Season 1
1. City Of
geust stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers (Voice)) Tracy Middendorf (Tina) Michael Mantell (Oliver Simon) Vyto Ruginis (Russell Winters) Christian Kane (Wolfram & Hart Lawyer) Jon Ingrassia (Stacy) Renee Ridgeley (Margo)
Angel moves to L.A., unaware of his purpose in the City of Angels. There, he meets Doyle, his half-man, half-demon spiritual advisor, who gives him direction. Doyle leads Angel to Russell Winters, a rich and powerful vampire, preying on aspiring actresses. Winters sets his eyes on Cordelia. Angel saves Cordelia, confronts Winters at his lawyer's office, Wolfram & Hart, and does some major re-vamping there. This is the first of many confrontations Angel will have with Wolfram & Hart.
Angel drives a black 1968 Plymouth GTX convertible. Stacy's gun was an Essential Arms Witness pistol and Tina's gun was a Smith & Wesson 38 revolver. Christian Kane originally auditioned for the part of Riley Finn in Buffy. Joss Whedon was so impressed he offered him the part of Lindsey. In the episode Angel rings Buffy and when she answers he hangs up. This links to the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode 'The Freshman' (4x01) where Buffy gets a phone call, answers but it seems that there is no one there. When Russell turns into a vampire he looks different than most vampires. This may be due to his age. Joss Whedon has said that as vampires age they start taking on even more demonic features in the facial area. Which means that at the time of this episode Russell was probably one of the oldest vampires in existence. The only people to appear in this episode, and the series finale, are David Boreanaz as Angel, and Christian Kane as Lindsey. In the introduction to the episode (the part with the theme song and credits to the cast), the first frame that shows a young girl standing alone on a darknened street in the middle of LA is actually a scene from the 'Buffy' episode in season 3, "Anne". In the opening of the credits there is a shot of a girl standing on an empty street. That scene actually comes from the season three opener 'Anne' from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel's sidekick for the series wasn't initially intended to be Doyle. The original scripts featured Whistler who appeared in the BtVS episodes Becoming Parts one (2x21) and two (2x22). David Boreanaz (Angel) and Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase) are the only actors to appear in the pilots of both 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel'.
2. Lonely Hearts
guest stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Lillian Birdsell (Sharon Richler) Obi Ndefo (Bartender)
Doyle receives a new vision that sends the group to the club scene. They soon learn they are looking for a serial killer who seeks his prey from D'Oblique, a chi-chi singles bar. While perusing the crowd, Angel meets Kate, an LA police detective and D'Oblique regular. Though they initially bond, Angel is preoccupied by his mission and devotes his efforts to pursuing the killer. After a violent confrontation, Angel discovers the suspect is a demon parasite. Doyle and Cordelia bond as they learn more about the identity and behaviors of the demon and Kate and Angel soon work together to catch the killer.
Angel's telephone number is 555-0162 and his business is called Angel Investigations. The two newspapers Doyle found the murders in were the West Hollywood Courier and the Los Angeles Globe Register. Doyle explains that the invitation rule for vampires only stays in effect while the owner of the home is alive. Cordelia invites Angel into her apartment. Tracy Stone, who played the Pretty Girl (Marcie), also played on "Malibu Shores" with Charisma Carpenter in the episode 'The Fall' in 1996. This episode was a replacement for an original David Fury script called 'Corrupt'. Intending Angel to be much darker in tone, Fury wrote the script which involved Kate taking drugs and prostituting herself and Angel licking blood off a murder victim. Understandably, when WB read this they were horrified and production was closed down and David Fury had to write a whole new script, which became this episode. Featured Music: 'Touched' by Vast This episode is the beginning of the mystery of crediting James A. Contner. If you watch the opening credits, James is credited as a Co-Producer. This apparently only happens when James directors an episode, because his name never appears in the opening credits otherwise. This still continues up through Season Four. First Appearance of Elisabeth Rohm as "Detective Kate Lockley" on the series.
3. In the Dark
guest stars: Seth Green (Daniel "Oz" Osborne) James Marsters (Spike) Kevin West (Marcus) Malia Mathis (Rachel)
Oz pays a visit to Angel and gives him the Gem of Amarra, the vampire's holy grail that grants eternal protection. Doyle wants Angel to wear it with pride, but Angel opts to play it safe and hides it in the underground tunnels. He is soon kidnapped by Spike and tortured by a child-eating vampire named Marcus.
While Angel is enduring the torture, Cordelia and Doyle locate the gem in the tunnels and quickly conspire Angel's rescue. The rescue goes almost according to plan, but in the scuffle, Marcus manages to obtain the gem and heads for the beach. The group follows him and Angel battles with him to the death. Deciding that no vampire deserves to see the light of day, Angel destroys the gem.
