Why We Fight.

Why We Fight
(or: Angel and his boys)

This is a far better episode than I remembered. And the way the themes of the season and foreshadowing run through it are painful to watch. Painful in a good way, you understand - it just knocked the air out of me somewhat, in that ‘God they’re all going to die and they’re telling us right now!’ Not that they haven’t done that from the beginning:

ANGEL: We're gonna change things. We came to Wolfram and Hart because it's a powerful weapon, and we'll figure out how to wield it.
WESLEY: Or kill ourselves with it.
‘Conviction’

Because (as they will discover) it is not possible to wield that weapon without killing themselves in the process...

There's also this bit, with Corbin Fries' son:

BOY: They didn't have a lot. I got 'Punisher'.
MATT: My dad won't let me read that.
BOY: Oh, man! It's so good. He kills everyone.

Joss is *evil*! But he's very good at it!

Before I continue I must rec the_royal_anna’s post on 'Why We Fight'. Lots of gorgeous metaphors and the most hysterical imagined future of AtS!

ETA: Also check out frenchani's post. Lots of good thoughts!
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Why We Fight.

Why We Fight
(or: Angel and his boys)

This is a far better episode than I remembered. And the way the themes of the season and foreshadowing run through it are painful to watch. Painful in a good way, you understand - it just knocked the air out of me somewhat, in that ‘God they’re all going to die and they’re telling us right now!’ Not that they haven’t done that from the beginning:

ANGEL: We're gonna change things. We came to Wolfram and Hart because it's a powerful weapon, and we'll figure out how to wield it.
WESLEY: Or kill ourselves with it.
‘Conviction’

Because (as they will discover) it is not possible to wield that weapon without killing themselves in the process...

There's also this bit, with Corbin Fries' son:

BOY: They didn't have a lot. I got 'Punisher'.
MATT: My dad won't let me read that.
BOY: Oh, man! It's so good. He kills everyone.

Joss is *evil*! But he's very good at it!

Before I continue I must rec the_royal_anna’s post on 'Why We Fight'. Lots of gorgeous metaphors and the most hysterical imagined future of AtS!

ETA: Also check out frenchani's post. Lots of good thoughts!
( Read more... )