Angel blew the hatch with Wesley’s road to bad-assery
This example of Hatch Blowing is going to sound familiar, if you read my previous one on Veronica Mars. As I said then, the transformation of Logan Echolls from unlikeable punk to likable suitor for Veronica was remarkable. Along those same lines, Angel had an amazing transformation to behold, with the depussification of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. However, unlike Veronica Mars’s Logan, the road to bad-ass “rogue demon hunter” Wesley took seasons to accomplish in full.
Quotation Marks – Exorcisms, Ann Margret, and … a Gilmore Girl?
Was it just me, or did this week seem a little off? Despite being funny, Psych put me to sleep (literally, not figuratively) with its not-so-interesting plot. Leverage was hilarious, but didn’t offer nearly as many good one-liners as it normally does. And depressingly, Bob’s Veronica Mars Virgin Diary is quickly coming to a close (which, I’ve got to warn you, means more Buffy quotes for everyone — I love shows that bring the wit). Alas, however, the Fall Season quickly approaches. Read the rest of this entry »
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce: Thankfully not the prodigal son
I am (finally) wrapping up watching through all five seasons of Angel. I’ve owned the DVDs for a while, and have seen the series before, but I had lent them out, for what had become a very long time, and was exited to have them back. I’ve been fighting back continually talking about Angel, albeit admittedly not well, both with my Moonlight Virgin Diaries, and, well, other posts. Looking at the characters of Angel, Wyndam-Pryce really stands heads and shoulders above the rest when you look at the journey he has taken (especially including exactly how far he had to grow from his original appearance in Buffy).
Angel was a better show than Buffy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom has been up in a rage recently, with the stories of the potential reboot hitting the interwebs. I’m personally in the camp of “Why?” and less in the camp of “NO!” than most others. Brett’s post got me to thinking, though, that I would be a whole lot more pissed off about someone rebooting Angel than Buffy. So, I guess it’s time to come out of the closet, and admit without shame that I think Angel is a better show.
I got off to a really rocky start with the show. And by rocky start, I mean I gave up after three episodes. Angel (the vampire, not the show) was probably my least favorite part of the first couple of seasons of BtVS. So, he gets a spin off, takes one of the other more annoying characters with him, and introduces a completely new third sidekick — I just couldn’t get hooked … until TNT reruns dragged me back in. After a couple episodes in early season three, it was like BOOM, and next thing you know, within a month, I had kind of purchased all five seasons on DVD.
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