Champagne and Socks

Well, its a couple of days ago now and I have been discussing it elsewhere but here are my thoughts on the first ep of the new season. lj-cut text=”Angel”
I don’t like Connor. I do, however, love the qualities he brings out in Angel. The way Angel was i nstantly *there* when Connor turned on Fred and Gunn. And the “I love you. Now get out of my house.” Brilliant!! And of course, the “what’s a couple of months at the bottom of the ocean. A girlfriend once sent me to a hell dimension for 100 years”. (apolo gies for the paraphrase) And this is of course the ongoing theme of “Hell. Been there.”

Other things I liked:
-the possibility of Lilah sleeping with Wesley not for career gain. Like, she might like him or something.
-the Wesley/Angel slash. Ties in with another ongoing theme, or perhaps group, of the number of people willing to let Angel feed on them. It *could* just be me, but there was something reminiscent of a mother-suckling-her-young in the way he dramatically pulled out a knife and ceremoniousl y cut his wrist. I wish though that he’d fed Angel Justine. But she might have left a yucky taste in his mouth.
-the idea that a vampire can go for eternity without feeding but it mucks up his head
-Lorne!!! And the boa!!! And the crypticness of his phonecall. Anyone else think it was supposed to be a clue to Angel’s whereabouts??

and… all time best bit
-Cordelia ascending to a higher level and being bored!!!

Things I hated:
-Connor
-Fred and Gunn. There’s absolutely NO chemistry and I don’t care! I ne ver needed love stories in Angel. It doesn’t need them.
-interaction between Fred and Connor. There’s just something icky there. It could be also that she doesn’t look old enough to parent him.

and all time ickiest bit:
-Cordelia and Angel kissing. No No No No No!!!!
It could be a reaction to having spent the last little while catching the bf up and watching the first 3 seasons of Buffy. But it’s just plain wrong. Wrong I tell you. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

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