Monthly Archives: July 2009

Man, I hate playing vampire towns

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2009 by Hazel

Sleeper (David Fury and Jane Espenson) I still like S7! And although I don’t have much to say about this particular episode I still enjoyed it for the most part. It was Spike-centric and I simply don’t have much to … Continue reading →

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Call me kooky-pants

Posted on Saturday 25 July 2009 by Hazel

Angel – “Apocalpyse, Nowish” (Steven S. DeKnight) WARNING: THIS CONTAINS RAMBLING I have been struggling to find a reason just why Angel just doesn’t engage me in the way that Buffy does. I have some idea: in “Apocalypse, Nowish”,  Angel, … Continue reading →

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Willow & Tara and Doors

Posted on Thursday 23 July 2009 by Hazel

What fun! Read the essay by Stephanie over at her blog. It is fascinating stuff.

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Anchovies, anchovies, you’re so delicious. I love you more than all the other fishes.

Posted on Monday 20 July 2009 by Hazel

Conversations With Dead People (Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard) One of the signs of great writing is to introduce a stranger into a cast of familiar characters and have the audience care about the interactions between the stranger and the … Continue reading →

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Hello, salty goodness

Posted on Monday 6 July 2009 by Hazel

Angel – “Spin the Bottle” (Joss Whedon) Joss Whedon penned (and directed) episode improves Angel by 100% shocker! Well, it is a bit of shock since “Waiting in the Wings” (the other episode so far with JW taking solo credit) … Continue reading →

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It’s not coddling. Now go to your closet.

Posted on Wednesday 1 July 2009 by Hazel

Him (Drew Z. Greenberg) This rehash of season 2’s “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” is quite dreadful for the first two thirds. Women fighting over men is so flipping tedious and (really!) there was no need to tell the story again. … Continue reading →

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