There’s got to be a morning after.
Everyone's sore and aching from their encounter with the Beast (who became more
frightening, I think, when we weren't seeing him very much). And Cordy and
Connor are sore and aching for other reasons. But at least all sentiment dried
up and blew away when Cordy blew him off with the, "It's not you, it's me
... oh, who am I kidding, it's totally you" speech.
And now we have a physical presence for Jasmine.
I think it's safe at this point to call Jasmine a user.
She uses Cordy to sneak into this plane of existence, having already used Skip
to get her in a place where that would be possible. She uses Cordy to summon
the Beast -- they don't seem too surprised to see one another when they first
meet without an audience. She uses the Beast to bring about the big, big chaos.
And then once that's done, she discards him and then when Angelus ...
Um ... precisely what did Jasmine need Angelus for, again?
... well, anyway, when she's done with him, she's ready to discard him as well.
So, if Cordy's character arc seemed a little loopy before, she is about to
become seriously Wacked-Out Pregnant Lady.
The big reveal in this ep seems to be that Cordy knows that Angel knows that
Cordy slept with Connor. That has an impact, yes, but since we already saw that
(and thank you, ME -- ew) a little boring.
So let's run around with some zombie fun!
Connor: "What's a zombie?"
Angel: "An undead, slow-moving, dim-witted thing with a craving for human
flesh."
Connor: "So it's like you then."
Oh, that boy does get some joyful lines once in a while.
I loved the escape hatch through the supply closet. And the Beast attacking
Lilah (although I have no idea what the significance of that thumb to the gut
was -- maybe he planned to finish the job later.) And I loved how Wes told her
it was over, and her commentary on good and evil, black and white.
How Wes can never be good enough for Fred.
Black, white and shades of gray. Joss ... doesn't exactly get the Christian
concept of redemption, but he's not a Christian so I wouldn't expect him to.
I ... don't know how Gunn escaped from the horde (I loved him and Wes assuring
each other they'd kill the zombie versions of themselves). And I don't know why
the Beast made zombies, or, since Cordy's the Beastmaster (as we discover soon
enough), why Jasmine wanted for there to be zombies. And I don't
understand why I sleep all day and I start to complain when there's no rain.
Whoops, sorry -- got away from myself there for a moment.
Whyever she wants them, zombies there are.
And while Angel still seems to care whether a situation is too dangerous for
Cordy, he's not that interested in protecting Fred. I'd love to know what's up
with that, but I'm more interested in why Lorne didn't shoot Lilah when he saw
her.
We're ... quite the forgiving bunch in Team Angel.
P.S. -- How cool was the scene in the White Room? That was like some other show
entirely, very Star Trek or Stargate or Star Search -- well, something flashy
and otherworldly, anyway.
I remember the collection of the totems as being far more unbelieveable, but
the Beast attacking the little girl was disturbing in a well done sort of way.
And "The Answer Is Among You."
How annoying and cryptic can you get?
Especially since Jazzy Cordy isn't even there.