ANGEL reviews eps 1.17 thru 1.22
Angel ep 1.17 "Eternity"
Trapped with no chance of escape, Wesley and Angel just have to
"tough-it-out" where they are. They live through the experience and join
up with Cordelia on the footpath outside.
Ever watchful, Angel notices a car down the road acting suspicious-like.
As the car accelerates and attempts to run down a young woman, Angel runs
across the road and snatches her from the jaws of death. Her name's Rebecca
Lowell. The young but rapidly fading tv action series heroine star,
"Raven", immediately goes all googly-eyed over Angel. Cordy's going gaga
over meeting a real Hollywood celebrity.
The next morning Rebecca stops by Angel's office. She wants him to find
out who's been stalking and threatening her. Angel refuses to take the
case though, and tells her to go through police channels.
That evening Rebecca hosts a soire' at her place. Shortly after the last
of the guests have filtered away, Angel runs in through a closed window and
nabs a big bloke in a black balaclava mask. Tussle ensues and big bloke
legs it. As Rebecca helps Angel out from under a stack of toppled
furniture, she notices he has no reflection in the large wall-mirror.
Angel slips out of sight before the LAPD get there. After the cops are
gone, Angel shows his face again. He doesn't actually tell Rebecca much,
she's already guessed much of his story. She's not frightened of him at
all, just fascinated and intrigued.
After hearing that Angel spent the night at Rebecca's, Cordelia goes over
there in the morning, and at first, stands outside on the sunny patio, not
knowing whether Angel or Angelus would be in.
Deciding on the option, that does not involve going outside and bursting
into flames, Angel hangs 'round Rebecca's all day. That evening she
furnishes him with a suit and he accompanies her to a premiere. Sneaking
out of the showing early, via a back exit, they're shot at by some dude in
an alleyway. Angel slaps the guy 'round a bit. Rebecca though has
recognised this stalker. He's a stuntman.. Apparently he's been employed
by her publicity manager in a bid to boost her flagging career.
The next day Rebecca calls Cordelia and invites her out to do lunch. 'Bec
spends all day pumping Cordy for information on Angel.
That evening, Rebecca shows up at Angel's apartment with a bottle of wine.
Unbeknownst to Angel, she slips something in his drink.
Meanwhile Cordelia's realised the implications of detailing to Rebecca the
exact specific details on how somebody becomes turned into a vampire.
Frantic she calls in Wesley.
Under a mixture of wine and drugs, Angel's feeling pretty cruise-y.
'Becca's beggin' to be brought across. Angel refuses and roughs her up a
bit instead, to teach her a lesson. Then Angelus shows his face. Angelus
knocks her 'round a lot and terrorises her for awhile, before Rebecca
manages to make it upstairs and into the arms of Cordy and Wes.
A fight ensues (of course !), but it's Cordelia's acting skills that
ultimately help save the day.
Review by Catherine Jemma 19 June y2k
Here 't is boss !
Angel ep 1.18 "Five by Five"
Bunch o' demons burning surplus bodyparts in an old drum, under a freeway
overpass.. They give chase to some unsuspecting human who happens by..
Said human's about to become demon-tucker when Angel and Wesley zoom to the
rescue.
Faith's been "Ridin' the Dog". She gets off in LA with not much more than
a tee shirt/jeans and a small bag. Some sleazebag guy approaches her, just
outside the Greyhound bus depot (he's obviously pimping new arrivals and
runaway girls) Said guy starts giving Faith his usual spiel. She gives
him, well a bit of what Faith usually gives.. He takes a nap in an
alleyway while giving her his wallet (stuffed with cash) his warm jacket
and the keys to his apartment. (Oh ya gotta love 'er, eh ?)
Flashback scene: Angelus' dame (=sire), has brought him a wee present.
It's a young peasant girl, all tied up and helpless like, awaiting his
advances. The dame watches on with glee as Angelus engages in a session of
cunnifangus.
Back at Angel's office, he's trying to talk the guy into doing the right
thing (he's s'posed to be testifying in a courtcase involving our good ol'
buddies down there at Wolfram and Hart). Faith's dancing up a storm, er
well fighting up one, in a nightclub. Later the guys at W and H oh
dear,are right pissed about Angel's intervention and decide to hire Faith,
to do a bit of vampire slaying on their behalf.
Flashback scene: Dame arrives home to find Angelus going cuckoo. She
twigs he's now got a soul and chucks him out onto the street. (So begins
his 100 years as a homeless beggar, feeding mainly on rats)..
