Re: A Second Look: ATS S4D1

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> > Season Four, Episode 3: "The House Always Wins"
> 
> The last episode ****traying the real-nonamnesiac-non-higher-being-
> exempted-regressed-to-adolescence-Cordelia until "You're Welcome".
> >
> > Additional comments on S4D1:  I continue to maintain that the way
> > Fred's recklessness in her attack on Connor is entirely in character.
> > Lulling him into a sense of security before attacking him with the
> > same weapon he used on Angel is very much her style.  Especially in
> > light of "Supersymmetry."  I made that argument last time.
> 
> The unfortunate side-effect is what it does to Connor. Just like some
> stupid british guy's badly-handled solution to Faith in BTVS S3,
> Fred's ferocious attack made sure Angel Jr. never trusted anyone on

angel jr with malice aforethought conspired to kidnapped his father
and torture him into madness

i think he should get some negative reinforcement to discourage repeats

i dont think connors life should be ruined to punish him
especially considered how he was abused as he grew up
but he should be taught bad actions have unpleasant consequences


faith was different
there was no intention to harm a human
and at least at first she was upset but trying to suppress affect

she didnt need negative reinforcement
she needed to accept what she did and deal with the emotions instead
suppressing

> purely vocal confrontation) might have maintained that friend****p.
> This would render Jasmine's seduction more difficult (if not
> unsuccessful).

the years of abuse had more to do with that than one incident
as connor pointed out
where he grew up there was no beauty
so jasmines real appearance did not perturb him

arf meow arf  -  everything thing i know i learned
from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins
nobody could do that much decoupage
without calling on the powers of darkness