I can't say that Angel episode 5.03 was my fave of the series so far, more like a bit of a damp squib. I wonder if they are trying to set the scene for the next few episodes. They still haven't set up the story arc for this season yet and I quess this is the lull before the storm.

However, I am pretty sure (so far) that the story arc will be something along the lines 'power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely' - all that stuff that Wolfram & Heart gave them will have been for a reason. Maybe they are trying to give them the goodies and corrupt them with impossible situations.

In this episode for instance, the lab dude who, after betraying them was sacrificed (ie. bitten by the babe werewolf) to the baddies, was just not Angel. The scooby gang wouldn't normally have let that happen. Maybe the Senior Partners think that they can entise the gang into their mirky doings by getting each of their hands dirty - or at least doing questionable deeds.

There was a nice (but tasteful) amount of nudity in this episode which was a change and next week it seems that there will be even more [i](so they warned)[/i] although I suspect that it will be Spike's turn to get his kit off.

Oh yeah.... and what about the '[b]ship's bike[/b]!?' That hazen brussy Fred is being 'dolled up' a lot lately, who's she gonna fall for next? - My guess is Spike. What do you think?
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