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5.12 You're Welcome Cordelia: "I'm just on a different road. And this is my off-ramp." It was wonderful seeing the old "I take crap from no one" Cordelia again, the Cordelia we didn't see enough of in seasons three and four. They gave her an outstanding farewell episode, one of the best episodes of the series. Will she return? I don't think so; I think she's really most sincerely dead. There were several hints throughout about what was really happening: (1) The body on the hospital bed. "Miss One Foot in the Grave," wasn't Cordelia's roommate; it was Cordelia herself. (2) Cordelia told Angel that Doyle "used his last breath to make sure you'd keep fighting. I get that now." and (3) Cordelia told Wesley: "I'm sorry [about Lilah]. I just wanted to tell you that before..." before she died, of course. She also complimented Wesley on his mojo right before he got into the elevator. She was saying goodbye to him. All of the Cordelia scenes rang true, and the current of emotion between Cordelia and Angel was just perfect. Loved the kiss at the end; it was definitely their best, the first Angel/Cordelia smooch that actually moved me. Too bad they didn't get a chance to have astral sex. Speaking of kisses, the last thing Doyle did before he died was kiss Cordelia and pass the visions on to her. Did Cordelia do the same thing to Angel? Or are the visions going with her? Christian Kane was finally credited. This was the first time it was confirmed that he was indeed Lindsey McDonald. (We all knew, of course, but still.) Enjoyed the references to "City Of," loved the cool concealment spell, and that final fight scene was classic. Can't the Senior Partners find some non-fatal use for Lindsey? Please, Christian Kane, come back and take your shirt off again! On the Angel/Spike bonding front, my favorite exchange was: "The fail-safe's meant for me. I'm not going to risk anybody I care about." Spike: "I'll go." Angel (instantly): "Okay." But Spike did go, and he fought zombies and helped Angel. After a hundred years at odds, Angel and Spike have finally arrived at something resembling a truce. Getting them there during the past eleven episodes has been skillfully done. The gang may be trapped in an evil law firm, but we now know that the Powers are still backing Angel. Cordelia "woke up" for a reason. The Powers must want Angel to stay at Wolfram & Hart. And that makes all the difference. Angel is now Angel again. Lots and lots of bits and pieces: -- During that final conjuring scene, Fred was giving Wesley a long, hard look. Did she wake up and smell the hotty? -- Connor was mentioned again. Wesley remembers Cordelia killing Lilah, but not what happened with Jasmine. What exactly does the gang remember about last season? And was this a set-up for a Connor-related episode? -- Angel's outrage about the five dead nuns was an interesting touch, considering that Angelus loved killing nuns. -- Harmony had a couple wonderful lines: "So, how was the coma?" and "I am evil, technically. I don't mind torturing her for the team." Small doses, very funny. -- Lorne had a good line or two ("I've got plenty of unclean urine. Look, I think I'm making some right now") but he's been shortchanged lately. The good lines are going to Spike. This tends to happen, as anyone in the BtVS cast could tell you; writers love Spike. -- Cordelia called Eve, "Lilah Junior." And Spike called Angel a tit and a git. -- What was the "fail-safe" that Lindsey tried to awaken? I bet we see it later in the season. -- Eve said that Angel was still the center of Lindsey's universe. Was that for the slash fans? -- Lindsey and Spike actually bonded over amputation. That's weird, even for "Angel." -- Dan says that Spike was playing Donkey Kong on an X-Box, which is a major geekly no-no. -- According to Spike, demon's blood has an astringent taste. Wouldn't different demons have different tasting blood? And wasn't Cordelia part demon at one point? Wouldn't her "asteroid" body taste demonic? -- In this week's hair and wardrobe report, Cordelia looked absolutely fabulous. And how about that spectacular cleavage? ("I'm a vision of hotliness. And how weird is that?") Much like she looked a couple of years ago, which made me miss her more. And David Boreanaz is looking slim, trim, and better all the time, although I'm worried that his hair is about to go into orbit. -- They showed the "rats are low" clip we were all so emotional about when Glenn Quinn died. Which made me realize that two of the three original "Angel" characters are now dead. Goodbye, Cordelia. Five out of four stakes, Billie |
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