On May 9, 5:25 pm, mariposas rand mair fheal <mair_fh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> > anymore. Ah, well. I still love the hell out of the moving and
> > elegant way in which the show wraps up the story of Angel and Connor,
>
> i really disliked how it ends connors story
> and i am glad he was returned
>
> if you think people are just biological machines
> and their personalities are determined by memories alone
> then rewriting connors memory would suffice
>
> but if you think there is something more to being human
> (this whole soul concept)
> then connor is murderer and he denied the chance to repent
>
> given that connor is a badly abused child
> i dont have a problem with him being completely forgiven and starting
over
> but he has to want forgiveness first
Forgiveness wasn't enough for him, the way it is for most Buffyverse
characters. The dichotomy the show presents is that Holtz's revenge
against Angel combined with the series of unfortunate events afterward
created a Connor who, in the end, couldn't be saved, yet he also has a
fundamental "more to being human" that deserves a better chance at
life. For the purposes of the story being told, I think it works
well, and it also paves the way for the S5 rewrite you like in which
he's given back his memories once he's capable of living with them.
> i wouldnt buy a sweet romance with wesley and lilah
> but i do like that wesley did love her in his fa****on
> and risked what he could to release her
The show kinda takes that should-we-call-it-a-relation****p as far as
it's capable of going, given the personalities involved.
-AOQ
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