Apropos of quoting Jasmine, I finally saw the first Angel episode featuring Connor over the weekend. Yay for syndication! Maybe it's because I know the way his story ends, but I saw him as completely lost even moments after he arrives on Earth. He's so focused on killing Angel, and when he can't he falls back on his hunting skills. Poor, poor Sunny, who was lost in a different way, yet gained a connection to Connor even after knowing him only a short time.

And Angel! I really felt for Angel - his joy that his son had returned, mixed with the knowledge that he'd never really have Connor, that Connor was already so twisted from growing up with Holtz that he couldn't survive. Oh, the tragedy! The moment when Connor looks up at Angel and says, "My name is Steven" - such a repudiation of everything Angel would offer him. I'll be curious to see the rest of third season, and to finally see all of four to see the entirety of his fall.

I really hope he'll be on the show at some point this season. I loved that Cordelia and Angel talked about him last episode.