Smile Time aired for ATS season 5, episode 14. In a 2005 Angel magazine poll this was voted as the readers' second favorite ATS episode. (IWRY was readers' favorite ATS episode in the same poll.) Angel gets turned into a puppet. Werewolf Nina is interested in (non puppet) Angel. Wesley and Fred's relationship begins.
i love crowfield abbey but theres this weird dissonance between full fay shit with the unseelie court and a um. biblical angel and demon. god is real. latin prayers have real power that can ward off evil spirits. the fay believe in god???????
At the end of the Job minisode, Crowley inaugurates Their Side by proclaiming Aziraphale "an angel who goes along with Heaven... as far as he can," parallel to his own stated relationship with Hell.
Only it... doesn't actually work that way. Their exactlies are different exactlies.
Crowley defies and lies to Hell as often as he thinks he can get away with it. He never disabuses Downstairs of their misconceptions about his contributions to human atrocities. He cheerfully lies in his reports Downstairs, something Aziraphale briefly turns on his Baritone of Sarcastic Disapproval about in s1. Crowley even turns evil homeopathic in the latter part of the 20th century, likely in hopes that it will look good to head office while accomplishing essentially nothing. (This, of course, is another way he Crowleys himself, both with the London phone system and the M25.) After Eden, Crowley's default given an assignment from Hell is to see how he can subvert it.
Aziraphale, on the other hand, defies Her and Heaven as little as he possibly can. Sometimes, as with his sword giveaway, his compassion gets the better of his anxiety. Sometimes, as with Job's children in the destruction of the villa, he can try to stay within the letter of the law by leaving the defiance to Crowley.
His default, however, is "'m 'nangel. I can't dis- diso -- not do what 'm told." This comes out most often as respect for the Great/Divine Plan, which to him is sacrosanct. He sounds quite sincere in s1 when he says "Even if I wanted to help I couldn’t. I can’t interfere with the Divine Plan."
Aziraphale quite frequently Good Angels along by parroting Heaven's party line, whether it's "it'll all be rather lovely" or "I am good, you (I'm afraid) are evil" or droning on about evil containing the seeds of its own destruction, or condemning Elspeth's graverobbing as "wicked" (a stance he offers absolutely no reasoned support for, no logic, no "but She said," not a word -- that's very Heaven; most of Heaven's angels have the approximate brainpower of paramecia). Maestro Michael Sheen even has a particular voice cadence -- I think of it as Sententious Voice -- he uses when Aziraphale is thoughtlessly party-lining.
When the angel's conscience wars with his sense of Heaven's orthodoxy but (and this is an important but) he can't feasibly resist whatever's wrong, he offers strengthless party-line justifications he clearly doesn't agree with (as with the "rain bow" in Mesopotamia) or resorts to a Nuremberg defense: "I'm not consulted on policy decisions, Crowley!" Once or twice, he's even vocally aware of Heavenly hypocrisy: "Unless… [guns]'re in the right hands, where they give weight to a moral argument… I think." This isn't Sententious Voice. It's I-can't-disobey-and-I-hate-that voice.
But at base, the angel prefers obedience (not least because it's vastly safer), and he'd rather have someone else do his moral reasoning for him. Honestly? Pretty relatable. I know lots of people like this -- hell's bells, I've been this person, though I grew out of it somewhat -- and I daresay you do too. Moral reasoning is hard and often lonely (since it can be read as self-righteousness or even hypocrisy) and acting as it dictates can hurt. Nobody would need ethics codes if The Right Thing was also invariably The Convenient Thing.
Many GO fans find these Aziraphalean traits frustrating! Especially his repeated returns to parroting Heaven orthodoxy! Sometimes I do too! (Not least because I'm rather protective of my own integrity, and it's cost me quite a few times. I'm well-known in professional circles for picking up a rhetorical spear and tilting at the nearest iniquitous windmill. I often lose, but I sure do keep tilting. Every once in a blue moon I actually win one.)
