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Date Posted: 11:19:27 02/26/04 Thu
Author: wwolfe
Author Host/IP: 161.149.63.110
Subject: A loud and heartfelt "Here here" about Fred.
In reply to: Kuzibah 's message, "Angel 5:15- "A Hole in the World" (*SPOILERS*)" on 09:55:29 02/26/04 Thu

To me, she was created to give a purpose to Gunn, leaving us then with TWO characters with no purpose. This season, Gunn finally has one, but Fred remains pointless, aside from the reason you've described so well here.

I must add another reason for my antipathy to this character: the performance of Amy Acker. Simply on a basic level of expressing thoughts and emotions in an interesting, complex way, she fails badly. Beyond that, though, her characterization of Fred has always skeeved me out big time, because it seems very clear to me that she's playing Fred as a little girl. Grown women who behave like little girls always, always creep me out, both because that behavior is indeed creepy on the face of it, but also because I have no doubt that when that mask is dropped, there'll be something pretty nasty hidden behind it. (Although, in the case of Acker's performance, she has been unable to convey even this much ambiguity in her work.)

So - I'll simply repeat your reaction: "I didn't cry because Fred was dying, but I was very upset that Wesley was so undone." Thank you, Alexis. But, Wesley - you deserve much, much better.

Sadly, I fell asleep during "Smallville" and didn't wake up until 9:27. So I missed the first half of "Angel." In the section I saw, I really liked Gunn's demeanor as he killed Knox (and I REALLY liked the fact that Knox was killed - I apparently am in a tiny group of viewers who did not care for this actor's smug work, either here or in "Buffy"). I was amused by Spike's interaction with the Knight. I liked the image of all the coffins, or whatever they were, extending down into the Earth. (Although, what with these thingies and the armies of UberVamps from "Buffy," the inside of the Earth is starting to look like Fibber McGee's closet.)

And, my feelings about Fred and Amy Acker aside, the moment of Fred's death - her eyes turning to something that looked like blue ice and, especially, the look on her face after she died, were both effective. (Acker has found her niche: she can play dead.) I have no confidence in this actress's ability to be a scary villain, but this scene was well done.

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[> I liked it. -- Mo, 11:31:26 02/26/04 Thu (169.152.251.99)

I always liked Fred. She was plucky and resourceful, and while that never amounted to much, I was willing to let it slide so long as she stopped calling Gunn by his first name.

Evil Bill Murray (aka Knox) looked pretty alive in the preview of next week's episode, by the way.

I think what I like most about the events that transpired last night is how it's set the stage for each character to face the repercussions of their decision to align with Wolfram and Hart. And, the scenes between Spike and Angel, especially the one on the plane, were my favorite moments last night.


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