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The neat twist of the opening "saving the girl" scene was great
The neat twist of the opening "saving the girl" scene was great
Posted: 00:10 Oct 04 2003
Angel 5.01 "Conviction"
LMFAO!
"You have reached ritual sacrifice. For goats press 1..."
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(Edited by Samphirette 14/01/2004 00:02)
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Posted: 00:10 Oct 04 2003
I'd pretty much forgotten what had happened at the end of last season and was busy racking my brains, going -- "well, there was the Jasmine business, and Connor, and... oh yeah... *that*" at pretty much exactly the right time 
I like the way this season's looking -- the story potential looks good, Gunn's new look is pretty good, and Eve is definately looking very, very good
I guess Eve is yet another potential replacement regular cute girl, along with Lilah, electro-girl and *shudder* Harmony.
I like the way this season's looking -- the story potential looks good, Gunn's new look is pretty good, and Eve is definately looking very, very good
I guess Eve is yet another potential replacement regular cute girl, along with Lilah, electro-girl and *shudder* Harmony.
Posted: 10:35 Oct 04 2003
I preferred electro-girl personally
Posted: 13:12 Oct 04 2003 Yes i prefered her.
by Stoo
I preferred electro-girl personally
Wonder where they are gonna go with Spike or if it will just turn into the Spike and Angel show
Posted: 17:01 Oct 05 2003 
Well that was a truly excellent episode, a bit rushed in some ways as it was covering so much ground but it was pure Joss, fantastic dialogue, and a great ending.
Trailer for 502 looks hilarious too.
Trailer for 502 looks hilarious too.
Posted: 23:33 Oct 05 2003 
This is a definite cut-above the usual season premier fare, with great Jossian dialogue, tons of exposition handled in a snappy and entertaining manner, and plenty of equally entertaining setup for the year ahead. Wolfram and Heart is going to be a deliciously depraved moral minefield, and it's good to see Angel not pulling any punches (excuse me) with the W&H goons.
That has to be the funniest cliffhanger Joss has come up with. Blondie bear indeed!
Next week's episode isn't quite as good, but there's some great stuff in there, and the ending is quite something.
That has to be the funniest cliffhanger Joss has come up with. Blondie bear indeed!
Next week's episode isn't quite as good, but there's some great stuff in there, and the ending is quite something.
Posted: 01:57 Oct 07 2003 
I still think she would have made an excellent addition in place of Cordy, but you can't win them all
by Stoo
I preferred electro-girl personally
Not sure what to make of Eve at all yetJust seen this episode tonight and for a moment I was tricked into believing we'd shot back in time to Angel and the nancy boy hair gel type save a girl in an alley during the night scene. But all the W&H commando crew turning up (anyone expecting Riley to pop up there
) was very amusing. Surely even Angel wouldn't be that slow to think that he isn't having his every move and convo traced Was I the only one that thought it was a bit tedious that Harmony was back! Although she made me laugh during the quick run through of we better cover the fact that Cordy is in a coma.
Everything now has a great twist to it. The offices still felt very hotel-like with many scenes taking place in the lobby with the grand staircase. But with their being so much light with the superduper vampireproof windows (I guess this will make the season cheaper to film and more healthier on the actors systems in daylight
) The nice row of cars was a nice clincher.The bit with Gunn was amusing, we couldn't quite figure out what was going on and kept joking that he'd really stepped into a wacky tattoo shop
But the character now has an adapted smoothier and snappy-finger edge.I'm still not too impressed with the whole drag-Spike-to-Angel-now-Buffy-has-finished idea, but had to admit that the preview to the next ep looks like there might be some good one-liners. So just who posted the amulet to Angel then, especially via the W&H offices
Funniest moment for me - definite the Spanky scene - utter class
(Edited by Samphirette 08/01/2004 01:58)
Posted: 01:33 Jan 08 2004
This episode bored me. I was sat thinking *please* let the rest be better than this. Nothing specific I can put my finger on. It was just boring.
Posted: 12:01 Jan 08 2004 
I'm pretty much spoiler free regarding this season, and i'm glad that i was.
All new Angel on Sky One.
While it didn't have the explosive, exciting beginning of season four, i felt this premiere showed a lot of promise.
The opening scene was pretty cool, very much echoed the season one premiere of Angel rescuing a damsel in distress and do a Batman-type vanishing act, til the Wolfram and Hart team showed up and over ran everything. The look on Angel's face was priceless
Everyone getting used to their new jobs at W & H.
I want to like Eve. I really do and whilst this is just the first episode to feature her, she (so far) just isn't a patch on Lilah.
Gunn got an "upgrade" to lawyer status. Seems as though the black panther in the White Room is a conduit of sorts.
Wesley didn't seem to have much of a big role in this ep, just popped up here and there.
Fred, from her shaky start soon found her feet as the head of the science division after confiding in Wes she was sure that she wouldn't be able to head anything. And her uncomfortableness at answering the phone was sweet.
Harmony was a scream i thought... and the look on Angel's face when he saw her was a laugh too.
The episode was glossier, slicker and moved along a whole lot faster than in previous seasons. Liked that a lot.
And the way the head of the Special Ops was despatched of at the school, a big yuk there!!
And the re-appearance of Spike, or as Harmony put it "blondie-bear"
A solid start to a promising season.
All new Angel on Sky One.
While it didn't have the explosive, exciting beginning of season four, i felt this premiere showed a lot of promise.
The opening scene was pretty cool, very much echoed the season one premiere of Angel rescuing a damsel in distress and do a Batman-type vanishing act, til the Wolfram and Hart team showed up and over ran everything. The look on Angel's face was priceless
Everyone getting used to their new jobs at W & H.
