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1. Yet another social media guy who superimposes his own view of a cult series onto the rest of us via social media. I prefer reading this stuff, because I can skip over stuff I don't like. (Yes, I've done it too, but at least I do it via writing so you can jump away from it.) There's some good stuff that works and I agree with. But we don't perceive the series the same or the characters, possibly because we are very different people etc.
Top 10 Buffy or Angel Episodes that Remind Us Everything is Going to Be Alright
Not recommended for Connor fans. However if you adored Dawn and Cordy, go for it.
Also, if you like Season 6 -- he really likes it and has some rather poetic comments on it. I wish it was in writing, because then I could skip over all the Cordy/Dawn and Connor stuff and go to S6 directly.
He starts out bashing the Connor character and stating that Buffy fans are notorious for not agreeing on anything on the series -- but "come on, there's one point we can all agree on, Connor sucked as a character..." And I thought, uh, no, sorry dude. I don't agree. I found Connor interesting. We're really not getting off to a great start here, are we? I'm already considering clicking elsewhere...
My top ten off the top of my head and in particular order that I'd readily rewatch, skipping others:
*1. Fool For Love
*2. Destiny
*3. Soul Purpose
*4. Home
*5. Darla
*6. Once More with Feeling
*7. Smashed
*8. The Body
* 9. Beneath You
* 10. Becoming I & II
Honorable Mentions? HUSH, Passion, Tabula Rasa, What is Your Line 1 and 2, Selfless,
I preferred Anya to Cordelia for multiple reasons, I found the character easier to relate to, also unlike Cordy, Anya was a character who had been bullied and was not the bully. It was a nice role reversal. I was one of those odd fans who preferred Connor to Dawn and Anya to Cordelia.
I think we tend to like the episodes that relate to whatever issues that fascinate us personally. And skip away from the ones that just hurt or irritate, which for me were many of the episodes this guy I liked and I just can't rewatch. These include Damage, I Will Remember You, and Seeing Red. And well, his number one choice Epiphany, which never quite worked for me and I've forgotten as result. I tend to over time forget things that don't work for me. I forgot Damage. Did remember I Will Remember You -- mainly because it ended my Buffy/Angel ship. I was a Buffy/Angel shipper until I saw I Will Remember You - and decided after that episode that Angel was an ass and she was better off without him and rooted for her and Riley. I basically went where the writers wanted me to in that series.
Well for the most part and more so for Buffy than Angel. The Angel ships never worked for me.
And I remember Seeing Red, because it surprised me -- not the Attempted Rape scene or Bathroom scene (was spoiled on that) or Tara's death (ditto), not what surprised me was Spike's reaction to the AR scene and his conversation with Clem afterwards. That I found rather surprising. But unfortunately, you have to watch the rest of it for that scene.
2. There's a lot information about the crazy gun debate on Face Book. Currently Uncle is telling Cousin that he's not certain that the National Constitution Center is legitmately bipartisan and doesn't understand why he never heard of it. I had to restrain myself from saying, because your a gun nerd and not a Constitution nerd, you nitwit.
Sigh. The problem with FB is all the frigging family members and their crazy friends commenting on their threads on it. Otherwise it would be quite pleasant.
I like it better over here, no family members. Because they can't find me. Hee hee.
3. The most disturbing thing I saw in the NY Times Daily Update was:
CDC (Center of Disease Control) Employee is missing after a few weeks sick on Personal Leave, they are offering $10,000 for any information on his whereabouts and recovery
Okay...that's not in the least bit disturbing (sarcastic voice). It sounds a bit too much like a plot point from a horror novel, such as Stephen King novel or the Walking Dead. The guy was a specialist in the Zikka and Ebloa viruses.
Can't decide what is the most disturbing the fact he is missing or that they are offering $10,000 for his recovery? Or that he was in the CDC?
4. Watching the Olympics Closing Ceremonies...and I can't remember who gets it next. Is it France?
Top 10 Buffy or Angel Episodes that Remind Us Everything is Going to Be Alright
Not recommended for Connor fans. However if you adored Dawn and Cordy, go for it.
Also, if you like Season 6 -- he really likes it and has some rather poetic comments on it. I wish it was in writing, because then I could skip over all the Cordy/Dawn and Connor stuff and go to S6 directly.
He starts out bashing the Connor character and stating that Buffy fans are notorious for not agreeing on anything on the series -- but "come on, there's one point we can all agree on, Connor sucked as a character..." And I thought, uh, no, sorry dude. I don't agree. I found Connor interesting. We're really not getting off to a great start here, are we? I'm already considering clicking elsewhere...
