Phantasmagoria

Hello again. I was meant to make a post about A New Man months ago, but first I had problems with my wireless router, then, to be frank, Christmas was coming up, then New Year, and I just forgot. I even forgot that I had all the screencaps already downloaded. Plus, I forgot what happened in the episode. But I've re-watched it now, so here's my review, and if there's no one out there still watching this community...well, I guess it's my fault. Very sorry.

Anyway, this episode always used to be one of my favourites. In fact, in most ways, it still is.

This scene, for instance....



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Hello, everyone. I want to apologise for the lack of updates on this community for so long. I was meant to have posted about A New Man ages ago. Unfortunately, though, my wireless router broke down, and I still have a very unstable internet connection. I'm hoping to get the screencaps downloaded this week and will try to make the post by Friday.

After that, I think we're probably looking at a more realistic schedule of one post per week.

Thanks for your patience.

Brits may already be hearing the title of today's episode in a Scots accent.

[Doomed, we are!]

Spike feels pretty much that way in this episode.

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All caps courtesy of Screencapped.

My apologies for the delay in posting this episode - I've been both very busy and not very well. I hope we're back on track now. Please do leave comments!

I've been counting the days to when I get to use this icon. Isn't it great?

What else is great is this episode, which encapsulates in the space of forty minutes or so why BtVS has withstood the test of time, and why many people think Joss Whedon is a genius.

It has everything.



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And we're back. Apologies for the unintentional hiatus - various family and fandom things got in the way. But at least we have a pretty special episode to return on. Music to the heart of any Spuffy fan, but sheer hilarity for almost any viewer. This is the Buffyverse, though. There are dark overtones.

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It's not actually AKA that at all, of course, but since the Angel raiding the fridge scene is one of my favourites in the episode, I just decided to call it that. And Angel does eat an awful lot (you know, for someone who usually only drinks blood).



Evidence

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We're now reaching a run of some of the strongest episodes, not just of the season but of the whole show. When people complain about S4, they perhaps need to remember this.

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And back to our regular Sunnydale focus:

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Firstly, many apologies for the delay to this post. Hopefully, we're back on schedule now.

Because being on time is very important when you're in the military...



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A quick update of what the Great Broody One has been up to in LA since the last crossover. In very short, we keep on coming across a certain law firm, we keep on seeing a blonde policewoman, and Cordelia and Doyle are not wholly hitting it off.

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*****

Quick summaries - apologies if I missed your favourite bit - do feel free to comment about it below.

Angel, like so many Whedon shows, is a little slow in picking up pace: there are an awful lot of talky-talky scenes in these episodes. Yes, there are important themes, especially about Daddy issues (and Mummy issues). One of my favourite lines from early AtS is here: My parents were great. (Grabs stick, vamps out) Tasted a lot like chicken..

Personally I find Kate uninspiring, partly because I don't really rate Elizabeth Rohm's acting. The W&H stuff is building nicely, but is still mostly background. Cordelia and Doyle are doing a Beatrice and Benedict act which might just lead somewhere but is taking its time. Angel is still using pretty much the same expression for all purposes.

I know many rate the spinoff even higher than the original show, but I would argue it's quite a long way from its stride as yet.

Opinions? Comments? Your input is much welcomed before we return to our normal BtVS.

Images are all from Screencapped.net as usual.

Just a quick post to apologise for the delay in posting a review of The Initiative. It's coming soon, I promise though I'm not currently able to define 'soon' exactly. Just soon, okay?.