ANGEL ep 1.04 review
Hello again
Actually I see on the ng a very thorough review of Angel ep 1.01 posted by
a Robbie Mathews I think. It's an excellent review, but also so very
thorough that nothing is left to the imagination. Probably not a worry if
you've already seen the said episode. But a total and absolute spoiler for
anyone who hasn't. Still it's an excellent review, I suggest you check it
out.
Here is my review for your website, below this line is intended for
publication.
Cordy and Doyle are discussing the team's lack of money due to Angel's lack
of wanting to charge for their services. Doyle gets another premonition,
and so Angel sets off.
At her workplace, a huge bunch of flowers arrives for "Melissa". Obviously
another case of excessive attention from an unwanted admirer. This puts
poor Melissa into a bit of a state. She heads off to the bathroom and
gobbles down a few pills before making a run for the basement parking
garage. She runs across Angel down there, he manages to have a few words
with her and gives her one of his businesscards. But she's out of her
mind, like a frightened rabbit, she hops into her car and does a runner.
Melissa stops at an ATM for some cash, but the machine doesn't seem to like
her today. She's still trying to get the machine to work for her when an
older man, "Ronald" steps up. He changed her PIN number "for her own
good". Apparently Ronald and Melissa went out on one date, once, and ever
since then he's been stalking her.
Melissa attends at Angel's office. She seems to be a bit sparse on details
though. "I know he's watching me, I can feel him watching me" sort of
thing. The A Team though are won over, they agree to take on the case,
reckoning that T.P.T.B only send messages to Doyle where Angel's help is
essential. Doyle does duty as a bodyguard while Angel heads off to the
copshop to speak to Detective Kate Lockley.
Kate pulls the paperwork, which describes how previously Melissa had indeed
lodged a complaint for stalking against Ronald. However because he was a
respected doctor and surgeon, and without any real evidence (and with legal
threats from the law firm of Wolfram and Hart) the case had to be dropped.
Angel sneaks into Doc Ronald's office and is having a poke around when the
doctor walks in on him. Angel gives a false name and spins a yarn about
his wife urgently needing a near impossible operation to save her life.
Angel leaves after surrepticiously pocketing a 'new age' type book.
Cordy's in a hospital cafetaria trying to dig up some dirt on The Doc,
Angel chases up the author of the new age book. A reclusive type guy, who
some years before had got to know the doctor quite well, and was downright
spooked out of his mind by him.
At night while she's in bed, Ronald breaks into Melissa's apartment (well
more or less). He sexually interferes with the sleeping Melissa. She
slowly awakes and then starts to scream her head off when she twigs as to
what's happening to her. A nearby black-and-white unit (assigned by
Detective Kate Lockley) hears the screaming and the cop goes in to
investigate.. He quickly searches her apartment but finds nothing. The
cop is then trying to calm down the hysterical Melissa, when old Doc Ronald
attacks the cop from behind, quickly gaining the upper hand. Melissa
(screaming, as per her usual state, of late) runs from her apartment
straight into Angel, as he arrives outside. Kate arrives with
re-inforcements, Ronald is nowhere to be found, although the cop lies dead
on Melissa's apartment floor.
Angel arranges a meet with Ronald at his doctor's offices (ostensibly
regarding his wife's surgery). But as soon as Angel arrives it's obvious
that somehow the Ronald's onto him. Doc Ronald shoots Angel full of an
experimental animal tranquiliser and leaves him to die on the floor.
Meanwhile Melissa's been filled up on whiskey and crashed out on Angel's
bad, watched over by Cordelia and Doyle.
Despite the best efforts of Cordy and Doyle, Ronald gains entry to Angel's
apartment. He roughs up Cordy and locks her in a closet, while slinging
Doyle down into the sewer tunnels. Ronald confronts Melissa in person,
face to face. She's not afraid anymore, she's past being afraid. Melissa
stares him down and gives him a severe talking to. The good doc's about to
cut Melissa up real bad, using a surgical scalpel he has handy, when Angel
arrives, much to the doctor's surprise. Angel then gets to bust Ronald up
a bit.
Later he details to Cordelia and Doyle how he's sorted out the old doctor,
good and proper. Melissa arrives at Angel's office. She's not a sucker
for punishment anymore, she's got control of her life back, and she's not
going to swallow any more rubbish. Some minor trouble with a "Bill" is
quickly cleared up and Melissa departs after giving Angel a potplant.
Doyle wants a drink "to celebrate" and leaves with Cordy, although Angel
prefers to stay behind at the office that day.
