elisi: Edwin and Charles (Spike/duster Get It Done by the_royal_an)
elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2007-11-14 11:53 am
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Angel/coat and some pimpin'.

Funny how the least brilliant episodes can contain the most amazing gems - just look at 'She' and Angel's dance...

But right now I want to talk about 'I Fall to Pieces'. Because it has a moment as fabulous as Spike's duster scene in GID (*points to icon*):

Doyle: ... He likes playing the hero, - walking off into the dark with his long coat flowing behind him in a mysterious and attractive way.”
Cordy: “Is this a private moment? Because I can leave you alone.”
Doyle: “No, no, I’m not saying *I’m* attracted. I’m just saying he’s projecting a certain kind of image and asking for money isn’t part of it. He’s sensitive about that.”


And then, when Angel goes out a little later, there is the most incredible, slow-motion 'Angel+flowing coat' moment ever! (To which Doyle's response is: “Maybe I’m a little attracted.”) ETA: 'Best ever' except for the very first one (when he walks down the alley) *obviously*, but that's different.

Anyway - why isn't this Angel/coat moment immortalised in countless icons? Why have I never seen it in a vid? Have I just been blind, or hung out in the wrong places?

Recs
But on to the stories. First up is [livejournal.com profile] shapinglight's contribution to [livejournal.com profile] seasonal_spuffy, a most fabulous and inventive story, with characters that are perfectly spot-on (and it's funny too!):

Heroes in Hell (long, 7 chapters, but absolutely worth every second!)

Secondly I'm going to rec something that I never thought I would: A Buffy/Angel story! Written by [livejournal.com profile] moscow_watcher for [livejournal.com profile] iwry_marathon, it explores the most fascinating concept: What if Buffy had worn the amulet? And also deals beautifully with the fact that the two of them really don't know each other that well anymore.

A Ghost Story (one-shot and lovely!)

(Do I have to hand in my Spuffy membership card?)
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[personal profile] debris4spike 2007-11-14 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no rec'ing a Buffy/Angel ... I shall pray for you!!!!!

I still have never seen any Angel - other than an odd episode in the early days. I really must, if only to get caught up with the rest of Spikes story!
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[personal profile] shapinglight 2007-11-14 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
(Do I have to hand in my Spuffy membership card?)

Not unless Moscow does, and I can't see that ever happening.

There are people in the fandom (not in the LJ fandom, hasten to add, but in the wilder, woollier reaches of it) who could learn a lot from her.

Also, thanks very much for the pimp.
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Not unless Moscow does, and I can't see that ever happening.

Нее! Never! Spuffy is my OTP and I doubt I ever get tired of reading and writing about them!
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[personal profile] goodbyebird 2007-11-14 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll be sure to check them out :)

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2007-11-14 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Why have I never seen it in a vid?
I don't know, but now that you mention it, this needs to be rectified forthwith!

[identity profile] thatotherperv.livejournal.com 2007-11-14 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, that is an art that is a total mystery to me. I'm always impressed as hell by a well-made vid. I can see the puppet strings in good writing, but vids are pretty much magic to me.
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[identity profile] elinora.livejournal.com 2007-11-15 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Angel's coat seems to lack vids, but [livejournal.com profile] dualbunny was kind enough to memorialize Spike's coat.

http://dualbunny.livejournal.com/91829.html


[identity profile] pjgale.livejournal.com 2007-11-15 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
The flapping coat! Loved that damn coat. When there was a similar scene in the first episode of Torchwood, I yeeling flappy coat! My family thought I was nuts.

(: PJ
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com 2007-11-17 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey,

I'm catching up with my f-list after a crazy week, and I want to thank you for reccing me. Actually I hoped that my little Seasonal Spuffy contribution would impress you more - but I'm incredibly happy you appreciated my BA story. It's my first attempt to write Buffy/Angel interaction; and their only canonical scene of this period is the conversation in Chosen. So I regularly tortured myself with questions "could Buffy say this?", "could Buffy say that?" and in the end I still wasn't sure I pulled it off. So your appreciation means a lot to me - I know that you can look at the story more objectively, more in "out of the box" way.

And I totally enjoyed [livejournal.com profile] shapinglight's story.
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com 2007-11-18 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks again - I really need reassurance! It's hard to step into another segment of fandom, even when you write the same characters.

I like the way the BA avi looks on your page: I styled it in "earth" colors to match the layout palette. Hope you'll have more chances to use it as the borders between Spuffy and BA fandoms become more blurred.

[identity profile] lilred26x.livejournal.com 2007-11-19 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
I hope you don't have to turn in your Spuffy membership card, because that means I have to as well! I just read A Ghost Story, and I really enjoyed it too. It seemed very plausible and well thought out. I haven't read any of the seasonal_spuffy stuff in ages. I can barely keep up with my friends list, but I have hope that I'll be able to catch up on some of that soon.