Hey 
Well since the silly season is now officially upon us, I thought it'd be a great time to revisit 'Amends' and get a discussion going on some of the things brought up in that episode. In particular Angel's behaviour towards the end of the episode and his resolution, who or what made the snow fall, who brought Angel back and wether or not Buffy's speech about being strong and living was in the end to hard for even her to live up to by the end of 'The Gift.'
Angel's Suicide:
Ok it may seem like an obvious question to some, but do you think Angel's decision to kill himself in this episode was automatically the wrong one? I've heard many different perspectives on this over time, some believing he was actually being strong to commit suicide before the First could influence him to hurt others. The First was clearly starting to have an impact on him, evident by the scene when he is in Buffy's bedroom, and Angel admits a part of him wanted to take comfort in her which would cost him his soul. Was Angel doing the right thing by killing himself before he could kill others?
Who created the snow/brought Angel back?
In your opinion, who brought Angel back and who created the snow? IMO the PTB are responsible for both. It makes sense they'd bring him back seeing that they wanted him as their champion, and it'd make sense they'd create the snow to prevent the First from killing him. I've heard a lot of theories, the First, the Senior Partners being others. IMO, it doesn't make sense for either to have been responsible. Angel didn't even appear to be on Wolfram and Hart's radar until he came to town and started making big waves and I don't believe the First would go to all the trouble of bringing him back only to smile evilly and say "it will do" that Angel would kill himself and thus be in hell all over again? Doesn't work for me.
Buffy's Speech:
It has been brought up in another thread that some people believe that a part of Buffy's jump in 'The Gift' was kind of suicidal, that it was a bonus for her because her life was so hard. IMO, I don't believe this to be the case but others do. In that case, was Buffy's speech about living and fighting in this hard world ultimately too hard for even her to live up to?
And lastly;
Did you enjoy this episode?
I liked it. I liked the cheese towards the end, I pretty much liked everything about the episode. It is a xmas episode, gotta have the cheese and I admit I smile when Joyce and Faith come out of the house, Xander comes out of his sleeping bag, Giles looks out of his snow covered window and Willow and Oz looked stunned. It is a great scene IMO. I also adored Willow trying to seduce Oz, Xander helping Buffy with Angel, Giles meeting Angel at the door with a crossbow, Willies "merry xmas" and Faith showing up and having a great moment with Buffy at the door.

Well since the silly season is now officially upon us, I thought it'd be a great time to revisit 'Amends' and get a discussion going on some of the things brought up in that episode. In particular Angel's behaviour towards the end of the episode and his resolution, who or what made the snow fall, who brought Angel back and wether or not Buffy's speech about being strong and living was in the end to hard for even her to live up to by the end of 'The Gift.'
Angel's Suicide:
Ok it may seem like an obvious question to some, but do you think Angel's decision to kill himself in this episode was automatically the wrong one? I've heard many different perspectives on this over time, some believing he was actually being strong to commit suicide before the First could influence him to hurt others. The First was clearly starting to have an impact on him, evident by the scene when he is in Buffy's bedroom, and Angel admits a part of him wanted to take comfort in her which would cost him his soul. Was Angel doing the right thing by killing himself before he could kill others?
Who created the snow/brought Angel back?
In your opinion, who brought Angel back and who created the snow? IMO the PTB are responsible for both. It makes sense they'd bring him back seeing that they wanted him as their champion, and it'd make sense they'd create the snow to prevent the First from killing him. I've heard a lot of theories, the First, the Senior Partners being others. IMO, it doesn't make sense for either to have been responsible. Angel didn't even appear to be on Wolfram and Hart's radar until he came to town and started making big waves and I don't believe the First would go to all the trouble of bringing him back only to smile evilly and say "it will do" that Angel would kill himself and thus be in hell all over again? Doesn't work for me.
Buffy's Speech:
It has been brought up in another thread that some people believe that a part of Buffy's jump in 'The Gift' was kind of suicidal, that it was a bonus for her because her life was so hard. IMO, I don't believe this to be the case but others do. In that case, was Buffy's speech about living and fighting in this hard world ultimately too hard for even her to live up to?
And lastly;
Did you enjoy this episode?
I liked it. I liked the cheese towards the end, I pretty much liked everything about the episode. It is a xmas episode, gotta have the cheese and I admit I smile when Joyce and Faith come out of the house, Xander comes out of his sleeping bag, Giles looks out of his snow covered window and Willow and Oz looked stunned. It is a great scene IMO. I also adored Willow trying to seduce Oz, Xander helping Buffy with Angel, Giles meeting Angel at the door with a crossbow, Willies "merry xmas" and Faith showing up and having a great moment with Buffy at the door.
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