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Rants From
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Episode-by-episode reviews of Buffy and Angel, written the week they aired, 2002 to 2004. Opinions were held strongly and have not been revised.

69 RANTS ON FILERATED IN STAKES (OUT OF 4), THEN OUT OF 10
SHOW
THE LAST RANT5x22ANGEL · AIRED MAY 2004 · BY MATT AND ERICWe Can Be Heroes. -- "Not Fade Away" : The Rant
MATT
10.0
ERIC
10.0
OVERALL
10.0

OUT OF 10

ALL RANTS · NEWEST FIRST

EPISODEPOSTEDRANTRATING
OUTSIDE THE BOX
JULY 15, 2004The RETURN of THE RANT (Or "how I spent my summer vacation")Unrated
ANGEL 5x22
MAY 20, 2004We Can Be Heroes. -- "Not Fade Away" : The Rant10.0 / 10
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 19, 2004We took the Road Less TraveledUnrated
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 18, 2004This is The End, my Only Friend, The End. (Part 2) : The Pre-Finale RantUnrated
ANGEL 5x21
MAY 14, 2004It's about the Power. -- "Power Play" : The Rant9.8 / 10
ANGEL 5x20
MAY 6, 2004Three Undead Men and a Little Lady -- "The Girl In Question" : The Rant9.5 / 10
ANGEL 5x19
APRIL 29, 2004To Joss Whee, Thanks For Everything! Mattikins. -- "Time Bomb" : The Rant9.1 / 10
ANGEL 5x18
APRIL 23, 2004Whoomp, there he is. -- "Origin" : The Rant9.5 & 9.4 / 10
ANGEL 5x17
APRIL 15, 2004It's been so long that we missed ourselves. -- "Underneath" : The Rant9.8 & 9.8 / 10
ANGEL 5x16
MARCH 4, 2004Holes in my shirt are better than in my underwear -- "Shells" : The Rant9.6 & 9.8 / 10
ANGEL 5x15
FEBRUARY 27, 2004Hugs and Fritos. -- "A Hole in the World" : The Rant10.5 / 10
ANGEL 5x14
FEBRUARY 19, 2004Get Your Hand Out of My Ass. -- "Smile Time" : The Rant9.0 / 10
ANGEL 5x13
FEBRUARY 12, 2004Eat Me, Hitler! -- "Why We Fight" : The Rant7.0 / 10
ANGEL 5x12
FEBRUARY 5, 2004The Bitch is Back! -- "You're Welcome" : The Rant9.75 / 10
ANGEL 5x11
JANUARY 30, 2004Lord of the Geeks: The Return of the King -- "Damage" : The Rant9.8 / 10
ANGEL 5x10
JANUARY 22, 2004David Boreanaz Directed this Rant -- "Soul Purpose" : The Rant8.7 / 10
ANGEL 5x09
JANUARY 15, 2004Camels are fun. -- "Harm's Way" : The Rant7.7 & 8.5 / 10
ANGEL 5x08
NOVEMBER 20, 2003Spike and Angel: Behind the Mayhem... + a new format! -- "Destiny" : The Rant8.9 / 10
ANGEL 5x07
NOVEMBER 13, 2003And the Cats in The Cradle... -- "Lineage" : The Rant4 / 4
ANGEL 5x05
OCTOBER 31, 2003Green Demon Insomniacs -- "Life of the Party" : The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 5x04
OCTOBER 24, 2003Matt writes Rant naked, Viewer Discretion Advised -- "Hell Bound" : The Rant2½ / 4
ANGEL 5x03
OCTOBER 17, 2003Unleash the stink. -- "Unleashed" : The Rant2½ / 4
ANGEL 5x02
OCTOBER 10, 2003See-through Spike available, order now! -- "Just Rewards" : The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 5x01
OCTOBER 2, 2003A Discovery: Fred likes the Dixie Chicks. -- "Conviction" : The Rant4 / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
AUGUST 14, 2003The Website Rant!Unrated
BUFFY 7x22
MAY 21, 2003In the end, she isn't alone. -- Chosen : The Rant4 / 4
BUFFY 7x21
MAY 14, 2003Buffy Summers and the Temple of Doom -- End of Days : The Rant4 / 4
ANGEL 4x22
MAY 8, 2003Welcome to Wolfram & Hart. Coffee? Tea? Blood of the innocent? -- Home : The Rant4 / 4
BUFFY 7x20
MAY 7, 2003Cue the porn music. -- Touched : The Rant2 / 4
ANGEL 4x21