Catherine Jemma 21 Feb y2k
Actually I see on the ng a very thorough review of Angel ep 1.01 posted by
a Robbie Mathews I think. It's an excellent review, but also so very
thorough that nothing is left to the imagination. Probably not a worry if
you've already seen the said episode. But a total and absolute spoiler for
anyone who hasn't. Still it's an excellent review, I suggest you check it
out.
Here is my review for your website, below this line is intended for
publication.
Cordy and Doyle are discussing the team's lack of money due to Angel's lack
of wanting to charge for their services. Doyle gets another premonition,
and so Angel sets off.
At her workplace, a huge bunch of flowers arrives for "Melissa". Obviously
another case of excessive attention from an unwanted admirer. This puts
poor Melissa into a bit of a state. She heads off to the bathroom and
gobbles down a few pills before making a run for the basement parking
garage. She runs across Angel down there, he manages to have a few words
with her and gives her one of his businesscards. But she's out of her
mind, like a frightened rabbit, she hops into her car and does a runner.
Melissa stops at an ATM for some cash, but the machine doesn't seem to like
her today. She's still trying to get the machine to work for her when an
older man, "Ronald" steps up. He changed her PIN number "for her own
good". Apparently Ronald and Melissa went out on one date, once, and ever
since then he's been stalking her.
Melissa attends at Angel's office. She seems to be a bit sparse on details
though. "I know he's watching me, I can feel him watching me" sort of
thing. The A Team though are won over, they agree to take on the case,
reckoning that T.P.T.B only send messages to Doyle where Angel's help is
essential. Doyle does duty as a bodyguard while Angel heads off to the
copshop to speak to Detective Kate Lockley.
Kate pulls the paperwork, which describes how previously Melissa had indeed
lodged a complaint for stalking against Ronald. However because he was a
respected doctor and surgeon, and without any real evidence (and with legal
threats from the law firm of Wolfram and Hart) the case had to be dropped.
Angel sneaks into Doc Ronald's office and is having a poke around when the
doctor walks in on him. Angel gives a false name and spins a yarn about
his wife urgently needing a near impossible operation to save her life.
Angel leaves after surrepticiously pocketing a 'new age' type book.
Cordy's in a hospital cafetaria trying to dig up some dirt on The Doc,
Angel chases up the author of the new age book. A reclusive type guy, who
some years before had got to know the doctor quite well, and was downright
spooked out of his mind by him.
At night while she's in bed, Ronald breaks into Melissa's apartment (well
more or less). He sexually interferes with the sleeping Melissa. She
slowly awakes and then starts to scream her head off when she twigs as to
what's happening to her. A nearby black-and-white unit (assigned by
Detective Kate Lockley) hears the screaming and the cop goes in to
investigate.. He quickly searches her apartment but finds nothing. The
cop is then trying to calm down the hysterical Melissa, when old Doc Ronald
attacks the cop from behind, quickly gaining the upper hand. Melissa
(screaming, as per her usual state, of late) runs from her apartment
straight into Angel, as he arrives outside. Kate arrives with
re-inforcements, Ronald is nowhere to be found, although the cop lies dead
on Melissa's apartment floor.
Angel arranges a meet with Ronald at his doctor's offices (ostensibly
regarding his wife's surgery). But as soon as Angel arrives it's obvious
that somehow the Ronald's onto him. Doc Ronald shoots Angel full of an
experimental animal tranquiliser and leaves him to die on the floor.
Meanwhile Melissa's been filled up on whiskey and crashed out on Angel's
bad, watched over by Cordelia and Doyle.
Despite the best efforts of Cordy and Doyle, Ronald gains entry to Angel's
apartment. He roughs up Cordy and locks her in a closet, while slinging
Doyle down into the sewer tunnels. Ronald confronts Melissa in person,
face to face. She's not afraid anymore, she's past being afraid. Melissa
stares him down and gives him a severe talking to. The good doc's about to
cut Melissa up real bad, using a surgical scalpel he has handy, when Angel
arrives, much to the doctor's surprise. Angel then gets to bust Ronald up
a bit.
Later he details to Cordelia and Doyle how he's sorted out the old doctor,
good and proper. Melissa arrives at Angel's office. She's not a sucker
for punishment anymore, she's got control of her life back, and she's not
going to swallow any more rubbish. Some minor trouble with a "Bill" is
quickly cleared up and Melissa departs after giving Angel a potplant.
Doyle wants a drink "to celebrate" and leaves with Cordy, although Angel
prefers to stay behind at the office that day.
Catherine Jemma 21 Feb y2k
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