Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3x11 FULL Reaction
Added 2022-06-16 15:12:04 +0000 UTCSO GLAD this episode focused more on Joyce this time around, and am I crazy for finding her speech a bit inspiring?? Also, was NOT a fan of Willow's mom... but the twist for this one was quite good, not to mention it brought up some thoughtful social themes. Let me know what y'all thought!
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I'm a new subscriber and still catching up, so I'm about 7 months late in this comment! But I did want to answer your intro question about Angel. I partially do blame him and feel that his guilt is necessary, because Angel/Angellus IS the same being. Angel is a demon cursed with a conscience and human soul. Not the original human being with the demon suppressed. The original human died, his soul departed, and the demon Angellus took up residence with his memories and the darkest parts of his human personality; human memories often contribute to core personality traits, and the human's essence does remain to some degree even though the soul is gone. So the demon wreaks havoc. Then the curse comes and the human soul is forced into the being. This doesn't mean the original human is alive again. The human is still dead and gone. It cursed the demon Angellus with a human soul and conscience, bringing forth remorse and guilt. ANGEL committed the atroticies when his demonic self ruled, and if he himself had not committed them, he would feel no remorse now after 90+ years of guilt and would have been able to eventually brush it off with, "I didn't do that. It wasn't me. It was the demon inside me." Except there is no separate demon inside him; Angel *is* the demon. He just altered his name, possibly as part of his personal redemption. He didn't take back the human's original name, merely altered his own demonic name. I hope that makes sense. The lore in Buffyverse is complex and multi-layered, and it's difficult sometimes to put into words. But that was my takeaway from 5 (now 6) watches of the series and 2 watches of the Angel series; Angel is a demon with a human soul, and Angel is still the demon who once committed atroticies, not a separate person. :)
RavenLord
2022-12-30 22:59:14 +0000 UTCUsually you can expect reactions thursays or fridays
anticonstructivist55
2022-06-24 14:58:20 +0000 UTCFor those who can’t afford the 20$ but are only interested in the Buffy reactions, when can we expect the next one to be available?
Vicky N
2022-06-24 06:17:19 +0000 UTC
