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En compulatie van beste afleveringen waarin Fred mee speelt.

Fredless is a more enjoyable episode which plays on the audience's knowledge of Buffyverse characters; namely that they are all isolated from their parents who do not understand the ‘darker’ aspects of the world in which we live. Ten minutes in and it appears that we will be treated to a retread of the Buffy episode Family, although, fortunately, the writers have a few surprises in store when Fred’s parents reveal their true motives. 

Supersymmetry is easily the weakest episode on the disc as all of our characters undergo severe personality changes in an attempt to contrive a rather tired story of revenge and a springboard for developments later in season four . The most dramatic change is that of Fred, who becomes an unconvincing psychopath, hell-bent on sending her old professor to another dimension. This goes against the grain of—not just the other three episodes on this disc—but every other episode in which she appears. Considering it’s accompanied by the continuation of an, initially slow, season four arc in which Cordelia has lost her memory, you have a rather disappointing forty minutes.  

In a curious move, Fox have declined to feature any episodes from season five in this anthology collection. In fact, Fred's compilation is the only disc to feature episodes from season four. Shiny Happy People therefore represents an opportunity for newcomers to see how Angel was shaping up as it approached its final season. Unfortunately, this episode comes directly after the major arc of season four when Angel’s soul went walkabout. Watching this entry without the preceding chunk of episodes, gives the impression that we're a little late for the party.  
 
Fred’s a likeable character, by the way. Or at least she grew into one because, as with many of the characters in this show, her development over the third season alone was really quite incredible. Her first appearance in Over the Rainbow showcases a nervy, isolated and, dare I say it, irritating character who babbles incoherently and swiftly develops a schoolgirl crush on Angel (David Boreanaz). Fortunately, this doesn’t last too long and, after a few false-starts (namely in That Old Gang of Mine, featured on Gunn’s disc in this collection) she becomes the resourceful member of the team that we see from Fredless onwards.