Thursday, March 17 2011
“Touch Me and Die, Vermin!”: The Psychoanalysis of Illyria
The last great new character to be added to Angel was Illyria, the former hell goddess who takes over the body of the beloved Fred. Through examining the crucial Illyria episode "Time Bomb" through the lens of psychoanalysis, can we learn what makes her tick?
Friday, March 6 2009
Has TV lost its nerve? Why engrossing dramas keep getting kicked off the island
Thursday, February 12 2009
Dollhouse: Series Premiere
Even as Dollhouse sounds like other TV shows and movies, it is also utterly strange, its premise literally ridiculous and intriguingly metaphorical.
Friday, January 11 2008
Angel: Complete Series Collectors Set
This show of moral quandaries, ramifications of choice, and consequences of indifference is one of the great unsung and underappreciated series of the turn of the century.
Monday, November 8 2004
Angel: Season Four
In the season overview, Joss Whedon asserts that he wanted this season to be 'operatic'. It was that.
Tuesday, May 18 2004
Angel (Series Finale)
After five precarious seasons, Angel goes out like the ornery rock star showcase it might have been.
Monday, May 5 2003
Angel
Tim Minear's fourth season finale of Angel makes elegant, self-conscious commentary on the ways that corporate structures frame (if not ordain) life decisions.
