That was an excellent read. It's always interesting to hear the actor's thoughts on the behind the scene details. One of them is the amount of time they spend having their make-up applied. I'm a hyperactive person and I can't stay still for more than a few minutes. I drive my barber blonkers trying to keep me seated 15 minutes. A running joke at work is, "Where he go? He was just here." "Did you blink?" So, to think Andy would spend 3 hours and Vladimir 4.5 hours sitting still while make-up was applied is a superhuman task.

Got another kick reading how Amy would switch into 'Illyria' game face while greeting the guest. That must have been a special event for the fans. It would've given me pause. "Hi Amy, how are...whoa! Bad day? Should I leave...or should I be running?" Joss really did the right thing here for he showed the range Amy could act. Before, I thought she was a typical actress, but after the Illyria performance, we really saw the talent of Amy Acker.

Wish to thank CoA and our Simon for this report.

Madhatter | November 11, 19:07 CET

I think it went even further than that, Madhatter. I think the report said that Dayne did Amy's Illyria makeup on her. So not only did she do the mannerisms, she looked like her too.

pat32082 | November 11, 19:26 CET

Just slightly off topic, but can I just say that after watching her last night in Amias (as the show shall ever be known) I came away even more convinced of what an excellent actress Acker is? Her character is much scarier than Illyria and can turn on a dime from best friend to cold-blooded killer.

Plus, Bell included a Faith/Angel shout out in the episode, made it all the more fun.

Biff Turkle | November 12, 02:38 CET

What was the shout-out, Biff Turkle? I must have missed it.

electricspacegirl | November 12, 05:24 CET

Sydney asked Marshall if everything was ok in the mission at the beginning of the episode. Marshall responded "Five by five". I don't think Marshall has ever used that phrase before.

I thought the dialogue between Acker and Nichols at the end also seemed very Angelesque.

"You're, you're..."

"Not dead?"

"No, I was going to say, you're evil."

Biff Turkle | November 12, 07:51 CET

Oh, if only I could have heard Marshall say five by five. That must have been a trip. Thanks, Biff Turkle.

Harmalicious | November 12, 08:32 CET

Oh, right. I did notice those. The first one is more of a shout-out than the second. The second is just buffyesque dialogue style.

electricspacegirl | November 12, 10:49 CET

I can confirm that Amy did switch into Illyria mode once in make up- very chilling indeed. She had this detatched stare and head tilt that would send Andy Hallett into a panic. Would have been nice if they had the suit too but that had already been ebayed by Fox.

She also gave us a couple of Illyria lines from an episode which went down well on stage. (Not in make up though at the time).

The Do That Girl | November 12, 12:20 CET

That must have been great to see (Amy as Illyria). I really miss that character.

And I agree ESG, the first was the only shout-out, as for the last bit I'm probably conditioned to see Whedonesque dialogue in all sorts of places.

Biff Turkle | November 12, 19:04 CET