79: Angel S2E1 “Judgment”

About this episode

Penny and Becky discuss the season two opener of Angel, exploring new characters and various pop culture tangents.

“Angel, it's been a long time. I'd love to see that boy.” Penny and Becky dive into the Angel season two opener, reveling in the new characters and broader world building and finding plenty of tangents along the way, like pay phones in movies, music licensing, karaoke, the Mos Eisley spaceport cantina, CD jewel cases, jousting, and records keeping for demon hunters. Next time we’ll tackle BTVS Season 5, Episode 1, “Buffy vs. Dracula.” Keep Slaying! News Links/Referenced Links Original Trailer/WB Promo: Angel “Judgment” Original Promo Phone Booth (2002) Trailer #1 Official Trailer JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (1986, Whoopi Goldberg, Penny Marshall) Mos Eisley Cantina Scene - Star Wars: A New Hope [4K UltraHD] Trial by combat - Wikipedia What's On Tonight Podcast Run For Your Lives Podcast (@runforyourlivespodcast) • Facebook —---------------------------------------- Viewing Order Angel 2.1: Judgment Buffy 5.1: Buffy vs. Dracula Angel 2.2: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been Buffy 5.2: Real Me Angel 2.3: First Impressions Buffy 5.3: The Replacement Angel 2.4: Untouched Buffy 5.4: Out of My Mind Angel 2.5: Dear Boy Buffy 5.5: No Place Like Home Angel 2.6: Guise Will Be Guise Buffy 5.6: Family…

People in this episode

Hosts: Penny, Becky

Topics covered

• Angel season 2
• Buffy-verse
• character development
• world building
• pop culture references
• tangents

Keywords

• Angel
• Buffy
• Judgment
• Penny
• Becky
• season 2
• tangents
• pop culture
• characters
• world building

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Angel, Buffy vs. Dracula, Angel: Judgment, Star Wars: A New Hope, JUMPIN' JACK FLASH

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