Soul Purpose

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Angel: Season Five: Soul Purpose
By Kai on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 8:21 am:

Surely Eve doesn't think that her denial actually worked? Angel's hallucinations were never based in reality (that is he never dreamed that something was attacking him), and yet the one "hallucination" which exclusively features Eve has a distinct parallel in reality?

Even if Angel has his doubts about the reality of Eve placing that creature on him, surely it has raised his suspicions enough to have her followed or in some manner investigated.


By Darth Sarcasm on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 3:54 pm:

hallucinations were never based in reality (that is he never dreamed that something was attacking him), and yet the one "hallucination" which exclusively features Eve has a distinct parallel in reality? - Kai

Didn't Wesley or Gunn attack him in one of the dreams? And Fred did cut him open in another.


A curiosity...

Christian Kane (who plays Lindsay) wasn't listed in the episode's credits.


By Kai on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 8:06 am:

I should have clarified that the events were never reality based


By Darth Sarcasm on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 11:32 am:

I'm confused as to your meaning... what do you mean by reality-based?


By Keith Alan Morgan on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 12:44 am:

According to my newspaper the episode is titled Soul Purpose.

Darth - A curiosity...

Christian Kane (who plays Lindsay) wasn't listed in the episode's credits.


That's because the figures on his chest keeps evil from realizing he's there. ;-)


By Kai on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 3:38 pm:

Angel's hallucinations were all surreal--as an extreme example of this, Fred could never cut him open and pull out a gold fish


By Darth Sarcasm on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 10:39 am:

Sure, there were all surreal elements to his dreams... that's part of what made them dreams. But there were also plenty of references to reality... Spike and Angel battling for the chalice... Angel going to bed... Lorne pointing out the thing on his shirt.

Each of the dreams also had his friends and coworkers acting elements of his subconscious or inner struggle (Angel's feeling displaced and supplanted by Spike... Angel feeling empty... Angel feeling like an outcast).

So why is it surprising that Angel might dismiss Eve bringing the creature to him as another dream in which she represents his his distrust of the law firm?

Also, we, the audience are the ones who are aware of the parallels to reality. The only parallel that Angel might recognize is the creature itself (which also appeared in a dream where the rest of the gang was present).


By Josh M on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 1:11 pm:

Although no one in the dreams had to reassure him that it was a dream. Eve did. So, that's different.


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