Four things that always kinda bugged me about Angel: the Series

[shadowscast]

Hey, so, quite recently, I finished an epic rewatch of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: the Series. I use the word "epic" because I was doing this rewatch with a friend, and it took us five years to complete. (It didn't help that during that time, he moved to Seattle for a year and I had a baby and, well, life sure does get in the way of TV-

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[rebcake]

Oh, believe me, I noticed that Angel had already done the human thing and thrown it away. Ergo, WTF?

I agree about the "whoa, deep" response to the elevator scene. Loved it. But then they didn't stick with the courage of their convictions 'til the end, or at least Angel didn't. Instead of choosing to fight the unending fight, he arranges a big blowout of a fight that will almost inevitably result in the inability to keep fighting. Tsk.

I actually like the whole happiness clause thing because I'm petty and don't really want Angel to ever have sex again. Though my favorite explanation for why it made him especially happy that one time was that he has a thing for deflowering virgins. Heh. Which he, of course, would deny.

[eilowyn]

I'm petty and don't really want Angel to ever have sex again

I totally agree. Unless Cordy's there to reign in the broodiness (and really, the girl could do better), my philosophy on Angel is best summed up by a line from The Wedding Singer. No, really:

Julia: Sometimes I think I'm meant to roam the world alone

Robbie: Like the Incredible Hulk?

Yeah, I see Angel roaming the world alone, like The Incredible Hulk. It seems perfectly in character for him, and an oddly fitting ending for his story: he roams the world for eternity, righting wrongs and fighting the good fight. and Spike gets the Shanshu and he and Buffy go off and have little slayer babies and live happily ever after. But that's just me.

[menomegirl]

It seems perfectly in character for him, and an oddly fitting ending for his story: he roams the world for eternity, righting wrongs and fighting the good fight.

*chimes in*

Oh, Angel doesn't deserve to be alone after NFA. No, what he deserves is Lindsey dogging his steps for all of eternity.

Yep.

[shadowscast]

Instead of choosing to fight the unending fight, he arranges a big blowout of a fight that will almost inevitably result in the inability to keep fighting. Tsk.

Hm, yes, that's a problem.

I always understood Anne's words to Gunn to be consistent with the planned assault on the Circle of the Black Thorn-even if you know you can't ultimately make a difference, it's still worth acting as though you can. But maybe there's an important difference: in loading the furniture onto the truck today, Anne's not preventing herself from from doing more work for the shelter tomorrow, whereas Angel has every expectation that he will die after taking out the CotBT.

[shadowscast]

Oh, and I forgot to say:

I noticed that Angel had already done the human thing and thrown it away. Ergo, WTF?

Oh man, I'm so glad I'm not the only one!