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"Conviction"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 1
Directed by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon
Production code
5ADH01
Original air date
October 1, 2003
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Dane Northcutt as Hauser
Jacqueline Hahn as Judge
Marc Vann as Dr. Sparrow
Michael Shamus Wiles as Spanky
Rod Rowland as Corbin Fries
Peter Breitmayer as Desmond Keel
TJ Thyne as Lawyer
Keli'i as Sam
Jordan Garrett as Matthew
Marissa Tait as Woman
Daniella Kuhn as Notary
Chris Eckles as Special Ops Guy
Susan Slome as Cindy Rabinowitz

Episode chronology

← Previous
 "Home" Next →
 "Just Rewards"

List of Angel episodes
"Conviction" is the first episode of season 5 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network. In this episode, Wolfram & Hart C.E.O. Angel and the rest of the group cope with their new, morally ambiguous lifestyle. Their client - an unsavory, violent gangster - threatens to unleash a virus if they fail to keep him out of jail. Biological warfare is averted when Gunn uses the knowledge of the law that Wolfram & Hart mystically bestowed upon him to prevent the gangster from being incarcerated.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production details 2.1 Arc significance
2.2 Acting
2.3 Continuity
2.4 Writing
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
Angel saves a woman from a vampire in an alley; however, thanks to a tracking device, Wolfram & Hart lawyers surround the scene. Angel is admonished because the dead vampire worked for the firm's clients.
At Wolfram & Hart, Fred gets lost en route to her office. Wesley finds her and she tells him that her lab is “giganamous” and she's unsure of the function of most of the machines in it. Her assistant Knox catches up to Fred; Wesley tries to make conversation by asking him how long he’s been evil. After Knox leads Fred to her office, Gunn meets up with Wesley, who complains that Fred called her lab assistant “Knoxy”. Gunn admits that though he doesn’t belong there, they can turn things around and make them better. Lorne passes by, proving that he’s extremely comfortable in this new setting. Meanwhile, Angel's liaison to the Senior Partners introduces herself as Eve; she tosses him an apple to drive home the irony of her name. She points out that if he wants to use Wolfram & Hart's power to do good in L.A., he will have to be prepared to do some bad too, saying, "In order to keep this place running, you have to keep it, well, running." Angel responds with a simple bite of the apple.
In his office, Gunn encounters Eve, who says that things were a lot simpler when he was just hunting vamps on the street with his gang. She wonders if he’s ready for “the next step” and he confirms that he is; she hands him a business card and says, “You’ll feel like a new man.”
The next day, Angel is unhappy to learn his new secretary is ditzy vampire Harmony Kendall (last seen on Angel in "Disharmony" and on Buffy in "Crush"); she tells him, “I’m strong, I’m quick, I’m incredibly sycophantic - if that means what that guy said - and I type like a superhero…if there was a superhero whose power was typing.” Angel notes that the blood she’s brought him tastes good; she tells him that the secret ingredient is otter. Wesley arrives, explaining he picked Harmony from the pool because he thought he would like having someone familiar around. “You turned evil a lot faster than I thought you would,” Angel replies. Harmony’s happy to be reunited with the group, especially Cordelia, until Angel breaks the news that Cordelia is in a coma.
Harmony brings in client Corbin Fries, on trial for smuggling in girls for prostitution and cheap labor. He readily admits he’s guilty; when Angel says he has no incentive to keep him out of jail, Fries says, “Either you get me off, or I drop the bomb."
In a conference room, Lorne has each employee sing so he can read them for potential evil. In the science lab, Fred explains Lorne’s skills to Knox; Knox tells her that if she wants him to, he’ll go up and get read so that she can be sure he’s not evil. Fred is still unsure that she’ll be capable of running the whole lab. In Angel’s office, the gang wonders if the bomb Fries threatened is mystical. Harmony says she has the address for a guy named Spanky, a “freelance mystic” whose name has shown up in Fries’ file. Angel heads to the garage, which houses a fleet of expensive corporate cars, and takes one out to pay Spanky a visit. Spanky reveals he built a mystical container which can hold anything, until the container is dissolved by a magic word. Back in the science lab, Fred and Knox look through Fries’ file and discover he is linked to a cult which specializes in “quick-fire disease scenarios.” When Fred tells him that Fries may be messing with a virus, Angel says that he knows where the bomb is: inside Fries’ son's heart.
Meanwhile, Gunn is enduring a stressful procedure at the doctor’s office. Back at the firm, Fred tells Wesley that they’ve had no luck figuring out what virus Fries might be using. Eve pays Angel a visit in his office; she finds it ironic that Angel’s dealing with a guy who put a virus in his own son when Angel just lost his son. She reminds him that Connor is happy and he’s the only one who remembers him. Angel tells her that he doesn’t want her to say Connor’s name, and Eve says that if he takes every case this personally, he won’t last long. Fred and Knox spend the night looking over files and photos while eating Chinese takeout. Frustrated, Fred accuses her crew of not working hard enough to save people. The next day, Fries’ trial continues; Lorne calls Angel from the trial and says that he thinks they should isolate Matthew (Fries' son); as Agent Hauser listens in, Lorne tells Angel that Fries has no chance of getting off. Hauser tells his agents to go after the kid and anyone within 50 yards of him, and as Angel heads for Matthew's school Harmony tells him that the special ops team are already on their way. However, when the special ops team gases Matthew’s classroom, they realize it’s empty except for Angel. “So it turns out,” he says, “with this new deal and all, I own a helicopter.”
As Fries’ trial heads into final summations, Gunn arrives in a nice suit and gets Keel to cede to him. Gunn moves for a mistrial and announces that the judge should remove herself from the case because according to the judge’s tax records, she holds stock in a company owned by a company owned by Fries’. The judge claims not to know about the connection, but Gunn says he discovered it in only six hours. As Angel and the agents fight, Hauser calls him a “pathetic little fairy” who lacks the most powerful thing - conviction. Angel replies that there is something more powerful than that - mercy. He causes Hauser to shoot himself, and to a remaining guard's query about what happened to mercy, he replies that they've seen the last of his. Later, Eve explains to the group that Gunn agreed to let the firm “enhance” him with legal knowledge (and Gilbert and Sullivan for elocution). Angel wonders how Gunn knows for sure that nothing else was done; he said that he was in the White Room and is sure. Eve tells the group that they needed a lawyer, and Gunn had “the most unused potential” - and he just saved the day without using violence. Wesley notes that they did disable the vessel and Gunn says that Fries has to lie low until the trial comes up again, and when it does, he can drag it out for a long time. Fred wonders if they’re actually going to do good while they’re there, and Angel thinks that they are. He opens an envelope he received earlier and the amulet he brought to Buffy in “Chosen” drops out. The amulet activates and a familiar face, Spike materializes in the office.
Production details[edit]
This episode begins the same way "City of" - the series premiere of Angel - began: "Angel in a dark alley saving a damsel in distress from a vampire," Joss Whedon says. "We did this deliberately because we really wanted to call back what the essence of the show was. Angel is the kind of guy who goes into a dark alley, saves the woman, doesn't say what his name is and takes off." However, the new structure of the show means that, as Whedon says, "all of his heroism is falling by the wayside and he's a little bit pathetic."[1] Production designer Stuart Blatt says Whedon asked him to build the new Wolfram & Hart large enough so that he could "walk all around with a Steadicam and never have to cut"[2] then did exactly that; the second scene after the credits is a single, 3 minute, 45 second shot introducing all the main characters in their new setting. According to Whedon's DVD commentary, it took 27 takes to get this one long shot because "inevitably one actor is always going to have trouble with their lines, and it's usually going to be the one who's at the end of the take, because that's just my fate," Whedon says.[3] Set designer Andrew Reeder was pleased to explore a different architectural style from the previous season's Art Deco hotel, saying, "it's contemporary, it's sleek... much more about someone like Charles Eames. Simple shapes, proportions, space light and form: it was very Japanese in the approach."[2]
In the DVD commentary, Joss Whedon reveals that Alexis Denisof had a case of Bell's Palsy that caused the left side of his face to be paralyzed. Almost all the shots in this episode show Wesley from the right side or a three-quarters right shot.[3]
Arc significance[edit]
Harmony returns as Angel's secretary for the remainder of the season. However, she won't be featured in the opening credits until several episodes later.
Spike is resurrected from the amulet he wore when he closed the Hellmouth in the Buffy series finale. He plays a major role for the rest of the season.
Gunn's mind is enhanced with a comprehensive understanding of the law (and Gilbert & Sullivan, to help improve his voice and diction). He acts as a Wolfram & Hart attorney starting with this episode.
Acting[edit]
James Marsters joins the regular cast as of this episode, replacing Charisma Carpenter and Vincent Kartheiser in the opening credits. Creator Joss Whedon explains the decision to bring in Mercedes McNab as Harmony - who has "worked for us for as long as I've worked on the show" - was because "she has been tirelessly funny, and engaging, and sexy, and delightful and it was very nice to bring her into the fold. She was long overdue to get into the mix, and we needed a blond, let's face it."[1]
TJ Thyne, who has a minor role in this and two other episodes as a lawyer, went on to star as Hodgins in Bones alongside David Boreanaz.
Continuity[edit]
Fred suggested vetting the staff to "make sure we don't have any die-hard evildoers plotting against us." Ironically, her own assistant, Knox, was doing just that: plotting to use Fred as a vessel for Illyria.
Writing[edit]
Joss Whedon, a fan of Law & Order, wrote Gunn's court scene using made-up legal jargon. However, when the scene was sent to a legal consultant they only made a few tweaks. "We didn't often know what to do with J.'s character," Whedon confessed. "He had a real sense of feeling out of place, so I wanted to show something from J. that people hadn't seen. Plus he looks really good in a suit."[1] Coincidentally, J. August Richards starred three years later in a Law & Order spin-off series titled Conviction.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c Bratton, Kristy, ANGEL Season Five DVD Collection REVIEW, retrieved 2007-10-16
2.^ Jump up to: a b Ritchie, Jeff, Angelic Designs for the Undead: an Exclusive Interview with Stuart Blatt and featuring Andrew Reeder, retrieved 2007-10-16
3.^ Jump up to: a b Whedon, Joss. "Conviction" (Commentary with Joss Whedon), Angel: Season Five on DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 2004.
External links[edit]
 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Conviction
"Conviction" at the Internet Movie Database
"Conviction" at TV.com


