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3.16 Sleep Tight Angel: "You look like hell. Not the fun one where they burn you with hot pokers for all eternity, but the hardcore one, you know, Nixon and Britney Spears." Another excellent episode, with lots of surprises and multiple cliffhangers. I was thinking that the only two possible things they could do with Connor would be (1) Holtz taking him and raising him (which kind of has synchronicity, considering what Angelus did to Holtz' family), or (2) Connor magically growing up somehow so that he could interact with the cast as an adult. I think the writers might actually be prepping us for both of these plot devices with the Holtz/portal thingy. Of course, now that we have a five-week hiatus, we won't know for awhile. I realize that Wesley was trying to do what he thought was best by kidnapping Connor, but allying with Holtz? Okay, getting eaten by Dad is bad. Growing up in the Hyperion surrounded by monsters and constantly in danger of being kidnapped or murdered wouldn't have been good for the kid, either (at the very least, he'd have to spend years in therapy). But why didn't Wesley trust Angel enough to tell him about the prophecy so that Angel could make the right decisions for Connor? Angel would never have kept Connor if he had known; he loves him too much. (David Boreanaz was very good in this episode; manic, jovial, hairtrigger violent -- come to think of it, he was definitely channeling Angelus through most of it, wasn't he? Until the end, when he was truly suffering, which is something Angel does so well.) Holtz and Justine were real wild cards; I couldn't tell from one moment to the next what they were going to do with (1) their followers, (2) Wesley, and (3) each other, much less their real intentions for the baby. Did Holtz intend his vampire fighters to be cannon fodder, or did he honestly think he could win the Battle of the Hotel? What did Holtz know about the baby that we still don't know? Of course, even with his duplicity, given a choice between giving my baby to Holtz or to Lilah, I'd certainly make the same decision that Angel did. So Angel doesn't know who Sahjhan is ("did he boink your demon bride? eat your mother?") Dan and I were both theorizing the obvious, that Angel did something to Sahjhan in the future, which would explain why Angel doesn't know him yet. Dan even thought that Sahjhan might be a future Connor trying to end his own existence retroactively, although I couldn't quite buy into that one. I gasped out loud twice in this episode -- the first time when Wesley attacked Lorne (I tend to think of Lorne as a non-combatant and it just seemed so wrong) and the second time when Justine cut Wesley's throat. Not that I think Wesley is dead; it didn't look like Justine cut deep enough, plus Gunn and Fred were on their way, right? Though Wesley may not want to be alive if Angel is still channeling Angelus when he finally catches up with him. Bits and pieces: -- Loved Lorne doing the Rat Pack with the stuffed animals. -- Lorne is now doing his readings in the hotel. No more Caritas, ever? Couldn't they open it up right there in the hotel, now that Lorne is no longer tied up with constant babysitting chores? -- I absolutely loved Fred and Gunn doing Texas vs. California ("Texas doesn't hate the black man."). I've lived in both states and there's no contest; I'm definitely on Gunn's side. -- This was the second episode without Cordelia. Is Charisma Carpenter doing a movie or something? -- You'd think by now that the L.A. Scoobies would know better than to hum or sing around Lorne. -- The writers have confirmed that human blood really is tastier. Maybe they should set up a blind taste test. Is pig's blood closer to human blood in taste? What about cow's blood? Is Slayer's blood really like Thai stick? Quotes: Angel: "I like nuns. How did the flying nun fly anyway? Was it God or magic?" Gunn: "You were all hyped this morning. Then you went all Tyson on those demons. Then you kind of crashed. Then you had another drink, then you started throwing things." Fred: "Mm hmm. Just like my aunt Viola and her Southern Comfort." Lilah: "Well, I'm looking at a mountain of paperwork." Excellent. Four out of four stakes, Billie |
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