Angel 5.6 "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco"

[chicken]

Spike was incredibly funny. I especially loved the numerous new nicknames he and others thought up for Angel. Mr. GrumpyPants, was it? Heh heh.

Are they going to give short shrift to Lorne now that he had his big ep. last week? And where or where is Harmony? We know well that Mercedes McNab signed a contract for 17 episodes, after all.

On the frequently discussed subject of Number Five's mask always being on -- I think part of the reason for this is that it obscures the actor's actual age. The character is supposed to be probably at least 65 years old, so if you need an actor that can jump and fight like that and not always shoot with the stunt double (or at all), you need an actor less than 65 years old, probably. The mask is handily obscuring, pretty, and interesting.

I am still trying to figure out the reason Angel said the thing about the "father killing his son" prophecy.

I asked keever earlier if Angel forgot that minds had been wiped, or if he was being taunting.

But then I read this in thebratqueen's journal:

"Plus Wes this season has been the only one whom Angel has trusted with any hint of vulnerability or a need for a confidant, as shown again tonight by his stupid and/or ironic hope that Wesley would remember the fake prophecy - an action, btw, which either shows that Angel needed Wes to remember more than he needed the reality of what he did, or possibly which shows that Angel wasn't fully aware of all the implications of his actions regarding Connor."

So I am confused again.

Maybe Jeff and Joss purposely leave this in an ambiguous light, at least for now. After all, unlike a lot of other shows' writers, they tend not to underestimate the intelligence of their viewers.