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Illyria comic

May 10, 2006 15:19

Angel Spotlight: Illyria finally came out today after a month's delay. I got my copies today (all the covers) and really enjoyed them! I'm not going to discuss/give anything away about the comic at this point for fear of "spoiling" everyone, but I will say that it is FAR superior to Angel: Old Friends so far as Illyria characterization, dialogue ( Read more... )

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omnidwar June 3 2006, 05:13:51 UTC

I really liked it, it’s just that it was so… short

viridian June 13 2006, 08:06:38 UTC

It was really good.

Here's a question for you that someone else on my friends list brought up: do you think she just lied to Wesley in the end, when she said she didn't learn anything about remorse, or do you think that when she cried at the end it was because she couldn't feel remorse but had some vague sense that she should be able to and/or was frustrated that she couldn't?

I think she did, and was crying both out of remorse and because she loathed the fact that she could feel anything. But I can see how it's a possible interpretation that she might have wanted to feel remorse just to prove a point and then being frustrated at her inability to feel, recognizing herself as a monster, that sort of thing.

littlesoprano15 June 14 2006, 22:41:10 UTC

Yes, I can see that as a possible explanation, but my personal view is more in line with yours. I find it a bit difficult to believe that Illyria would cry, as she does while watching the videos, out of either obligation or frustration at not feeling remorse. Illyria, despite her very genuine feelings for Wesley by NFA, also has no real desire to be human-- at least in canon-- so recognizing herself as inhuman would not bring her to tears. Maybe at some point down the line, had we seen a Season 6... I think she was crying for the exact reasons you stated-- she feels remorse, and she doesn't like how it feels one bit. This is actually a nice development for the character, though I think had they done it on the series it would have to be drawn out through a long period of time. Illyria is soulless (unless you go for the ever-popular having-Fred's-soul theory) and comes from a time when only power mattered. Despite Fred's influence-- memories or otherwise-- she's not going to suddenly develop a full conscience. (I do think, ( ... )