I probably shouldn't be posting here first thing in the morning, especially after not sleeping well for the past week, but whatever.
As you said, she made some good and interesting points, but there were a few I disagreed with.
First of all, the whole Angel-redeeming-Faith thing. I happen to love Faith, and I think that in some situations you sort of have to look past the whole "I'm a man" "I'm a woman" thing. Angel didn't redeem Faith because he was a man, he redeemed Faith because in a lot of ways, they're in the same boat. They both had a dark past, done things they regret, and both are trying to make up for it. I think that Buffy (hard as she tried) didn't go around with the Faith thing the right way, and I think that because she's not in the same situation it makes it harder for her. It's just like, if I had an abusive parent and a boy I know used to have an abusive parent and he helped me out, I wouldn't see it so much as being helped by a man as I would being helped by someone who's been where I've been and can do something about it.
And of course you know I'm going to disagree with season 5 being one of the best. Seasons four and five=vomit for me, pretty much. Minus some good episodes.
This point is harder to phrase as it's going to make me sound like an anti-feminist *cringe* but I thought that Angel was kind of in his right to get mad at Buffy though maybe not as much as he did. Yes, she was only trying to help, but she was getting in the way and being kind of...bitchy about it. But then, I greatly disliked all of the Buffy/Angel crossovers which involved Buffy or Angel.
I still like the show Angel, though. It's one of my favorites.
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As you said, she made some good and interesting points, but there were a few I disagreed with.
First of all, the whole Angel-redeeming-Faith thing. I happen to love Faith, and I think that in some situations you sort of have to look past the whole "I'm a man" "I'm a woman" thing. Angel didn't redeem Faith because he was a man, he redeemed Faith because in a lot of ways, they're in the same boat. They both had a dark past, done things they regret, and both are trying to make up for it. I think that Buffy (hard as she tried) didn't go around with the Faith thing the right way, and I think that because she's not in the same situation it makes it harder for her. It's just like, if I had an abusive parent and a boy I know used to have an abusive parent and he helped me out, I wouldn't see it so much as being helped by a man as I would being helped by someone who's been where I've been and can do something about it.
And of course you know I'm going to disagree with season 5 being one of the best. Seasons four and five=vomit for me, pretty much. Minus some good episodes.
This point is harder to phrase as it's going to make me sound like an anti-feminist *cringe* but I thought that Angel was kind of in his right to get mad at Buffy though maybe not as much as he did. Yes, she was only trying to help, but she was getting in the way and being kind of...bitchy about it. But then, I greatly disliked all of the Buffy/Angel crossovers which involved Buffy or Angel.
I still like the show Angel, though. It's one of my favorites.