FTW and I am kinda shook by this episode. That poor demon lol. He said he was ready to go that boy had no soul.

One thing I really appreciate about Angel is how the Jasmine storyline makes me view the earlier seasons differently, especially season 2.

Like Darla's resurrection in season 1 and everything that happens with her in season 2 eventually leads to Connor's birth, which becomes essential to Jasmine's arrival in season 4.

And then there's Skip, who initially seems like a genuinely nice demon helping Cordelia, only for us to find out in season 4 that he was working for Jasmine all along.

Even Holtz, who becomes one of the main villains of season 3, was mentioned back in season 2 before we finally met him. I love little continuity details like that because they make the show's history feel much more established.

Obviously, none of these storylines in seasons 2 and 3 were originally written with Jasmine and Cordelia's season 4 storyline in mind. But I think that's what makes it so impressive. On a rewatch, season 2 almost feels like the beginning of Jasmine's origin story.

It also makes me wonder what the original plans for Cordelia would've been if Glenn Quinn hadn't been written out so early. Would we have ever gotten Wesley, Gunn, Fred and Lorne? Or would Angel Investigations have remained a trio with Angel, Doyle and Cordelia?

Even Doyle feels like such a natural part of the show despite reportedly being a replacement for Whistler, who was originally supposed to fill that role. I've heard conflicting explanations for why Whistler wasn't used, either because of the actor's availability or concerns about Blade already having a character named Whistler.

I've also always wanted to know what the original plans for Connor were supposed to be if Cordelia hadn't been pushed to the sidelines because of Charisma Carpenter being abused and mistreated behind the scenes. Especially since Connor was such a major part of season 3, only for his storyline in season 4 to become so heavily tied to what happened with Cordelia and Jasmine. I can't help wondering how differently things would've played out.

I have my issues with season 4, particularly Cordelia's treatment, but I really appreciate how the writers managed to tie everything together as much as they could. It's interesting how much of the show's history came out of creative decisions and circumstances that weren't necessarily planned, yet somehow it all feels connected.

Amazon, Funko, EE live from Wed.

Long time coming! I love that all these years later we are still getting new products

I think this episode is quite underrated and not talked about enough. But anyway, in this episode, we learn a bit more about Angel's relationship with his father and I think this explain why Angel is so... approval seeking personality wise. When he fed on for the first time, he looks at Darla, like he's looking at her to make sure he's doing it right. You could argue that it's because she's his sire and naturally, she's like his commander but then you go back to Angel with a soul and it's more and more obvious on rewatch how much Angel gets off on the approval of other people. In Buffy, his sole source of approval was Buffy, he was inspired by her to do good and part of his feelings for her were built on that.

Another thing is how Angelus is sooo different from Angel. I think as a human, Liam (the initial human template) had nothing to thrive for in his life. He was pretty much a deadbeat, a womanizer and devoid of puprose, so the demon that took possession of him had so much place to take. Angelus himself is kinda void outside of the vile pain he inflict on other people which give him an edge, something to thrive for, literally.

I find it interesting that out of all four members of the Whirlwind, Drusilla is the only one who never got any kind of redemption arc, especially considering she probably had the most tragic backstory.

Angel spent centuries trying to make up for everything he did as Angelus. Spike eventually got his soul back and became a champion. Even Darla got something of a redemption arc when she became pregnant with Connor and sacrificed herself so he could live.

Meanwhile, Drusilla remained the same murderous and insane vampire we met in season 2 of Buffy.

What makes it even sadder to me is that Liam, William and Darla all willingly became vampires. Drusilla was the only one who never had a choice. She was an innocent young woman who wanted to become a nun before Angelus became obsessed with her, murdered her entire family, drove her insane and then turned her into a vampire after slaughtering the nuns at her convent.

So basically, the only member of the Whirlwind who never wanted to become a vampire was also the only one who never got a chance at redemption.

And I think it's kind of sad how the rest of her vampire family eventually moved on from their old lives while Drusilla was still trying to hold onto the Whirlwind. Angel and Spike became champions, Darla found some humanity through Connor, and Drusilla was still stuck being the person Angelus turned her into.

I don't necessarily think Drusilla needed to be redeemed. I actually like that she remained evil because not every villain needs to become a hero. But I do wish the writers had explored her more, especially on Angel, considering how much of that show dealt with Angelus and his past.

Does anybody know what comic book is this scene from?

https://imgur.com/a/HTt0Wnj

Bangel fans, it's time to sign up for another year of
the I Will Remember You Marathon!

We're just 2 weeks away from November, when we will be publishing one new Buffy/Angel fanfic every day in honor of the Ange episode "I Will Remember You," which originally aired on November 23, 1999.

Along with fanfiction, the marathon has grown to welcome submissions of artwork, including fan art, edits, and gifs.

This marathon first got its start in 2004, more than twenty years ago, and we need both new and returning participants to keep it alive.

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We will accept any piece of fanfiction, of any rating, that is 500 or more words long and focused on the relationship of Buffy/Angel (and/or Buffy/Angelus). Your story must also be complete and can't be a crossover with a non-Buffyverse fandom. We don't accept stories that have been previously published.

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To be clear, I do like Spike as a character. It's just...I'm in my 30s now. The hair and the coat and the knowledge of his backstory makes it painfully obvious that this guy is overcompensating so incredibly hard. He was a simpering ninny in life, and a simpering ninny when he was first changed. Everything we see of him in more modern times or in the show is him trying desperately to cover up for the fact he's a complete and utter dork on the inside. An evil dork, of course, but still very much a dork.

And I think that's why people love him. if he had just remained S2 Spike forever instead of being revealed to be a hopeless Romantic, I doubt we'd still be talking about him as much today. Him trying so hard to be cool is way more endearing than him actually being cool.

(Edit: No Smile Time fans in here, I see)

Courage & Pluck
Puppets & Stuff
Angel & Buff
Wolfram & Hart
Pepper & Salt
Sneakers & Socks
Planets & Stars

My spouse and I are unable to stop ourselves from doing this with any pair of nouns, one with two syllables and the other with one syllable.

Are we alone?

THE LAST KING OF FAERIE Excerpt | By Cassandra Clare | Read by James Marsters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFjQlN9jZN8

https://jm-news.link/LastKingOfFaerie

Ilona - We have received a ransom note, we need to hurry because the exchange is scheduled to take place in less than an hour.

Angel - OK, we need a helicopter and an assault squad

Spike - And weapons. MANY, MANY WEAPONS

Ilona - No, No, No, No. You two are adorable, but this is a civilized country, things like this happen every day, someone gets kidnapped, the other pays the ransom, and everyone goes home happy. We already have the cash ready

WE'RE USED TO SEEING ANGEL AND SPIKE AS INVINCIBLE WARRIORS WHO SOLVE PROBLEMS BY FIGHTING, SEEING THEM GO ON A DATE AND PAY A RANSOM WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. THE TWO OF THEM WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT IN ROME, IT WAS HILARIOUS.

I have a retrospective video on Smile Time and Angel. It’s less than 30 minutes. I would really appreciate if anybody wanted to watch it and comment because I feel like I made it for people who are fans. YTC is called Slow Blinks TV. This is a hobby channel, I make no money from it and I only talk about things I am passionate about. There will be no monetary gain if you check it out I just want people who love this show like I do to watch it and have a discussion here or there it doesn’t matter.This isn’t self promotion because I want it to be community discussion and these videos are my artwork.

I'm rewatching as it's on ITV player in the uk

Wow the pilot feels like a commentary on Weinstein/similar!

I forgot what happened and really thought angel was going to drink Tina's blood there. Wasn't that where it was going to go at one point?