My top ten off the top of my head and in particular order that I'd readily rewatch, skipping others:
*1. Fool For Love
*2. Destiny
*3. Soul Purpose
*4. Home
*5. Darla
*6. Once More with Feeling
*7. Smashed
*8. The Body
* 9. Beneath You
* 10. Becoming I & II
Honorable Mentions? HUSH, Passion, Tabula Rasa, What is Your Line 1 and 2, Selfless,
I preferred Anya to Cordelia for multiple reasons, I found the character easier to relate to, also unlike Cordy, Anya was a character who had been bullied and was not the bully. It was a nice role reversal. I was one of those odd fans who preferred Connor to Dawn and Anya to Cordelia.
I think we tend to like the episodes that relate to whatever issues that fascinate us personally. And skip away from the ones that just hurt or irritate, which for me were many of the episodes this guy I liked and I just can't rewatch. These include Damage, I Will Remember You, and Seeing Red. And well, his number one choice Epiphany, which never quite worked for me and I've forgotten as result. I tend to over time forget things that don't work for me. I forgot Damage. Did remember I Will Remember You -- mainly because it ended my Buffy/Angel ship. I was a Buffy/Angel shipper until I saw I Will Remember You - and decided after that episode that Angel was an ass and she was better off without him and rooted for her and Riley. I basically went where the writers wanted me to in that series.
Well for the most part and more so for Buffy than Angel. The Angel ships never worked for me.
And I remember Seeing Red, because it surprised me -- not the Attempted Rape scene or Bathroom scene (was spoiled on that) or Tara's death (ditto), not what surprised me was Spike's reaction to the AR scene and his conversation with Clem afterwards. That I found rather surprising. But unfortunately, you have to watch the rest of it for that scene.
2. There's a lot information about the crazy gun debate on Face Book. Currently Uncle is telling Cousin that he's not certain that the National Constitution Center is legitmately bipartisan and doesn't understand why he never heard of it. I had to restrain myself from saying, because your a gun nerd and not a Constitution nerd, you nitwit.
Sigh. The problem with FB is all the frigging family members and their crazy friends commenting on their threads on it. Otherwise it would be quite pleasant.
I like it better over here, no family members. Because they can't find me. Hee hee.
3. The most disturbing thing I saw in the NY Times Daily Update was:
CDC (Center of Disease Control) Employee is missing after a few weeks sick on Personal Leave, they are offering $10,000 for any information on his whereabouts and recovery
Okay...that's not in the least bit disturbing (sarcastic voice). It sounds a bit too much like a plot point from a horror novel, such as Stephen King novel or the Walking Dead. The guy was a specialist in the Zikka and Ebloa viruses.
Can't decide what is the most disturbing the fact he is missing or that they are offering $10,000 for his recovery? Or that he was in the CDC?
4. Watching the Olympics Closing Ceremonies...and I can't remember who gets it next. Is it France?
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I'd agree that the individual episodes work. (I was among the very few people in the online fandom that appreciated Connor as a character -- mainly due to how the actor portrayed him. The actor hated working on Angel, by the way. Had little to no direction, and the unprofessionalism of the other actors blew him away, in particular CC.) Amusingly enough, he's now married to the actress who portrayed Rory Gilmore, they met on Mad Men.
Connor and Dawn were the least liked characters. Of the two I preferred VK as an actor, having seen both in other things. And found the character of Connor a bit more complex. Mileage obviously varies. Some people just dislike them both. I know Connor was Masq's favorite character, along with a few others.
In other news...any opinion on the National Constitution Center?
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I do remember Masq just adoring Connor. I didn't see it then and don't now; my reaction to his character is partly why to this day I've never seen the last part of AtS 4. I did see VK's comments later on and they've probably reinforced my initial impression. But hey, some people like Xander. There's no accounting for taste. :D
ETA: Yes, VK is a much better actor than MT.
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Yep, mileage varies.
I tended to like all the characters for the most part, there were exceptions, but luckily for me they were supporting/recurring and I could for the most part ignore them. (ex: Jonathan (better writer than actor), Andrew (nails on chalkboard -- actor and character -- I think it's his voice), Warren (although I do like the actor and he's an interesting musician), Wood (like the actor in Lucifer), Harmony (disliked the actress and the role - felt offensive on multiple levels), Amy (ditto), Forrest, and that other military guy whose name I can't remember). Oddly, I actually liked the supporting characters/recurring better on Angel than Buffy, they were better developed for some reason. Even Harmony was more likable and interesting on Angel than Buffy.
shrugs.
Yet, overall? Preferred Buffy to Angel -- more innovative, less heavy on established tropes.