BIRTHDAY

 Hello, how was your sunday people ?

I just came back from a friendly barbecue and i was reminded of an article i had in my drawers.

For all the Angel fans out there, i know you remember this one. 

The 11th episode of the 3rd Season of Angel caught my attention.

Cordelia during one of her painful visions falls into a coma so deep that it could litteraly be compared to death. 

It's during that coma that she meets Skip.

Skip is a demon, not the scary type.. or maybe a tiny bit... But he's a guide... A funny one. 

After introducing himself he tells Cordelia that she has the choice either to get rid of these visions that could potentially kill her in the future or become a semi-demon to keep it.

Let's now put things into context. 

Years ago, way before Wolfram & Hart, there was Buffy and Sunnydale.

After her troublesome graduation, Cordelia whose dream was to become a famous actress, decides to go to Los Angeles to further her chances. 

At the same time to cope with his separation, Angel goes to Los Angeles to fight against dark forces where he would bump into Cordelia. From there everything will escalate and create the powerful being that exists today.

Back to Cordy and Skip. 

Skip shows to Cordelia the day of her meeting with Angel and asked her if she wanted to change the past by going back into the past and not allowing her to bump into Angel that day to which she replied positively. 

She then became a star, very well-knowned and loved. 

Very far away from her crazy lifestyle until one day she was called to a mysterious place where she met Gunn and Wesley. 

Her former companions were not doing so well. Gunn had never met her , Wesley had lost an arm an Angel... Well Angel... B

Angel became crazy.

After seeing the trajectory of her friends lives After her choice, she asked Skip to send her back. 

This episode made me think of a conversation i had with my dad. 

I was frustrated and angry about my slow progression, things stumping my growth and all the bordersome obstacles in my life. 

My dad told me something that strucked me like lightning. 

He said : " You are EXACTLY were you are supposed to be despite all your plans". 

In the TV show, Cordelia thought that going back to that exact moment, that millisecond were she should have turned her back to Angel it would have affected the trajectory of her life. Chances are it would've made her current reality worse or maybe not....🤷🏾‍♀️

But the way things unfolded made her realize that the imperfections were still part of the plan.

To think that the redirections, betrayals, disappointments, obstacles may not be hindering our growth but just life unfolding is mind-bugging.

What if the real misery was at the end of the straight line we so perfectly crafted ? 

Nobody knows, 

And unfortunately, none of us has a Skip. 

X.o.X.o

The French Socialite.🌸