4. I Fall to Pieces
geust stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Tushka Bergen (Melissa Burns) Andy Umberger (Doctor Ronald Meltzer) Carlos Carrasco (Doctor Vinpur Narpudan)
As Cordelia and Angel continue the debate of whether or not to charge for their services, Doyle receives a vision of yet another woman in distress. Angel pays a visit to her workplace and learns that the woman is being terrorized by her neurosurgeon who is somehow mysteriously able to watch her every move. After some detective work, Angel and Cordelia discover that the doctor is able to disconnect appendages from his body and prey on his victims. But when the doctor pays a visit to Angel's apartment, Angel separates him - permanently.
Grateful for the protection, the young woman pays the agency for its service, and a very joyous Cordy and Doyle go out to celebrate.
5. Rm w/a Vu
geust stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Beth Grant (Maude Pearson)
Cordelia Chase lives in the projects, and she's not happy about it. When she returns one evening to her roach-infested digs, she decides that desperate times calls for desperate measures and moves into Angel's apartment. Angel, unthrilled by his new roommate situation, makes a pact with Doyle: if Doyle can find Cordelia new digs, Angel will help him out with his debt negotiations.
Doyle holds up his end of the bargain and finds a stunningly beautiful one-bedroom apartment. At first, Cordy's on top of the world, but she soon gets the willies. Drawers open and close, furniture moves, and the wind blows to and fro. After some research, Angel learns that the apartment was owned by a woman who mysteriously died in the 1950s.
Even more compelling is the number of single-woman suicides that have occurred in the apartment since her occupation. He and Doyle figure out that there is a ghost that is somehow murdering the women. While Angel is away doing research, Cordelia is lured back to the apartment and is confronted by the apparition. At first she is overwhelmed, but she later gathers her moxie and sends the ghost back to her rightful place.
6. Sense & Sensitivity
guest stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Michael Beardsley (Accident Onlooker) John Capodice (Little Tony Papazian) John Mahon (Trevor Lockley) Thomas Burr (Lee Mercer) Ron Marasco (Allen Lloyd)
Kate, hardened by years of police work, enrolls in sensitivity training with her fellow police officers. At first the training appears to be innocuous, but Angel and others begin to notice her excessive emotions. It becomes especially obvious when she pours her heart out at her father's retirement party. Then, the entire police station goes awry.
Angel and Doyle figure out that Kate is in danger because of a recent arrest, and make the connection that the sensitivity teacher is responsible. But after a brief encounter with the teacher, it's Angel who's the new nice guy on the block. At first, Cordelia and Doyle can't deal with the pleasantries, but Angel soon manages to pull himself together and seals the fates of the evil hitmen!
7. Bachelor Party
Geust stars: Kristin Dattilo (Harry) Rib Hillis (Pierce) Carlos Jacott (Richard Howard Straley)
Just as Doyle is inches away from finally making a connection with Cordy, his estranged wife shows up at Angel Investigations begging for a divorce so she can marry the new love of her life. After the initial shock of it all, Doyle agrees to consent to the divorce.
Meanwhile, Angel discovers that the fiancee comes from a long line of pacifist demons, but this doesn't seem to rock anyone's boat. After Doyle consents to the divorce, the fiancee invites Doyle to join his bachelor party.
Unbeknownst to Doyle, the fiancee's family has a ritual to fulfill: the fiancee needs to eat Doyle's brain in order to have a successful marriage. As the party proceedings begin, Angel gets suspicious and wanders upstairs. There he discovers these demons may not be as pacifist as they seem. He is ejected from the restaurant by the family.
Downstairs, Doyle is about to be eaten with a shrimp-fork, but Angel and Cordy and the fiance arrive on the scene and come to the rescue.
8. I Will Remember You
geust stars: Carey Cannon (Oracle) Randall Slavin (Male Oracle) Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers)
When Angel tells Cordy and Doyle that he did not contact Buffy during his visit to Sunnydale, Buffy pays a visit and expresses her displeasure. Sparks fly. As they are about to part their separate ways, a medieval demon charges into Angel's office and a violent brawl ensues.
After hearing that Buffy would perish if he were to remain human, he begs the Powers That Be to transform him into a vampire so that he can protect her. They do so, and Angel breaks the news to a heartbroken Buffy. However, their blessed reunion will remain only in Angel's memory.