Faith scores a ride in a limo, to the offices of W and H. There she's
offerred the contract for a hit.. The dude she's to whack ? Angel of
course. She accepts the job with relish. Her first attempt fails when
Angel's able to catch the crossbow bolt in mid-flight. Later she stops by
Angel's office just to shoot him and stir the pot a bit.
Angel suits up and sneaks into W+H's office building. He's just started to
rifle through some drawers in an office when he's discovered.
Unpleasantries are exchanged and Angel beats a hasty retreat before more
security arrives.
Cordelia arrives home but they (her and Wes) have trouble entering because
phantom-Dennis keeps slamming the front door shut in her face. Eventually
getting inside, Cordy gets a spanking and Wesley gets knocked out cold, by
Faith, who'd been hiding within.
Angel arrives and helps Cordy up off the floor, but Wesley's gone. Faith's
carried him off to "her" apartment where she's torturing the tripe out of
him.
Cordy and Angel suss out where Faith might be. Angel smashes the door into
kindling and bursts into the apartment (un-invited ! How ? Uh-oh,
scriptwriters error maybe).
After trashing the apartment, Angel takes the fight outside by running them
both through a large window, several stories up. In the street outside the
apartment, the fight sort of weirds out, like totally.
Review by Catherine Jemma 11 June y2k
Angel ep 1.19 "Sanctuary"
After the big fight with Angel, Faith's like a walking zombie. Angel takes
her back to his place and puts her in his bed.
The next morning, upstairs in the office, Wesley and Cordelia are spittin'
chips that Faith's downstairs being pampered by Angel and plied with
pastries. Harsh words are exchanged and both Wes and Cordy bugger off.
'Apartment being smashed up, has attracted the attention of the local
constabulary. (Detective) Kate (Lockley) cruises by to scope out the
scene.
The guys 'n' dolls at Wolfram and Hart are right crinkly-mouthed that their
paid assassin is now rooming with the target. Wesley's enjoying a quiet
ale, down at 'is local, when he's approached by three toughguys from The
Watcher's Council's elite Special Unit.
Faith's now well enough to walk. So she's well enough to do a runner (from
Angel's). He talks her into staying for a bit longer, and commences
counselling her.
W + H Uh-Oh have hired the biggest baddest demon around to waste Faith.
Meanwhile The Watcher's Council approach is to get Wesley to slip Faith a
sedative, before they bust in and collect her.
Demon fellow drops in. Fight ensues. Faith guts him with a kitchen knife
but then freaks out bigtime when she sees her hands covered in blood.
Angel's comforting her when Buffy walks in on them (apparently, from her
point of view, locked in a passionate embrace).
Harsh words are exchanged. Buffy and AAngel smack each other 'round the
chops. Faith runs upstairs but is intercepted by Wesley who's just coming
in the front door, with his trusty syringe.
The lawyers are thoroughly jacked off that their demon fell over dead so
bloomin' quickly, and without even killing anyone first. They decide on a
completely different plan of attack.
Wesley though has been only pretending to go along with The Watcher's
Council plan. He and ngel go to check if the sewers are clear for an
escape. Faith meanwhile has legged it to the rooftop. Buffy chases after
her.
Sleazebag lawyer stops by the copshop and drops Angel in it with Kate, re:
his harbouring of Faith.
On the rooftop, Faith and B are having a bitchfest when they're interupted
by a Watcher's Council guy. "Now He Has A Machine Gun". The
fertiliser finds the fan when a helicoptor pops up and starts making a
nuisance of itself. Downstairs things ain't much better, as another
Watcher's Council dude has got Angel and Wesley bailed up. Angel makes it
to the rooftop and tackles the helicoptor (probably not a good move,
really). By then, Faith's done a runner anyway, and is nowhere to be seen.
The 'coptor lands right in front of 40 billion police cars and Kate drags
Angel off into custody. Kate's spewin', and she's all set to place Angel
in a cell with a nice bright sunny outlook. Then she notices, they all
notice, Faith sitting at a detective's desk. She's come in of her own
volition and offers to make a confession.
Later, Angel and Buffy have a monster bitchfest. "L.A.'s my town. Get out
and stay out" sorta thing. Buffy then storms out.
Review by Catherine Jemma 14 June y2k
With this review, the only one you're short is Buffy 4.17 Superstar, which
will come in the next few days.
My USA source has advised me that my, earlier delayed, video of Buff/Angel
4.21, 4.22, 1.21, 1.22 is currently winging it's way to me
Angel ep 1.20 "War Zone"
A trio of The Fanged Ones chase some streetsister, and have just got her
bailed up in a dead end alley when her blood bro's show up with sharpened
stakes at the ready.
