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Yeah, I agree witcha Mole 100%. ....I *am* right. But seriously folks, I really, REALLY enjoyed this episode. Not so much that I'll go on an insane "fuck"-fest, but it was just a nice, warm, episode. Not warm in terms of "oooh this was a light-hearted episode that made me realize the importance of goodness", but warm in the "everything is actually playing out now and I'll let it wash out all over me." I really like the pace they're hitting, very relaxed, nothing forced, they've set up their dominoes and they're watching each one fall onto the other. The one doubt I had about this from reading the spoilers was Fred as Illyria, but fuck, if I don't buy her hook-line-and-sinker... just great work and I like the subtle voice change (well, I guess not-so-subtle, but the lower octave changes her from the sweet country girl into a big city woman.. it's a nice touch and she pulls it off well). I also dig the costume even though I thought it was horrid looking from a preview picture. She looks good in it, IMO. Though the one thing I do not get is Wes could smash an axe against her head and it shatters and she doesn't feel it, yet she still dodges Angel and Spikes swords and fears guns. I mean, they probably did it to separate her from THE BEAST in that she is more agile rather than just standing there and no selling everything, but I like just standing there and no selling everything. Actually, what I *really* like about Illyria is that she combines what liked about THE BEAST (Ballstomping Invincibility with a certain distance from her violence... though no Eastern European Accent) and what I liked about Jasmine from Season 4. She is what Jasmine was before Connor killed her - trying to find meaning in this new world. I really love the idea that she expected the human race to die out by now, that she doesn't quite understand why Angel protects humans, that she looks down on Wolfram and Hart - it really makes her an outsider, it makes it believable (at least, within that universe created). Knox was fantastic tonight. Jonathon M. Woodward is a fucking treasure that should be shared with the world on a much larger scale. Great timing; great delivery; just great. Wes is a fucking show stealer (yes, I know, the show was based around him - he still made good!). The way he portrays this painful, desperate, sad, lonely anger is one-of-a-kind work. I haven't really seen anything like it. He plays a crushed individual excellently and given the circumstances (finally getting Fred just to lose her) he had to. I like how they didn't City Of Angels him; where he was content with just the moment of love; where he wanted more. It's a very selfish-thing and he recognizes that. I also liked how they left it open where he didn't say that love and hope were good enough. The irony here is that he is the most empty, yet he is the one sharing. Where, at the end, everyone was alone but him. It's a sort-of twisted thing they're doing too with Wes sticking with Illyria because she looks like Fred. A haunting thought, really; but fitting. I was a lil uneasy about the lyrical music at the end, but once it got going I thought it worked pretty well. I may sound like a broken record, and it may not mean much, but I _love_ how they've positioned the characters and how it relates to Angels overall theme of retribution and "If nothing that we do matters, then what matters is what we do". This is just good fucking television, people. It really puts into perspective that fateful decision they made last season to join with Wolfram and Hart. And Giles denying Angel is *perfect*, because even Giles - who is all about the big picture and doing what shouldn't be done - is turning away from Angel (of course, Giles was never a fan of Angel post-Jenny anyways). They made a deal with the devil, straight-up. It's best represented in Gunn (who was his usually awesome self tonight, even maybe a lil better than usual), whose choice to sign the contract directly effected the world. Those of you who thought this season put too much emphasis off the "big picture", you're right and you're wrong. It did _exactly_ what it set out to do and that's build up to this moment where they realize -and YOU, the viewer, realize- that dispite the good work they've done using WR&H, they still made the _wrong_ decision. Actually, now that I think about it, this episode was really FUCKING good.

What?!? You mean you didn't whip out your credit card the minute Toothless Agression came out? What is wrong with you? ...I have commitment issues.

I don't post at Sherdog anymore, haven't for months; can't keep up with it. I just occasionally go check their fighters forums for any stories like that.

