Angel: Reunion

Shakespeare: "First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."

So what the hell just happened?

Okay, I have a theory. Theories.

Theory 1. Lindsay set the whole wine-tasting massacre up as a way to get rid of his workmates. (Maybe that's how people move up at Wolfram & Hart.) He had a small smile on his face during all of those scenes, and I think he had something going with Drusilla; according to the landlady who talked to Angel, Drusilla was actually staying at Lindsay's apartment, so they probably had time to bond. And Darla likes Lindsay, too; they're not going to kill him. They may turn him, though.

I had at first thought that W&H had set up the wine-tasting massacre as a fakeout in order to turn Angel, but I decided against it on second watching because Holland was genuinely surprised to see Darla and Drusilla show up. I also think Holland doesn't have any idea how twisted Lindsay is; if he knew, would he say "It's also important to have healthy attachments outside the office" to Lindsay?

Theory 2. We may be working up to a long visit by Angelus. Angel has been steadily distancing himself from his staff because he's "turning" -- slower this time than last time, maybe? The three people Angel just fired are probably going to have to "save" Angel somehow.

I liked this episode a lot. It was wise of them to return to our favorite vamps, and so far this second season has been a winner. And I can't wait to see what happens next; theories aside, I have no idea what's going to happen.

Bits and pieces:

-- Cordelia is in desperate need of a visit from the hair fairy. It is always beyond me how Hollywood can do such mean things to such beautiful actresses. They did the opposite with Juliet Landau, who looked absolutely gorgeous in this episode, better than she ever has.

-- Loved Darla pulling the cell phone out of Drusilla's cleavage. :)

Quotes:

Gunn: "No, no, what I'm saying is, that means the granddaughter remade the grandmother."
Wesley: "Oh. Yes."
Gunn: "Man, somehow that weirds me out more than the whole bloodsucking thing."

Lindsey: (about Darla) "Can she hear you?"
Drusilla: "She's dead."
Lindsey: "Oh. Of course."
Drusilla: "Shh, just for now."
Lilah: (to Lindsey) "Think maybe now you've got a shot with her?"

Angel: "It would be for Drusilla. She's a classicist."
Cordelia: "She's a loony."
Angel: "Forget mausoleums. Stick with cemeteries, something with a view of the night sky."
Cordelia: "So, just outside cemeteries, then."

Wesley: "If it's just a burial she's after, one doesn't need a cemetery for that, I'm afraid. Just dirt, really."
Cordelia: "Still not narrowing. Whole planet? Pretty much made up of dirt."

Drusilla: "You have beautiful skin."
Lilah: "I moisturize."
Drusilla: "That was very thoughtful of you."

Drusilla: "Grandmum won't eat the double speak." Um. Huh?

Darla: "I love this room. Dru, honey, in our new digs, we have to put in a people cellar."

Holland: "Angel, please. People are going to die."
Angel: "And yet somehow, I just can't seem to care."

Three out of four stakes. Another good one.

Billie