9. Hero
geust stars: Tony Denman (Rieff) Michelle Horn (Rayna) Lee Arenberg (Tiernan) Anthony Cistaro (Scourge Commander) Sean Gunn (Lucas)
Angel tells Doyle of his human experience, and meeting the Powers that Be, but Doyle doesn't have much time to react because work beckons. They soon find a group of half-breed demons and learn the demon racist group, The Scourge, are in town and out for blood. They conspire to rescue the half-demons: Angel goes undercover for the Scourge, and Cordelia and Doyle arrange the half-demons' safe passage to an island. When one of the half demons runs away, Doyle follows him and this delays the departure.
While Doyle is away, Cordelia learns of his true identity. Meanwhile, on the inside, Angel learns the strategy to eliminate the half-demon breed population: The Scourge have built a machine whose rays can wipe out any human within a 1/4 mile radius. Angel soon escapes the Scourge and goes to the ship to warn Doyle and Cordelia. He is followed by the soldiers, who place the deadly machine on the ship. With the lives of dozens in jeopardy, Angel and Doyle realize that one of them will have to die in order to disconnect the beams. Though Angel protests, Doyle decides to make the sacrifice. He engages Cordelia in a passionate embrace, then meets the machine. He successfully disconnects it, then dies.
10. Parting Gifts
guest stars: Maury Sterling (Barney) Carey Cannon (Oracle) Randall Slavin (Male Oracle) Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndham-Pryce) Dominique Jennings (Mac)
Angel pays a visit to the PTB (Powers That Be) and begs them to return Doyle. They refuse and when he protests that he no longer has access to the visions, they reply that when a door closes, another one opens.
Meanwhile, a schwarmy telepathic demon named Barney approaches Angel Investigations for help, claiming that he is being followed by a demon-assassin. Later that day, Cordelia is in the middle of an audition, and receives a vision. She soon realizes there was more to Doyle's kiss than she originally thought. Assuming that she can be rid of the visions by kissing someone else, she kisses Angel, and the new client. After a brief interview with Barney, Angel visits his apartment to see if he can learn anything. While he is there, he encounters Wesley, a watcher he had briefly known in Sunnydale. Wesley was kicked out of the Watcher's Council and is now a rogue-demon hunter in hot pursuit of a dangerous and powerful demon. They soon discover that the demon that was most recently attacked by the killer is of Asian origin.
Angel heads over to Koreatown to get more information and Wesley later joins him. After speaking to the dying demon, they deduce that Barney is involved, and Cordelia is is in danger. Meanwhile, Barney kidnaps Cordelia and bids her visionary powers at an auction. When the deal goes to the highest bidder, Cordelia's fate is to have her eyes gouged out. Moments before the first incision, Angel and Wesley rush in and save the day. The next morning, Angel invites Wesley for breakfast. Is Wesley here to stay?
11. Somnambulist
guest stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Jeremy Renner (Penn)
A girl is murdered by a vampire during the early morning hours. Later that day, Wesley notices an article about the murder in the newspaper and leaves immediately. Angel pays a visit to Kate about some other business, but while he is there, he observes the crime scene photos on her desk. He recognizes the modus operandi, and immediately realizes that there is a connection between his recent nightmares and the murders.
Meanwhile, Wesley returns to Angel Investigations and clues Cordelia in on the situation at hand. He tells her in the past, Angelus marked his victims' left cheek with a cross. That night, Angel has a dream. He realizes that Penn, someone he sired, is responsible for the current murders.
That afternoon, Angel brings a drawing of Penn to Kate and instructs her to stake out an area. Later that day, Penn strikes, but before he can complete the kill, the police arrive. Penn escapes in a nearby abandoned building. Kate comes in after him and soon finds Angel at the scene. He dons his vampire face and the two begin to fight. After learning Angel's true identity, Kate initially freaks out, but then hits the library to learn more about vampires. She discovers that Penn struck two times in LA earlier that century, in 1928 and 1963. Wesley and Angel figure out where he resides and pay a visit to his apartment.
Meanwhile, Penn pays a surprise visit to the police department. Angel catches wind of the situation climbs down into the tunnels and gets into a big brawl with Penn. However, it's Kate who saves the day when she locates a wood scrap and stakes Angel and Penn. Due to her great aim, only Penn is dusted.
12. Expecting
geust stars: Dan Frischman (Wilson Christopher) Daphne Duplaix (Selene) Ken Marino (Wilson Christopher) Josh Randall (Bartender)
Cordelia prepares for a night on the town with William Christopher, a prominent LA photographer, but right before her friends whisk her away to meet him, she receives a vision and gives the information to Angel. Angel and Wesley check out the address and slay a demon spawn.
