2zmom December 13 2010, 23:43:38 UTC

Excellent thoughts. I also think Angel was in character. I hope to post my thoughts today (although more likely tomorrow).

moscow_watcher December 14 2010, 00:01:41 UTC

Thank you! I'm looking forward to your meta. I admit that my shipping preference may play a big role in my attitude to the events of the last two arcs, and I'm very curious about your take.

a2zmom December 14 2010, 00:16:48 UTC

I'm kind of funny about shipping. When I'm writing or reading fic, my shipping preference tend to come into play because that's fanon. But in canon, my first thought is always what do the characters want. And if at this point, Buffy decides she never wants to see Angel again and decides to movbe on with Spike, so be it - far be it from me to tell Buffy want to do.

OTOH, if she eventually forgives Angel and remains in love with him, that's also cool.

I don't think I should impose my personal preferences on the characters. Or ignore things that are pretty obvious in canon due to my preferences (By that I mean, it's obvious that Buffy never stopped loving Angel, has deep feelings for Spike and that Angel never stopped loving Buffy as well as having strong feelings for Cordelia.)

moscow_watcher December 14 2010, 00:32:19 UTC

And if at this point, Buffy decides she never wants to see Angel again and decides to movbe on with Spike, so be it - far be it from me to tell Buffy want to do.

OTOH, if she eventually forgives Angel and remains in love with him, that's also cool.

I guess we'll get a clue about Buffy's future love life when it will be announced whether Faith will cross over to Angel's or Spike's comics. :)

Seriously, I think that Joss plans to milk the triangle forever. And if it will be Spike's turn in season 9, Spuffy fans have to assume crash positions in advance.

a2zmom December 14 2010, 00:42:06 UTC

I completely agree with that.

Why do we want anyone to get togther. Joss is only going to break out hearts.

I knew to begin with that sex in space could only lead to extreme badness. (Of course, I could never have guessed exactly how bad...I thought my 3 part story was angsty, but it was a cake walk compared to the evil genius of Joss.)

If Faith does go over to Angel, I hope they never, ever put those two together romantically. I think the reason Faith trusts Angel completely is he's pretty much the only guy in the universe who never put the moves on her.

moscow_watcher December 14 2010, 01:11:46 UTC

Why do we want anyone to get togther. Joss is only going to break out hearts.

We'll always have fanfiction. :)

I knew to begin with that sex in space could only lead to extreme badness. (Of course, I could never have guessed exactly how bad...I thought my 3 part story was angsty, but it was a cake walk compared to the evil genius of Joss.)

Honestly? I expected worse. After all the hype I was sure that Angel would kill Buffy and she'd end up in hell.

If Faith does go over to Angel, I hope they never, ever put those two together romantically. I think the reason Faith trusts Angel completely is he's pretty much the only guy in the universe who never put the moves on her.Faith doesn't trust him anymore. She refers to him as "the manwhore formerly known as Angel". I'm sure that Joss won't start a Fangel romance immediately, but will make us root for them first ( ... )

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