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1.3 In the Dark

Spike: "And now I'm just a big, fluffy puppy with bad teeth... No! not the hair! Never the hair!"

Oz showed up in L.A. and gave the ring to Angel; Angel immediately realized the negative implications, which was quite perspicacious of him, and hid it in the Batcave. I realized almost immediately that Angel couldn't keep the ring after all, and that it would be gone by the end of the episode. Immortal, unkillable heroes are boring, and Angel is Batman, not Superman.

I liked this episode in spite of the torture scene. I'm really not a fan of torture scenes; they do tend to be easier to take when the characters are supernatural, though. I kept thinking about Saint Sebastian through this one. Yuck. Spike tends to play better off Angel than he does off Buffy, doesn't he? Maybe that's where the real Spike chemistry is. What The Buffy Powers That Be ought to do is move Spike to L.A. [Note added in 2005: am I prescient, or what?]

Okay, Buffy fans, here's a question for you. Angel made Dru. Spike referred to Angel as his sire in this episode and it has happened before. Did Angel also make Spike? And when? And another question. Angel doesn't exactly blend in the first place, and a wide-eyed, supernaturally pale man in ripped black clothes on a beach could be considered conspicuous. Why weren't people on the beach staring at him?

And one last question. Why couldn't Angel wear the ring on his toe?

Bits of stuff:

-- There was a lot of Doyle and Angel bonding going on. I'm not a person that sees slash everywhere but it was obvious even to me that they were made for each other. Does Doyle have pale green eyes? Wow.

-- Why does Angel keep ending up in chains? I swear I should have kept count.

Quotes:

Spike: (high voice) "How can I thank you, you mysterious, black-clad hunk of a night thing? (low voice) No need, little lady, your tears of gratitude are enough for me. You see, I was once a badass vampire, but love and a pesky curse defanged me. Now I'm just a big, fluffy puppy with bad teeth. No, not the hair! Never the hair! (high voice) But there must be someway I can show my appreciation. (low voice) No, helping those in need's my job. And working up a load of sexual tension, and prancing away like a magnificent poof is truly thanks enough! (high voice) I understand. I have a nephew who is gay, so... (low voice) Say no more. Evil's still afoot! And I'm almost out of that Nancy-boy hair-gel that I like so much. Quickly, to the Angel-mobile, away!"

Radio: "You are listening to LA's only alternative KLA-Rock. It's 11:05. Do you know what your karma is?" Loved this one.

Doyle: "All I'm saying is that if we're ever going to take that cruise to the Bahamas together, we're going to need a lot more clients of means."
Cordelia: "And an alternate reality in which you are Matthew McConaughey."

Cordelia: "Oh, this is Doyle. He -- air quote -- works here."

Doyle: "He's the detective."
Oz: "Does he have a hat and gun?"
Cordelia: "Just fangs."

Angel: "Oz."
Oz: "Hey."
Angel: "Nice surprise."
Oz: "Thanks."
Angel: "Staying long?"
Oz: "Few days."
Doyle: "Are they always like this?"
Oz: "No, we're usually laconic."

Cordelia: "I think the trick is laying off the ale before you start quoting Angela's Ashes and weeping like a baby man."
Doyle: "Hey, that's a good book."
Cordelia: "So I've heard. But I doubt that the main characters are Betty and Barney Rubble, as you so vehemently insisted last night. Also, I don't think Oz appreciated being called my little Bam-bam all night."

Angel: "Might as well go home, Spike. The gem of Amarra stays with me."
Spike: "Why? Because you're vampire detective now? What's next? Vampire cowboy? Vampire fireman? Vampire ballerina?"
Angel: "I do like to work with my legs."

Cordelia: "My apartment is nowhere near this yucky. It smells like bong water in here."

Marcus: "He's known love."
Spike: "Yeah, and with a Slayer no less. How is that for perversion?"

Let's say a two for this one,

Billie





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