Reaching Out

I like the fact that Angel is not reaching out for a human connection.

I find it lovely, and delightfully refreshing that he has to be reminded, by Doyle, to hold on to a connection to the world, through Cordelia. Unlike Buffy, who was always seeking to make a connection with someone who might “get her” and love her ‘slayage’ and all, Angel is not looking for that.

We see him reject pretty girl he saves in the alley

He does not pull any sexual moves on Tina

In addition, he constantly reaffirms to the audience by his behavior that he is not out to make friends. He is in fact out do the opposite; he is out to punish himself through helping others….

Wow, that is an interesting thought. If Angel’s whole goal in life I atonement, what does that say about him and his lack of love and friendship if saving lives is his way of being masochistic?