The Angel Team are at some Hollywood party being hosted by a billionaire
computer nerd. David's being blackmailed. He'd used the services of a
brothel, staffed by exotic demon beauties. He needs Angel to get the
photo's they've got of him getting it on big-time, with some non-human
females.
Meanwhile the streetgang, backed-up by their customised-for-vampire-slaying
pick-up truck, have rescued their girl (Alana) but taken some casualties
and returned to their ghetto hide-out.
Angel's followed a lead he's got from the brothel. He tracks down the guy
with the photo's and hassles him in a dark street. The bloke, reluctantly
agrees to return to the same spot in 24 hours with the photo's. What
neither of them see is they're being spied upon by the streetgang. Seeing
Angel all fangy and apparently ready to bite, they of course peg him as the
bad guy in the equation.
The next night Angel meets the guy back at the same spot. But Mr Badguy
has brought with him a big strong demon dude as his muscle-bound back-up.
Angel has only just bested the demon (as the man ran off) when he takes a
harpoon-stake through the chest. Our friendly neighbourhood streetgang
have just turned up on the scene and Angel's taking heavy fire from them in
their "Technical".
Angel gets chased into an old warehouse. It's been pre-rigged with all
sorts of booby-traps specifically designed to dust vamps. During the fight
Angel grabs streetsis Alana and is holding her hostage-like. Outnumbered
ten to one, Angel releases her unharmed, but a second later, a crossbow
bolt is accidentally fired off. The girl'd be dead if not for Angel
deliberately taking the bolt. Angel says some nice things. The gang
leader says some nasty things, but then lets Angel go, anyway.
After getting Cordy to patch up his extra holes, Angel goes in search of
the nearby vampire nest. Wes is given the task of locating the
streetgang's hide-out.
(In broad daylight) a co-ordinated attack by the vampires, on the
streetgang, sees them capture several of the young humans. The gang leader
gets to see a pair of vamps chow down on his own sister, Alana.
Angel finds out where the streetgang are living and offers to help them in
their efforts to clear the vampire nest. But they don't want his help and
imprison him in an old meatlocker. Despite his best efforts he's stuck
there until Wes and Cordy find him and let him out.
The gang leader's found his sister. However Alana's been turned. He dusts
her as they embrace. Angel's arrived by then, and the rest of the vampire
nest too. Angel makes with the menacing get-outta-Dodge speech to the
vampires. The crowd breaks up. The vamps to clear out of L.A. and the
streetgang to return to their ghetto hideout.
Later Angel meets up with the gangleader for a talk. They agree to keep
each others details on file, sort of.
Review by Catherine Jemma 19 June y2k
Angel ep 1.21 "Blind Date"
Angel's 'round the back of a warehouse dusting the vamps. Afterwards,
rounding a corner to investigate a noise, he finds a dying man. Suddenly
Angel's set upon by a blind woman. She fair boxes his ears and then throws
him through a wall. By the time Angel's recovered his senses, she's long
gone.
It turns out that the blind woman's well known to the legal system. The
next day, in court, Angel pulls a bit of a stunt, that proves that although
she's totally blind, she can actually see very well (somehow). Her legal
representatives (from Wolfram and Hart) ARE NOT happy little coconuts with
Angel's interference ('though they still succeed in getting her off on all
the outstanding charges anyway).
Angel's left spitting the dummy that 'blind-assassin-lady' has once again
walked free from a court trial.
Lindsey, (the sleazebag young male lawyer from Wolf-n-Heartless)visits
Angel's office. He says he wants 'out' of W+H. He's there to spill the
beans on Vanessa Brewer's (the blind assassin) next job. A hit on several
children. Before he leaves, Lindsey provides drawings of the Wolfram and
Hart office block complex's, basement vault area. (There, Angel will be
able to get computer discs with more specific info on the assassins next
assignment.)
Angel's being all subterranean-like, meanwhile Lindsey distracts the
security chief for a moment and it's all synchronised with Angel's friendly
streetgang causing a right ruckus in the groundfloor entrance foyer.
Angel slips into the high security vault un-detected and pockets a right
handful of computer discs. He's on the way out when his eye is drawn to a
collection of ancient artifacts. He picks up a scroll, and every alarm in
the place goes off. Angel just barely makes it out, and away, back down
through the sewers.
Lindsey was all set to do a runner from the office building, when the whole
place gets locked down and a security sweep using mind-readers takes place.
