... reactions even from those who have no sympathy for what he is trying to do. But AI’s characters are so crudely drawn, so ploddingly stated, it is impossible ... of Monica and Henry Swinton (Frances O’Connor and Sam Robards), has been afflicted with an incurable disease ... who worships at the Mel Gibson Memorial Blockbuster Temple of Explosive Faith has a statue of Spielberg on his or her mantle ...

...demon in HB and Anya getting her vengeance on again, and with Holtz and Connor, not to mention Angel himself, on the other show,... a little contrived. I wish they had worked a mention of the temple into an earlier episode, to lay the foundations. Oh ... the thread without mentioning (except elliptically here) a certain character who dominates all the discussions despite appearing for a grand...

... father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh" - PETE TOWNSHEND... two Jews, who were close to us" - CAROLL O'CONNOR.."That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and... people. Imagine the persecution they endured over the centuries: pogroms, temple burnings, Cossack raids, uprootings of families, ...

...my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh" - PETE TOWNSHEND.."...with two Jews, who were close to us" - CAROLL O'CONNOR.."That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and ... people. Imagine the persecution they endured over the centuries: pogroms, temple burnings, Cossack raids, uprootings of families, ...

...my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh" - PETE TOWNSHEND.."...with two Jews, who were close to us" - CAROLL O'CONNOR.."That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and ... people. Imagine the persecution they endured over the centuries: pogroms, temple burnings, Cossack raids, uprootings of families, their...

...my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh" - PETE TOWNSHEND.."...with two Jews, who were close to us" - CAROLL O'CONNOR.."That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and ... people. Imagine the persecution they endured over the centuries: pogroms, temple burnings, Cossack raids, uprootings of families, their...

...'t for her, Spike wouldn't be there in NFA.... HARMONY (and her boss): The only character other than Angel himself to appear in both the first ... a moment of happiness. Connor's appearance is a good example of economy in storytelling: in that one character, we get both progress ... found themselves again by deciding to pull the temple down. Instead, it was really only Gunn and maybe...

... a lot of fun, and quite interesting. The Guardian is a pretty entertaining character. I especially laughed at the Who's On First quality to the confusion of him guarding ...aside as Angel thinks only of what has happened to his son. I think that's kind of provocative. Is Connor what the season really has always been about - or at least all of its meaning manifested directly in ...

... a lot of fun, and quite interesting. The Guardian is a pretty entertaining character. I especially laughed at the Who's On First quality to the confusion of him guarding the ... aside as Angel thinks only of what has happened to his son. I think that's kind of provocative. Is Connor what the season really has always been about - or at least all of its meaning manifested directly in ...

... "harsh and cruel" philosophy is the only way to operate. I liked this, because it brings so much into context. Connor's previous argument that he doesn't care what Jasmine really looks like ... a demon dimension felt slightly unconvincing to me. However, his declaration now is much more in character: that he believes everybody is lying to him so he chose the lie he liked best -...