At the club, Cordelia chats it up with William and invites him to spend the night. The next morning, she realizes she's expecting! Angel and Wesley pay a visit to her apartment and observe her pregnant state. They try to contact Wilson but are unable to reach him. They form a plan: Angel will track down Cordelia's friend Serena, while Wesley will take Cordelia to the doctor. When the doctor observes she is carrying 7 babies, the panic sets in.
Meanwhile, Angel meets with Serena and discovers she's pregnant as well. She clues him to Wilson and his cronies' hangout: a local gun club. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Wesley return to Angel's pad and Wesley observes her new attitude towards her spawn. She is suddenly very attached to them. Wesley deduces she is under some kind of telepathy.
After a brief reconnaissance, Angel heads for the gun club, and Wesley researches and identifies the demon species. Cordelia, now fully under the influence, escapes from the apartment and heads to a local industrial park to prepare for the birth. Meanwhile, William fesses all after a brutal thrashing from Angel in vamp form. Wesley heads over to the industrial park and challenges the demon to a duel to the death. Angel enters the scene and brings a giant canister of liquid nitrogen as an offering. They freeze the demon and Cordelia, no longer pregnant and under the influence of the telepathy, destroys it.
13. She
geust stars: Bai Ling (Jheira) Colby French (Tay) Heather Stephens (Demon Girl) Sean Gunn (Mars the Spa Worker)
Cordelia throws a happenin' soiree. While Wesley attempts to mingle, Angel spends most of the time brooding in the kitchen. The next morning, Angel officially hires Wesley, and Cordelia receives a vision of a murder in an ice factory. Angel locates the corpse and encounters a demon named Tay, who tells him his mission is to stop the bringer of chaos. Angel tells his findings to Wesley and Cordelia, and they get right into the research. That night, Angel pays a visit to the corpse's office and encounters a female demon. She sends him a powerful jolt then leaves. Angel recovering quickly, jumps into his car and follows her to a museum.
There, he discovers the demon is attempting to help other females escape their homeland via a portal in the museum. Back at A.I., Wesley discovers Tay is a Vigorie, a herbivore species from Oden Tal that enslaves its female members of the race. Back at the museum, the rescue is a bust after Tay and his cronies burst in. Angel and the demon (who soon introduces herself as Jheira) manage to get rid of them, but not before they take the runaway captive. They unmake her by removing her 'ko.'
Jhiera later explains to Angel that the ko is located in the spine and controls a female's physical and sexual power. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Wesley pay a visit to the California Flower Mart to spy on the Vigories. They discover the demons know of Jheira's whereabouts and report back to Angel. We soon learn the other female runaways are at a spa called Palm Ridge. Angel figures out the location, and together they high-tail it to the mansion to warn Jheira.
After assisting the escape of the women, Wesley and Cordelia are trapped by the Vigories. Jheira abandons them, but they manage to fight on their own. Jheira pays one final visit and Angel warns her not to hurt any more civilians.
14. I've Got You Under My Skin
guest stars: Ashley Edner (Stephanie Anderson) Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Patience Cleveland (Nun) Will Kempe (Seth Anderson) Katy Boyer (Paige Anderson) Anthony Cistaro (Ethros Demon) Jesse James (Ryan Anderson)
Angel accidently calls Wesley 'Doyle' while he is arguing with Cordy, who has just made inedible brownies. We later learn Angel feels pangs of guilt over Doyle's untimely death. Suddenly, Cordelia receives a vision about a young family. When Angel and Wesley visit the residence, they notice a boy sleepwalking in the street. Angel saves the boy, named Ryan, from an oncoming car. When Angel goes inside the house to get cleaned up, Wesley takes a look around and deduces one of the members of the family is possessed by a demon.
Meanwhile, to show their undying gratitude for Angel's bravery, the family invites him over for dinner the following evening. Wesley informs Angel about the demon presence and the next day, they create a brownie recipe that will reveal the demon's presence. During desert, Ryan puts on a demon face and Angel brings the family AI to exorcize it. While Cordy stays with the family, Wesley and Angel go to the local church to find the priest to exorcize the demon, but they soon learn from the nun that the priest died six months earlier.
Wesley decides he will perform the exorcism and begins the ritual. The strength of the Ethros demon is such that he will most likely kill whomever is performing the exorcism because of its need to inhabit another body, so Cordelia travels into town to purchase a box to contain it. However, the box is too small, and the Ethros demon escapes after its expulsion. Angel and Wesley track him and kill him, but not before learning Ryan was evil before the demon ever entered his soul. They go to the house and rescue Stephanie, Ryan's sister, from a fire he had started. Ryan is taken into police and social services custody, and the family thanks Angel for his work.
