I’ll let you in on a little secret.
\nA few years back, when the Fifth season of Buffy was running against the Second season of Angel, I liked Angel better. I think that was true for a couple years, in fact… I liked Angel better.
\nSometimes a lot better.
\nI think the reason was Cordelia. She was really the heart of the group and the folks that have stepped up into the main cast after Carpenter left… have not filled her designer shoes, to put it mildly.
\nSo last night, Angel’s 100th episode, was very bittersweet for me — Cordy took me back to a time when the group really popped: it wasn’t just Angel she got back on track, it was everyone — Gunn was spoiling for a fight, Wesley was making with the Mojo, Fred was making with the eyes for Wesley, and everything was simple<\/i>; all the employees were gone, leaving Team Angel together again for the first time.
\nIt was right<\/i>.
\nI hope the character’s are allowed to realize that.
\n(And I hope Charisma Carpenter’s interview in TVGuide prompts someone to write a Wonder Woman movie for her. Kick ass.)
\nKudos to David Fury, who’s never written or directed an episode on Angel (but did a number of great things on Buffy) and came in to do both in one great episode that really captured the essence of the show — you have to really know the whole show to be able to do that episode, and he pulled it off really well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ll let you in on a little secret. A few years back, when the Fifth season of Buffy was running against the Second season of Angel, I liked Angel better. I think that was true for a couple years, in fact… I liked Angel better. Sometimes a lot better. I think the reason was Cordelia. … <\/p>\n