Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Episode 7: Angel
Written by David Greenwalt; Directed by Scott BrazilThis episode continues the upward spiral that began last week, although it is hampered by some rather shoddy direction (the fight scenes are handled incredibly badly, and I'm not surprised Scott Brazil was never called back to direct another episode). It also begins the story of Angel and his gypsy curse - one of the most interesting plots of the entire series. It's just too bad that, at this stage, David Boreanaz's acting skills aren't exactly up to doing it justice.
Still, I enjoyed this episode - it strikes me as being one of the better plot-oriented Season 1 outings, and it's indicative of the fact that, after a rocky start the show is starting to improve, that I'm starting to actually look forward to "next week's" episode. Perhaps I'll start watching two per week. After all, I really don't want to have to spend nearly two years getting through Seasons 1 through 5. (I'm not going to bother with 6 and 7: as far as I'm concerned, they didn't happen.)
By the way, what's with Catholic schoolgirl Darla? I know Buffy came first, but when she later appeared during Angel's second and third seasons, she was a completely different (and, if you ask me, superior) character.
6/10
Next time: I Robot, You Jane. Oh dear, what was I saying about an upward spiral...?
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