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"Just Rewards"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 2
Directed by
James A. Contner
Teleplay by
David Fury
Ben Edlund
Story by
David Fury
Production code
5ADH02
Original air date
October 8, 2003
Guest actors

Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Victor Raider-Wexler as Magnus Hainsley
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (archive footage)
William Utay as Manservant
Bill Escudier as Hainsley Demon
Joshua Hutchinson as Novac

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"Just Rewards" is the second episode of season 5 in the television show Angel. The episode was written by David Fury and Ben Edlund, with a story from Fury, and directed by James A. Contner, it was originally broadcast on October 8, 2003 on the WB network. Picking up immediately where the previous episode left off, Spike explains he was killed in Sunnydale in the conclusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the amulet he wore brought his non-corporeal spirit to Wolfram & Hart. When Angel learns a necromancer named Hainsley is buying corpses from Wolfram & Hart to reanimate with demonic essences, he decides to pay him a visit to tell him that they will no longer supply him with bodies. Spike decides to tag along and is offered a body by Hainsley.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Continuity
3 Production 3.1 Acting
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Spike, still confused, wonders why the group is now working for Wolfram & Hart. Fred notes that Spike is definitely something mystical, but if he were a ghost, they would not be able to see him, because he lacks ectoplasm. Spike is also generating heat rather than absorbing it. Wesley says that Spike's essence must have somehow been absorbed by the amulet when he combusted while closing the Hellmouth. Angel notes that the amulet was supposedly buried in the Hellmouth, and wonders how it got to Wolfram and Hart. Fred suggests that Spike has some higher purpose and was sent by the Powers That Be, to which Spike thinks that he should have just died in the Hellmouth, since he helped save the world, and that the Powers shouldn't have been allowed to bring him back against his will. Spike suddenly starts to fade, then disappears completely. A minute later, he reappears and blames Angel for everything that has happened, since Angel brought the amulet to Sunnydale (see "End of Days" and "Chosen"). Spike suggests that Angel was too weak to use the amulet himself, instead leaving town and abandoning Buffy. Angel argues that Buffy made him leave, and that he had no choice. Spike adds that he doesn't have a choice in what he is now and, despite having a soul, doesn't care about destiny and atonement like Angel does. The others are surprised to learn Spike has a soul, and Wesley asks why Angel didn't mention it. Angel says that it wasn't worth mentioning, causing Spike to suggest Angel doesn't want another souled vampire in the world. Angel responds by saying that Spike isn't even really in the world.
Angel heads towards the lobby and is joined by a materializing Spike. Angel denies that he had anything to do with what happened to Spike. Spike calls him a sell-out, noting that one of his perks is that Angel has Spike"s "ex-tumble, the littlest vampire, fetching coffee" for him. He echoes Angel's realization from "Home" that fighting from inside the belly of the beast might mean the gang is being digested. He says that Angel isn't in control and doesn't know it. He suddenly spots a Grox-lar Beast, which Angel fights; Spike can't fight it because he's non corporeal. Angel breaks the demon's neck, then learns from Harmony that he was supposed to meet with it to negotiate with its clan. Gunn arrives and tells Angel that it might be okay, since Grox-lars respect people who take a "strong opening position." He mentions that when Wolfram & Hart gave him law knowledge in "Conviction," they put in some knowledge of demon laws from other dimensions. Harmony attempts to chat with Spike, but he ignores her and leaves, prompting her to call him a "slayer-loving freak." Angel and Gunn head to Angel's office and discuss the employees Gunn has fired. Spike arrives, noting that the building is huge, and Angel tries to kick him out so he can continue his meeting. Gunn warns that the fired employees are going to fight back, then says that he"s going to have to deal with one now. A guy named Novac comes in and asks why Angel shut down the Internment Acquisitions Division (aka grave-robbing). The division is under contract to provide bodies to a guy named Magnus Hainsley; Angel tells Novac to get rid of Hainsley as a client.
As Novac leaves, Spike tells him that he doesn't have to take that from Angel. Angel kicks him out and Spike says that he doesn't want to spend his afterlife this way anyway. Later, Angel talks with Wesley, telling him that he could be in Spike's position right now. Wolfram & Hart gave him the amulet, so they must have expected him to use it and wind up where Spike is. Wesley notes that they handed over the firm to him and Angel wonders what the Senior Partners are up to. Spike returns and reveals that he tried to leave but something physically kept him inside L.A. Wesley says that that makes sense, since the amulet is Wolfram & Hart's property and Spike is connected to the amulet. Spike is annoyed that he can't leave and Angel is annoyed that Spike is going to keep haunting him. Harmony tells Angel that Novac is back and two men walk in holding buckets full of Novac's remains. Spike smirks and tells the gang they are doing a great job. That night, Angel tells Harmony that he wants to keep quiet about Novac for a little while. Gunn brings him Hainsley's file, announcing that he's a rich sorcerer with shares in Wolfram & Hart and a lot of connections. Angel determines that he's a necromancer; Wesley clarifies that he has power over the dead, which is why Wolfram & Hart was providing him with bodies. Angel returns to his office, where he tries and fails to kick Spike out of his chair. He decides that he's going to respond to Hainsley's bucket message in person despite Wesley's warnings. Before Angel leaves, Gunn gives him something to really hurt Hainsley.
