Angel’s a dad! Holy crap! He’s a vampire, how does that work? I gotta admit, I did not see that one coming. But alas, I’m getting a head of myself, here…

This season of Angel worked very well, as ot allowed some really interesting stories to develop, mature, and end, all without feeling either dragged out or rushed, which is no easy feat. I thought that Angel would be more pissed about BUffy having died, but he didn’t seem all that affected. I understand they were broken up and everything, but I just felt like he kind of shrugged off the whole thing a little too easily. But hey, he had his hands full with his own stuff, I suppose.

Like, for instance Cordelia’s visions being hijacked and taking more and more of a toll on her. I didn’t really think that they were going to kill her off, but I liked the fact that they allowed the visions to take more and more of a toll on her, and allowed for the situation to resolve itself, all with the help of demon guide Skip. Who is, by the way, one of my favorite ancillary characters.

The whole storyline with Holtz, Darla, and Connor also worked really well, with things moving at a good pace the whole way through. Holtz was driven by revenge, but you understand why he was doing what he was doing, which made him an interesting nemesis. Justine on the other hand seemed like she was never fully developed, but it didn’t matter much in the end. Sahjhan’s manipulation of the prophecy was a great twist, but it did leave a few unanswered questions: How could Connor kill Sahjhan if he is immaterial? If Sahjhan’s prophecy was false, why did the talking hamburger believe it was true? And why did Angel say that he would have had a snack after the earthquake/fire/blood turn of events? I didn’t really think that Connor was gone for good after Holtz pulled him into the hell dimension, but I will admit the show did sort of make me think it was a possibility with the next few episodes.

There were a lot of romantic subplots going on this year, which made sense with the growing cast of characters around. I totally bought Angel and Cordelia falling for each other, but she seemed to be a little too blind to it as soon as Groo popped back up. Which I get on one level, but Cordie just seemed to be too smart to not see what was so obvious. The Fred-Gunn-Wes triangle was painful to watch, but I guess that’s what Whedon is known for. But man, did they really beat up on poor Wes this year. It’s not bad enough that the object of his affections chose the other guy, but he totally botched the whole “saving Connor” from Angel thing pretty royally. It seems like it won’t be an easy road for him back into the good graces of Angel Investigations.

That’s assuming that AI will continue now that Angel’s at the bottom of the ocean and Cordie is who knows where. But given that there are two more seasons, I have a funny feeling those two will be back fairly quickly in Season Four. Overall, I am continuing to enjoy this show – the plots move quickly, the stories are well written, and it’s just good addicting television. Two more seasons to go…