Starting today, we will be cross-posting Erin's excellent series of Tumblr posts about why she loves the Whedonverse on this blog. Currently she is on #8, so go back through her Tumblr and check out the first seven. All of them have been pretty great, but this one is probably the best, so it's a great introduction to her series.
In addition to giving you the link, I'll also be adding some short thoughts of my own.
Why I Love the Whedonverse #8: Doyle's Commercial
When I started marathoning Angel on Netflix after I finished season three of Buffy, I was fairly underwhelmed. The show was competent, but kind of boring. It probably didn't help that it was following one of my favorite TV seasons ever, but I was having trouble continuing with it. I struggled through those first eight episodes, wondering if the other 102 episodes would take as long to get through. Then I fired up "Hero", and the rest is history.
I'll admit that part of the reason I like the episode is that it cleared the way for the return of Wesley, whose arc is probably my favorite non-musical thing from the Whedonverse. But that is the minor part, as "Hero" is the first great episode of the show. And of course, Doyle's commercial is a big part of that.
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