Angel - "Habeas Corpses" (Jeffrey Bell)
A great title or a naff one?
There was a whole pile of stuff in this that cannot bear close scrutiny which I find irritatingly sloppy. And that's another reason why Angel is pants. It is crazy sloppy far too much of the time. Episodes often feel like they have been thrown together like they have been made in a hurry which, of course, was frequently the case but that's no excuse for carelessness. For example: what makes Wesley think that the beast "won't quit 'til everyone at Wolfram and Hart is dead"? Another: why when Cordelia is a proven fighter isn't she allowed to go to Wolfram & Hart while Fred is? (real answer: the actress playing Cordelia is pregnant, show's answer: erm). And the building is in lockdown and there are still ways in and out. It's either in lockdown or it isn't.
And this dialogue:
Gunn: So, fight seven floors of evil lawyer zombies or sweet talk a nasty little girl? You know where my heart's at.
Fred: Yeah, I gotta disagree. I vote for the white room. How do we get there?
doesn't make any sense at all.
Is this farewell to Lilah and Stephanie Romanov for the time being? Please don't actually answer that question. As much as I like her, half the time her character is treated poorly, and I don't like that. In a single scene with Wesley she gets to sexually humiliate herself and make a racist remark.
And gawd, how boring is the incessant sniping between Gunn and Wesley? Extremely boring and nonsensical.
At least we were spared more than an episode of Angel seething over Cordelia sleeping with Connor.
OK, I'm a little unclear about something, Hazel: you didn't like this episode?
While it was on, it zipped past fine enough, but yes, not my favourite.
...and there lies the perils of (over-)analysis - just let it wash over you and maybe it'll be a less stressful watch! Works with me and Buffy (but not so much with Angel)
My blog wouldn't be nearly so interesting if all I said was "this zipped along fine enough with a few quibbles along the way".
Gunn: So, fight seven floors of evil lawyer zombies or sweet talk a nasty little girl? You know where my heart’s at.
Fred: Yeah, I gotta disagree. I vote for the white room. How do we get there?
I didn't find this confusing.
I read Gunn's response to be that he would prefer to "sweet talk a nasty little girl" and Fred's own response is to agree except that she says "yeah, I gotta disagree". So that's why I'm confused...!
Gunn would much, MUCH prefer to fight the evil lawyers.