Lindsey's laying square eggs but he seems to pass their tests. However
the management know what he's been upto. He's given a severe talking-to by
his boss (but is otherwise un-harmed) and a few days off work to decide
which team he wants to be on.
Cordelia's got information about Vanessa Brewer's next job from the
computer discs. The hit is to be on three, blind see-er children. Lindsey
has turned up back at Angel's office. He and Angel go to where the
children are staying, arriving there just moments after
psycho-assassin-chick does.
Angel figures out how to remain invisible to her de-facto sight, and
eventually he bests her in a bitter battle, while Lindsey helps rescue the
children.
Later back at Angel's office, Wesley's translated a part of the scroll that
Angel had also snatched from the vault. It contains prophecy regarding the
three see-er children, and an (un-named) vampire with a soul.
Lindsey returns to the W+H offices, ostensibly to return the computer discs
Angel nicked earlier. His supervisor again gives him a severe talking to,
before offering him a huge promotion and a big step up the corporate
ladder.
Review by Catherine Jemma 3 July y2k
Angel ep 1.22 "To Shanshu in L.A."
Wesley's still working on translating the scroll. Cordy's checkin' out the
morning paper and notices a write-up about Lindsey's big promotion. Angel
senses someone sneaking into his offices. He investigates, but it's just
David the billionaire computer nerd. Nothing's wrong, he's just dropped
'round for a bit to hang out with them. Meanwhile over at Wolfram and
Hart, the guys and ghouls have been busy summoning up some ancient
Underworld Warrior demonic dude.
Cordelia has a vision and Angel goes off to check things out. Underworld
Warrior dude is most dis-pleased that the scroll is now in Angel's
possession. He and a couple of his yobbo mates go off to retrieve it.
Angel's killed the Slime Demon and rescued the Damsel in Distress, just as
(Detective) Kate (Lockley) arrives on-scene. Angel barely gets a chance to
say nice things. Kate spits out mouthfuls of venom, before turning her
back on him and walking off.
Wesley's study of the scroll so far, does not bode well for The Vampire
with a Soul. He goes off to scout the rare bookshops for texts to help in
the translation. Cordy kicks Angel out of the house and sends him down the
road for oranges, sorry that should be, to see The Oracles.
Underworld Warrior guy has somehow managed to cross The Thresh-hold and
confronts The Oracles right in their temple. They are NOT happy to see him
and give him his marching orders.
Cordelia's gone out to a street market seeking a gift for Angel. She buys
for him, a complete set of art supplies. Nasty Warrior guy walks past her
and brushes against her hand. Moments later she crumples to the ground in
a screaming heap, as she enters a state of being continuously experiencing
visions, non-stop.
Angel locks the scroll in his weapons cupboard and rushes off to check on
Cordelia at the hospital. Once there though, there's nothing useful he can
do for her. Nasty warrior guy busts the cupboard and nicks the scroll.
Wesley gets back from the bookshop, he immediately notices that Angel's
weapons cupboard has been broken into, and investigates just as Angel's
parking up outside. Angel's office building suffers from a nasty attack
of "bomb exploding", Angel searches the wreckage and drags out Wes'
unconscious form. Kate swings by just to spit a bit more venom at Angel.
Angel's right pissed. His two assistants now both lie comatose in hospital
beds. Seeking guidance, he goes to The Temple of The Oracles, but finds
their butchered bodies lying slain upon the floor.
A convoy of vehicles, including a large truck, leaves W+H office tower
complex. Angel sneaks along on their tail. At a secret location the
Underworld Warrior's reading from the scroll when Angel bursts in and
interupts proceedings. Angel and the Warrior slug it out, while Lindsey
continues on with the reading.
Some swirly magic sorta thing starts happening to the big wooden crate in
the middle of the floor, the five vampires chained around it becoming
dusted in the process. Heavines from W+H spirit the crate away as Angel
and the warrior continue their battle. After defeating the warrior, Angel
forces Lindsey to un-hand the scroll.
A rapidly recovering Wesley, recites a resuscitation spell from the scroll
which cures Cordy, and returns her to consciousness.
Sometime later, The Good Guys are having a pow-wow. Wesley's got a bit
more out of his translation of the scroll. There's some good news for
Angel prophesised, although not due until some far off future date. They
are very concerned though, still having absolutely no idea what denizen of
hell was raised by the W+H magic-show and spirited off in the large wooden
crate.
The crate in question, is safely esconced within the high security
underground vault at the Wolfram and Hart office complex. They've gone to
a lot of work and a lot of aggravation to achieve this. To bring a dead
entity back from hell itself.
Within the crate, Angel's sire slowly recovers strength.