15. The Prodigal
geust stars: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Christina Hendricks (Bar Maid) Julie Benz (Darla) John Mahon (Trevor Lockley) Henri Lubatti (Suit #1)
Angel has a memory of an altercation between him and his father in 1753, but his mind quickly returns to the present when he kills a demon who escaped from a moving subway train. When Kate enters on the scene, he tells her to cover up the truth to her fellow officers. Though she is disturbed by the demon factor, she becomes distracted after seeing her father enter the station. Later that morning, Wesley identifies the deceased demon as a Kwaini species and remarks it is atypical for this type of demon to be violent. They deduce the demon had an incentive to attack one of the passengers. Angel then tries to obtain a list of passengers from Kate, but she's unwilling to give it to him.
Despite this, he manages to locate the passenger in question and follows him on one of his deliveries: to Mr. Lockley's apartment. When Angel confronts Mr. Lockley, he denies any involvement. Angel, reminded of his painful past with his father, has another memory from his past: he meets Darla and is sired.
Back at A.I., Wesley conducts some tests and discovers the Kwaini demon was addicted to a substance similar to street PCP. Angel deduces that Kate's father is somehow involved with the drug trafficking. He then has another memory, this time of his own funeral, his first meeting with Darla as a vampire, and his first kill. That afternoon, Kate approaches Angel, gives him a list of the passengers and tells him she wants to be involved with the case. She changed her mind after having a conversation with her father.
Suddenly, two Kwaini demons attack Wesley and Cordelia, seeking more of the drug. While this is happening, the drug traffickers pay a visit to Mr. Lockley. Meanwhile, Angel has another memory of killing his entire family. Angel tries to save Mr. Lockley from the traffickers but can't enter his apartment because he was not invited. Standing by the door entrance, he watches the vampires kill Mr. Lockley. After his death, Angel enters in and kills one of them. Kate arrives and is devastated by the death. She obtains the address of the traffickers and manages to slay one of the killers. As the rest of the gang prepares for attack, Angel bursts in and slays the lot of them. He has one final memory from his past: Darla informs her that he will carry the painful memories of his father for a lifetime.
16. The Ring
geust stars: Marcus Redmond (Tom Cribb) Michael Philip (Announcer) Douglas Roberts (Darin Macnamara) Scott William Winters (Jack Macnamara) Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan)
As Wesley and Cordelia exchange banter, Angel is paid a visit by a strange man, claiming his brother Jack was kidnapped by demons affiliated with a bookie. While Cordy and Wesley consult their demon database, Angel pays a visit to the bookie. The bookie refers him to a place in beechwood canyon. Angel goes to the canyon and gets information from the bookie, then begins investigating an underground fight club.
We later learn the man who pays a visit to Angel, is the organizer of the fight club, and Wolfram and Hart is a major sponsor. Angel soon discovers he was set up in a trap. He is expected to fight other slave demons to the death.
The next morning, after Cordelia and Wesley get suspicious about Angel's whereabouts, Wesley pays a visit to the bookie and obtains the address of the fight club. That night, Angel kills a demon, but his heart isn't into the battle. Wesley and Cordelia spot him in the ring, and Wesley explains the meaning behind the slave bracelets which Angel and the other demons are wearing. They rush back to AI to find a way to open the bracelets.
Meanwhile, Jack pays a visit to Angel and tells him of his disappointment in his fighting and Angel threatens to kill him unless the slaves are set free. His brother decides to kill Jack, rather than agree to Angel's terms. Angel is knocked out, and later wakes up in the offices of Wolfram and Hart. When he finds out the associate from W&H has ulterior motives, he returns to the fight club and learns his next opponent is Trepkos, the toughest demon in the lot.
The next morning, Wesley and Cordelia successfully make a key to unlock the bracelets. That evening, Angel begins to fight Trepkos. The battle is brutal. Cordelia and Wesley break into the slave area with the special key, but it falls into the hands of one of the demons. While Angel and Trepkos continue to fight, the demons set themselves free. After Angel has the opportunity to kill Trepkos, but doesn't take it, Trepkos walks away. The demons burst in and a giant battle ensues. One of the demons slips a bracelet onto the fight's organizer, Trepkos throws him into the air,and he promptly disintegrates. The demons are set free.
17. Eternity
gest stars: Tamara Gorski (Rebecca Lowell) Michael Mantell (Oliver Simon)
Wesley and Angel endure a painful experience: attending Cordelia's first stage appearance. As they stretch the truth to spare potential hurt feelings, Cordelia spots Oliver Simon, a top talent agent, and one of his clients, Rebecca Lowell, a former soap opera star, leaving a paparazzi-filled event.
