I did see that the final set up could be used to interesting effect given the problematics I see as coming out of NFA. There could be a ginormous irony about Angel being viewed as "hero" when in fact he was not hardly an innocent bystander. It's true that at a minimum Lynch sees it as somewhat ironic, because the whole LA in hell thing did stem from Angel's act. But as I've said above, I'm pretty sure that Lynch sees Angel's contribution as having failed to see the consequences of standing up to the partners, but not all the rest of it. So, yes, Lynch intends some of the shading. And were the story to be continued by a different writer it could be extended to encompass the whole thing. The fact that Lynch forgot about Lindsey and Drogyn doesn't mean that future writers have to, and the 'reset' opens up space for it. (Though I bet you large sums that Aftermath will NOT be going in this direction).
I'm not sure how you see the comparisons between Angel and Gunn and Angel and Spike working. I'd be interested in knowing more about that. (I have my own ideas, but...)
Anyway, I tried to stay charitable with Brian. But something snapped after the first issue of First Night. And of course, once you decide not to be charitable you stop reading so closely. Much of the community here has given up on season 8 in much the same way. But since I want people to rethink about season 8, I plainly need to rethink about AtF. So if you could help talk me down, it'd be very much appreciated.
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I did see that the final set up could be used to interesting effect given the problematics I see as coming out of NFA. There could be a ginormous irony about Angel being viewed as "hero" when in fact he was not hardly an innocent bystander. It's true that at a minimum Lynch sees it as somewhat ironic, because the whole LA in hell thing did stem from Angel's act. But as I've said above, I'm pretty sure that Lynch sees Angel's contribution as having failed to see the consequences of standing up to the partners, but not all the rest of it. So, yes, Lynch intends some of the shading. And were the story to be continued by a different writer it could be extended to encompass the whole thing. The fact that Lynch forgot about Lindsey and Drogyn doesn't mean that future writers have to, and the 'reset' opens up space for it. (Though I bet you large sums that Aftermath will NOT be going in this direction).
I'm not sure how you see the comparisons between Angel and Gunn and Angel and Spike working. I'd be interested in knowing more about that. (I have my own ideas, but...)
Anyway, I tried to stay charitable with Brian. But something snapped after the first issue of First Night. And of course, once you decide not to be charitable you stop reading so closely. Much of the community here has given up on season 8 in much the same way. But since I want people to rethink about season 8, I plainly need to rethink about AtF. So if you could help talk me down, it'd be very much appreciated.