Review by Catherine Jemma 11 July y2k
Trapped with no chance of escape, Wesley and Angel just have to
"tough-it-out" where they are. They live through the experience and join
up with Cordelia on the footpath outside.
Ever watchful, Angel notices a car down the road acting suspicious-like.
As the car accelerates and attempts to run down a young woman, Angel runs
across the road and snatches her from the jaws of death. Her name's Rebecca
Lowell. The young but rapidly fading tv action series heroine star,
"Raven", immediately goes all googly-eyed over Angel. Cordy's going gaga
over meeting a real Hollywood celebrity.
The next morning Rebecca stops by Angel's office. She wants him to find
out who's been stalking and threatening her. Angel refuses to take the
case though, and tells her to go through police channels.
That evening Rebecca hosts a soire' at her place. Shortly after the last
of the guests have filtered away, Angel runs in through a closed window and
nabs a big bloke in a black balaclava mask. Tussle ensues and big bloke
legs it. As Rebecca helps Angel out from under a stack of toppled
furniture, she notices he has no reflection in the large wall-mirror.
Angel slips out of sight before the LAPD get there. After the cops are
gone, Angel shows his face again. He doesn't actually tell Rebecca much,
she's already guessed much of his story. She's not frightened of him at
all, just fascinated and intrigued.
After hearing that Angel spent the night at Rebecca's, Cordelia goes over
there in the morning, and at first, stands outside on the sunny patio, not
knowing whether Angel or Angelus would be in.
Deciding on the option, that does not involve going outside and bursting
into flames, Angel hangs 'round Rebecca's all day. That evening she
furnishes him with a suit and he accompanies her to a premiere. Sneaking
out of the showing early, via a back exit, they're shot at by some dude in
an alleyway. Angel slaps the guy 'round a bit. Rebecca though has
recognised this stalker. He's a stuntman.. Apparently he's been employed
by her publicity manager in a bid to boost her flagging career.
The next day Rebecca calls Cordelia and invites her out to do lunch. 'Bec
spends all day pumping Cordy for information on Angel.
That evening, Rebecca shows up at Angel's apartment with a bottle of wine.
Unbeknownst to Angel, she slips something in his drink.
Meanwhile Cordelia's realised the implications of detailing to Rebecca the
exact specific details on how somebody becomes turned into a vampire.
Frantic she calls in Wesley.
Under a mixture of wine and drugs, Angel's feeling pretty cruise-y.
'Becca's beggin' to be brought across. Angel refuses and roughs her up a
bit instead, to teach her a lesson. Then Angelus shows his face. Angelus
knocks her 'round a lot and terrorises her for awhile, before Rebecca
manages to make it upstairs and into the arms of Cordy and Wes.
A fight ensues (of course !), but it's Cordelia's acting skills that
ultimately help save the day.
Review by Catherine Jemma 19 June y2k
Here 't is boss !
Angel ep 1.18 "Five by Five"
Bunch o' demons burning surplus bodyparts in an old drum, under a freeway
overpass.. They give chase to some unsuspecting human who happens by..
Said human's about to become demon-tucker when Angel and Wesley zoom to the
rescue.
Faith's been "Ridin' the Dog". She gets off in LA with not much more than
a tee shirt/jeans and a small bag. Some sleazebag guy approaches her, just
outside the Greyhound bus depot (he's obviously pimping new arrivals and
runaway girls) Said guy starts giving Faith his usual spiel. She gives
him, well a bit of what Faith usually gives.. He takes a nap in an
alleyway while giving her his wallet (stuffed with cash) his warm jacket
and the keys to his apartment. (Oh ya gotta love 'er, eh ?)
Flashback scene: Angelus' dame (=sire), has brought him a wee present.
It's a young peasant girl, all tied up and helpless like, awaiting his
advances. The dame watches on with glee as Angelus engages in a session of
cunnifangus.
Back at Angel's office, he's trying to talk the guy into doing the right
thing (he's s'posed to be testifying in a courtcase involving our good ol'
buddies down there at Wolfram and Hart). Faith's dancing up a storm, er
well fighting up one, in a nightclub. Later the guys at W and H oh
dear,are right pissed about Angel's intervention and decide to hire Faith,
to do a bit of vampire slaying on their behalf.
Flashback scene: Dame arrives home to find Angelus going cuckoo. She
twigs he's now got a soul and chucks him out onto the street. (So begins
his 100 years as a homeless beggar, feeding mainly on rats)..
