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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1315508" data-attributes="member: 115">And a reference because Joss wrote Alien: Ressurection. One thing I didn't notice until someone else mentioned it - the view of Angel through Harmony's eyes.  Angel seems a lot more evil in this one - because most of the employees, and certainly Harmony still see him as being mean.  I think it just makes me like the episode more. Sure, it's a standard filler show about a character that we barely ever see in the first place.  When I heard what this eppy was about I groaned too - I really didn't like Harmony.  I expected the worst and came out better than I expected.  I'd be lying if I said it was the best this season or even near so - characters are woefully under used, and the story is both simplistic and common for Angel. However, it adds depth to a character that previously had none.  Harmony isn't particularly dumb.  I would say more than anything she isn't particularly wise or perceptive.  She feels like no one is appreciating her work and treating her like garbage, she isn't liked by anyone else at the firm, or anyone else in general.  In fact, most people don't even notice her.  Which is the point I think this episode was really trying to make - it sucks when people don't notice you, and what's the point of trying when it doesn't matter if you do or not? Now, the question is, what does this episode say arc-wise?   One, that Angel and company still don't have things under control at Wolfram and Hart.  In fact, the more I think about it the more I'm convinced Team Angel will be leaving it after this season.  They just can't get it under control, and one of the reasons is because for all their good guys, they're just not that personable.  Whereas someone like Eve is.  In fact, Angel and company seem to be doing everything possible to be as distant from the rest of the firm as possible - something that may very well bite them in the butt later on. Two, a lot of people think we're seeing Team Angel work together again.  I disagree whole-heartedly.  Angel's being moody and sullen, and reclusive, as always.  Fred's just making excuses for him while waffling about what to do with Wesley and Knox (and Spike, presumably <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />) and being the new moral center (poorly).  Spike is just a point of contention, and Harmony may be being pushed farther away as well.  Lorne is so enmeshed in the firm that he's basically on his own - no one sees him much any more.  And it still can't be told if Gunn can be trusted, whether he knows it or not.  Ironically, IMO the only one who is being a team player at this point is Wesley.  Who knew? Three, and this is total wack-theory, we're setting the stage for another division in Team Angel.  This time a little more broad than just losing Wesley.  Things are coming apart, just like they thought they would, but they're just not seeing it at all.  Which is what I think Cordy will take care of when she wakes up - she's always been the center of the group, and she'll be the one to make them see that they're not the tight-knit group they once were, and they need to wake up themselves.</blockquote>

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