the Dalaverse

I borrowed the first season of "Angel" on DVD from Karen and I forgot what an impression that first episode made on me. Some cheesy lines, yeah, but also some great one-liners, decent acting from Boreanaz, DOYLE, a Cordelia I could completely love, good fight choreography. And now, the second time around, I'm appreciating Tracey Middendorf as our primary guest star; I remember her from one of the early eps of "Six Feet Under" and she's perfect for the role, somebody you could sympathize with and get attached to even though you knew she was doomed. And Lindsey -- hot damn. How did I not fall madly in love with Christian Kane the second I saw him? Have my tastes changed that greatly in four or five years?

Things to ponder. And now, back to the soon-to-be dearly departed "Angel," even if my interest did wane around the third season.

ETA: Bwaha! I totally forgot about Doyle charging the fence! "...Good gate." Glenn Quinn really was great -- a masterful introduction to a character, giving us just enough to get us interested in him, but still keeping him a mystery for a few episodes.

AGAIN: "City of" was not as good as I remembered, but "Lonely Hearts" was great.

Also, "Survivor" -- this season's been so unbalanced. It's great to see all the good old players again, but then we've got stuff like Jenna M.'s mom and this breakdown of Sue's. Which I'm not going to judge her for -- what Hatch did was absolutely inexcusable, and Jeff's typical snarkiness was not the way to address the issue. Did anybody not expect Sue, of all people, to blow up at him for the way he conducted himself and asked that question?

Anyway. Looks like the inner bitch is taking Jerri over again. Knew I couldn't like her for long. Boston Rob is a dick, but then sometimes I like him, so I'm all confused. Tom's "the witch is gone" hillbilly chicken dance was inappropriate, but if I forgot why he was doing it, really funny. I'm not rooting for anybody at this point. Maybe Kathy, because she's sort of funny, and Colby, because he's still really, really hot. And I've always had a weird liking for Lex, even though his earlobes freak me the hell out.

Oooh, "Secret Window" commercial! I hope for Johnny's sake that it doesn't tank.

I think that's all I've got for today. Finally I'm winding down.