Faith scores a ride in a limo, to the offices of W and H. There she's
offerred the contract for a hit.. The dude she's to whack ? Angel of
course. She accepts the job with relish. Her first attempt fails when
Angel's able to catch the crossbow bolt in mid-flight. Later she stops by
Angel's office just to shoot him and stir the pot a bit.
Angel suits up and sneaks into W+H's office building. He's just started to
rifle through some drawers in an office when he's discovered.
Unpleasantries are exchanged and Angel beats a hasty retreat before more
security arrives.
Cordelia arrives home but they (her and Wes) have trouble entering because
phantom-Dennis keeps slamming the front door shut in her face. Eventually
getting inside, Cordy gets a spanking and Wesley gets knocked out cold, by
Faith, who'd been hiding within.
Angel arrives and helps Cordy up off the floor, but Wesley's gone. Faith's
carried him off to "her" apartment where she's torturing the tripe out of
him.
Cordy and Angel suss out where Faith might be. Angel smashes the door into
kindling and bursts into the apartment (un-invited ! How ? Uh-oh,
scriptwriters error maybe).
After trashing the apartment, Angel takes the fight outside by running them
both through a large window, several stories up. In the street outside the
apartment, the fight sort of weirds out, like totally.
Review by Catherine Jemma 11 June y2k
Angel ep 1.19 "Sanctuary"
After the big fight with Angel, Faith's like a walking zombie. Angel takes
her back to his place and puts her in his bed.
The next morning, upstairs in the office, Wesley and Cordelia are spittin'
chips that Faith's downstairs being pampered by Angel and plied with
pastries. Harsh words are exchanged and both Wes and Cordy bugger off.
'Apartment being smashed up, has attracted the attention of the local
constabulary. (Detective) Kate (Lockley) cruises by to scope out the
scene.
The guys 'n' dolls at Wolfram and Hart are right crinkly-mouthed that their
paid assassin is now rooming with the target. Wesley's enjoying a quiet
ale, down at 'is local, when he's approached by three toughguys from The
Watcher's Council's elite Special Unit.
Faith's now well enough to walk. So she's well enough to do a runner (from
Angel's). He talks her into staying for a bit longer, and commences
counselling her.
W + H Uh-Oh have hired the biggest baddest demon around to waste Faith.
Meanwhile The Watcher's Council approach is to get Wesley to slip Faith a
sedative, before they bust in and collect her.
Demon fellow drops in. Fight ensues. Faith guts him with a kitchen knife
but then freaks out bigtime when she sees her hands covered in blood.
Angel's comforting her when Buffy walks in on them (apparently, from her
point of view, locked in a passionate embrace).
Harsh words are exchanged. Buffy and AAngel smack each other 'round the
chops. Faith runs upstairs but is intercepted by Wesley who's just coming
in the front door, with his trusty syringe.
The lawyers are thoroughly jacked off that their demon fell over dead so
bloomin' quickly, and without even killing anyone first. They decide on a
completely different plan of attack.
Wesley though has been only pretending to go along with The Watcher's
Council plan. He and ngel go to check if the sewers are clear for an
escape. Faith meanwhile has legged it to the rooftop. Buffy chases after
her.
Sleazebag lawyer stops by the copshop and drops Angel in it with Kate, re:
his harbouring of Faith.
On the rooftop, Faith and B are having a bitchfest when they're interupted
by a Watcher's Council guy. "Now He Has A Machine Gun". The
fertiliser finds the fan when a helicoptor pops up and starts making a
nuisance of itself. Downstairs things ain't much better, as another
Watcher's Council dude has got Angel and Wesley bailed up. Angel makes it
to the rooftop and tackles the helicoptor (probably not a good move,
really). By then, Faith's done a runner anyway, and is nowhere to be seen.
The 'coptor lands right in front of 40 billion police cars and Kate drags
Angel off into custody. Kate's spewin', and she's all set to place Angel
in a cell with a nice bright sunny outlook. Then she notices, they all
notice, Faith sitting at a detective's desk. She's come in of her own
volition and offers to make a confession.
Later, Angel and Buffy have a monster bitchfest. "L.A.'s my town. Get out
and stay out" sorta thing. Buffy then storms out.
Review by Catherine Jemma 14 June y2k
With this review, the only one you're short is Buffy 4.17 Superstar, which
will come in the next few days.
My USA source has advised me that my, earlier delayed, video of Buff/Angel
4.21, 4.22, 1.21, 1.22 is currently winging it's way to me
Angel ep 1.20 "War Zone"
A trio of The Fanged Ones chase some streetsister, and have just got her
bailed up in a dead end alley when her blood bro's show up with sharpened
stakes at the ready.
