I think, I've been nothing but staunch supporter of the current Angel-line of comics, but even I will be glad when this arc is over. The story isn't quite as bad as some people make it out to be, but it lacks a certain focus that makes
As for the Potentates, I can be okay with it. The PTB have always kept their cards close to themselves, and they look out for more than just LA (or even this world). They have all sorts of people working for them, some are Oracles, some have visions, others are Champions, and others well, they're winged soldiers from the netherworld, who have been off fighting evil elsewhere, until now.
As for Dez, she's brought on too strongly. If only she were a little weaker, little less important, little less new-writer-trying-to-make-her-own-character-cooler-then-all-the-original-characters, her storyline, which is okay, would be rated as okay, instead of lame.
I don't mind the cast has a significantly different line-up. In fact, I think it's interesting to see Angel surrounded by women this time. It used to be a real guy's show(, even though it was created by a feminist). I wonder if after the Gunn and Drusilla arc, when Angel comes back (hopefully penned by Brian) there'll be anything left of this team, or if we'll get back to the old team. (Is that even possible? Gunn might be restored, but Spike gets his own series, and Illyria moves on over. With Connor's newfound importance in the story, he couldn't be left out again.)
PS: Has anyone noticed that if the comics dip to the depths of Doublemeat and Season 4, we instantly begin to call canonicity into question, whereas when it was still a TV show, we grudgingly accepted it. (There's some very obvious reasons for this, but I still wanted to share this amusing little quirk about the fandom.
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