Ep by ep; Shiny Happy People
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
The Good; Gina Torres is great. Certainly this is an ep that turns things on it's head!
The Bad; Just because Jasmine's true face is ugly is that any reason to presuppose she's actually evil? I mean Lorne is pretty unconventional looking but he's a good guy?
Best line; Fred; "There's been too much dismembering going on in that basement recently!"
Jeez, how did they get away with that? Jasmine's true appearance and severed head bowling.
Apocalypses: 5
Angel Clichés In disguise; 8
DB get's his shirt off; 12
Cheap Angel; 6
Fang Gang in bondage: Cordy: 5 Angel: 14 Wes: 6 Gunn; 4 Lorne; 4 Fred; 2
Fang gang knocked out: Cordy: 15 Angel: 17 Wes: 6 Doyle; 1 Gunn; 2 Lorne; 6 Groo; 1 Connor; 1 Faith; 1 Fred; 1
Kills; 3 vamps and 1 demon for Angel, 1 vamp and 1 demon for Wes, 2 vamps for Connor Cordy: 5 vamps, 3 demons Angel; 44 vamps, 58 and 1/2 demons, 5 zombies, 8 humans Doyle; 1 vamp Wes; 14 demons+5 vamps, 5 zombies, 2 humans Kate; 3 vamps Faith; 18 vamps, 6 demons, 3 humans. Gunn; 11 vamps+ 13 demons, 5 zombies, 1 human. Groo; 1 demon Fred; 3 vamp+ 1 demon, 5 zombies Connor; 16 vamps, 5 zombies, 2 demons
Fang Gang go evil: not so much evil as happily enslaved Cordy: 3 Angel: 3 Gunn; 1 Wes; 1
Alternate Fang Gang: possessed Lorne, Gunn, Fred and Wes Cordy: 4 Angel: 11 Fred; 2 Wes; 1 Gunn; 1 Connor; 1
Characters killed: 255
Recurring characters killed; 9;
Total number of Angel Investigations: CC out of it until season 5, Connor back in Angel, Gunn, Fred, Lorne, Wes, Connor
Angel Investigations shot: Angel: 12 Wes;2
Packing heat; Wes; 8 Doyle; 1 Angel; 3 Gunn; 2
Notches on Fang Gang bedpost: Cordy: 5 ?+Wilson/Hacksaw Beast+Phantom Dennis+Groo+Connor plus possibly the Beast Angel: 5; Buffy, Darla and The Transcending Furies Wes; 3; Virginia, the bleached blonde and Lilah, 1 possible, Justine Gunn; 2 Fred and Gwen. Fred; 1 Gunn Groo; 1Cordy
Know the face, different character; 4
Parking garages; 6,
Buffy characters on Angel; 16 Wetherby, Collins and Smith. Angel, Cordy, Oz, Spike, Buffy, Wes, Faith, Darla, Dru, The Master, Anne, Willow and Harmony
Questions and observations; Like the way you can spot CC's Sunnydale High cheerleader trophy in her room. Note that Angel now wears a lighter coloured shirt now he's no longer haunted all the time. The bowling scene is reminiscent of Fright Night pt2 (which features Buffy alumni Brian Thompson).
Well, Angel throws us another ball from leftfield, not so great in itself but speaks of interesting things to come.
We rather have a Tru Calling analogy here, the idea that there are the PTB's that want to allow mankind to develop at its' own rate and others (Jasmine) who wish to interfere and progress us in a 'revolt against heaven' (also similar to the concept of the Vorlons and Shadows on Bab5). We also have Jasmine talking about humanity's origins and it's a very similar concept to Cabin in the Woods. She also claims she wants to 'feel' as humans do which is similar to The First. Notice is the last to succumb to the whammy? You wonder if Jasmine's whammy would affect Angelus? Is that maybe why she's trying to wipe out the demons, that they're not affected? But then Lorne is? Whatever happened to the attacker? Even on the lam Fred still loves a big breakfast.
Marks out of 10; 6/10