Since I'm here anyway...

[elisi]

Caught 'Halloween' this morning on Sky One. It is such an enjoyable episode, but by *far* the best bit was Giles! The laugh-out-loud bit when Willow walks through the wall and then the OMG!!eleventyone!!!! when he confronts Ethan and casually beats him up... *happy, happy sigh*

And I think I've worked out part of why I like the later seasons best. Firstly, most of the characters are still SO YOUNG and not actually all that interesting yet - I like my heroes to have many layers and more history. And preferably a dark side too! Also the whole High School set-up is so *very* familiar from a million and one movies and tv shows. Yes there are vampires and demons etc, but it's just too, um, peppy. I think. Not sure what the word is that I'm looking for.

But Oz is adorable! I want one. :)

This bit at the end made me think:
Angel: They [the women when he was young] were just incredibly dull. Simpering morons, the lot of
them. I always wished I could meet someone... exciting. (looks her in
the eyes) Interesting.
Buffy: Really? Interesting how?
Angel: You know how.
Well - he met Darla...

Comments

[spacedoutlooney.livejournal.com]

Yes! I always thought his comment about not liking the fancy women directly contrasting with the way Darla was dressed in Becoming 2 very interesting. Plus, Angel seemed mostly to interact with tavern wenches. Not likely to simply be a continuity glitch since both episodes were in the same season (not like they hadn't thought about developing Darla's character and Angel's relationship with her).

Not sure how to interpret though. Is he lying, as he is won't to do? Is he trying to turn over a new leaf, as it were? What?

[elisi]

Hmmm, I guess he didn't mind the dress as much as the attitude. Tavern wenches were obviously not simpering - and a lady as good-looking as Darla, but in a bad part of town? Interesting! :)