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3.19 The Price Cordelia: "I give up. I tried soaking it out. I tried scrubbing it out. No question... we've got ring around the lobby." Part of the price for Angel's scary ass mojo seems to have been transparent lobsters. Are they blowing hot and cold, or what? We're getting some really good episodes interspersed with some genuine lulus. Fortunately, this was one of the better ones, in spite of the silly slugs from Hell. Except that I felt really bad for the guy who walked in and ended up in Fred's dustbuster, when all he wanted was to find his dog. Angel and Cordelia were acting rather couple-y, but not in a nauseating way. He finally talked about losing Connor -- to her; and they fought the monsters together, in somewhat Buffy-reminiscent way. She even said outright that he was her first priority, although she amended it somewhat to soothe Groo, who is now the Buffy puppy. (I've always wondered, why puppies? It seems to be a continuing Buffyverse joke and I've never gotten the punch line.) It was almost unbelievable that the L.A. Scoobies actually left Fred alone; it was like painting a target on her forehead. But it was way cool that Gunn had his priorities straight, used his brain and went to Wesley. And didn't Wesley look sexy? All scarred and bearded and gravelly-voiced? Ooooh. It was clear that his Watcher talents were sorely needed, because Fred wasn't coping well with those demon books. Good continuity, with Lilah pointing out that Angel has lost it before ("remember the wine cellar? Slaughter?") Other than that, Wolfram & Hart seemed pointless; the best part was the spider and the magic password. Was Gavin blowing smoke? Would Lilah have actually shown up with a shaman exterminator to rescue her mortal enemy? Of course, the big news is that Connor the Destroyer has arrived. Making him a teenager was a good choice -- not as old as Angel, still somewhat kid-like and giving out a definite Mordred vibe. Here's hoping he's not a male Dawn. Speaking of which, isn't it weird that just a couple of years ago, Buffy and Angel weren't parents, and now they both have teenagers? Bits and pieces: -- I'm sort of confused about Cordelia's vision. Did it not happen yet? Did the pentagram finally work? Is that what brought Connor, or was it the slugs from Hell, or both? -- Why shut off the power? There are these light switch thingies, you know. -- Wesley lost his glasses, and apparently doesn't need them any more. -- Cordelia's hair. The cleaning rag was more becoming. What was Charisma thinking? Why do gorgeous brunettes have to go through a blonde phase when they look so great as themselves? -- Speaking of continuity, how about that reference to the Buffy episode, "Amends"? (If you didn't catch it, it was Cordelia saying that it had snowed once in southern California.) -- That is one huge, deserted hotel. The South Wing? One part hum, two parts dinger? Do I sense a new Caritas approaching, please? Quotes: Groo: "Angel. You and I have fought side by side on more than one occasion, fellow warriors, shoulder to shoulder. By now, my council must surely hold weight. So I beseech you to heed my words." Angel: "Okay." Groo: "Pomegranate Mist is the wrong color for this room." Groo: "Summer splendor is a hue more worthy of a champion. Or perhaps this unique one called purpla." Angel: "Purple. Yet you have no problems pronouncing pomegranate." Groo: "It was my mother's name." Angel: "What are the odds?" (Gunn walks by carrying a crisped piece of furniture.) Angel: "Hey, hang on. Where are you going with that?" Gunn: "I'm tossing it." Angel: "It's an antique." Gunn: "It's a charcoal briquette." Angel: (holding a snowdome) "I don't know why I bought this for him. A whim, I guess. Thought he'd like to look at it. Snow. It never does snow in southern California." Cordelia: "It did once." Gavin: "Well, in any case, Angel tried to kill a human, bringing him one step closer to his dark side, and one step closer to us." Lilah: "Dark side, shmark side. Remember a year ago? Wine cellar, slaughter?" Gavin: "They were lawyers." Lorne: "Big bru-ha-ha at the juice bar across the street, only light on the ha-ha. Some guy over there is cracking up." Angel: "But at least we have one advantage." Cordelia: "What? They glow in the dark? How is that going to help unless we shut off all the lights in the... holy crap, you're not serious." Cordelia: "Did you hear something?" Lorne: "Sorry, cupcake, all I'm picking up is the loud, erratic thumping of the heart in my mouth." Lilah: "Fine, play your little games. I've got to go save my mortal enemy." Angel: "What are you fleeing from?" Fred: "The bringer of torment, agony, death. The Destroyer." Cordelia: "Oh. That is just not the name you want to hear." Groo: "You are truly a goddess." Cordelia: "Well, demoness, anyway. Beats horns and a tail." Lorne: "Hey. I'm standing right here." Three out of four stakes, and it looks like the Destroyer hits the fan next week, Billie |
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