Groo: Have they no eyes in this village?
Can they not just look upon you and see that you are a Princess? Pardon my
impudence, majesty, but you are wrong. The Covenant has declared it so. You
declare it so. You declare it with your bearing, and with your beauty, and with
the mercy I have seen you bestow upon one of your subjects this very day. If
you treat all of your subjects this way, you will do much good.
This episode is when "Angel" wandered into "Charmed" and
showed them how it's done.
And allow me to just give a shout out to
Numfar.
Lorne: (in
presentation) “Did you notice anything unusual when I disappeared?”
Lorne’s Mom:
"We noticed feasting and celebrations! Numfar did the dance of joy!
Numfar!
Do the dance of joy! Numfar, no longer
do the dance of joy. Numfar, do the dance of honor."
Our Joss is comedy inspired. David Fury, eat your heart out.
Obviously one of the major points in this episode is when Angel vamps out. I
wondered if that was still David Boreanaz under there. When he moved, he moved
with such sinister grace -- the nails, the expression beneath the prosthetic
makeup, this took some actual doing. It was like he was channeling Nosferatu.
His movements in battle and stealth took on actual dance qualities. I was impressed
by his transformation -- truly impressed.
Fred: Bad things always happen here.
Fred was very brave. To divert the monster to protect people she didn't know,
that was powerful. Obviously something in her brief time with Angel reminded
her about her other life, her dream, how people have to look out for one
another and not hide in caves, which would've been incredibly easy for her to
do – especially when moments earlier she was pleading for a quick end to her
life. It says something about her heart.
Lorne is obviously not dead, but what a shocking cliffhanger the first time you
see it. Wesley's mistrust of the priests seemed well founded. Rabble rumblings.
That is indeed a message for the princess – Wes' head on a pike with a note in
his mouth. Things don't look good for our heroes.
Cordy: It's not like my throne couldn't use a few more cushions, but I'm not
complaining much because -- hey. Throne."
and
"Off with their heads! Kidding."
Other notes: Angel fussing with his hair.
Lorne: "It's the homecoming I've
always dreamed of."
Angel being horrified by his demon
visage.
Wesley figuring out the books.
And Gunn: "Oh good. More fun."
Along with: "You really think you're gonna get your booty through the
front door?"
And, Cordy, on seeing the bearer beast: "Kill me now."
Ah, I know we've all been there, am I right, people?
And just before: "We could have a few drinks, some dinner, get to know
each other, and three or four years down the road if we still think it's
working out ... Don't you think it was add a kind of feminine mystique if I was
just not here?"
And, finally:
Cordy: Could we please find some dimension where demons don't try to impregnate
me with their demon spawn? Is that too much to ask? I don't give off some kind
of 'com shuk me' vibe, do I? I mean, you'd tell me, right?"
Nice, nice eppy.