While Cordelia lists the many accomplishments of Rebecca Lowell, Angel notices Rebecca is in apparent danger and rescues her from an ongoing car. The next day, Rebecca pays a visit to AI and tells Angel she is being stalked by a celebrity fan. She asks Angel for his help, but he turns down the case. Wesley deduces Angel has feelings for Rebecca and has rejected the case to prevent himself from obtaining the true happiness that would unlease his evil vampire within. Cordelia is beside herself with disappointment, after all, this Rebecca woman could be a serious networking opportunity!
Later that evening, Rebecca has a gathering. As she ascends the stairs she hears noises. Angel bursts in and chases out the stalker. When Rebecca glances into the mirror, she notices Angel does not have a reflection. She asks him about this, and he tells her the truth. The next day, Rebecca asks Angel to attend a premiere with her. After they make their grand entrance, they enter a secret alleyway and encounter Rebecca's stalker. Angel manages to drag him down. When Rebecca realizes the stalker is a stuntman and former client of Oliver's, she confronts him. When Oliver mentions no one stays young forever, Rebecca glances at Angel and gets an idea.
The next day, she and Cordelia go shopping and Rebecca pumps her for information. That night, she comes over in a sexy number and gives Angel a bottle of champagne to thank him for his valiant efforts. She slips a drug into his drink and moments later, tells him she wants to become a vampire. The drugs begin to affect Angel's judgment, and moments later, the persona of Angelus emerges. After an exchange of evil pleasantries, Cordelia and Wesley manage to knock him out and keep him contained until the drugs wear off. The next day Angel apologizes to Cordelia and Wesley for his behavior.
The character that Rebecca plays is called "Raven," which may be an in-joke reference to either "Highlander: The Raven," or the name of the vampire club in the TV series "Forever Knight." Angel "loses" his soul for a short period of time. When Angel temporarily becomes Angelus, he cuts the lights out to the building before confronting Wesley and Cordelia. This is the same type of scare tatic Angelus did to Willow and Xander at the Sunnydale High School in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode 'Innocence' (2x14). The play which features Cordelia in the beginning of the episode is the play called "A Doll's House". This play was written by the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen in the second half part of the 1800s. The play is mainly about freeing the woman from her "chains" in society and it was very radical when it came out. Cordelia plays the main character, Nora Helmer (the name she calls out, Torvald, is her husband's name). Tamara Gorski who played Rebecca Lowell in this episode was in a guest starring role in another vampire-themed series The Forever Knight, season 3, episode 1, "Black Buddha Part 1".
18. Five by Five
gs: Julie Benz (Darla) Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald) Thomas Burr (Lee Mercer) Tyler Christopher (Wolfram & Hart Lawyer) Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan) Eliza Dushku (Faith)
Angel and Wesley catch, find and convert a prime witness that is involved in a case against Wolfram & Hart. Knowing that Angel is behind the reappearance of the witness that foiled a major case, W&H are ready for payback. Enter Faith. Seems she's had enough of Sunnydale and is searching for darker pastures.
Not five minutes off the Greyhound and the rouge Slayer knocks out a lecherous man and takes his wallet and keys. With some cash and a place to stay, the sky's the limit.
We're taken back to Romania, circa 1898, as Angel's past is revealed. We see the transformation of Angelus to Angel as his soul is restored by a gypsy. And we see the pain Angel first endures as he now feels the 140 or so years of killing and is now neither part of the vampire nor the human world.
The evil folks at Wolfram & Hart find Faith and commence hiring her to do away with their nemesis, Angel. It's obviously no problem for her. She immediately attempts to shoot our hero in public with a crossbow, but Angel catches it mid-flight. Wesley warns Angel that Faith is not a demon but just a sick girl and there may be a chance to reach her still.
Wesley changes his mind when Faith kidnaps and tortures him, nearly to death. Angel and Cordelia follow Faith's path of destruction and locate her new hide-out. Faith and Angel fight but as Faith begins to get stronger physically, declaring herself "evil," she appears to be losing it mentally. As they fight, they both go flying out the window to the alley below. Wesley cuts himself loose, picks up a knife and heads downstairs--ready to do whatever he has to, to save Angel.
Faith continues to weaken mentally and as she and Angel brawl in the alley, she collapses into his arms, begging him to kill her. To be continued...