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.p...20&pagenumber=1 Good Stuff. GOOD STUFF! Lee Murray's streetfighting "encounters" are talked about here. (Sample) From Sherdog MB: Dexter Casey Professional Fighter Friend of Lee Murray: "The will be an update to this thread later. Lee had a couple fights last night. To Summarise. Lee is part owner of a security firm in London. He gets a call form one of the doormen that there are some Gypsy's in the club and they are smashing the place up. (Gypsy's like in Snatch) Lee high tails it over there and goes in through the Fire exit to find the owner with his head in his hands. He says the gypos smashed the vclub out and wouldn't leave and the Doorman are struggling with the last of them downstairs. Lee goes downstairs just in time to here one of the doorman warn the gypsys that Lee is coming down and he aint going to be too happy about this. The Gypo responds Lee Murray!!!! I don't give a fook about nah Lee Murray!!! Just as Lee comes around the corner the Gypo sees him and Swings at lee who obviously Slips the punch and Punches him through the door out onto the street. He gets up and tries a takedown on Lee who counters with some Vanderlai vs Rampage Knees until the guy is KTFO. His mates have circled Lee and are hitting him around the head. Lee turns on them and Ko's them one at a time finishing the last one with soccer kicks. Oh When the First one goes down Lee says to him "Theres your fucking Lee Murray for ya!" The Police came and picked up the gypos and asked Lee if he wanted to make any accusations against them? Lee's answer? "Tell them fucking pikey's when I see them again they are going to get another beating!" Pikey=Gypsy=Gypo. Lee will be on later to correct any inconsistancies. He is however going out tonight so this thread may have a lot more added to it."

Yeah, cause it's not like wrestling deserves any of this...

Are we talking about the same Joss Whedon here?

Astin may have just done it to get directing experience; since he wants to be a director.

http://myimages.fourvalve.com/rudovaletudo/cap089%20copy.gif Something like this?? RRR: Keeping it on topic

I'm sorry, what? RRR: Really enjoying Season 2 re-runs right now

Well, technically, Pinjockey didn't post it, so I am not directly reading a Pinjockey post. It's a Vivisectvi post that happens to feature something said by Pinjockey.

The huge lettering sucks (Rocks shirts, cough) and draws too much attention to itself, and the colour is a matter of taste (though it was a nice blue colouring and worked well with the red circle and white lettering), but Red would have probably been better for it. It was obscure which, IMO, is the best quality you can give to a wrestling t-shirt, given the negative social stigma wrestling fans have.

Don't you DARE compare this to the greatness of EVIL.

Pfft, you don't actually expect me to READ pinjockeys posts, do you? That's just, just crazy. CRAZYNESS. Crazy.

I didn't like the Victim of the Crossface shirt; too horrid looking. It got across his gimmick well, but it just wasn't visually pleasing - at least to me.

Forthcoming pic is set about six months after the TV show left off, and centers on two passengers on board the ship who attract trouble to the crew. This contradicts each other, as if it's "after" the TV show left off, then it can't be Simon and River; but given the brief description, how COULDN'T it be Simon and River??

It's going to be really, really, REALLY hard to (re)introduce Simon and River effectively. They did a _perfect_ job in Serenity and they can't do that again; meanwhile, in The Train Job, they did a _horrible_ job getting those two across (which is of no concern to any of us, but at-the-time I couldn't imagine anyone getting behind that storyline).

Which is really a good thing, as there hasn't been good Chris Benoit merch... ever.

This is a bittersweet moment because they say it's not going to be a continuation of the series, which means we probably won't see all the stuff we want to see. But it has all those characters, those actors, together again so as long as they are the same, it doesn't really matter cause they fucking rule.

Back when he was on TV more (which is to say, back when his stable wasn't made up of the ER), a lot of people in the Raw thread were clamoring for one But seriously, they're the RAW Thread Group...

Who the fuck wants a Teddy Long shirt? Maybe if it was DOOM related...

It looks like it says "B'leDay" WTF is B'leDay?

Dean would have been fucked anyways going into the gimmick'd competition. I mean, what would he do for the disco round? "Iiiiiiiiiiiiii love-the-night-life Iiiiiiiiiii got-to-boo-gy Ooooooon the-disco-rooound Ooooooh yeeeaaaah" Perhaps the Beatles round? "Noooooow shake-it uuUP... BAby-now. TwiiiiiIIIst AAAaand... shout Cooome oooon Coooome ooooon BAAAaaby-now WooOOrk-it AAAAaaall out." ... actually... come to think of it... that would fucking ROCK! PUT THAT MAN THROUGH!~

I'm just waiting for the inevitable *HBK spits on Benoit* *Benoit gets KO'd*. Or maybe *HBK turns around and the gust wind created by the turn KO's Benoit*. He's so fragile, this Rabid Village Idiot Chris Benoit..

It was announced as such on the Wrestlemania XX marquee screen, when Ross and Lawler previewed the show. "You suck" - WWE fans

She isn't likely to lose the bout, as it was specified that she would be shaved 100% bald. But was it specified that her _head_ would be shaved bald? "Good NIGHT" - Scott Hudson