The key, I think, to giving our angel a little grace on this (beyond honoring the gentle compassion that is pretty basic to his character) is noticing how often he can be induced to abandon an unconsidered Heavenish default stance. As irritating as his default is, and as consistently as he returns to it, it's not really that hard to talk him out of it. Crowley, of course, is tremendously good at knocking Aziraphale away from his default -- he's had to be. But Aziraphale even manages to talk himself away from his default once, in the form of the Ineffable Plan hairsplitting at the airbase!
I think the character-relevant point of the Resurrectionist minisode is making this breaking-the-Heavenish-default dynamic as clear as the contents of the pickled-herring barrel aren't. "That's lunatic!" Crowley exclaims, when Aziraphale Sententious Voicedly parrots Heaven's garbage about poverty providing extra opportunities for goodness. Aziraphale isn't quite ready to let go yet, replying "It's ineffable."
But Dalrymple (who, I think, parallels Heaven, perhaps even the Metatron -- there could be something decent there, but it's buried too deep under scorn and clueless privilege for any graverobber-of-souls to dig it out) manages to break Aziraphale's orthodoxy by explaining the child's tumor.
Once released from his orthodoxy, Aziraphale can't be trusted to handle moral reasoning well; his moral-reasoning ability is not-uncommonly (though not always) portrayed as vitiated. When he gives Elspeth the go-ahead to dig up more bodies, his excuses are just as vacuous as they were when he was convinced of her wickedness. He knows that he's crossed Heaven's line, too, and just as at Eden it's worrying him. That's why he has to talk to Crowley to nerve himself up to help Wee Morag... only he spends too much time talking, and it's too late.
But Crowley can then talk him into bankrolling Elspeth toward a better life. Aziraphale doesn't even put up any fight, both because he's compassionate and because Crowley is temporarily taking the place of Heaven (he's even Heaven-sized and staring down at them!) as the angel's moral compass.
S1 has an even worse example of Aziraphale's moral wavering, actually. Crowley yells "Shoot him, Aziraphale!" and Aziraphale sure does try to murder Adam. Again, he's adopting his morals from the nearest (and loudest) convenient source. Madame Tracy, thankfully, has enough of a moral backbone to save our angel from himself and Crowley.
(With my ersatz-ethicist hat on: this is a fight between utilitarianism and deontology. Crowley is the utilitarian, which is actually a bit of a departure for him, but he's admittedly desperate. Madame Tracy is the deontologist: One Doesn't Kill Children. Aziraphale is caught in the middle.)
I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason we start s3 with Aziraphale and Crowley separated is so that Aziraphale finally has to do his own moral reasoning, without Crowley's nudges. I don't think it'll be easy for him. It will absolutely be lonely. And it may well hurt.
But I will watch for it, because it's how he will become his own angel, independent of Heaven and even of Crowley. And he must do that.
summary: things are starting to seem suspicious between these two superstars… or is it just luck being in the same place at once?
sorry i’m a bit evil in this mwah ha ha - idk if i like this formatting so please let me know if you like it 🫶 oh also unedited you know the drill
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y/noffical: a special surprise for my fellow aussie babies, so glad to have to you here pumpkin🧡 @masiepeters
masiepeters: aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi
user445: my fav bestie girls
randomuser: is this y/n’s new gf??
user445: no queen her longtime bestie
teddysphotos: take good care of her while i’m gone
y/noffical: i’ll water her twice a day
y/nbabygirl: i wonder if they have any special plans while masie is here???
masiepeters: 💚💛👀
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mummyy/n: oh masie is giving us THE goods
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y/nultimategossiper: Both Masie Peters and Y/n posted stories and were seen supporting the Matilda’s at their game last night against Ireland.
samshinpad: wow wow wow
y/nsbabygirl: things are getting serious!!!
user675: aw that’s so nice the girls are supporting one another
y/nsmummy: oh yeah supporting 😏
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captainkerrupdates: Katrina Gorry’s DELETED instagram story feature Sam Kerr, Haley Russo and suspected Y/n L/n and Masie Peters last night clubbing in Perth 📸👀
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sammystrawberry: oh now this is some concrete business
user567: y’all are delusional that could literally be any blondes on the team macca or kennedy?
y/nbaby: ALERT 🚨 NOT A DRILL MOTHERS ARE TOGETHER
mummyy/n: wow all the girls met @masiepeters this must be serious..!