Angel heads to the garage and gets into a Dodge Viper; Spike is already there, having guessed that Angel would pick that car. Spike is starting to enjoy the possibility of haunting Angel for eternity since he could drive Angel crazy and Angel wouldn't be able to do anything in response. Angel moves to a different car, but Spike is there, too, wanting to go on a road trip with his old buddy Angel. They drive to Hainsley's house, where Angel tells the butler to interrupt whatever Hainsley is doing. Angel and Spike find Hainsley's showroom, where he poses bodies.
Hainsley is in his workshop, chanting over a body as a demon chats nearby. Hainsley puts the demon's essence into the body and is interrupted by the butler, who says that there are men from Wolfram & Hart there to see him. Hainsley tells him to kill them. Back in the showroom, Spike says that the bodies there are lucky, since no one's forced them back into the world against their will. The butler returns with knives ("looks like it"s buckets for you," Spike tells Angel), but Angel throws a teaspoon with enough force to bury it in the butler's forehead. Spike is disappointed in Angel's method of killing the butler, despite the fact that it did the job. "I know you can"t help me," Angel says, "but could you maybe not root for the other team?" They start arguing and Spike says that Angel has all this material stuff, but Spike saved the world and doesn't get anything. Angel replies that unlike Spike, he didn't ask for a soul - he had to spend a century coming to terms with what he'd done, while Spike was fine after a few weeks in a basement. Spike disappears before Angel can finish venting.
Angel breaks into Hainsley's workshop; the woman Hainsley put demon essence into tries to leave, but Angel punches her out. He tells Hainsley that he's cutting off his supply of bodies. Hainsley quickly takes control of Angel's body and freezes him. Spike reappears, telling Hainsley to do whatever he wants to Angel. Hainsley tells Angel that he could kill him right now without even using a stake, but he would be insulting the Senior Partners, who seem to have a plan for Angel. Angel calls Gunn and gives him the go-ahead to freeze all of Hainsley's bank accounts and turn over his books to the IRS. Hainsley threatens to sue, but Angel isn't worried. On the way out of the house, Spike taunts Angel for using legal methods to get Hainsley rather than using violence. Spike disappears mid sentence and rematerializes with Hainsley. Hainsley offers to restore Spike to a corporeal body again if Spike does something for him. Spike eagerly asks if the condition is to hurt Angel.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, the group begin to discuss Spike. Spike, unnoticed by all but Harmony, returns in time to hear the conversation. Wesley says that the only way to force him to leave the firm is to exorcise him, and that thinks that doing so would be merciful because Spike only has a half-life. Angel doesn't seem to care about mercy, only wanting the whole situation over. Wesley reveals him that the amulet is protected and normally cannot be destroyed, but the magic won't work on in a church or cemetery. Fred objects to the plan, saying it wouldn't be fair to truly kill Spike. Angel ends the discussion by saying he wants to sleep on the decision.
That night, Spike shows up in Angel's bedroom and reveals that he overheard the group talking about him. He also admits that Hainsley tried to make a deal with him, but he wants Angel to end his life. They head to a cemetery with the amulet and say their goodbyes. Angel picks up an urn and tries to smash the amulet but instead hits himself in the head. Hainsley appears, to which Spike complains that Hainsley almost let Angel destroy him. Hainsley knocks Angel out and states that he will not let anything happen to Spike because he plans on using Spike. Spike protests, but Hainsley assures Spike that he will be in Angel's body soon.
As Angel awakens in Hainsley's workshop, Spike contemplates the things he can do with Angel's body, including Fred. Hainsley starts the essence-entering spell, but is unable to complete it because Spike took over Hainsley's body during the spell. Hainsley realizes what Spike is doing, and that he can no longer control. Angel shoves Hainsley into the table, then Hainsley begins vigorously punching Angel. Angel decapitates Hainsley and Spike reappears, revealing that Hainsley died when he hit the table and Spike was just enjoying hitting Angel.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Angel tells Wesley that Spike came to Angel with his plan to defeat Hainsley; Wesley says that Spike should have run the plan by everyone first. Angel says that Spike isn't good at sharing. Spike pays Fred a visit in the science lab, saying that she's "the science queen" and might be able to help him. He reveals that he's being pulled to hell when he disappears.
Continuity[edit]
Crossover with Buffy: The flashback at the beginning of the episode depicts Spike's "death" in the Buffy series finale, "Chosen".
After the destruction of Sunnydale in "Chosen", Buffy Summers is revealed to be in "Europe."
Production[edit]
This episode was focused on introducing the character of Spike to Angel, explains producer Jeffrey Bell, "but it was also about `We work for an evil company with an evil client and he doesn’t want to go.’"[1]
Acting[edit]
James Marsters makes his 100th Buffyverse appearance in this episode as Spike, dating back to his introduction in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ M., Deborah (2003-12-17), Jeff Bell - Cult Times Magazine Interview (28), Cult Times Magazine Special Edition
External links[edit]
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"Just Rewards" at the Internet Movie Database
"Just Rewards" at TV.com


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Unleashed (Angel)
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"Unleashed"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 3
Directed by
Marita Grabiak
Written by
Sarah Fain
Elizabeth Craft
Production code
5ADH03
Original air date
October 15, 2003
Guest actors

Jenny Mollen as Nina Ash
John Billingsley as Dr. Royce
Heidi Dippold as Jill
Sascha Shapiro as Amanda
Braeden Marcott as Jacob Crane

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"Unleashed" is episode 3 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain and directed by Marita Grabiak, it was originally broadcast on October 15, 2003 on the WB network. A young woman named Nina gets bitten and undergoes a transformation into a werewolf during the three nights of the lunar cycle during which the moon is most illuminated (full moon, and the previous and next nights). Angel tries to help Nina, unaware that she is being hunted by an exclusive club which specializes in exotic meals.


