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Now that was a finale. I think I may have even cried at one point. I loved that the writers brought things back, and tied things in - the mention of friends who were lost (Doyle, Cordelia, Fred), references to earlier episodes. I loved that it was big and dramatic, and that people died, and that the group broke up, even though nothing hits me harder than friendships being broken for whatever reason.
And, oh, the ambiguity of the very end. Hopeful and depressing, all at once.
I was never as deeply into Angel as I was into Buffy. I watched, and loved, the first season, but somewhere in the next few I stopped watching (mostly because of circumstances, not disinterest). I started watching again last season when Faith showed up again, and I got totally hooked in. I think the show has had some problems finding (or choosing) the right tone, but sometimes it was brilliant, and I'll miss it.
And I can't believe there'll be no Jossverse on the small screen next year! Thank pete for DVDs.
ETA: I think I know what I'll be doing on Victoria Day.
Now that was a finale. I think I may have even cried at one point. I loved that the writers brought things back, and tied things in - the mention of friends who were lost (Doyle, Cordelia, Fred), references to earlier episodes. I loved that it was big and dramatic, and that people died, and that the group broke up, even though nothing hits me harder than friendships being broken for whatever reason.
And, oh, the ambiguity of the very end. Hopeful and depressing, all at once.
I was never as deeply into Angel as I was into Buffy. I watched, and loved, the first season, but somewhere in the next few I stopped watching (mostly because of circumstances, not disinterest). I started watching again last season when Faith showed up again, and I got totally hooked in. I think the show has had some problems finding (or choosing) the right tone, but sometimes it was brilliant, and I'll miss it.
And I can't believe there'll be no Jossverse on the small screen next year! Thank pete for DVDs.
ETA: I think I know what I'll be doing on Victoria Day.
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Date: 2004-05-20 10:22 am (UTC)Damn.
I liked that the characters kind of went back to their beginnings on the Last Day. Spike went back to being William, only it seems he's written some new material in the last 100 years or so. Gunn returns to the 'hood to hang with his homies (God, I really suck at that dialect. Mark my words, I'll never write anything set in East L.A.), Lorne sings a ballad, and Angel goes to visit his son.
"What? You come see me for coffee and it's not the end of the world?"
Wesley's closure was both upsetting and fitting. He's grown the most of any of the characters since his debut, so perhaps Alexis felt -even before we knew this was the end- that his character had run his course. Without Fred, he had little to live for, (since regaining his memories he'd been pretty unstable, grim and inconsistently written, so...) and it was sweet she was there for him - sort of - at the end. Boy, talk about "the lie" though. The "well be together in eternity" thing rings hollow when we know Fred's soul extinguished when Illyria was reborn. So, no, not so much with the big reunion in the sky.
I loved the "I spiked his drink" bit, and the "What is the key word in that sentence?" part of the Hamilton fight, although "Is he dead?" wasn't terribly obvious to me. Seemed just unconscious. Wasn't a coup de grace that I could see, more like a falling over. I said, while watching, "Drink the rest of it Angel. Make sure he doesn't get back up."
Loved Illyria's butt kicking action in this. I loved just seeing her walking away from the smoking crushed wreck of a car. It's done. That and "Give it your best shot". Okay...
Looking forward to the Firefly movie though...
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Date: 2004-05-20 11:43 am (UTC)Hmm, I actually thought that was the same poem he recited back in the day that caused everyone to laugh at him. Had some of the same words, at least. A great moment, though.
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Date: 2004-05-20 01:58 pm (UTC)Other great moments:
ILLYRIA: I will make trophies of their spines.
ANGEL: Good to know you're on the team. Okay...