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y/nultimategossiper: Y/n and Sam Kerr’s respective posts last night. It seems some sort of romance is going on between the two of them however, it’s unsure how long Y/n will continue to be in AUS due to her ongoing tour. I hope she has a break for a bit and gets to hang with Sam more.
samsleftboot: the matching emojis they are so gay i love it.
y/nbaby: god i’m so happy for her she’s been looking so happy in all her photos since she got home ❤️
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y/nbaby: OMG SAM LIKED MY COMMENT guess i’m famous now 🥲
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y/noffical: Perth night 3 🔥 What an amazing last show to wrap up the Australasian Tour for my staff, family and friends thanks. To the fans this one was for you and someone special… Well be back touring soon but I have some things I have to take care of down under!
y/nbaby: SOMEONE SPECIAL AND SAM AND ALANNAH LIKED WHAT IS GOING ON
y/nmummy: I THREW MY PHONE WHEN I SAW THE POST
y/nangel: hyperventilating
taylorswift: so proud of you my sweet girl 🧡
tayschaibiccy: their relationship> everything else
y/noffical: thank you my angel 🫶
alannahkennedy: amazing last show!
samanthakerr20: eh it was alright
y/noffical: reckon you could do better sammy
samanthakerr20: with my eyes closed blondie
y/nbaby: i’m dead.
florencepugh: congrats y/n 🎉
y/nmummy: uh no? not a fan of this
y/nangel: this post is so hectic i need a breather
Ga na no nelae gena ga no nangele da’neda gadnga de neglada nala…
Ge e galgeg’ g’ela ne g’enal go g’angda ne nag’egan g’ada ga g’eggan Na’del… elda nea gana eanla Nge’a lenae an…
She is speaking our tongue out of instinct. I have seen her do this before, but it has happened very rarely. This is the second time she has done so ever since we were brought to Ultra Hive.
The words and tone of her voice… is this a prayer? It is. One connected to this eclipse ritual, no less. She seems worried… about herself and for others. No wonder why she is doing so.
Marko se une a campaña para recaudar fondos a favor de Chyno Miranda
Marko se une a campaña para recaudar fondos a favor de Chyno Miranda
El cantante sufre neuropatía periférica aguda
El comediante e influencer venezolano Marko se unió a la causa humanitaria a beneficio del cantante Chyno Miranda, quien padece una aguda neuropatía periférica como consecuencia del covid-19 que padeció en 2020.
El evento para recaudar fondos es organizado por Nangel Menez, Richard Encanto y Jeferson Cardenas, el cual se llevará a cabo el…
Niall bid £34,000 for one of Mo Farah’s signed shoes at the Soccer Aid for Unicef Gala. The £425,000 that were raised that evening will be matched by the UK government, doubling the difference made to children’s lives, helping them to be happy, healthy, and able to play.
I really didn't mind Angel/Nina relationship because she was only in a few episodes but what do you think how Buffy would have reacted on learning Angel had a new girlfriend?
Well, I think Buffy and Angel are both pretty jealous when it comes to each other’s partners. That seems to just be canonically true. Even though Angel left Buffy to go find someone who could take her into the light he wasn’t thrilled about seeing her with Riley. (Even less so with Spike) I think it’s human nature that if you still have feelings for someone, you get jealous when you see/hear about them with other people.