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2 Production
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
The gang's meeting in a park is interrupted as a young woman named Nina (Jenny Mollen) is attacked and bitten by a werewolf. The woman runs off before Angel kills the werewolf. At Wolfram & Hart the next day, Gunn notes that there are two more nights in which the woman will transform into a new werewolf. They need to find the woman, since she will not know what happened to her.
Spike pays Fred a visit, asking her to consider his condition a priority over the woman from the park. He tells her that his disappearances "to the netherworld" are lasting longer. Fred suggests that Spike let Wesley help him, but Spike says that he and Wesley have a history. Fred does not believe him, so Spike admits that he just does not want anyone else to know what he is going through. Fred assures him that they will figure things out.
At her home, Nina wakes from a restless sleep and heads to the kitchen, where her sister Jill and niece Amanda are cooking. Nina discovers that her hearing is improved and she does not remember the bruise on her neck. She studies hamburgers cooking on the stove and imagines slashing Amanda's neck. At the science lab, the gang tracks down Nina's address. That night, Nina baby-sits Amanda; she starts feeling sick and goes upstairs, where she begins turning into a werewolf.
Angel pulls Nina through her bedroom window and Wesley tranquilizes her. The next day, Nina wakes up naked in a cell. Angel tries to tell her that she is safe, and shows her a video of herself as a wolf in the cell the night before. She is upset with her condition and the fact that she wanted to hurt Amanda. He tries to tell her that it was the monster inside her that caused the violent impulses, and tells her that she can control herself - he does it every day. Nina asks if he can cure her and Angel admits that he can not, but says he can protect her. Angel meets with Fred and Royce, telling them Nina agreed to stay in the holding cell that night. Royce warns that Nina might hurt herself, but she might be okay if they take her back to her place; the familiarity will calm her. Angel agrees to let Nina go home; Fred and Nina head to Nina's place. Fred tries to tell her that her life does not have to change too much, since she is only a werewolf three nights out of the month.
As Fred and Nina are about to enter Nina's house, Nina says that she is not ready to face Jill and Amanda yet. Inside, Fred introduces herself and makes up a story about Nina leaving because Fred needed her help. Nina and Jill fight and Nina leaves while Fred grabs some things for her. They head back to the van they came in, but Fred notices that the door is open, then sees that the security guards are dead. She tells Nina to run before a man knocks her out and kidnaps Nina. Nina is taken to the basement of a mansion and chained up, and a matronly woman cuts off her clothes and washes her. At Wolfram & Hart, Royce sings "Jessie's Girl" for Lorne, who confirms that he is clean. In Angel's office, the others try to figure out who might have grabbed Nina. Fred criticizes herself for going near the van when it was obvious that something was wrong; she also worries that Spike has not materialized for a while. As Royce arrives, Fred spots Spike in the hallway and goes to talk with him. She tries to follow him, but he does not seem to hear her. She winds up in an office and sees something in a trash can, but is interrupted by Royce. Fred babbles for a little while, then knocks Royce out with a lamp.
Fred found a vial in Royce's trash that contained Calendula; Royce suspected that he would have to sing for Lorne, so he took a drug that would make him appear clean. Gunn discovers that Royce's desk holds photos, papers and a knife. Angel interrogates Royce for Nina's location as Fred shows the others her discovery, a menu for a banquet hosted by restaurant entrepreneur John Crane, whose employees abducted Nina after Royce informed him of her availability. Crane has rapidly assembled several like-minded gourmets willing to pay top dollar to dine on werewolf meat. At moonrise, in about 15 minutes, Nina, chained to a serving platter, will be the main course.
The gang heads to the banquet hall and Angel starts to rescue Nina, who tells him to let her get eaten. She does not think that she can go home and is resigned to being an animal. Angel frees her anyway, but before the gang can leave, they are surrounded by men with guns. As a confrontation begins Nina turns into a werewolf, providing some unexpected help to the group before Wesley tranquilizes her. Angel announces that they are leaving, but Crane declares that he promised his guests a werewolf. Werewolf Nina bites Royce's leg, and Angel points out that in a month, Crane will have another werewolf to eat: Royce, in whose welfare Angel has no interest. Crane considers this an acceptable resolution for both groups, although Royce is understandably less enthusiastic.
Fred returns to her office to find Spike. He tells her that he was not sure he would return from the netherworld this time. She wants to tell Angel what is going on with him, but Spike refuses. Fred tells him that she will find a way to keep him in the world. Angel drives Nina home as she asks how he can live with knowing that he has killed people. Angel tells her that eventually she will accept being a werewolf. She does not want to tell Jill and Amanda and Angel says that she does not have to, but she can if she wants to. The gang meet up in Angel's apartment and order Chinese food again, which Angel offers to buy, shocking the others. Gunn wonders if Angel has a shot with Nina; Angel says that she gave him "a look". The gang settle in to spend a laid back evening together.
Production[edit]
Producer Jeffrey Bell says, "Nina is not becoming a regular, but there was good chemistry so we’ve talked about bringing her back. There are no master plans for Angel and werewolf girl but we’re always open to the possibility."[1]
The werewolves were designed by Robert Hall, of special effects agency Almost Human, and were an intentional departure from the werewolf costume worn by Oz's character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "They were saying Oz looked like a gay possum," Hall says. He decided to design the werewolf with sparse hair so that the muscles underneath were clearly visible. "The script wanted a big, bad wolf," he explains. "I think it literally said, 'Don't make it look like a gay possum.'"[2]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ M., Deborah (2003-12-17), Jeff Bell - Cult Times Magazine Interview (28), Cult Times Magazine Special Edition
2.Jump up ^ 84039 ,00.html 1, "'Angel' Unleashes a Werewolf"
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"Hell Bound"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 4
Directed by
Steven S. DeKnight
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Production code
5ADH04
Original air date
October 22, 2003
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Simon Templeman as Matthias Pavayne
Dorie Barton as Claire the Medium
Willow Geer as Glass Woman
Peter Kanetis as Lawyer #1
Judson Pearce Morgan as Bloody Lawyer
Elliott Gray as Hanging Man
Allison Barcott as Armless Woman

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"Hell Bound" is episode 4 of season 5 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network. It was the only Angel episode to carry a warning of graphic violence before it was first aired.[1] In this episode, the spirit of Pavayne – a brutal surgeon who uses magic to send the loose spirits of Wolfram & Hart to Hell in his place – torments Spike. Fred invents a one-time use machine to make Spike corporeal, but Spike ends up pushing Pavayne into the machine to protect Fred.


