Looks like Connor's gonna need someone who cares, like a big sister, or a...Mrs Robinson, if that's what he's into

Angel - "Ground State" (Mere Smith)

I thought after viewing this that I had quite enjoyed it as a whole but when I put together a list of pluses and minuses I realised that what I had enjoyed was Gwen: one of the more memorable guest stars.

Minuses:

• too little Cordelia
• I like Amy Acker in Dollhouse but in Angel she is distractingly thin and she plays an annoying character even when she isn't whining at/to Gunn
• the flip chart scene
• there is zero chemistry between Fred and Gunn
• Wesley and Lilah talking and loving at the same time was icky
• the weird decision to set Angel and Wesley's important conversation right next to some noisy machinery
• Dinza asking Angel about whether he misses the sound of waves because why would he when he was at the bottom of the ocean?

Pluses:

• it's nice to see a man going down on a woman in mainstream television
• I'm glad they revealed that Lilah did know what Wesley was up to
• Gwen
• David Boreanaz's performance was thoroughly likeable throughout