PyleanPrincess
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If Cordy, Buffy and human Darla were in a life or death situation, and Angel could save only one of them, who would he choose.
I'd say Cordy.
I do have to agree that Buffy would seem to be the obvious choice. He'll always love her and it would seem to make sense to choose her.
But barring some brief meetings (i.e IWRY, Sanctuary, Chosen) he hasn't really spent any quality time with Buffy for about four years now, and in that time both of them have changed considerably from BtVS Season 3. Buffy is a very different person. She's a grown up, mature woman, not a naieve girl who thinks that everything has a happy ending. Angel is also very different. Still guilt ridden yes, but with a purpose to help people, do good and make up for his past
Since moving to Los Angeles, Angel's life has changed substantially. The people he works with (Wes, Cordy, Gunn, Fred) are not just his co-workers, he sees them as his family, the family that he would protect ahead of everything else.
Cordy has been a very integral, important member of that family. She has also changed from the shallow, superficial bitch she was at Sunnydale High, in to a woman who bears a great burden with the visions but accepts that burden with grace and uses it to help others, to help Angel. She's been the one that's encouraged Angel when he's felt down about the mission (Judgement), the one that wouldn't give up on him when he lost Connor (Double Or Nothing) and the one person that Angel will listen to before anyone else.
She means more to Angel that even he thought possible. His one concern in Disharmony is winning back her friendship and trust, something that means a great deal to him. In Over The Rainbow, when she is sucked through the portal, he is the one person that was willing to go in and rescue her no matter what the consequences. He says to Wes "It's Cordy" and those two little words sum up everything Angel feels about Cordelia.
She is his best friend, his humanizing influence and the one person he can trust to be honest with him I believe he truly has grown to love her over the years they've been together and i believe that he still does.
That is why i still stand by my statement that he'd choose to save Cordy. He loves and relies on her too much not to.
And there endeth the sermon!
What do you guys all think?
I'd say Cordy.
I do have to agree that Buffy would seem to be the obvious choice. He'll always love her and it would seem to make sense to choose her.
But barring some brief meetings (i.e IWRY, Sanctuary, Chosen) he hasn't really spent any quality time with Buffy for about four years now, and in that time both of them have changed considerably from BtVS Season 3. Buffy is a very different person. She's a grown up, mature woman, not a naieve girl who thinks that everything has a happy ending. Angel is also very different. Still guilt ridden yes, but with a purpose to help people, do good and make up for his past
Since moving to Los Angeles, Angel's life has changed substantially. The people he works with (Wes, Cordy, Gunn, Fred) are not just his co-workers, he sees them as his family, the family that he would protect ahead of everything else.
Cordy has been a very integral, important member of that family. She has also changed from the shallow, superficial bitch she was at Sunnydale High, in to a woman who bears a great burden with the visions but accepts that burden with grace and uses it to help others, to help Angel. She's been the one that's encouraged Angel when he's felt down about the mission (Judgement), the one that wouldn't give up on him when he lost Connor (Double Or Nothing) and the one person that Angel will listen to before anyone else.
She means more to Angel that even he thought possible. His one concern in Disharmony is winning back her friendship and trust, something that means a great deal to him. In Over The Rainbow, when she is sucked through the portal, he is the one person that was willing to go in and rescue her no matter what the consequences. He says to Wes "It's Cordy" and those two little words sum up everything Angel feels about Cordelia.
She is his best friend, his humanizing influence and the one person he can trust to be honest with him I believe he truly has grown to love her over the years they've been together and i believe that he still does.
That is why i still stand by my statement that he'd choose to save Cordy. He loves and relies on her too much not to.
And there endeth the sermon!
What do you guys all think?