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1 Plot
2 Continuity 2.1 Arc Significance
3 Cultural references
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
As Fred is working late in the science lab, Spike pops up and Fred claims that she knew he’d followed her there from the lobby. Spike says that he’s a pathetic ghost, since he can’t pick things up and scare people. Fred argues that he’s not a ghost, then notes that the temperature of the heat he radiates has dropped slightly. She promises again that she won’t let him stay in the netherworld (see “Unleashed”) and will make him “as real as a vampire with a soul can be.” Fred says if she can defy some laws of nature, she may be able to make Spike corporeal again and keep him in this world. Spike disappears, winding up in the basement, where he hears a chopping sound and goes to investigate. He finds a man with a cut-up face chopping off his own fingers; he does a double take and the man disappears. Elsewhere in the building, Lorne negotiates a deal as he passes Fred. Fred heads to Wesley’s office and requests some books. He tells her that he’ll get them for her if she agrees to have a real dinner, since she’s been frequently eating takeout and working late. Eve takes Fred to Angel’s office, where they discuss the amount of money Fred’s department has been spending. Fred admits that she has to spend a lot to try to make Spike corporeal again; Angel says that he asked her to try to get him out of Wolfram & Hart. She reminds him that they were supposed to take over the firm to do good, but, of course, Angel says that that has nothing to do with Spike. Fred says that Spike is a champion, like Angel, but Angel has tired of the word “champion.” She thinks that Spike would fight on their side if he could; Angel disagrees. He adds that the second he can, Spike is going to run off to Buffy. Fred thinks he’s jealous and assures him that she’s immune to Spike’s charms - she just wants to help him. Angel replies that some people can’t be saved.
Spike reappears in the lab and notices a buzzing lamp and a looming shadow. As he heads down a hallway, the lights start going out and he hears a woman crying. He encounters a woman from the 19th century without arms; she disappears like the fingerless man. Upstairs, Spike meets up with Angel, who thinks that Spike is starting to feel how close he is to Hell. Spike says that it can’t be a big deal, since Angel managed to escape, but Angel says that he didn’t, he just got a reprieve. Spike says that Fred told him about the Shanshu Prophecy, which Angel says isn’t real because there’s no such thing as destiny. He thinks that the evil things they did in the past are the only things that will wind up mattering. Spike asks why they should even bother to try to make good and Angel replies, “What else are we gonna do?” Spike resigns himself to being Angel’s sidekick and Angel tries to get rid of him again. They banter a little and then Angel finally admits that he liked Spike’s poems. “You like Barry Manilow,” Spike replies. He suddenly sees a man hanging from the ceiling and realizes that Angel doesn’t see him. Later, Angel, Spike, Wesley, and Fred meet up in Angel’s office, where Spike tries to get the ghosts to go away. Gunn and Eve arrive and announce that, according to the building’s “spectral sweeps,” there are no ghosts. The ghosts tell Spike that something is coming as Spike begs Fred to do something to get rid of them. He disappears, then reappears, but no one can see him. The gang head off to look for Spike as a ghost tells him that no one can help him now. Spike spots the shadow from the lab again and follows it to the elevator, which starts moving on its own. Wesley, Gunn, and Fred head to Wesley’s office, where they wonder if Spike is going crazy. Fred says that “he’s slipping into Hell.” The elevator takes Spike to the basement, where ghosts tell him that the Reaper is coming for him. A woman with glass in her eye takes out a shard, says, “Haven’t forgotten you,” and cuts his cheek.
Up in the lab, Fred works on equations and is joined by Spike, who says that Hell is coming for him. He thanks her for trying to help him, despite the fact that she can’t hear him. He tries to touch her to encourage her; she feels a spark and determines that he’s there. Angel arrives and Fred tells him that she thinks Spike is there. He replies that the mystics did another sweep of the building and didn’t find anything. Fred says she doesn’t care and wants to figure out how to contact Spike before he’s gone for good. The two of them meet up with Gunn and Wesley in a conference room, where they’re joined by Eve and a psychic. The psychic conducts a quick séance, where she senses Spike’s presence and says that he’s in pain. She says that a “dark soul” is coming and Spike yells that it’s the Reaper. The psychic starts choking and Angel thinks that Spike is attacking her. The psychic composes herself and appears to be okay, but then she explodes. Later, Wesley says that Spike wouldn’t gain anything from killing someone who was trying to help him; she must have contacted the “dark soul” she said was coming. As Fred showers in the lab, Spike wonders why the Reaper killed the psychic; he decides that it was trying to hide something. He reaches out and manages to touch the glass on the shower. He concentrates, writing something on the glass, and when Fred’s done, she sees “REAPER” written on the glass. Suddenly, the glass shatters and Spike is yanked through a wall into the lobby. There, he’s harassed by more ghosts and demands to see the Reaper himself. The Reaper - who’s British and dressed like Jack the Ripper - appears and says that he’s going to torture Spike. Up in Wesley’s office, Gunn finds information on the “dark soul,” but there are a lot of references to different people (four about Angel, who resents it because he didn't have a soul when he did them). Fred arrives and tells the others to cross-reference “reaper.” Angel comes up with the name Matthias Pavayne, an 18th-century doctor nicknamed the Reaper for performing unnecessary surgery. Rather than praising him for being brutal, Wolfram & Hart killed him and used his blood to de-consecrate the ground of the L.A. branch; the site the seers had determined would work was originally a church, so Pavayne's blood was needed.
Angel notes that Pavayne practiced the dark arts, which is probably why he’s not in Hell and can get around the mystics. Angel wonders why there aren’t any ghosts in the building, since so many people have died there. Gunn says that Pavayne must be doing something to them, and Fred notes that Spike will probably be his next victim. Down in the science lab, Pavayne is having fun torturing Spike. Fred enters and Pavayne hopes that some day he’ll get to deal with her. Spike tries to hit him, but he’s still noncorporeal, so it doesn’t work. Spike and Pavayne wind up in the basement, where Pavayne brags that he can bend reality, which is why the gang can’t see Spike anymore. Pavayne and the ghosts taunt Spike, who says that Pavayne killed them all. Pavayne says that they died in service to the firm, but Spike says that he sent them to Hell, which means they’re not really in the world. In the lab, Fred writes formulas on the windows; the others note that that’s not a good sign and she assures them that she’s not crazy, she just ran out of room on her whiteboard. Angel decides that they’ll try to get Spike first, then deal with Pavayne. Fred says that in order to save Spike, they need a lot of dark energy. Gunn takes Angel to the white room, where Angel expositions that Gunn wants to take something from the conduit between Wolfram & Hart and other dimensions. They hear the panther from “Conviction” and Gunn speaks to it calmly, eventually making a deal when it appears. Back in the basement, Pavayne continues torturing Spike and opens a portal to Hell. He says that he’s sending Spike there so that he himself can stay in this world. He tells Spike that he’s getting what he deserves; Spike agrees that he deserves to go to Hell, but not today. As Spike starts fighting back, he notes that since reality bends to desire, he could touch Fred and write on the glass because he wanted to.. and right now, more than anything, he wants to kick Pavayne's ass. Spike starts hitting Pavayne, and they wind up in Angel’s office; Pavayne fights back, appearing to enjoy himself.
The group meet up in the science lab again and Gunn gives Fred what he took from the panther. Fred does her thing as Spike and Pavayne keep fighting each other. They get distracted by an energy burst and Spike runs away. In the lab, Fred determines that Spike is there and tells him to step into a circle she’s drawn so that he can become corporeal again. Pavayne grabs her and starts choking her. The others figure it out and try to fight him, but he knocks them across the room. Pavayne notes that Spike can choose to become corporeal or he can save Fred. Spike appears beside him and knocks him into the circle, where Pavayne becomes corporeal. Angel starts fighting him and Spike, now visible to the gang, tells him not to kill Pavayne so he won’t become a spirit again. Angel is fine with just beating him up a lot. The next day, Wesley and Gunn help Fred clean up the lab and try to make sure she’s okay. Spike appears in Fred’s office and she apologizes for being unable to do the ritual again to make him corporeal. He says that he’s all right - he made the choice to save her instead and wouldn’t change his mind. He’s afraid of trying something else and winding up like Pavayne, who cheated death any way he could no matter who it hurt. Fred says what she told everyone else was right - Spike was worth saving. Spike shows off his ability to bend reality to his desire by picking up a coffee mug, reflecting that there are worse things than being a ghost. In the basement, Angel and Eve make sure that Pavayne is imprisoned in a device where he can’t move or affect anything around him, but will remain alive for all eternity, staring at an empty hallway through the window in his door. “Welcome to Hell,” Angel tells him.
Continuity[edit]
Arc Significance[edit]
Spike finds out why he has been disappearing.
The AI team learns about the history of Wolfram & Hart's LA branch.
Cultural references[edit]
Scanners: After Pavayne murders the psychic, Gunn says "I know they used to call Spike 'William the Bloody', but why would he go all Scanners on her?" This Canadian horror film opens with the primary antagonist exploding someone's head.
The Sandman: The Magdalene Grimoire was the fictional book used to capture Dream in The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes.
Ghost: The method by which Spike is able to manipulate the world around him- focusing his emotions on his intended goal- is similar to the method used by Patrick Swayze's character Sam Wheat in the supernatural romance film Ghost, although unlike Sam, Spike is visible and audible to everyone in his 'default' state, while Sam could only be heard by a psychic.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2004-11-15). Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel. ECW Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-55022-654-6.
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"Life of the Party"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 5
Directed by
Bill L. Norton
Written by
Ben Edlund
Production code
5ADH05
Original air date
October 29, 2003
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Leland Crooke as Archduke Sebassis
Michael Maize as Artode
Jim Blanchette as Devlin
T. J. Thyne as Employee #1
Ryan Alvarez as Demon Slave
David Mattey as Behemoth Lorne

