Reviews for Angel 6x01 - Res Novus
| faith_slayer89 |
01/02/05 - 03:29AM |
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Excellent beginning to what promises to be a wonderful season. I figured I ought to check out your stories because one good review deserves another. ^_^ Since I'm a really big B/A fan, I would have preferred Angel being with Buffy instead of Cordelia, but to be realistic to the show, I guess it would be Cordelia and not Buffy. Still, I'm completely hooked.
Author's Response: I actually wrote it at first with Buffy and Cordy switched. It REALLY didn't work. I considered using Nina, but putting her in Angel's fantasy life given how short their history is wasn't going to work either. |
| Revello1620 |
12/19/04 - 02:04AM |
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I have quite a few things to say, so please bare with me. 1: I agree that you laid some pretty great groundwork. 2: This wasn't just a "noble" effort it was a great piece of fic!! The whole point of fan fic is for the fans to put their own spin on the characters using the groundwork laid out of the show and even the shows themselves altered the charcters slightly depending on who was writing that particular episode. The whole point is to use the established characters to tell your own story and you did it wonderfully!!! 3: I was one of those writers who used the slayer and potentials to save Angel in my fic The Offer, but I did so because I have always believed that though Angel and the others chose to fight the forces of darkness fate chose Buffy as it's champion. I am not saying this to justify my use or others use of that angle, but I also agree that at times it was the most predictable route taken. But like your story, it is up to each author to make it unique in its own way. So just in case your wondering, I am not offended by your comments, because like I said in a way you were right! FINALLY, I really enjoyed this and I can't wait to check out your other works!!
Author's Response: When I made the statement about Buffy and the Slayers saving Angel, I wasn't trying to offend anyone. When I first decided to do this series, I checked out some post Not Fade Away fics to see what other people were coming up with. In almost all of them, Buffy showed up. So I wanted to do something different (and have a shameless excuse to use Lilah). I also wanted to advance Spike's place in Angel's world, but I felt like Spike wasn't going to grow as a character with Angel around to trade one liners with, at least not as rapidly. Thank you for the kind words. It's been awhile since I posted this, so I figured anyone that was going to respond had already done so. |
| filmtheory |
11/17/04 - 12:04AM |
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After re-reading, I just want to emphasize how perfect Angel's torture was.
Author's Response: I'm so glad at least some people are liking the idea. After all the email I got from people saying how contrived it was, I felt a bit discouraged. |
| willow_qwert |
10/02/04 - 04:19PM |
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This is a noble but weak first effort. Some good groundwork was laid, so I hope future installments will show improvement as you become more comfortable with the story. My desire for a sixth season of Angel and the positive reviews you received convinced me to read this story. I spent most of my time reading the story wondering what happened to the Angel characters I loved so much. The only character you have down is Illyria, who isn’t very complex or, IMHO, interesting. The premise of the story was pretty good, but its execution was sloppy. The Lilah ex machina solution to the big battle at the start was a pretty lame outcome as well as a ham-handed way to get Angel into his fantasy. Angel’s fantasy life, however, was definitely the best aspect of the story. I particularly enjoyed how you worked both Buffy and Cordelia into Angel’s perfect world, essentially reminding both Angel and the reader that, even in a human life, Angel would have some difficult decisions to make. In the end, I can forgive the fact that you haven’t really nailed the characters or their voices. That will probably develop with time. But some of the sloppy plot developments (how the battle was avoided, how Angel got to W&H’s fantasy, how the AI team found him) I’m not so willing to let go.
Author's Response: The way I looked at it, there was virtually no plausible way of getting out of that battle that wouldn't be ham handed given how hopeless the situation looked. I refused to have Angel be saved by Buffy and the other Slayers because (a) every other fic writer on the planet wrote that and (b) given the strong mission statement presented in Not Fade Away, having Angel get saved while on a suicide mission seemed more ham handed than anything else. I was afraid including both Buffy and Cordelia in Angel's perfect life would piss off a lot of shippers because I didn't make him specificially choose one or the other, so making one the torture device was the copout method. It was Cordelia originally, but I didn't think it made sense that after 5 years and 2 quasi relationships, Angel still considered Buffy to be his one and only. And yes I'm still working on the character voices. This is my first fic and I'm still getting the hang of it. I've written about 6 others on the side just for practice before sitting down to return to the series, so hopefully I get better with time. Thank you for the comments. Much appreciated. |
| filmtheory |
09/23/04 - 09:59PM |
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Great story. As the first episode, it carried the clunky weight of exposition and laying the groundwork for the future. But the groundwork was well laid. Using Illyria’s crystal was a great idea. Angel’s fantasy was pitch-perfect. The ending was awesome.
Author's Response: Thank you. We're running through a bunch of exposition in the first few episodes before we get into the arc we have planned. I find it EXTREMELY hard to write an action sequence, so I'm hoping that gets easier with time. |
| Hush_213 |
09/13/04 - 06:19PM |
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When you read this story, it's like watching the story unfold on your television. The characters are true to thier on screen counterparts and this story would satisfy even the hardcore Angel fans.
Author's Response: Thanks! My partner and I have an entire season mapped out. Whether we get through it or not depends on motivation, so I hope you keep reading. Any criticism on the story arcs are welcome. |
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