Similarly Buffy was jealous with Angel of both Cordelia and Faith. She seems jealous as late as s7 of BtVS when she hears that Faith mind walked with Angel. I can imagine she would be jealous at knowing that he had a new girlfriend in season 5. I even wrote a fic that addresses some of that: The Work We Do. Spoiler alert she isn’t really excited about him shacking up with another girl.
But ultimately Nina wasn’t going to be the love of Angel’s life. So I think the question that really bugs me the most, the one that sticks at my side and I wish we had an answer for is: How would Buffy feel about Angel and Cordy and whatever feelings he had for her? Because even though that wasn’t a relationship, the feelings between Angel and Cordy ran deeper than those of Angel and Nina and if Buffy knew that I’m not sure how she would react. I take a stab at that in the story above as well.
Another fic that I think does an interesting job of dealing with Angel/Nina with Buffy is The Trouble We’re In which is a longer post NFA AU canon interpretation that goes off into some strange territories (including some Buffy/Spike and Angel/Spike slash stuff so beware!) BUT the Nina and Buffy dynamic in the fic, I find pretty interesting.
OH i just listened to lose by NIKI and it perfectly suits the mood of come home to me darling. idk if u have listened to it but if u haven't pls do check it out😁 - n.
it really does!!! the instrumentals are just perfection ughh i love this song, i've had it on repeat since you've recommended it omg thank you so much ❤❤❤
@cowboykiller @rgr-pop this beautiful herald angel appeared on our path yesterday (the Rudolf Steiner promenade, of all things) and trotted ahead of us until we got to our tram station
summary: twitch streamer y/n l/n, known online as pixvie, has pushed her feelings down for her best friend, dream, for as long as she can remember. little does she know, dream has been doing the same. what happens when they both finally confess to one another?
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an hour later y/n was sitting at her pc, watching people flood into her chat as her starting soon screen was on display. her chat consisted of greetings from all her followers and an enormous amount of love from them all.
deciding the notification had gone out by now, she decided to unmute however, she kept the starting soon screen up for a few minutes extra. “hi chat! how are we today?”
mianotfound: hi!
pixviegf: y/n!!!! hello <3
“i’m thinking of doing some just chatting and maybe later we can play something chill? like animal crossing perhaps, does that sound good chat?”
dtluv: chill stream woo
she read through her chat, it being easier than it would normally be with slow mode being on.
y/nangel: are text to speech donos on?
“yes! text to speech donos are on for $15,” she removed her starting soon screen and made her face cam come into view to her stream. she let a smile find it’s way onto her face before continuing, “if you do want to send a dono - which you don’t have to - please don’t send any hate to myself or any creators or anything weird in the dono.”
y/n let out a yawn, as she continued to chat with her followers.
hi y/n
her eyes widened, “dream what!” letting out a nervous laugh, she reread the notification of the dono. “$500?? are you crazy? dream! thank you for the dono oh my.”
i’m not crazy, just giving money to a friend :) normal stuff, y/n.
another $500 dono from him came through, her jaw dropping as she stifled out another laugh. “dream!! no more.”
last one, promise
she shocked look on her face not disappearing as she read the notification that read ‘dream donated $1000’.
muting the stream and putting up her be right back screen, she pulled out her phone. getting ready to send him a text.
once she came back, she noticed more and more messages weren’t as positive. this caused her to sigh - not wanting to start any drama, especially after what went on over the last month.
ellawastaken: lmao we know ur just using dream
poppy_xx: ur so boring, no wonder u need dream for content
rileyxd: ur so weird why does dream still hang out with u 😭
rubbing her eyes, she hid her chat - deciding to let her mods handle this due to her loss of motivation from all the negative mentions that came through. “this was fun chat!”
“i think i’m gonna end stream now, but thanks for joining angels,” she looked through her following list, trying to find a friend to raid.
“okay chat, i’m gonna send you guys to tina.” getting ready to start the raid, she said her goodbye’s for tonight.
“send her my love!! love you all, we’ll chat soon.” and with that, she sent her viewers to tina’s stream before quickly ending her own.