Tangent 21 - Angel Season 3, Episode 14: Couplet.

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Keenangel

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11:58
Apr 19 2002

Angel Season 3, Episode 14: Couplet.

So, Groo is back... Angel is jealous, Cordy wants to sleep with Groo but is slightly afraid. Wes is working on the Prophecy, trying to separate Fred and Gunn work wise and failing miserably, and they are still gooey-eyed about each other.

It was an okay episode, didn't exactly set the screen alight.. basically dealing with the aftermath of "Waiting in the Wings". A jealous Angel was interesting to watch, again dorky and a little childish (when Groo took his favourite broadsword).. Wesley being all leader-ish.. but what he said to Angel in the book store was touching...

The visit to the Demon Brothel...lol!!!!

The scene where Groo fought off the nasty horn covered demon thing in the sunlight, then being adulated by everyone and Angel being left in the shadows. Angel felt he was being replaced, or at least he feared that he would be some day.

Groo's makeover, and how almost exactly like Angel he looked (right down to the little white vest)..and those eyes.. at some points they seemed to glow (unless it was my tv

)..

Oh yeah, who found the tree demon thing a tad ridiculous??... i know i did.

But Angel at the end.. giving Cordelia money to take Groo somewhere "in the sun"... bless

And i'm sorry, Connor is just absolutely adorable... that little blue outfit he wore at the beginning was just cute... (ok, i'm a mum... but he did... )

And Wesley translated the prophecy "The Father Will Kill The Son"... yikes!!!! ------>

(Edited by Keenangel 19/04/2002 12:00)

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In a State of Dan That's just, like, your opinion, man

I really like this one. I'm not entirely sure why, but I do. Most of it is fairly light, but there's lots of nice bits and character development.

Gunn/Fred, well, I think they make a cute couple. Mmmm Fred.

Groo wasn't as bad as I'd feared. His innocent manner is actually kind of endearing ("Angel, your coat is singing"

). All the rather direct discussion of he and Cordy wanting to have sex was a bit strange, though..

Angel is interesting in this episode. His jealousy and pettiness towards Groo, his feeling that he's being replaced and actually suggesting that he'd like to be. But I'm glad he manages to move on and allow Cordy and Groo to be happy (unless he just gave her a holiday cos he couldn't bear to see them together

). He has Connor and that's enough for now.

Wes, on the other hand, has no-one, and is clearly on the verge of losing it big-time. He's trying very hard to cope with Fred/Gunn, but his true feelings aren't very far below the surface. Excellently played by Alexis Denisof, btw. And how will he deal with what he's discovered in the prophecy?!

Not well, I don't think.

Posted: 14:50 Apr 19 2002

White Hart So long, and thanks for all the fish.

by In a State of Dan
I'm glad he manages to move on and allow Cordy and Groo to be happy (unless he just gave her a holiday cos he couldn't bear to see them together)

That's how I read it. Partly it's part of the deeply noble thing, like him trying to give Groo the credit for killing the tree monster, but I thought there was definitely an element of trying to avoid the pain of seeing Cordy and Groo happy together. I felt there was definitely a strong undercurrent of bitterness in his insistence thry go 'somewhere sunny'.

And poor Wes - having really felt that he had a chance with Fred, she's chosen Gunn. Excellent acting - you could really see that he was trying to be generous although his heart was breaking

by Keenangel
Oh yeah, who found the tree demon thing a tad ridiculous??... i know i did.

It reminded me of Old Man Willow in LotR, but there are a lot of similar things in mythology, trees that fed on the life force of people and animals and are jealous of our mobility. I though it was quite a nice modern update.

Posted: 09:59 Apr 21 2002

head2head 'Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink, therefore I am. '

I thought this was a good episode overall, although I didn't think much to the tree deom thing either. Saying that though, I don't think it really mattered. This episode was about character development - not storyline.

I'm really getting worried about Wes ! He is sooo going to lose it soon. I think its brilliant that Alexis Denisof has got a chance to shine. This season is certainly shaping up well.

Angel's jealousy was sweet...and so was Connor for that matter ! At least Angel is not alone - he may not have Cordy, but he has Connor

Roll on next week !

(Edited by head2head 21/04/2002 17:53)

Posted: 17:51 Apr 21 2002

ROMBA

I thought this was a good episode.
It was interesting to see Groo back and I thought his character worked well away from Pylea.
Felt sorry for Wesley.

Posted: 08:31 Apr 22 2002

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