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Angel the series
Dec. 4th, 2004 11:24 pmI have now watched the first five episodes of Angel, and have surprised myself by liking several distinct things about it. The made-much-of darker tone (compared to Buffy, that is) is both effective and appropriate, but I like it best as a backdrop to the necessarily blacker humour. Take for example Oz's reaction to Angel in daylight. "You’re...incredibly pale." A beat, and then: "He’s very pale. Paler than most people." Funny because it's very, very true.
Let's see, what else do I like? That the darker tone translates to literally darker when it comes to how the show is shot. Angel with Batman-esque cape is cheesy but he fits in with the darkness; even Doyle and Cordelia never seem to make it into daylight very much. Sunnydale seems a very nice place compared to Angel's Los Angeles, although the references to Sunnydale and events there are cute - I particularly liked Cordelia yelling, "I'm from Sunnydale! We had our own Hellmouth! You can't scare me!" The setting of the show really works, and sadly I will never get tired of the "city of" pun.
Another thing that is unexpectedly appealing is the Angel theme and title sequence. It is, for lack of a better word, cool; atmospheric and melancholy and has all those Angel Batman shots without descending into cheesiness. I kept on recognising one shot in particular, of a girl turning her head into the camera, thinking I recognised it, and tonight when talking to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amchau I asked if it was the girl from the Buffy episode Anne, whose name is first Chantelle and then Lily and finally Anne. Am-Chau laughed and seemed impressed I'd noticed.
And, finally, the one thing I like best about this series can be summed up in one word - Doyle. Big green eyes, ridiculously endearing accent, seemingly attracted to both Angel and Cordelia - I think it's safe to say I have a definite thing about him and his wacky past and weirder-than-Anya family history, and oh, yes, spontaneous and highly debilitating visions. Hopefully said thing will be sufficiently distracting over the next few days.
See you all on Wednesday.
Let's see, what else do I like? That the darker tone translates to literally darker when it comes to how the show is shot. Angel with Batman-esque cape is cheesy but he fits in with the darkness; even Doyle and Cordelia never seem to make it into daylight very much. Sunnydale seems a very nice place compared to Angel's Los Angeles, although the references to Sunnydale and events there are cute - I particularly liked Cordelia yelling, "I'm from Sunnydale! We had our own Hellmouth! You can't scare me!" The setting of the show really works, and sadly I will never get tired of the "city of" pun.
Another thing that is unexpectedly appealing is the Angel theme and title sequence. It is, for lack of a better word, cool; atmospheric and melancholy and has all those Angel Batman shots without descending into cheesiness. I kept on recognising one shot in particular, of a girl turning her head into the camera, thinking I recognised it, and tonight when talking to
amchau I asked if it was the girl from the Buffy episode Anne, whose name is first Chantelle and then Lily and finally Anne. Am-Chau laughed and seemed impressed I'd noticed. And, finally, the one thing I like best about this series can be summed up in one word - Doyle. Big green eyes, ridiculously endearing accent, seemingly attracted to both Angel and Cordelia - I think it's safe to say I have a definite thing about him and his wacky past and weirder-than-Anya family history, and oh, yes, spontaneous and highly debilitating visions. Hopefully said thing will be sufficiently distracting over the next few days.
See you all on Wednesday.
