I think everyone's agreed that Priya, Tony, Topher, and Adelle are the characters were really care about.
And I didn't like the Paul/Mellie bit, which is a shame, because I love Mellie, and think Miracle Laurie is made of awesome.
Yes: are we supposed to think what Caroline and Co. made Boyd do at the end is acceptable? And is she Caroline or Echo? And do I really care?
But the thing is, the last two times Joss had to end a show suddenly, we got "Not Fade Away" and "Objects in Space" which are absolutely chock-full of natural awesome (even if I think NFA is a complex view of Angel's messed up morality and not some kind of "heroes last stand"). He can do better than this.
On the other hand, the preview for the next episode looks like it could be legitimately awesome, so I've got my fingers crossed.
Yes: are we supposed to think what Caroline and Co. made Boyd do at the end is acceptable?
It wasn't moral, but I think it was poetic. Boyd acted so guileless and trustworthy while actually destroying everyone's lives; yet when he died it was in a state of complete innocence.
Killing Melvemberline didn't put me off in itself, but as a Jossian trend of dead lovers, I agree the trope has gotten stale.
Yeah, you're right about it being poetic on that level, but on another level: Echo was so obsessed with saving the dolls the entire show, and then she turns this guy into a doll and utterly destroys him. That's messed up. And I can accept it as messed up if there was more time to let the messed up-ness sink in, you know?
Killing Melvemberline didn't put me off in itself, but as a Jossian trend of dead lovers, I agree the trope has gotten stale. EXACTLY.
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And I didn't like the Paul/Mellie bit, which is a shame, because I love Mellie, and think Miracle Laurie is made of awesome.
Yes: are we supposed to think what Caroline and Co. made Boyd do at the end is acceptable? And is she Caroline or Echo? And do I really care?
But the thing is, the last two times Joss had to end a show suddenly, we got "Not Fade Away" and "Objects in Space" which are absolutely chock-full of natural awesome (even if I think NFA is a complex view of Angel's messed up morality and not some kind of "heroes last stand"). He can do better than this.
On the other hand, the preview for the next episode looks like it could be legitimately awesome, so I've got my fingers crossed.
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It wasn't moral, but I think it was poetic. Boyd acted so guileless and trustworthy while actually destroying everyone's lives; yet when he died it was in a state of complete innocence.
Killing Melvemberline didn't put me off in itself, but as a Jossian trend of dead lovers, I agree the trope has gotten stale.
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Killing Melvemberline didn't put me off in itself, but as a Jossian trend of dead lovers, I agree the trope has gotten stale.
EXACTLY.