@purofilion —

Connor’s and Cordelia’s relationship is definitely rather, how can one say it, iffy at times….

As to apocalypse(s), the best clues are probably gleaned from the Yeats poem from which this episode gets its title. Such as:

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

and:

And what rough beast,…

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@purofilion — Don’t worry. Cordy’s not out of the picture yet. Though you may yet come to wish she was.

Gwen is great. Though she’s more like something from the X-Men rather than something from the Buffiverse. But I think she does add something to the mix.

I think with Wes and Lilah — a brilliantly twisted and I’d say possibly the most…[Read more]

@whisht — surprised that this one hasn’t been selected, so I’ll be Prosaically Obvious Guy…

@lisa — awesome Thursday choices. Really good.

@whisht — yes, I was going to go for the Undertones too. Great minds and all that.

But how about?

@purofilion —

The humour in Angel is often a lot more dry, with the sometimes fecklessness of Angel, or more ironical comments. It was the pratfalls of Wesley,  (or old Wesley), the bitchiness of (old) Cordelia and the wisecracks of Lorne who provide the big yucks.

I love that scene with Lilah. She’s such a great character and she and Wesley…[Read more]

Yes, Sahjahn, faked the prophecy because it originally foretold that he’d be killed by Connor.

Don’t worry. We’ve not seen the last of Wes. It’s just his dynamic within the show from here on in just might be not quite what you’re expecting.

And, yes, Fred’s moral compass is what you might call ‘unique’. But more of that next season.

I’d like to…[Read more]

@purofilion —

Can I just say the idea of Fred as a companion for the Doctor is an awesome idea. That should totally have happened…. Someone give Steven Moffat Amy Acker’s phone number….

The Dawn allusion to Connor is not too far off the mark actually….

Blimey @purofilion, you’re coasting ahead now. Kudos.

The cutting of Wesley’s throat counts to me as one of the most shocking things I’ve seen in the Buffiverse. It’s not quite up there with Tara’s death but definitely made me go ‘bloody hell’ the first time I saw it. And yes, that and the kidnap of Connor are going to have major repercussions…[Read more]

@purofilion —

On the whole Connor thing. I guess it’s pretty obvious that Angel would give his son an Irish name. And it actually translates roughly as ‘lover of wolves’ or even ‘kin of wolves’ (or hounds or dogs), which I guess you could take to refer to Angel and Darla.

@purofilion — blimey, you’ve certainly picked up speed again and no mistake.

I never made the Connor/Terminator connection before but that actually might have some traction, for reasons we should probably wait a few episodes before discussing.

I love Darla’s demise and her whole character arc. Reams and reams are written about Spike’s journey…[Read more]

@arbutus — was tempted to go with that track actually. Good call.

@whisht — good to have you back btw. God Help The Girl are a kind of spin-off from Belle and Sebastian.

@lisa — that Bangles song has so many memories tied up in it for me. Enjoyed watching that again.

@WhoHar — don’t forget as well as writers’ room (next drama window is not till October, I think), you can also try and submit it to Amazon Studios which has an open submission policy at the moment…

Or you can try adapting it to radio, which I believe tends to accept open submissions more easily…

@whisht — well, if you’re going to get picky about it 😉 Did no one  tell you that time was relative?

Tuesday songs, you say?

@purofilion — yes, buffeted is probably the better word. Still bloody cold though.

Yes, Angel s3 pretty much stands alone from Buffy, apart from the already established central characters but both s4 and s5 have significant overlaps, with s5, because it comes after Buffy s7, also serving as a ‘sequel’ of sorts, or at least filling in many ‘what…[Read more]

@purofilion — sounds cosy, if a little sweaty. Here we’re constantly blasted by winds from the Irish Sea, even on a good day.

But not meaning to rush you or anything. In your own time and all that. But I must admit I’m really on tenterhooks to hear your opinions of s5 of Angel, which I love as much for how it informs the Buffy mythology as it…[Read more]

Just wondering if anyone’s been watching Grimm? I’ve just started dipping into it, largely because I’m jonesing for something similar after having finished the mammoth Buffy/Angel rewatch. It seems to have a nice mashing-up of fairytale and crime procedural but I’m wondering if it’s worth sticking with.

Talking of which, how’s the Angel watch…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip — just realised going back over this very interesting discussion that you raised the Doctor as Ulysses thing first. Apologies for not acknowledging that.

And to add that this whole discussion has served to illustrate just what a special little corner of internet this is. Barring the odd bridge-dweller, we definitely do have a…[Read more]