I want to like Eve. I really do and whilst this is just the first episode to feature her, she (so far) just isn't a patch on Lilah.
Gunn got an "upgrade" to lawyer status. Seems as though the black panther in the White Room is a conduit of sorts.
Wesley didn't seem to have much of a big role in this ep, just popped up here and there.
Fred, from her shaky start soon found her feet as the head of the science division after confiding in Wes she was sure that she wouldn't be able to head anything. And her uncomfortableness at answering the phone was sweet.
Harmony was a scream i thought... and the look on Angel's face when he saw her was a laugh too.
The episode was glossier, slicker and moved along a whole lot faster than in previous seasons. Liked that a lot.
And the way the head of the Special Ops was despatched of at the school, a big yuk there!!
And the re-appearance of Spike, or as Harmony put it "blondie-bear"
A solid start to a promising season.
Posted: 23:12 Jan 13 2004
Who's bright idea was it to put Spike in the opening credits? I'd heard he was coming back, but didn't really believe it, so if he hadn't been in the credits or trailer, I'd have actually been surprised with a big 'ooh!' at the end. Ah well. I don't know what it is about Angel, I'm sure I've said this before, but I don't think it quite works the way Buffy does...it comes across a bit tacky.... Still like it, but I'm really beginning to miss Buffy already 
Posted: 15:08 Jan 14 2004
You know what... I must have missed the last ep of the last season cause I didn't really understand what was going on
But all in all I thought it looks promising, bit dodgy all that about Gun becoming a lawyer and Harmony???
Hmmmmmm reserving judgement till I've seen a few more eps
But all in all I thought it looks promising, bit dodgy all that about Gun becoming a lawyer and Harmony???
Hmmmmmm reserving judgement till I've seen a few more eps
Posted: 16:16 Jan 14 2004 
Brilliant!! While I enjoyed Seasons 3 and 4 of Angel, I felt it had lost it's way somewhat and failed to live up to Season 2 when the Wolfram & Hart arc was at it's best with Lyndsay and Lilah. But my faith has been restored with a genius of a season opener. Joss has pulled off a masterstroke by re-inventing the series and having AI 'fight the good fight' within the offices of W & H is a nice twist.
It's great to see Wesley back to something akin to his old self and Gunn as a lawyer whizz kid should be interesting to watch. And, It was nice to see a light-hearted start to the season with the gang still coming to terms with how easily they took up the Senior Partners' offer but enjoying their new situation nonetheless. I honestly did laugh out loud at Angel trying to work the telephone to speak to his secretary and getting options to sacrifice a goat or a loved one coming back at him and his panic in trying to stop it before something hapened! And the look on his face when Harmony appeared before him as his secretary was priceless.
It'll be interesting to see how the gang try to battle evil at the same time as their bosses but this ep has severely whetted my appetite. Even more so, with the appearance of Spike at the end. I'm so glad that Joss has said that S5 will faeture more stand alone ep (much like the first season) rather than arc eps. I honestly can say that I haven't been so excited to watch an episode of Angel since S2. Bring it on!
(PS. And a big humunuh, humunuh, humunuh at Eve! Can't get enough of her!)
It's great to see Wesley back to something akin to his old self and Gunn as a lawyer whizz kid should be interesting to watch. And, It was nice to see a light-hearted start to the season with the gang still coming to terms with how easily they took up the Senior Partners' offer but enjoying their new situation nonetheless. I honestly did laugh out loud at Angel trying to work the telephone to speak to his secretary and getting options to sacrifice a goat or a loved one coming back at him and his panic in trying to stop it before something hapened!
And the look on his face when Harmony appeared before him as his secretary was priceless.It'll be interesting to see how the gang try to battle evil at the same time as their bosses but this ep has severely whetted my appetite. Even more so, with the appearance of Spike at the end. I'm so glad that Joss has said that S5 will faeture more stand alone ep (much like the first season) rather than arc eps. I honestly can say that I haven't been so excited to watch an episode of Angel since S2. Bring it on!
(PS. And a big humunuh, humunuh, humunuh at Eve! Can't get enough of her!
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Posted: 19:06 Jan 14 2004 Oh yes! I really enjoyed this episode. I'm not sure if the shades of Batman were intentional but they were nice (I loved Angel's new car collection), and the addition of Harmony was a nice surprise. I was pleased that Gunn will be taking a new direction as his character always seemed to have a lot of unused potential, but the most exciting part for me is just what they are going to do with Spike. Angel eps with him in have, in the past, always been good (IMHO) so I'm looking forward to seeing where this will lead.
by Samphirette
(quotes)(anyone expecting Riley to pop up there
Anyone else think that Angel needs a haircut though?
Posted: 10:14 Jan 15 2004 What a surprise
by Lori
(I loved Angel's new car collection)
Yes, thought that too.
by Lori
Anyone else think that Angel needs a haircut though?
Oh and two put my two pennies worth in ... thought it was a great opening to the season ... can't wait for the rest.
Posted: 16:25 Jan 15 2004 
definately a good season opener.. folks have covered most of the parts I found amusing (Ritual sacrifice line, harmony, the cars, etc) but I almost fell off my sofa laughing when Harmony confided that the secret ingredient that made the pig's blood taste so good was otter... oh my, Monty Python's Life Of Brian flashback "Otter's noses! Get them while they're hot, they're lovely!"
Liked how they brought Spike in, can't wait for next week... hehe
Liked how they brought Spike in, can't wait for next week... hehe
Posted: 18:32 Jan 15 2004