76: Angel S1E21 “Blind Date”

About this episode

Penny and Sam discuss the moral struggles in the Lindsey-focused episode of Angel, touching on various themes and cultural references.

“Evil white folks really do have a Mecca.” Penny and Sam have a lot of laughs digging into this Lindsey-focused episode about the struggle between morals and the pursuit of power. Along the way, the conversation ranges through computer tropes on tv, grooming, evil Sheldon Cooper, scarcity mind set, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, redemption versus escape, law firm culture, career tracks, Andor, and heist tropes. Next time, we’ll be covering Angel season 1, episode 22, “To Shanshu in LA,” the finale. Keep Slaying! News Links/Referenced Links Original Trailer/WB Promo: Angel “Blind Date” Original Promo Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' star Nicholas Brendon dead at 54 - ABC News Here's Why Hulu’s 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival' Was Cancelled What's On Tonight Podcast - YouTube The Pirate Corps Entertainment Podcast —---------------------------------------- Viewing Order Angel 1x22 - To Shanshu in LA BONUS - Blade Join the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to stillslayingfeedback@gmail.com, or join us at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and Still Slaying A Buffy-verse Podcast where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover…

People in this episode

Hosts: Penny, Sam

Topics covered

• morals vs power
• computer tropes
• grooming
• law firm culture
• redemption vs escape
• heist tropes

Keywords

• Angel
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer
• morals
• power
• heist tropes
• Maslow's hierarchy
• grooming
• law firm culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hulu, ABC News

Books & works: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, To Shanshu in LA, Blind Date

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