MAY 4, 2003Picking Up The Pieces...of your face. -- Peace Out: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x19
APRIL 30, 2003Uncomfortable confrontation scene #141 -- Empty Places: The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 4x20
APRIL 25, 2003Precious. Must Have My Precious.... -- Sacrifice: The Rant2½ / 4
ANGEL 4x19
APRIL 17, 2003Run, Winifred, RUUUNNNN! -- The Magic Bullet: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x18
APRIL 16, 2003Preachers are EVIL.-- Dirty Girls: The Rant3½ / 4
ANGEL 4x18
APRIL 10, 2003Michael Stipe never had worms coming from his nasal cavities.-- Shiny Happy People: The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 4x17
APRIL 3, 2003Ouch. 10 centimeters my ass. -- Inside Out: The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 4x16
MARCH 27, 2003Elecrifying -- Players: The Rant3½ / 4
BUFFY 7x17
MARCH 26, 2003Confusion and more FLASHBACKS! -- Lies My Parents Told Me: The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 4x15
MARCH 20, 2003Witches and Slayers and poorly-written dialogue, oh my! -- Orpheus: The Rant2½ / 4
ANGEL 4x14
MARCH 14, 2003Unholy Manly Voice-Overs, Batman! -- Release: The Rant3 / 4
ANGEL 4x13
MARCH 6, 2003You gotta have Faith -- Salvage: The Rant3½ / 4
BUFFY 7x16
FEBRUARY 26, 2003Storyteller: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x15
FEBRUARY 19, 2003Get it Done: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x14
FEBRUARY 12, 2003First Date: The Rant4 / 4
ANGEL 4x11
FEBRUARY 6, 2003Soulless is Right! Soulless: The Rant2 / 4
BUFFY 7x12
JANUARY 22, 2003Potential : The Rant3½ / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
JANUARY 10, 2003Some people just don't get it: Season 6 vs. Season 7Unrated
BUFFY 7x11
JANUARY 8, 2003Showtime: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x10
DECEMBER 18, 2002Bring On The Night: The Rant3½ / 4
BUFFY 7x09
NOVEMBER 27, 2002Never Leave Me: The Rant4 / 4
BUFFY 7x08
NOVEMBER 20, 2002Sleeper: The Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x07
NOVEMBER 13, 2002Conversations with Dead People: The Rant4 / 4
BUFFY 7x06
NOVEMBER 6, 2002Him: The Rant2½ / 4
ANGEL 4x04
OCTOBER 30, 2002Slouching Towards Bethlehem: The Rant1½ / 4
BUFFY 7x05ANGEL 4x03
OCTOBER 23, 2002Selfless / The House Always Wins : The Rant4 & 2½ / 4
BUFFY 7x04ANGEL 4x02
OCTOBER 16, 2002Help / Ground State : The Rant3 & 3 / 4
ANGEL 4x01BUFFY 7x03
OCTOBER 10, 2002Deep Down / Same Time, Same Place : The Rant3½ & 2½ / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
OCTOBER 4, 2002Superman vs. Buffy : The FactsUnrated
BUFFY 7x02
OCTOBER 2, 2002Beneath You Rant3 / 4
BUFFY 7x01
SEPTEMBER 25, 2002Lessons: The Rant2½ / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
AUGUST 23, 2002PTC = Parental Television CultUnrated
OUTSIDE THE BOX
JUNE 7, 2002SMG at MTVUnrated
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 27, 2002Warning: Spoiler-ish talk about episodes that aired last week.3 / 4
BUFFY 6x21BUFFY 6x22
MAY 22, 2002Two To Go / Grave: The Rant4 / 4
BUFFY 6x20
MAY 15, 2002Villians: The Rant3 & 3 / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 14, 2002Angel to Sunday - bad moveUnrated
BUFFY 6x19ANGEL 3x20
MAY 8, 2002One-Line Opinions (Seeing Red, A New World)4 & 3 / 4
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 4, 2002The Confusing Future of BtVSUnrated
OUTSIDE THE BOX
MAY 1, 2002WARNING: SPOILERYUnrated