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"Life of the Party" is episode 5 of season 5 in the television show Angel.


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2 Continuity 2.1 Goofs
3 Trivia
4 External links

Plot[edit]
As Halloween approaches, Lorne throws a Halloween party for all the firm’s clients and employees and even gets a reluctant Angel to invite a powerful demon lord, named Archduke Sebassis, to the party. During the gathering, Lorne's timely advice to his friends starts happening literally, leading to Fred and Wesley getting drunk after Lorne tells them to loosen up, Gunn to embarrassingly relieve himself to "stake out his territory", Angel and Eve to have sex, and even Spike and the dim-witted Harmony to have fun on the dance floor. The events lead to only more trouble when Lorne's empathic subconscious begins manifesting itself in a hulking demon (resembling a larger Lorne on steroids). The demon appeared as a result of Lorne's sleep deprivation after Lorne had Wolfram and Hart remove his sleep: an empath with long-term sleeplessness can write people's destinies instead of just reading them, and the empath's subconscious can physically manifest. The episode also reveals that Lorne is proud of his organizational skills, as he feels most of his other talents simply do not match up to what his friends can do.
The larger Lorne causes much violence before the gang restores Lorne's sleep, thus neutralizing the monster. The chaos and destruction has a positive side: the rank and file of Wolfram and Hart express the opinion that it greatly improved the party.
Continuity[edit]
The changes caused by Lorne's increased empath abilities have a similar effect to the spell cast by Willow in Season Four's Something Blue.
During the party montage following Artode's untimely demise in the bathroom stall, a green demon can be seen on the dance floor wearing the same tunic worn by El Eliminati in Bad Girls.
Goofs[edit]
Several employees make comments about the previous year's party even though Lilah stated in Calvary that The Beast killed everyone who worked at Wolfram & Hart: lawyers, janitors, secretaries, people out sick that day, etc. Were that the case, then no one would know anything about the previous party because all of the people who attended the previous party are dead.
Trivia[edit]
While searching for Lorne's sleep, Fred comes across Madeline from accounting's "ennui" which basically means her boredom or listlessness.
Lorne finds Angel hiding from the party in his office, watching a hockey game. Actor David Boreanaz is a real-life Philadelphia Flyers fan.
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"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 6
Directed by
Jeffrey Bell
Written by
Jeffrey Bell
Production code
5ADH06
Original air date
November 5, 2003
Guest actors

Danny Mora as Number Five
Bruno Gioiello as Security Guard

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"The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" is episode 6 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Jeffrey Bell, it was originally broadcast on November 5, 2003 on the WB network.


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3 References
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Plot[edit]
On the Mexican Day of the Dead, Angel has a run-in with a masked Wolfram and Hart employee. He is connected to an Aztec warrior demon named Tezcatcatl, who preys on the hearts of heroes. This leads Angel to wrestle with some personal issues when he learns about 'Los Hermanos Numeros', a family of five Mexican luchadores who helped the helpless until one day four were slain by Tezcatcatl. Angel helps the last member 'Number Five', the aforementioned employee, to discover the hero inside, which he lost when his family were killed. Angel, Five and his four brothers, temporarily back from the dead, battle and kill the demon. This leads to the death of Number Five, who is escorted into the afterlife by his brothers.
Meanwhile, Spike researches the Shanshu Prophecy about a vampire becoming human and thinks that he, not Angel, may be the vampire who will become human.
Production[edit]
Writer/director Jeffrey Bell explains that he always wanted to work Mexican wrestling into one of his The X-Files scripts, but it wasn't until he pitched the idea to creator Joss Whedon that he was able to realize his "lifelong dream - to tell a story about Mexican wrestlers."[1] The inspiration for the episode came partly from the real life Mexican wrestler Santo whose career included film roles as masked "luchador" fighting vampires and other supernatural foes, one of whose films was used in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode "Samson vs. the Vampire Women".[2]
When Number Five is in the bar and Holland Manners holds out a Wolfram and Hart business card, there is a grammatical error on the multi-dimensional law-firm's calling card. It reads 'Attorney's at Law' as opposed to 'Attorneys at Law.'
The Wilhelm scream can be heard approximately one minute into the episode.
Continuity[edit]
In the non-canonical comic Spike: Old Wounds, Spike reveals that he actually met Los Hermanos Numeros in 1947, and chose not to tell the others.
While explaining why he no longer believes in the Shanshu prophecy, Angel mentions the fake prophecy made by Sahjhan that caused Wesley to betray Angel Investigations in season 3. Due to having his memory altered in the fourth season finale, Wesley doesn't understand what Angel is talking about.
Number Five can be seen in several previous episodes but this is the first time he has any dialogue. This episode also marks Number Five's last appearance.
When Number Five is approached by a Wolfram & Hart employee at the bar after his brothers' deaths the business card shows that the employee is actually Holland Manners.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ M., Deborah (2003-12-17), Jeff Bell - Cult Times Magazine Interview (28), Cult Times Magazine Special Edition
2.Jump up ^ Angel Season Five Episode Guide: The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco, BBC
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Season 5
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Directed by
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Written by
Drew Goddard
Production code
5ADH07
Original air date
November 12, 2003
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Treva Etienne as Emil
Roy Dotrice as Roger Wyndam-Pryce

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"Lineage" is episode 7 of season 5 in the television show Angel.