The Angel Team are at some Hollywood party being hosted by a billionaire
computer nerd. David's being blackmailed. He'd used the services of a
brothel, staffed by exotic demon beauties. He needs Angel to get the
photo's they've got of him getting it on big-time, with some non-human
females.
Meanwhile the streetgang, backed-up by their customised-for-vampire-slaying
pick-up truck, have rescued their girl (Alana) but taken some casualties
and returned to their ghetto hide-out.
Angel's followed a lead he's got from the brothel. He tracks down the guy
with the photo's and hassles him in a dark street. The bloke, reluctantly
agrees to return to the same spot in 24 hours with the photo's. What
neither of them see is they're being spied upon by the streetgang. Seeing
Angel all fangy and apparently ready to bite, they of course peg him as the
bad guy in the equation.
The next night Angel meets the guy back at the same spot. But Mr Badguy
has brought with him a big strong demon dude as his muscle-bound back-up.
Angel has only just bested the demon (as the man ran off) when he takes a
harpoon-stake through the chest. Our friendly neighbourhood streetgang
have just turned up on the scene and Angel's taking heavy fire from them in
their "Technical".
Angel gets chased into an old warehouse. It's been pre-rigged with all
sorts of booby-traps specifically designed to dust vamps. During the fight
Angel grabs streetsis Alana and is holding her hostage-like. Outnumbered
ten to one, Angel releases her unharmed, but a second later, a crossbow
bolt is accidentally fired off. The girl'd be dead if not for Angel
deliberately taking the bolt. Angel says some nice things. The gang
leader says some nasty things, but then lets Angel go, anyway.
After getting Cordy to patch up his extra holes, Angel goes in search of
the nearby vampire nest. Wes is given the task of locating the
streetgang's hide-out.
(In broad daylight) a co-ordinated attack by the vampires, on the
streetgang, sees them capture several of the young humans. The gang leader
gets to see a pair of vamps chow down on his own sister, Alana.
Angel finds out where the streetgang are living and offers to help them in
their efforts to clear the vampire nest. But they don't want his help and
imprison him in an old meatlocker. Despite his best efforts he's stuck
there until Wes and Cordy find him and let him out.
The gang leader's found his sister. However Alana's been turned. He dusts
her as they embrace. Angel's arrived by then, and the rest of the vampire
nest too. Angel makes with the menacing get-outta-Dodge speech to the
vampires. The crowd breaks up. The vamps to clear out of L.A. and the
streetgang to return to their ghetto hideout.
Later Angel meets up with the gangleader for a talk. They agree to keep
each others details on file, sort of.
Review by Catherine Jemma 19 June y2k
Angel ep 1.21 "Blind Date"
Angel's 'round the back of a warehouse dusting the vamps. Afterwards,
rounding a corner to investigate a noise, he finds a dying man. Suddenly
Angel's set upon by a blind woman. She fair boxes his ears and then throws
him through a wall. By the time Angel's recovered his senses, she's long
gone.
It turns out that the blind woman's well known to the legal system. The
next day, in court, Angel pulls a bit of a stunt, that proves that although
she's totally blind, she can actually see very well (somehow). Her legal
representatives (from Wolfram and Hart) ARE NOT happy little coconuts with
Angel's interference ('though they still succeed in getting her off on all
the outstanding charges anyway).
Angel's left spitting the dummy that 'blind-assassin-lady' has once again
walked free from a court trial.
Lindsey, (the sleazebag young male lawyer from Wolf-n-Heartless)visits
Angel's office. He says he wants 'out' of W+H. He's there to spill the
beans on Vanessa Brewer's (the blind assassin) next job. A hit on several
children. Before he leaves, Lindsey provides drawings of the Wolfram and
Hart office block complex's, basement vault area. (There, Angel will be
able to get computer discs with more specific info on the assassins next
assignment.)
Angel's being all subterranean-like, meanwhile Lindsey distracts the
security chief for a moment and it's all synchronised with Angel's friendly
streetgang causing a right ruckus in the groundfloor entrance foyer.
Angel slips into the high security vault un-detected and pockets a right
handful of computer discs. He's on the way out when his eye is drawn to a
collection of ancient artifacts. He picks up a scroll, and every alarm in
the place goes off. Angel just barely makes it out, and away, back down
through the sewers.
Lindsey was all set to do a runner from the office building, when the whole
place gets locked down and a security sweep using mind-readers takes place.
Lindsey's laying square eggs but he seems to pass their tests. However
the management know what he's been upto. He's given a severe talking-to by
his boss (but is otherwise un-harmed) and a few days off work to decide
which team he wants to be on.
