Re: victim-as-villain, I can see why you mind it. For me it seems reasonable as the show itself starts off with the victims/outcasts as heroes, and that's one of the key lenses fans of the show see it through. So questioning the assumption that victims can't do bad works well. Plus, Joss sees himself as a victim, so I think much of his work on that subject is about self-recrimination rather than trying to shun victims who are Other. But I see how it could be problematic. Have to think more.
Horrible situation with Saffron?
I'm not sure I could see Boreanaz as Riley, actually. Certainly, I can see Boreanaz as Riley more than Christian Kane (which would be SO WEIRD, and maybe awesome but it probably just wouldn't work and am glad we got Lindsey instead).
I'm so attached to Firefly that I really wouldn't want to lose those few hours of Nathan Fillion as Mal. But I suppose an ideal world where he could do both Angel and Mal would be pretty sweet. Maybe Boreanaz, who plays a great asshole, could have played Caleb (assuming, in this ideal world, that Caleb would still exist).
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Horrible situation with Saffron?
I'm not sure I could see Boreanaz as Riley, actually. Certainly, I can see Boreanaz as Riley more than Christian Kane (which would be SO WEIRD, and maybe awesome but it probably just wouldn't work and am glad we got Lindsey instead).
I'm so attached to Firefly that I really wouldn't want to lose those few hours of Nathan Fillion as Mal. But I suppose an ideal world where he could do both Angel and Mal would be pretty sweet. Maybe Boreanaz, who plays a great asshole, could have played Caleb (assuming, in this ideal world, that Caleb would still exist).