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1 Plot
2 Continuity
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Wesley meets with a man named Emil in a warehouse and is displeased to be talking to a middleman when he had expected to meet with the distributor. Fred appears with a highly specialized rifle that has been custom-made by Wolfram & Hart and details the specs for Emil. Wesley notes that the whole shipment of guns is ready for delivery, but refuses to do any business until he meets the distributor. Emil starts to give him the name of the distributor when the three are attacked. Wesley, leaving Fred unarmed, shoots and kills Emil’s bodyguards. As the fight intensifies, Angel arrives and kills Wesley's assailant with a chain. He gets a jolt of electricity, and when he pulls off the guy’s mask, he sees a metal plate instead of a face. Wesley realizes that Fred has been injured in the attack, and Angel is angry at Wesley for putting her in danger.
Back at Wolfram and Hart, Angel blasts Wesley for putting Fred in danger as Eve tries to calm him down. Wesley argues that he needed Fred there to explain the weaponry to Emil; he chose her because she wouldn’t make Emil suspicious, and she would be able to explain the weapon convincingly. Angel calls this a “reckless decision” and says that Wesley has to clear things like this with Angel. Eve wonders if Angel is really still mad at Wesley for taking Connor. Angel argues that Wesley was trying to do the right thing. “Are you worried about the next time Wesley betrays you trying to do ‘the right thing’?” Eve asks.
With her arm in a sling, Fred reunites with Wesley, explaining that she had been injured by a grappling hook. She tells him that they’re taking the cyborg apart in the lab to learn more about it. Wesley apologizes for getting her hurt, but she blames herself. He says that he should have protected her and she blasts him for being condescending. “Stop trying to be valiant,” she tells him. “You’re coming off like a self-pitying child.” Wesley looks past her and greets his father; she thinks he’s being sarcastic, but his father, Roger Wyndam-Pryce, is actually there. Fred meets him, then rushes off, embarrassed at her outburst. Roger tells Wesley that they have to discuss some business - now that the Watchers Council has been destroyed, the other former Watchers, including Roger, want to reform the Council. Roger has come to assess whether Wesley should be invited back. When Wesley says he’s not interested, Roger replies that he has the chance to clear the Wyndam-Pryce name. Wesley repeats that has no intention of leaving Wolfram & Hart, which Roger insists is nothing but an evil law firm despite Wesley's protestation that they are serious about doing good work. Lorne passes by, discussing movie business, and meets Roger, who’s sarcastic about the effect an entertainment division will have on fighting evil. Gunn arrives to tell Wesley that the lab wants him to come look at the cyborg from the previous night. Wesley reluctantly invites Roger to tag along.
In the lab, Fred tells Angel that the body housing the cyborg may have once been human. As they discuss the blending of man and machine, Spike is interested, noting that sex with robots is more common than people think. Fred wants to access the cyborg’s memory base so that they can trace its previous actions and possibly discover its purpose. Wesley introduces his father, who notes that he and Spike had met in Vienna in 1963 as Spike was slaughtering an orphanage. Spike looks uncomfortable and asks how Mr. Pryce has been. Fred asks Wesley to decipher some symbols found on the cyborg, and Roger reveals that Wesley had been Head Boy back at the Academy (noting, however, that the pickings were a bit slim that year), and Spike is delighted at the revelation. As Wesley begins to work, he accidentally activates a bomb. Wesley orders Fred to get as far away from the building as possible, announcing that he’ll stay back and try to defuse the bomb. Suddenly, the bomb stops, thanks to Roger, who had more accurately translated the symbols. Angel wants to know what happened, and Spike gleefully reports that Wesley had been Head Boy at the Academy. Fred and Wesley explain the situation to Angel and tell him that Roger defused the bomb. Angel recognizes that Wesley is rattled by Roger’s presence and notes how difficult father-son relationships can be. They discuss a report of assassins which might also be cyborgs; Wesley finds it interesting that the robots are fighting evil beings, possibly indicating that they are good guys. Later, after Roger tells Fred stories from Wesley's childhood, Wesley asks for his father's continuing assistance in dealing with the cyborg threat.
Once they’re alone, Roger asks about Wesley’s feelings for Fred, but he doesn’t want to chat about his love life. He mentions that his last girlfriend was murdered and he had to chop her up, at which point his father gives up on the conversation. Wesley shows Roger the special Wolfram & Hart reference books, which Roger thinks are dangerous and could attract evil thieves. Up on the roof, a bunch of cyborgs drop out of a helicopter. Eve gets into an elevator and is joined by Spike, who has noticed her watching him and wants to know why. He thinks that there’s more to her than she’s letting on, and she accuses him of the same. Spike wonders why Wolfram & Hart is keeping him connected to the amulet that brought him back, since it was intended for Angel. Eve replies that he can’t assume it was intended for Angel. The lights suddenly go out and Spike yells that Pavayne will never take him to hell, eliciting a strange look from Eve. Gunn tells Angel that they may have lost contact with security. The cyborgs infiltrate and start fighting. A cyborg heads to Wesley’s office, where Wesley keeps his father from fighting it. Roger is upset about this and notes that the cyborg went straight for the books. They gather up the books and head through a secret vault, where Roger allows that Wesley handled the cyborg well. He then knocks Wesley out, steals some kind of wand from one of the vaults, and speaks into a communications device: “Phase one complete. Begin phase two.”
Angel, Gunn, and some others fight cyborgs in the lobby as Wesley regains consciousness in the secret vault. Back in his lobby, he sees that the cyborg he fought earlier is still alive. Fred runs into Roger, who says that Wesley went up to the roof to investigate something and asked him to tell Angel. Fred offers to take him to Angel. In his office, Wesley tortures the cyborg for information, demanding to know what Roger is up to. In the lobby, Angel and Gunn keep fighting and are joined by Spike, who is able to concentrate long enough to hit the cyborg attacking Gunn. Roger and Fred arrive and tell Angel to meet Wesley on the roof; Angel and Roger head up. Once they arrive, Angel realizes that Wesley isn’t there. Roger points the wand that he took from Wesley's vaults at Angel, drawing white smoke from Angel's body. Wesley arrives and holds a gun on Roger, concluding that his father is removing Angel’s free will so that Angel will be his slave. He accuses Roger of ordering the cyborg attack in order to smuggle in a weapon. Fred comes up to the roof as Roger blasts Wesley for working for Angel when he knows who he is. Wesley taunts his father, insinuating that Roger fears Wesley is better than he is. As a helicopter arrives to extract Roger, he demands the wand, informing Wesley that he will kill him for it if he needs to. Wesley threatens to drop the wand, which will break it and return Angel’s will to him. Roger tries to threaten Fred’s life by pointing his gun at her, but Wesley immediately shoots Roger without a second's hesitation. Wesley is sickened and horrified by what has just happened, and even more shocked when Roger's body is racked with electrical charges, revealing him to actually be a cyborg.
Later that night, Wesley and Angel discuss the cyborgs and wonder why they were after Angel. Wesley says that they must have crossed someone when they took over Wolfram & Hart. Angel says that others see them as weak, but Wesley corrects him, noting that they see Wesley as weak, which is why they targeted him. Angel says Wesley isn’t weak - he does what he has to protect people and do what he knows is right. “You’re the guy who makes all the hard decisions, even if you have to make ‘em alone.” Wesley is disturbed that the Roger cyborg knew him so well. Angel points out that it had access to the Watchers Council files, which would have provided plenty of information. He tries to connect with Wesley by reminding him that when he first became a vampire, he really did kill his father. Wesley says this is a little different. On his way out of Angel’s office, Wesley passes Spike, who says that when he first became a vampire, he killed his mother. Wesley, exhausted, wants no more details. He goes to his office and Fred stops by. Wesley asks her to please not tell him about how she killed her parents. She gives him a funny look and reminds him that it’s not like he really killed his father - part of him must have known that it wasn’t really him. Wesley says that, in fact, he had been positive that it was his father. Fred notes that Wesley did what he had to do when 'Roger' was threatening Wesley's friends. Wesley looks at Fred and tells her that 'Roger' had been threatening her. He tells her that his father pointed a gun at her and so he shot him. Fred and Wesley stare at each other until Knox interrupts, offering to take Fred home. Wesley tells her to go. Once he’s alone, he calls his parents in England, just to see how they are. His relationship with his father is unchanged.
Continuity[edit]
The end of this episode reinforces Wesley's tense relationship with his father, which was first introduced in "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Ryan in his demonic state, and later addressed in a scene at the start of "Belonging". Wesley informs Roger that he was put in charge of Angel Investigations, only to feel discouraged by his father's criticisms.
Spike's defensive comment that sex with robots isn't uncommon stems from the Buffybot, the robot he commissioned from Warren Mears during Buffy's fifth season in "I Was Made to Love You" and "Intervention".
Spike shouting "You'll never take me to Hell, Pavayne!!" when the elevator lights went out during the cyborg ninja attack is a reference to "Hell Bound". Pavayne was the 18th century ghost at the Wolfram & Hart building that was trying to feed other souls to Hell in order to keep from being taken himself.
Spike refers to killing his Mother, who then, as a vampire, tried to 'shag' him. This is told in flashbacks in the Buffy episode "Lies My Parents Told Me".
Emil was previously mentioned in "Spin the Bottle", when Wesley tells one of his men that if the weapon he got works out in the field, Emil would be hearing from Wesley again.
In one scene, Wesley's father mentions the destruction of the Watcher's Council building; this event happened in the Buffy episode "Never Leave Me."
Roger calls Angel "a puppet . . . to the Powers That Be [and] to Wolfram & Hart." Ironically, in "Smile Time" Angel gets turned into an actual puppet.
At the sight of a dead parent, Wesley stumbles off and vomits, similar to Buffy doing the same thing in the "The Body."
Apparently, in 1963, Roger and his "colleagues" caught Spike in the middle of "slaughtering an orphanage in Vienna." Spike killed two council members before escaping.
Reception[edit]
The Futon Critic named it the 32nd best episode of 2003, saying "It's in this hour we see once again how far Wesley has come and how much he has changed over the years. More importantly, it finally moved along the plotline of Wes' secret feelings for Fred (Amy Acker) as he literally kills his father for her."[1]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Brian Ford Sullivan (January 13, 2004). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2003 - #40-31". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
External links[edit]
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"Lineage" at the Internet Movie Database
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"Destiny"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 8
Directed by
Skip Schoolnik
Written by
David Fury
Steven S. DeKnight
Production code
5ADH08
Original air date
November 19, 2003
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Michael Halsey as Rutherford Sirk
Justin Connor as Jerry
Mark Kelly as Reese

