Angel -- "Harm's Way" 01.14.2004 (merged)
01-14-04, 07:45 AM
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Reminder: New Angel tonight 1/14
I just looked at the trailer on the WB site. It's been awhile! FYI, it's the 100th episode.
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01-14-04, 12:19 PM
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Originally posted by xVladx
Actually, the 100th ep is in a few weeks. The one tonight is episode 97.
Actually, the 100th ep is in a few weeks. The one tonight is episode 97.
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01-14-04, 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by Chew
It's been so long, I don't even remember what the last new episode was about.
It's been so long, I don't even remember what the last new episode was about.
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...2/epid-274737/
Here is their synopsis of the last new episode. The misspellings are theirs, not mine:
It begins in 1880, a newly sired Spike is still fresh on the game and is introduced to the veteran and infamously brutal Angelus. In Spike, Angelus sees a potential protogé and begins to mould him in his image to create what was to become the second most barbaric vampire in history. However, their relationship hits rocky grounds when Spike walks in on Angelus having sex with Dru, and is outraged seeing as he had earler told Angelus of his intentions for her.
While in the present, Spike recieves a mysterious package from an unknown person, which when opened released a flash of light which made him corporeal once more. However, now with two champion vampires in existance (Spike becoming a champion after the actions of Buffy finale 'Chosen') the universe has been thrown into turmoil, and this is manifesting itself with members of Wolfram and Hart randomly atacking other employees for minor reasons.
To find a solution to this they consult with occult expert Sirk who reads to them a section of the Shansu prophecy which tells of the 'Cup of Perpetual Torment' which the vampire with a soul must drink from it to fufill the prophecy. Hearing this, both Angel and Spike race to it's location in the Nevada desert, followed by a fight which culminates with Spike beating Angel and having the oportunity to dust him, but passes it up because he didn't want to deal with Buffy about it afterwards.
Spike then drinks from the cup to find it out was all a set up, and return to Wolfram and Hart to find Sirk has done a runner and that the Senior partners have temporarily sorted out all the earlier problems. It finishes with Eve meeting with the mastermind behind this entire chain of events, who turns out to be a familiar face from the past who seems to have moved up in the world of the occult.
While in the present, Spike recieves a mysterious package from an unknown person, which when opened released a flash of light which made him corporeal once more. However, now with two champion vampires in existance (Spike becoming a champion after the actions of Buffy finale 'Chosen') the universe has been thrown into turmoil, and this is manifesting itself with members of Wolfram and Hart randomly atacking other employees for minor reasons.
To find a solution to this they consult with occult expert Sirk who reads to them a section of the Shansu prophecy which tells of the 'Cup of Perpetual Torment' which the vampire with a soul must drink from it to fufill the prophecy. Hearing this, both Angel and Spike race to it's location in the Nevada desert, followed by a fight which culminates with Spike beating Angel and having the oportunity to dust him, but passes it up because he didn't want to deal with Buffy about it afterwards.
Spike then drinks from the cup to find it out was all a set up, and return to Wolfram and Hart to find Sirk has done a runner and that the Senior partners have temporarily sorted out all the earlier problems. It finishes with Eve meeting with the mastermind behind this entire chain of events, who turns out to be a familiar face from the past who seems to have moved up in the world of the occult.
01-14-04, 08:57 PM
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Angel -- "Harm's Way" 01.14.2004
Harm's Way
Keeping her job as Angel's assistant is the least of Harmony's worries when she wakes up with a dead vamp-bite victim in her bed and no memory of the previous night's events. And things go from bad to worse when the gang's investigation reveals that the dead guy was a demons' rights activist negotiating between two warring clans. Tamika: Danielle Nicolet. Brittany: Jennifer Haworth. Charlotte: Stacy Reed. Tobias: Bryce Mouer.
Keeping her job as Angel's assistant is the least of Harmony's worries when she wakes up with a dead vamp-bite victim in her bed and no memory of the previous night's events. And things go from bad to worse when the gang's investigation reveals that the dead guy was a demons' rights activist negotiating between two warring clans. Tamika: Danielle Nicolet. Brittany: Jennifer Haworth. Charlotte: Stacy Reed. Tobias: Bryce Mouer.
Really good episode.
HOWEVER, thanks WB for spoiling the 100th episode casting surprise for me!
01-14-04, 09:11 PM
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1/14/03 "In Harm's Way"
Yay, new Angel, and it was highly amusing to me, with Harmony getting us back into the world of Wolfram and Hart led by Angel and company.
The opening bit was hilarious.
The writer milked Harmony's foibles and strengths well in this episode.
I about lost it as the 2 lady vamps face off with wooden chopsticks. Oh dear, that produce some good ol' fashion laughs that only a show like Angel or Buffy could.
Yay, new Angel, and it was highly amusing to me, with Harmony getting us back into the world of Wolfram and Hart led by Angel and company.
The opening bit was hilarious.
The writer milked Harmony's foibles and strengths well in this episode.
I about lost it as the 2 lady vamps face off with wooden chopsticks. Oh dear, that produce some good ol' fashion laughs that only a show like Angel or Buffy could.
01-14-04, 09:14 PM
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I hated it. I thought it was probably the worst Angel episode I've ever seen. This isn't surprising considering Harmony is easily my least favorite continuing character in the "Buffyverse"...
Oh, and could Fred's skirt be any shorter?
Oh, and could Fred's skirt be any shorter?
01-14-04, 09:24 PM
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Re: Angel -- "Harm's Way" 01.14.2004
Originally posted by Rogue588
Really good episode.
Really good episode.
HOWEVER, thanks WB for spoiling the 100th episode casting surprise for me!
01-14-04, 09:31 PM
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Re: Re: Angel -- "Harm's Way" 01.14.2004
Originally posted by Adam Tyner
Hmmm....? The hundredth episode is still a few more eps away, or are you referring to footage shown outside of the 'next week on Angel' teaser?
Hmmm....? The hundredth episode is still a few more eps away, or are you referring to footage shown outside of the 'next week on Angel' teaser?
And I did my damnedest to not read the thread when it was discussed in TV Talk last month...
01-14-04, 10:43 PM
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I loved it. I would have thought too much Harm would be annoying, but they handled it really well. In fact, they made her almost too likeable (because she is suppose to be an evil vampire). It didn't hurt that Mercedes looked the best she ever has.
01-14-04, 11:11 PM
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Originally posted by CaptainMarvel
Oh God. For some reason now, I just know Harmony's going to end up be the vampire referred to in the Shanshu prophecies.
Oh God. For some reason now, I just know Harmony's going to end up be the vampire referred to in the Shanshu prophecies.