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Summary: Just keeps getting better and better...
Review: I just finished Angel - season three and can't wait for the release of season four. As was the case in the first two seasons, season three storyline was extremely well developed. The expanding role of Lilah, introduction of Connor, Wesley's exploits and of course the good old firm of Wolfram & Hart all contributed to the intricate plot. The interpersonal relationships between the characters also spiced up the storyline. I hope that the writers and producers kept up the outstanding work in season 4...can't wait for its release!
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Summary: Season of Excellence!!
Review: So much occurs during this season that looking back from the last episode you can hardly believe it was all in one season. First, the idea of making Angel a father, while at first seeming a little goofy to me, played out very well. The father-son tension that occurred between Angel and Connor at the end of the season was a perfect follow-up to Angel's brief stint as a doting father. I guess that after 200+ years alive, it was time for Angel to have someone call him Dad. But turning it into a saga that first deprived him of a son, and then returned that son to him for a complicated love-hate relationship, the writers helped to uphold Angel's curse forbidding him perfect happiness. It also made for great dramatic tension! The same with Wes. I remember the initial episodes of season one and how things would be wrapped up, more or less, at the end of each episode. It's been great to see Angel come into his own, creating a world beyond moping for Buffy. And speaking of love interests, who would have thought in the early Buffy years that it would be Angel...and Cordelia! But Cordelia definitely has grown as a character in the series, changing from a stereotypical snobby, self-absorbed rich girl to a complex character with a true heart. You can see why she graduated to higher being status. She really added dimension to the show. It's a shame to hear that the Angel series most likely will be cancelled. Even more so than Buffy, the Angel series created a dark, rich fantasy world, complete with humor, that was fun to sink into, with characters that seemed like real people continuing to grow, and gripping events enjoyable to watch. Let's hope that either the network changes its mind, or some other network puts it on air, and we can see Angel once again.
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Summary: Heart-breaking and brilliant
Review: Season Three of Angel is not only the single best season of the show, it is arguably the best single season of any show in our beloved Whedonverse (well, Angel turning evil in Season Two of Buffy will always be the most important thing to ever happen in this universe and to these characters whom we have come to love, but Season Three of Angel is definitely a contender for runner-up). Buffy was always the more simple and straight-forward centerpiece of the Whedonverse. Metaphors have always been plainer and characters less complex. Buffy is a weekly motion picture. Angel, on the other hand, is a novel being translated to the screen. The first two seasons of Angel were the prologue. Season Three is the testament, the required reference material needed to pass the class. Watching this DVD boxed set of 22 episodes, I remembered just how absolutely gripping it was to watch them on the original air dates. There was something about how the writers structured the plots this season that seem to stretch the alloted 43 minutes much longer. Conventional "we killed the bad guy" climaxes often happened earlier, leaving room for big emotional payoffs and character-related events. In effect, each episode had multiple climaxes. This is the strongest DVD release in the Buffy/Angel series so far, with picture quality that is richer and less grainy than any of the other releases, previously unavaible but much wanted goodies like screentests and, finally, a Darla featurette (which is less informative than it is commemerative). The menus look great as well.
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Summary: Son of Angel
Review: After seeing the marvel that was Angel-Season 2, I never thought that it could be topped. We saw the fall and rise of Angel (David Boreanaz), without turning into Angelus, at the hands of Wolfram and Hart, Darla (Julie Benz), and Drusilla (Juliette Landau). We saw Cordelia (Charisma Carpentar), Wes (Alexis Denisof), and Gunn (J. August Richards) form deep bonds. And we saw the group go to Pylea, the home-world of Lorne the Host (Andy Hallet), where they rescued Fred (Amy Acker) and turned the feudal land into a democracy. I am telling you this because I want you to know the competition Season 3 had when I tell you that it successfully outdid the previous season.
Things start off three months later with Angel in a Tibetan monestary, where he has gone to sort out his thoughts about his dearly departed lover, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), the Slayer. While the gang was in Pylea, Buffy died defending the world... again. Anyway, upon his return, he learns that everything went smoothly, except that Fred is afraid to leave her room without the vampire hero. She was sucked into Pylea through a portal five years ago, and she doesn't want to repeat the experience. Anyway, after Angel's first case back, he realizes something that nearly kills him; Buffy's death, while tragic, has not prevented him from living on, which he thought would be impossible. Quite the contrary, really. I believe that this set in motion a series of events that may not have transpired had Buffy not moved to a different network, but more on that later.
