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5-22 2004.05.19 |
Dulce et Decorum Est Though it may be too late now to sound a death knell, it's time to declare this the end of Angel. As usual there's plenty of angst and gloom: just forty-two minutes 'till they meet their doom. It may start with a scuffle, but it ends with a clang. There's a hole in the timeslot where Cary once sang. This is the end, the end of Angel. For five (or more) years, his life has been hell. At least he's finally free of Buffy. Now save up your pennies for the DVDs. |
| 4-14 Recap |
Losing Faith?
Release - Faith might be dead, Connor might be demonic, Fred and Gunn might be over, Cordy might be pregnant, and Wesley might be a complete psycho. That first thing is kind of surprising, isn't it? |
2003.03.12 2003.03.19 |
B |
Strega |
| 4-13 Recap |
Faith, Dopes, and Asperity
Salvage - Grovel, sneer, grovel. Angst, taunt. Crash! Punch, poof, poof. Sneer, grouse, bully. Threaten, cajole. Brag, poof, thump, whine. Taunt, taunt, taunt, snore, taunt, bang, thump, ow. Thud thud thud, taunt. Kablooey! Smooch. Ew. |
2003.03.05 2003.03.11 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 4-12 Recap |
Situational Ethics
Calvary - Does destroying Wolfram & Hart make Satan a bad guy, when he's just trying to make his boss happy? Does stabbing Lilah prove that Cordelia's evil? And is Angelus actually that bad, or is he just very, very talkative? |
2003.02.12 2003.02.19 |
A- |
Strega |
| 4-11 Recap |
Evil 101
Soulless - The MoG get lessons from Angelus in smirking, taunting, manipulation, advanced chortling, and the lyrics to "The Teddy Bear's Picnic." Wait, what was that last one, again? |
2003.02.05 2003.02.10 |
B |
Strega |
| 4-10 Recap |
Make Someone Happy
Awakening - Better yet, make everyone happy. Angel saves the world, reconciles with his friends, and gets the girl. This makes him happy. Finding out it was all a dream and Angelus is back makes the viewers happy. |
2003.01.29 2003.02.04 |
A |
Strega |
| 4-9 Recap |
Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me!
Long Day's Journey - Whoops, too late. The MoG make a desperate attempt to keep Satan from killing several magical beings and plunging the city into eternal darkness. The interesting thing is, they fail. |
2003.01.22 2003.01.28 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 4-8 Recap |
Angel Goes to the Drive-In
Habeas Corpses - One Beast. Four (covered) breasts. One sex scene. Several dozen dead bodies. Three broken doors. Six pints of blood. Three uses of "big bad." Which is three too many. Zombie-fu. Gun-fu. Wesley-mockery. What more do you want? |
2003.01.15 2003.01.22 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 4-7 Recap |
Apocalypse, Nowish
Rain of Fire - Clever headline, eh? Actually, that was the original episode title. Why waste time making up new jokes when DeKnight's are handy? What? The plot? Well, the world's ending. |
2002.11.17 2002.11.24 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 4-6 Recap |
Unchained Memory
Spin the Bottle - Time can do so much. As we discover when the MoG revert to their teen selves. Except for Cary, who's busy being the emcee. |
2002.11.10 2002.11.17 |
B- |
Strega |
| 4-5 Recap |
The Obligatory Fred Episode
Supersymmetry - Leather pants go with rants but spoil romance. Supersymmetry. Affect with some cause, subatomic laws, demons with big claws. Supersymmetry. |
2002.11.03 2002.11.10 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 4-4 Recap |
Yeats Is Enough
Slouching Toward Bethlehem - Why should we blame her that she filled a show with bad clothing, or that she would of late prefer an ignorant boy with violent ways, and fled the lying Ministers of Grace upon learning they're led by a vampire? Why, what could she have done, being what she is? Was there another boy-toy for her to earn? |
2002.10.27 2002.11.01 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 4-3 Recap |
Veni, Vidi, Vegas
The House Always Wins - Valiant vampire visits Vegas, vies against villain who uses voodoo to claim vicious vigorish. Verily, virtue is victorious. |
2002.10.20 2002.10.25 |
B- |
Strega |
| 4-2 Recap |
Bird on a Wire Relay
Ground State - Angel accidentally stumbles into a totally different show about a girl with special powers, slinky clothes, and a bad attitude. Is this what Faith: The Series would be like? |
2002.10.13 2002.10.20 |