This is the only episode to date, that is rated 18. All the others have been a 15. This is the first episode of Angel to ever feature Faith. The song that played as Faith was dancing and fighting in the club was a remix of Rob Zombie's song, "Living Dead Girl" featured on the "American Made Music to Strip By" remix album. The song also goes under the name: "Living Dead Seduction - (Sublimial Seduction mix)." Though the episode is titled after Faith's catch phrase, Eliza Dushku, nor any of the other actors say, "Five By Five." "Five by Five" is a term used with pilots to ensure others that everything is going okay with their flight. However, the title is ironic, considering we as viewers see (and Faith herself admits) that her life and the choices she makes are the exact opposite of okay. Lee Mercer refers to Faith as being a 'busy little beaver.' In the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode 'Who Are You?' (4x16) Faith-in-Buffy refers to herself as being a 'busy little beaver.' This is the second time Faith is bent on killing Angel. The first time was in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Season 3, "Revelations" where she tried to kill because she believed he posed a threat to them all. Now she is enlisted by Wolfram & Hart. It's less personal this time around.
19. Sanctuary
gs: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald) Thomas Burr (Lee Mercer) Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan) Alastair Duncan (Collins) Eliza Dushku (Faith) Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers)
Buffy comes to Los Angeles seeking vengeance under the guise of protecting Angel from Faith's violent nature, but Buffy is shocked and hurt to discover her former love siding with her nemesis as he attempts to shelter her.
Meanwhile, Wesley is faced with a crisis of loyalties when the Watcher's Council offers a chance at reinstatement if he gives up Faith.
Although it may have been out of spite, when Buffy tells Angel she loves Riley, it's actually the only time (as far as the viewers are concerned) that Buffy ever says it. According to Riley, Buffy never did love him. This marks the final time Sarah Michelle Gellar will play Buffy Summers on the series. This is the only time that we see the characters of Faith and Kate in the same episode. This is the last time that Buffy and Wesley see each other
20. War Zone
gs: J. August Richards (Charles Gunn) Michele Kelly (Alonna) Maurice Compte (Chain) Mick Murray (Knox) Joe Basile (Lenny Edwards) David Herman (David Nabbit)
Angel tracks down a nerdy millionaire's blackmailer, but gets caught in the middle of a gang war between street kids and vampires and meets the leader of the vampire hunters, Charles Gunn. Although Gunn is suspicious of Angel, he soon realizes Angel may be a valuable ally in the cleaning up of the City of Angels.
Gunn was named after actor Sean Gunn (who guest starred in the previous episodes 'Hero' (1x09) and 'She' (1x13)) and his brother writer James Gunn, who, like Joss Whedon, is a comic book afficionado. James also wrote the film "Scooby-Doo" which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy). When the leader of the vampire gang asks Angel who he is, Angel replies 'My name's Angelus' and then stakes the vampire. This episode marks the first appearance of Charles Gunn. The score music heard during the scene where Angel is running through the warehouse from Gunn and his crew is the same as heard in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode 'Becoming Part 2' (2x22) during the Buffy/Angelus sword fight. That same score can be heard in previous episodes, such as 'Five by Five' (1x18) and 'I Will Remember You' (1x08), because Christophe Beck, who co-composed the first season of "Angel," composed these same scores for "Buffy" and recycled them. Old scores from "Buffy's" 2nd and 3rd season can be heard throughout the first season of "Angel." David Nabbit, geeky software billionaire is introduced in this episode, and was intended to become a recurring character on the show. Unfortunately, scheduling didn't really work out with actor David Herman and the Nabbitt disappeared soon after.
21. Blind Date
gs: Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald) Thomas Burr (Lee Mercer) Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan) Sam Anderson (Holland) J. August Richards (Charles Gunn)
Angel agrees to help legal but not so ethical whiz kid Lindsey McDonald crack the secret files of Wolfram & Hart to save a group of children from a demonic assassin. Said assassin also happens to be legally blind, quite the lethal weapon and on the Wolfram & Hart's payroll. Angel asks vampire hunter, Gunn to help him break into the Wolfram & Hart building and along with the assistance of Lindsey, our undead hero makes it in successfully even though the firm is full of traps.
Along his journey through the law firm's secret vaults Angel finds himself attracted to an ancient scroll and he grabs it as he runs out the door. Little does Angel know, the scroll holds a prophecy about the "vampire with a soul". Ultimately, Lindsay isn't quite sure if he can stick by his decision to betray the firm and sabotage the deadly mission. In the end, he chooses to stay with the firm, getting himself a nice raise and a much bigger office.
The abilities of the blind woman in this episode are simular to that of the Marvel comic book character Matt Murdock, a blind man who becomes a superhero known as Daredevil. A character most people recognize from the 2003 film. In addition to the abilities being similar to Daredevil's abilities, the group also mentions being a daredevil in this episode. This episode marks the death of most-reocurring Wolfram & Hart lawyer to date- Lee Mercer (actor Thomas Burr). Cordelia confers with Willow over the phone to hack some computer documents. She mentions that the Sunnydale gang were doing the same thing that day. They did in fact do that in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode 'Primeval' (4x21) that aired the same day as this episode; trying to get the blueprints to the Initiative. It should be noted that the blind woman was having difficulty locating Angel for a few reasons: Angel has super-human control so he could stand perfectly still; Angel, being dead, neither breaths, nor has a heart beat, and so is completely silent; also being dead, Angel has no body heat and is thus always ambient temperature. In fact, the only way she could have detected him without making contact would be to smell him, which should not have been too difficult since the living dead usually have quite distinctive smells.