Soon, Darla is revealed to be pregnant, which should be impossible. Vampires are sterile, and even if they weren't, they are dead, so there would be no way for her to nourish hers and Angel's child. Yet it has come to pass. Wes determines that the birth of Connor, Angel's son, is part of the Tro-Clan, a prophesised series of mystical events that will change the world greatly. The other part of the Tro-Clan is the re-emerging of Daniel Holtz (Keith Szarabajka), a vampire hunter whom Angelus and Darla tortured in the 18th century. He was brought forth by the time-travelling demon Sahjahn (Jack Conley) in order to help get revenge upon the vampire pair. However, when Holtz sees Darla die and Connor born, he changes his strategy; he organizes a group of people who have lost loved ones to vamps in order to steal Connor away from Angel. One of these people is a woman named Justine Cooper (Laurel Holloman), who becomes Holtz's lover and confidante.
Wolfram and Hart also take an interest in baby Connor, as does Wesley, who believes Angel may kill his new son. Things continue to go from bad to worse up until the heartbreaking season finale.
This has been the best season of Angel yet, but it is not without some "problems". First of all, even though I grew to like the Groosalug (Mark Lutz), his relationship with Cordelia was a repeat of Buffy and Riley (Marc Blucas). He loved her, she didn't love him back the way he wanted. He leaves. Sound familiar? This takes me back to what I was saying earlier about Angel and Cordelia; had Buffy's show remained on the WB, crossovers would have been allowed (this was a problem too; no Buffy/Angel crossovers), the Angel/Cordelia romance would never (I think) have happened. Buffy is Angel's only true love. Angel pulled himself out of the gutter to help her, then he rose from Hell to be with her again. Would he have done anything like that for Cordelia three years ago? Two years ago? Not even last year would he have done this. But this year, all of the sudden, they realize this deep love for each other. Oh well. This was a great season, none the less.
Joss Whedon is one of television's greatest assets, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly are undeniable proof. This is one of the best TV boxed sets that I own. Some good episodes are: Heartthrob, Carpe Noctem, Fredless, Billy, Offspring, Lullabye, Dad, Birthday, Provider, Loyalty, Sleep Tight, Forgiving, The Price, A New World, Benediction, and Tomorrow. Yes it is a lot, but it shows you how good this season is.
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Summary: What can one say?
Review: I will tell you.
So good. Bring on SEASON FOUR ON DVD!!!!
Enough said.
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Summary: Love this season!
Review: I must say that the third season was the best season in the series. Angel finally stands on his own.
LOVE DAVID BOREANAZ as Angel.
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Summary: Awesome season !!!
Review: As much as the 2nd season knocked my socks off - this is just as good. The return of Darla is a great story arc and for anyone who has watched the 4th season when it aired - it all ties in beautifully. The acting is great - these characters make you believe everything they are going through. TV shows can't get better than this.
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Summary: Brilliant!!
Review: this is the ride of your life!! (so far)
the 22 ep show, is like a giant rollercoster!! jump in it, you'll have unbelievable emotions!!
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Summary: Hey Fans
Review: Hey fans, if you would like to see angel at least one more season, let get it back on the air. Buffy can have seven at least angel should have six. Come on lets save angel.
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Summary: ANGEL outshines BUFFY with solid 3rd season
Review: When the third season of the BUFFY spin-off ANGEL rolled around, the show found itself truly on its own. For one thing, its parent series had moved to another network over a dispute over production renewal costs. As a result, crossovers between the two shows were not likely to happen. Fortunately, ANGEL continued to grow creatively with one of its best seasons to date. In fact, many critics and fans rated this series better than BUFFY, which was mired in a rather dark sixth season on UPN. After mourning the seeming death of long-time love Buffy, Angel prepares to resume his mission of "helping the helpless." Things get complicated when his old love, the vampire Darla, returns to LA in a VERY pregnant state. Add to that the return of an old foe from his Angelus days and Angel finds himself in the fight of his undead life. Angel will need all the support of his friends, but even that is not assured when one is forced to betray him. Once again, the cast is at their top-notch best in this darkly enthralling series. David Boreanez continues to grow as the heroic Angel. Alexis Denisof continues the marvelous development of former Watcher Wesley from a comic fop into a hard-edged fighter who's not afraid to make the hard choices. Charisma Carpenter's Cordelia is still fun, but the character starts to lose her edge as she matures. Julie Benz is delightfully evil as the returning Darla and she makes the most of her featured story-line. Amy Acker joins the cast in fine form as the addled genius Fred. As always, J August Richards and Andy Hallett provide solid support as Gunn and Lorne (aka the Host) respectively. As always, this DVD set has the usual commentaries and featurettes. The one new thing is an outtake reel that shows Boreanez as quite the fun-loving guy in contrast to his dour screen persona. As in the previous two seasons, ANGEL is, again, a solid series that provides chills, laughs and enough dramatic angst to satisfy the most discriminating of TV critics. This is definitely one to recommend.
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