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dangermousieI have finally caved in and decided to watch Whedon's Angel - yes, I am that under the rock person who has never watched the show except for "I will remember you", which remains one of my favorite shippy things in the Universe - uberromantic and ubertragic.
I was a ridiculously hardcore Buffy/Angel shipper and the thought of watching a show about Angel without Buffy did not appeal.
But ehhh, enough years passed that I have mellowed out, and I can certainly pretend they hooked up again later.
So - the Pilot. Very entertaining - in part because it was fun to see the now dated clothes and hairstyles. Angel is his own mopey hot self (dude is gorgeous but being around him for more than 10 minutes would be darn depressing. Cheer up - cracking a grin won't bring your curse back, emo hunk!) But people with nameless crimes upon their infirmly-attached souls have got to be careful, I suppose. So I approve of him mightily (he is the only modern vamp I don't have moral issues with).
Cordelia remains annoying (the older I get, the less patient I get with her fictional type) but is entertaining anyway.
Plus, the sorta-obvious bad guy of the week thing is fun. I also liked that he didn't get to save the blonde - avenge, yes, save no.
Oh, and my shipper heart liked the end.
All in all, will be continuing.
(Am not commenting on Doyle as he won't be sticking around long enough for it to matter.)
Note to self: do not move to California, you will be eaten.
I was a ridiculously hardcore Buffy/Angel shipper and the thought of watching a show about Angel without Buffy did not appeal.
But ehhh, enough years passed that I have mellowed out, and I can certainly pretend they hooked up again later.
So - the Pilot. Very entertaining - in part because it was fun to see the now dated clothes and hairstyles. Angel is his own mopey hot self (dude is gorgeous but being around him for more than 10 minutes would be darn depressing. Cheer up - cracking a grin won't bring your curse back, emo hunk!) But people with nameless crimes upon their infirmly-attached souls have got to be careful, I suppose. So I approve of him mightily (he is the only modern vamp I don't have moral issues with).
Cordelia remains annoying (the older I get, the less patient I get with her fictional type) but is entertaining anyway.
Plus, the sorta-obvious bad guy of the week thing is fun. I also liked that he didn't get to save the blonde - avenge, yes, save no.
Oh, and my shipper heart liked the end.
All in all, will be continuing.
(Am not commenting on Doyle as he won't be sticking around long enough for it to matter.)
Note to self: do not move to California, you will be eaten.
