Angel rewatch
Oct. 19th, 2015 10:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethJust watched Hero.
Puddle of sad feels commences.
Though actually since my ongoing go-to-sleep fanfic has a detailed multi point plan for fixing that particular event, less so that could be, since daydream me has saved the day a bunch of different ways.
It always pisses me off that Angel threw away the solution just a couple episodes ago. I mean Angel pisses me off often, but especially with the unilateral decisions that are all about suffering more so he can work through his guilt. He decided for Buffy and did a general mindwipe from his point of view, and he decided about the gem of amara, without thinking that hey, maybe the powers put it there for a reason! I mean, either believe in some vague Powers that Be steering your life for a higher purpose or don't, you know?
Angel believes in hitting people until he stops feeling bad about it, and in five seasons never gets the hang of why that just doesn't work.
Not my favourite guy.
I'm not sure if the show is right there with him or knows his guilt is his tragic flaw. I mean if they think it's necessary to suffer in order to notice other people suffering, that's kind of a problem. Dude doesn't have to stay in the dark to see it. Not in sensible world.
Also, I am so over B/A it's blah. I mean, I know re-runs can never grow up and get over it, but really.
... I go from puddle of sad feel to being really annoyed at Angel. :eyeroll:
Angel is a good series, but it's still finding its feet this early on. Sometimes the version in my head looked better at key moments, you know? But Cordelia's story is going to get good and Angel is fun to watch when he's only trying to look cool and even more fun when he's not even trying and his inner daftie shows through.
But this particular episode?
Puddle of sad.
Puddle of sad feels commences.
Though actually since my ongoing go-to-sleep fanfic has a detailed multi point plan for fixing that particular event, less so that could be, since daydream me has saved the day a bunch of different ways.
It always pisses me off that Angel threw away the solution just a couple episodes ago. I mean Angel pisses me off often, but especially with the unilateral decisions that are all about suffering more so he can work through his guilt. He decided for Buffy and did a general mindwipe from his point of view, and he decided about the gem of amara, without thinking that hey, maybe the powers put it there for a reason! I mean, either believe in some vague Powers that Be steering your life for a higher purpose or don't, you know?
Angel believes in hitting people until he stops feeling bad about it, and in five seasons never gets the hang of why that just doesn't work.
Not my favourite guy.
I'm not sure if the show is right there with him or knows his guilt is his tragic flaw. I mean if they think it's necessary to suffer in order to notice other people suffering, that's kind of a problem. Dude doesn't have to stay in the dark to see it. Not in sensible world.
Also, I am so over B/A it's blah. I mean, I know re-runs can never grow up and get over it, but really.
... I go from puddle of sad feel to being really annoyed at Angel. :eyeroll:
Angel is a good series, but it's still finding its feet this early on. Sometimes the version in my head looked better at key moments, you know? But Cordelia's story is going to get good and Angel is fun to watch when he's only trying to look cool and even more fun when he's not even trying and his inner daftie shows through.
But this particular episode?
Puddle of sad.