22. To Shanshu in L.A.
gs: Elisabeth Rohm (Detective Kate Lockley) Julie Benz (Darla) Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald) Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan) Sam Anderson (Holland) Todd Stashwick (Vocah) Carey Cannon (Female Oracle) Randall Slavin (Male Oracle) David Herman (David Nabbit) J. August Richards (Charles Gunn)
Wesley is searching for the translation of the Scrolls of Aberjian and the prophecy of the "vampire with a soul". He is finding the process difficult as the scrolls are over 4,000 years old and translated into a dozen languages. Unfortunately, when Wesley does realize what the pivotal word, "shanshu" means, he must tell Angel that the prophecy means the vampire with a soul will die. Angel greets this news with an uninterested shrug. Wesley and Cordy believe Angel's non-reaction is a result of not living, growing and changing as the rest of the world does. The gang discovers that Lindsey has been promoted to Jr. Partner at Wolfram and Hart. He made his choice to stay with the dark side.
Meanwhile, the folks at W&H are conjuring up a demon who has come to separate Angel and the "Powers That Be." This of course, means separating Angel from his friends as well as the Oracles.
The next day, as Cordy walks through a flea-market, the same demon brushes up against her. She's hit with a vision but it doesn't stop. Screaming in pain, she collapses on the ground.
The evil demon also pays a visit to Angel's home where he plants a bomb and easily walks out with the scrolls. Seems he needs the scrolls himself for a surprise incantation that will further bring woe to our heroes. Wesley arrives just in time to see the bomb and hightail it around a brick wall that ultimately saves his life.
While looking after Wesley in the hospital, Angel visits Cordelia and notices a symbol on her hand. Angel heads to the Oracles to find out what it means only to find them slain. Lucky for him the spirit of the female Oracle is able to tell Angel that the mark belongs to a warrior of the underworld named Vocah, as well as filling him in on how to save Cordy. Angel enlists his new friend Charles Gunn to watch over his injured friends while they are in the hospital.
Meanwhile the team from W&H are in a mausoleum, surrounding a crate, and watching an incantation lead by Vocah. Angel attacks the demon but as the two brawl, Lindsey takes over with the ritual. Angel kills Vocah but the ritual is complete. Lindsey attempts to burn the ancient scroll but Angel slices off his hand before he gets the chance and rushes to save his friends.
And back at the basement of Wolfram & Hart, the crack team of lawyers gather around the crate. Holland tells Lindsey they will even the score with the very item that sits in the crate. Lilah welcomes the disheveled creature that turns out to be Darla.
Final appearance of the Angel Investigations office, and Angel's house. Lilah mentions Wolfram & Hart lawyer Robert Price who betrayeyed the firm and had to eat his own liver, Robert Price is the associate producer/director on "Angel." This episode marks Darla's resurrection by Wolfram & Hart. Lindsey has his hand cut off by Angel, leading to following stories next season involving his quest for a new hand. The Prophecy in this episode sets the path for the coming events of the series- coming darkness, plagues, fiends, etc. It also mentions Angel will soomeday become human once his destiny is fulfilled. Involved in the prophecy is the death of the Oracles in this episode. Vocah's face without the mask,is a lot like the Season 4's Jasmine's real face, rotting and maggotty. Vocah opening Cordelia to all the suffering in the world is what Giles does to Willow in the episode 'Grave' (6x22) of "Buffy," he also lets in happiness but Willow is overwhelmed by the sadness and tries to end the world. Todd Stashwick who plays Vocah,was the M'Fashnick demon on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," episode 'Flooded' (6x04). The Shanshu prophecy mentions the 'coming darkness', a reference to Season 4 when The Beast takes away the Sun. The Doctor calls for "Another 5 mils of Atavin" - That's enough to knock out a horse. Literally. Most people can be well sedated with 1 to 2 miligrams of it. This emphasizes exactly how severe Cordy's condition is. The title of this episode literally translates: "To Live and Die in L.A." Producer David Greenwalt revealed that Angel Investigations was blown up during the episode because the sets were too cramped to film in. The crew opted for a much roomier hotel set in season two. David Greenwalt revealed that he also just liked to blow things up. Julie Benz was a guest star of Fame L.A. A show Christian Kane starred in.
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