Cordelia's got information about Vanessa Brewer's next job from the
computer discs. The hit is to be on three, blind see-er children. Lindsey
has turned up back at Angel's office. He and Angel go to where the
children are staying, arriving there just moments after
psycho-assassin-chick does.
Angel figures out how to remain invisible to her de-facto sight, and
eventually he bests her in a bitter battle, while Lindsey helps rescue the
children.
Later back at Angel's office, Wesley's translated a part of the scroll that
Angel had also snatched from the vault. It contains prophecy regarding the
three see-er children, and an (un-named) vampire with a soul.
Lindsey returns to the W+H offices, ostensibly to return the computer discs
Angel nicked earlier. His supervisor again gives him a severe talking to,
before offering him a huge promotion and a big step up the corporate
ladder.
Review by Catherine Jemma 3 July y2k
Angel ep 1.22 "To Shanshu in L.A."
Wesley's still working on translating the scroll. Cordy's checkin' out the
morning paper and notices a write-up about Lindsey's big promotion. Angel
senses someone sneaking into his offices. He investigates, but it's just
David the billionaire computer nerd. Nothing's wrong, he's just dropped
'round for a bit to hang out with them. Meanwhile over at Wolfram and
Hart, the guys and ghouls have been busy summoning up some ancient
Underworld Warrior demonic dude.
Cordelia has a vision and Angel goes off to check things out. Underworld
Warrior dude is most dis-pleased that the scroll is now in Angel's
possession. He and a couple of his yobbo mates go off to retrieve it.
Angel's killed the Slime Demon and rescued the Damsel in Distress, just as
(Detective) Kate (Lockley) arrives on-scene. Angel barely gets a chance to
say nice things. Kate spits out mouthfuls of venom, before turning her
back on him and walking off.
Wesley's study of the scroll so far, does not bode well for The Vampire
with a Soul. He goes off to scout the rare bookshops for texts to help in
the translation. Cordy kicks Angel out of the house and sends him down the
road for oranges, sorry that should be, to see The Oracles.
Underworld Warrior guy has somehow managed to cross The Thresh-hold and
confronts The Oracles right in their temple. They are NOT happy to see him
and give him his marching orders.
Cordelia's gone out to a street market seeking a gift for Angel. She buys
for him, a complete set of art supplies. Nasty Warrior guy walks past her
and brushes against her hand. Moments later she crumples to the ground in
a screaming heap, as she enters a state of being continuously experiencing
visions, non-stop.
Angel locks the scroll in his weapons cupboard and rushes off to check on
Cordelia at the hospital. Once there though, there's nothing useful he can
do for her. Nasty warrior guy busts the cupboard and nicks the scroll.
Wesley gets back from the bookshop, he immediately notices that Angel's
weapons cupboard has been broken into, and investigates just as Angel's
parking up outside. Angel's office building suffers from a nasty attack
of "bomb exploding", Angel searches the wreckage and drags out Wes'
unconscious form. Kate swings by just to spit a bit more venom at Angel.
Angel's right pissed. His two assistants now both lie comatose in hospital
beds. Seeking guidance, he goes to The Temple of The Oracles, but finds
their butchered bodies lying slain upon the floor.
A convoy of vehicles, including a large truck, leaves W+H office tower
complex. Angel sneaks along on their tail. At a secret location the
Underworld Warrior's reading from the scroll when Angel bursts in and
interupts proceedings. Angel and the Warrior slug it out, while Lindsey
continues on with the reading.
Some swirly magic sorta thing starts happening to the big wooden crate in
the middle of the floor, the five vampires chained around it becoming
dusted in the process. Heavines from W+H spirit the crate away as Angel
and the warrior continue their battle. After defeating the warrior, Angel
forces Lindsey to un-hand the scroll.
A rapidly recovering Wesley, recites a resuscitation spell from the scroll
which cures Cordy, and returns her to consciousness.
Sometime later, The Good Guys are having a pow-wow. Wesley's got a bit
more out of his translation of the scroll. There's some good news for
Angel prophesised, although not due until some far off future date. They
are very concerned though, still having absolutely no idea what denizen of
hell was raised by the W+H magic-show and spirited off in the large wooden
crate.
The crate in question, is safely esconced within the high security
underground vault at the Wolfram and Hart office complex. They've gone to
a lot of work and a lot of aggravation to achieve this. To bring a dead
entity back from hell itself.
Within the crate, Angel's sire slowly recovers strength.
Review by Catherine Jemma 11 July y2k
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