B- |
Strega |
| 4-1 Recap |
Brine and Punishment
Deep Down - After spending all summer in a box, Angel's got some kinks to work out. Justine puts the "sub" back in "subtext." Connor's been a naughty boy. Strega will never feel clean again. |
2002.10.06 2002.10.11 |
A- |
Strega |
| 3-22 Recap |
Cordelia vs. The Radioactive Plot Twist
Tomorrow - Don't know quite what's up with Cordy; don't know much demonology. Don't know how Angel will raise that lid, or where Justine's going with his kid. But I do know Cary gone, so's Groo, and that Wesley's feeling pretty screwed. For the rest we'll have to wait and see. |
2002.05.20 2002.05.26 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 3-21 Recap |
Angel's Past vs. Connor's Present
Benediction - The man out of England's past had the love of a fine screwed-up lass, but you won't solve this riddle till Connor's in the middle and Holtz gets revenge with his last gasp. |
2002.05.13 2002.05.19 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 3-20 Recap |
Connor vs. Our Expectations
A New World - There once was a lad whose dad was a cad, and kind of like Vlad. Though, Strega might add, at least he's not glad, 'cause then he'd go bad, and that would be sad. |
2002.05.06 2002.05.12 |
B |
Strega |
| 3-19 Recap |
The MoG vs. A Mountain of Swiss Cheese
The Price - Can our heroes survive the tons of anvils and clunky exposition tossed around in this episode? Only if they take shelter under Wolfram & Hart's comfy padding. |
2002.04.29 2002.05.06 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 3-18 Recap |
Gunn vs. the Brain-Melting Horror
Double or Nothing - Gunn is afraid that he's going to lose his soul, but the real danger lies in trying to make sense of anything that happens in this episode. |
2002.04.22 2002.04.29 |
C- |
Strega |
| 3-17 Recap |
Angel vs. Wesley (Hooray!)
Forgiving - It's another one of those ironic titles, as Angel, Justine, and Linwood react to the discovery that you can't trust anyone these days. |
2002.04.15 2002.04.22 |
B |
Strega |
| 3-16 Recap |
Angel vs. Pretty Much Everyone
Sleep Tight - Angel dismembers demons, snarks about his son, lurks around Lilah, shrugs at Sahjhan, growls at Gunn, and, uh, gets histrionic with Holtz. |
2002.03.04 2002.03.12 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 3-15 Recap |
Wesley vs. Darth Burger
Loyalty - Wesley and a drive-thru oracle disagree about whether the "kid's meal" should be made for children or out of children. In Connor's case, not only would Shack take the oracle's side -- he'd super-size that order. |
2002.02.25 2002.03.01 |
B+ |
Shack |
| 3-14 Recap |
Angel vs. The Too-Accurate Metaphor
Couplet - An evil force devours the characters' energy, turning them into lifeless hulks who can't take care of themselves. And then there's also a demonic tree. |
2002.02.18 2002.02.25 |
C- |
Strega |
| 3-13 Recap |
Angel vs. The Time-Twisting Tie-Tack
Waiting in the Wings - Angel splurges and takes the MoG to the ballet. No, seriously. |
2002.02.04 2002.02.11 |
B- |
Strega |
| 3-12 Recap |
Angel vs. The Invisible Hand
Provider - The ghost of Adam Smith divides the MoG from one another. In a way. |
2002.01.21 2002.01.28 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 3-11 Recap |
Wes: Mostly Armless
Birthday - For her birthday, Cordy gets knocked unconscious and becomes part demon. At least she didn't have to hear Angel sing "Happy Birthday." |
2002.01.14 2002.01.21 |
C- |
Strega |
| 3-10 Recap |
Major Bad
Dad - Angel fusses over the baby for most of an hour. It's just as exciting as that sounds. |
2001.12.10 2001.12.17 |
D- |
Strega |
| 3-9 Recap |
And Baby Makes...a Dozen?
Lullaby - As if there weren't enough freaks hanging out at the Hyperion, it's time to add a baby to the mix. Darla graciously makes way for the little potential monster. |
2001.11.19 2001.11.26 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 3-8 Recap |
Expecting...Very Little
Quickening - Lots of people want Darla's baby. And it's a boy. Most of the jokes are funny, and nobody's dressed like a freak, so what more do you want? |
2001.11.12 2001.11.17 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 3-7 Recap |
Offspring
Offspring - In a flashback, Angel runs into Holtz, along with the sort of people nobody expects. In modern times, Angel and the MoG run into Darla, who's just expecting. |
2001.11.05 2001.11.11 |
B |
Strega |