Angel ep by ep; SOULESS-riots and reminiscing

[saturn5]

SOULESS

The Good;
Love Connor sticking it to the tourist vamps. The rest of the ep is very Hannibal Lecter (you should only watch Manhunter, the rest are crap) and it's interesting how it emotionally affects the rest of the team.

The Bad;
The whole idea of Angelus being able to remember something whilst Angel can't is stupid (it's reminiscent of Buffy not being able to read his thoughts in Earshot). That said you wonder does he know the truth about Dawn?

Best line:
Angelus (on Connor's Oedipal dilemma) "There should be a play"

Jeez, how did they get away with that?
An entire family wiped out

Apocalypses: 5

Angel Cliches

Inverting the Hollywood cliche;

In disguise; 8

DB get's his shirt off; 12

Cheap Angel; 6

Fang Gang in bondage: When they bring back Angelus he's tied to the table. So why did they let him up?
Cordy: 5
Angel: 13
Wes: 6
Gunn; 4
Lorne; 4
Fred; 2

Fang gang knocked out:
Cordy: 13
Angel: 16
Wes: 5
Doyle; 1
Gunn; 1
Lorne; 4
Groo; 1

Kills: Connor kills at least 4 vamps. I know he's pretty much an unpopular character but he is heroic, fighting the good fight on the streets.
Cordy: 5 vamps, 3½ demons
Angel; 41 vamps, 57 and 1/2 demons, 5 zombies, 8 humans
Doyle; 1 vamp
Wes; 12 demons+3 vamps, 5 zombies, 2 humans
Kate; 3 vamps
Faith; 16 vamps, 6 demons, 3 humans.
Gunn; 11 vamps+ 12 demons, 5 zombies, 1 human.
Groo; 1 demon
Fred; 3 vamp+ 1 demon, 5 zombies
Connor; 12 vamps, 5 zombies, 2 demons

Fang Gang go evil: Angel big time
Cordy: 2
Angel: 3
Gunn; 1
Wes; 1

Alternate Fang Gang:
Cordy: 4
Angel: 10
Fred; 2
Wes; 1
Gunn; 1

Characters killed: the poor Sver family
255

Recurring characters killed;
8;

Total number of Angel Investigations:
Angel, Gunn, Fred, Lorne, Wes, CC

Angel Investigations shot:
Angel: 11
Wes; 1

Packing heat;
Wes; 7
Doyle; 1
Angel; 3
Gunn; 1

Notches on Fang Gang bedpost: Wes and Fred kiss at last, the effective end of Frunn
Cordy: 5 ?+Wilson/Hacksaw Beast+Phantom Dennis+Groo+Connor
Angel: 5; Buffy, Darla and The Transcending Furies
Wes; 3; Virginia, the bleached blonde and Lilah
Gunn; 1 Fred
Fred; 1 Gunn
Groo; 1Cordy

Kinky dinky:
Angel refers to Buffy as a 'pistol'. He refers to his 'first nun' and the gypsy girl he got cursed for as a virgin. He thinks the sword in Angel's fantasy as phallic. He imagines Fred as a schoolgirl (as did Lilah) and thinks about bending her over the kitchen counter. Note when he remarks on 'different strokes' he moves his finger suggestively on the bar. He also comments on CC having a 'rack to write home about' which is certainly true. Angelus says he's sure that Angel like's CC on her knees and that Cordy looks good on everyone, is a screamer and a better ride than a Mustang. Angelus also claims he used to hear Fred and Gunn com-shuking but he might be lying. The rest of the gang find out about Connor and CC. CC offers herself to Angelus in return for his info. The translation of the Beast in ancient runes is 'big hard thing'.

Captain Subtext;
Angelus considers Angel 'candy-ass'.

Know the face, different character; 4

Parking garages;
6,

Guantanamo Bay;

Buffy characters on Angel; 16
Wetherby, Collins and Smith. Angel, Cordy, Oz, Spike, Buffy, Wes, Faith, Darla, Dru, The Master, Anne, Willow and Harmony

Questions and observations;
When Angelus is teasing Wes he refers to Faith who is of course coming up. Angel refers to Oedipus which was also referenced in the Buffy ep 'The Puppet Show'. We see Angelus in Prussia in 1789 making his way to Austria. This places him just after Darla abandon's him to Holtz in the barn, they'd agreed to meet in Vienna.

Marks out of 10; 8/10 but it only get's better from here in.

 

[Lilah]

Angelus talks such filth, haha. I loved this episode, and the best bit for me had to be the Fred and Wes kiss. I'm a big shipper of those 2. The rough edged Wes is rather hot in this episode, but when isn't he.

 

[Taake]

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Best line:
Angelus (on Connor's Oedipal dilemma) "There should be a play"
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Lmao, I love that line, always cracks me up! 🙂

 

[Marisa]

The joys of Angelus the thing I liked about this episode is he seemed really evil. He knew what to say to cause trouble he enjoyed doing it yet he still had his sense of humor. Like Lilah said didnt mind the wes and fred kiss, sometimes I get a little jealous that she got to be with my Wesley jk but he is looking great in this season.

 

[GrrArghx]

I've always preferred the BtVS Angelus but I think the AtS Angelus showed us just how crude he could really be. He didn't hold back with the cruel talk. It definitely made me cringe at times to hear Angel saying things like that, but it still showed us that he's every bit as bad as he's hyped up to be 🙂

 

[VisionGirl]

Wow, Angelus can do a helluva lot of damage...the entire time being locked in a cage!! I thought the cruelest thing was to Wesley: "You know, you're not fooling anyone. Get some new clothes, cool haircut, hit the gym—you're still the same loser none of the other kids wanted to sit with at lunch." Awesome, awesome episode, and IMO, Angelus here easily rivals Angelus in BTVS s 2.

 

[VisionGirl]

Oh, I also forgot to mention that the whole "banishing" of the Beast reminds me a lot of Charmed.

 

[Username]

This is my favorite Ats episode, from all seasons! and it was directed by Sean Astin was he like a fan of the show or something is that why he got do that?

I love the Angelus/Wesley discussion and the scene where Gunn and Fred brings Angelus blood and Angelus is so mean.

Best line:
Angelus: And now my boy's in love, all hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doin' your mom and tryin' to kill your dad. Hmm, there should be a play.

 

[Ianigsy]

After 'Spin the Bottle', another excellent episode made out of little more than the regular cast and a handful of sets. The way Angelus plays on everybody's insecurities is brilliantly done- particularly when the rest of the team are watching on the monitor- not least the growing realisation that Fred and Gunn's relationship is based on little more than shared experiences and there's nowhere left to go. And the research scene later in the episode where everybody's trying to avoid eye contact with each other...there was clearly a lot of attention paid in the direction this season to physical placing of the characters, who stands next to each other and so on, and what that says about the relationship.

 

[TaylorSwift]

I'm so glad to see Angelus back!! It's amazing how everyone falls for the things he says...he plays on them brilliantly. I can't wait to see where they're going with this episode...it should be fun.