Angel 1x19 Sanctuary Full Reaction

I'm one of those weirdos who have always hated Faith (although she is of course a very entertaining character) and I don't think she deserves a second (or rather third, fourth, fifth ...?) chance. It has always been a bit of a mystery to me why so many BtVS fans defend her so much. She has always been a terrible person imo, even before she joined the Mayor. In her very first appearance on Buffy, she was hitting on Buffy's love interest (Scott), made Cordelia jealous by clearly trying to turn Xander on, made very hurtful remarks regarding the Buffy/Angel situation, and even took food from Buffy's plate (obviously her worst crime). I get it, she wears cool clothes and Eliza Dushku is amazing, but that doesn't make Faith any less evil. Just my opinion though, and sorry for my rambling, lol.

Not the easiest watch, but I wouldn't want a story about redemption to be any other way. I hate to side against Buffy, but I have to in this instance. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand where Buffy is coming from. She tried to give Faith a chance, but as Buffy said in this episode, Faith metaphorically spat on her. It's hard to forgive Faith's actions in the first place, but that makes it even harder. I just can't support Buffy intentionally trying to hurt Angel with her words only because she disagrees with him. This isn't out of character or anything (she did the same thing when Angel broke up with her before the prom), but that doesn't make it right. As much as Buffy annoys me this episode, I still love her of course. In fact, I love her even more. I don't want to watch characters that I always agree with because then I would just be watching myself, and no one wants to watch me.

I think I speak for everyone when I say, thank you for being here as well. It's a joy to get to re-experience these with you. I can really tell how invested you get in the shows like us and appreciate your heartfelt reactions.

The little snippets of violent fantasies were definitely Faith's. Remember the scene on Buffy in 'Who Are You' when Faith (as Buffy) appears to attack Willow while Willow is talking about wanting to throw the book at Faith. One thing that is a mystery, the police show up at the scene of a shoot out with three dead or severely injured (or at least unconscious) gunmen. Did Kate investigate that? You, along with other fans of the show, have realized that the Watcher's Council and Wolfram & Hart seem to know alot about things without apparent sources for that information. It all makes Buffy/Angel-verse sense. Think about Drusilla.

FWIW we’re glad you decided to start the channel and watch as well. Your reactions are a great highlight of the week and we’ll stick around until well after the end.

I’m not sure if I’ll watch this one or not as I am extremely protective of Buffy when it comes to this episode and I have very strong opinions on Angel grabbing Buffy and Angel telling her that she can’t do anything in “his” town that she grew up in and has family in and that he only set up shop in a few months ago but I digress!! I’m too much Team Buffy to watch this episode and not get my little mama bear feelings in a tizzy. (Having said that I realize there were some hurtful things Buffy said in reaction that were not necessary and which I wish were not said.)