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"Destiny" is episode 8 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Co-written by David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight and directed by Skip Schoolnik, it was originally broadcast on November 19, 2003 on the WB network. In "Destiny", when a mysterious package arrives at Wolfram & Hart that renders Spike corporeal again, Eve claims the universe is in chaos because the Shanshu Prophecy states only one vampire with a soul can be the champion of good. Angel and Spike duel over a mystical grail to decide which one will be the champion, as flashbacks show the complex relationship between the two vampires. Guest star Juliet Landau reprises her role as Drusilla, and Christian Kane makes an uncredited appearance at the end of the episode playing Lindsey McDonald.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Continuity 2.1 Arc significance
3 Cultural references
4 Production 4.1 Acting
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
The episode begins with a flashback to London in 1880, where recently sired William (not yet Spike) meets Angelus for the first time. Angelus accepts William into the group, saying he looks forward to killing with another man, and vows he and Spike are "gonna be the best of friends," sealing the friendship by allowing their clasped hands to be burned by sunlight.
In the present, Spike demands his own office (or Wesley’s office during his leave of absence, while he adjusts to the shock of killing what he believed to be his father). Spike lacks sympathy for Wesley, since he himself killed his mother while she was hitting on him. “Well…that explains a lot,” Harmony remarks. She opens a package for Spike from an unknown source, producing a flash of light. When Harmony goes to answer the phone, she’s greeted by electronic screeching. As phones start ringing off the hook, Spike heads for Angel’s office, but when he tries to walk through the door, he quickly finds he is corporeal again, and celebrates with Harmony. Fred arrives, complaining that all of the atmospheric gauges in the science department have gone haywire and blown out the instruments. She is surprised to hear that Harmony and a re-corporealized Spike are, as Gunn says, "having a nooner". Eve arrives and announces that the whole universe is in turmoil - Spike’s existence is messing with the expected course of the Shanshu prophecy, because after dying on the Hellmouth to save the world in the series finale of Buffy, Spike now qualifies as a champion. Meanwhile, Harmony’s eyes start bleeding and she bites Spike, screaming that he’s using her and really wants his "Slayer whore". He returns to the group, and Eve says because there are two possible candidates for the Shanshu, “the wheel of destiny starts to spin off its axis.”
Gunn returns with news that the elevator to the Senior Partners opened into a howling abyss. Eve thinks the solution is in the Shanshu prophecy, but Angel says he just read it and it wasn’t helpful. Spike is surprised he has been reading the prophecy which he claims not to believe in. They decide someone from Wesley’s department needs to look over the prophecy, and meet with Sirk, who tells them that they read a translation and therefore didn’t get everything out of it. He retranslates: “The balance will falter until the vampire with a soul drinks from the Cup of Perpetual Torment”. Sirk says that whoever drinks from the cup is the one who was destined to, and once the champion is decided the universe will go back to normal. Sirk says the cup is in a destroyed opera house in Death Valley, Nevada.
Back in 1880, Angelus and William celebrate a wedding massacre, until William leaves to be with Drusilla, whom William calls his “destiny.” Shortly after, William discovers Angelus having sex with Drusilla; the two laugh at William and Angelus taunts him with his earlier words.
At the opera house, Spike and Angel battle it out for the cup. Spike points out that Angel's soul was forced upon him as a curse, but Spike fought for his because it was the right thing to do. Angel says he only did it so he could sleep with Buffy. Spike says that Angel has already chosen the side of evil by working at Wolfram & Hart. Angel retaliates that it is a lot more complicated than Spike thinks, telling Spike that he (Spike) was always "a little simple". In the science lab, Gunn begins bleeding from the eyes, warning Fred not to trust Eve. He starts choking Eve, demanding to know who she really is. Fred tends to Eve, who starts crying and says that she knows what all the group think of her, but she's "not the bad guy."
Back in 1880, William fights Angelus for sleeping with Drusilla, whom he says belongs with him. As they trade blows, Angelus tells him that, among vampires, "There's no belongin' or deservin' any more. You can take what you want, have what you want, but nothin' is yours." He adds that William should take Drusilla if he wants her; William chooses to keep fighting.
At this point, the fight has become very personal for both vampires, and both do whatever they can to hurt the other (physically and emotionally). Spike lashes out at Angel, saying that even though Drusilla sired him, it was Angelus who made him a monster, that Angelus just wanted something in the world as bad as him, and goads Angel about his (Spike's) sexual past with Buffy. In turn, Angel laughs off Spike's claims that Spike is a hero, points out that Angelus simply opened the door to let the real Spike out, and dismisses Spike's past with Buffy, telling Spike "That's why Buffy never really loved you. Because you weren't me." Spike stakes Angel’s shoulder, saying he would have dusted Angel but he doesn’t want to hear Buffy complain. Spike grabs the cup and Angel tells him that it’s not a prize - it’s a burden: "Do you even really want it? Or is it that you just want to take something away from me?” “Bit of both,” Spike replies, drinking from the cup. His expression changes as he realizes the cup is filled with Mountain Dew. Angel returns to Wolfram & Hart with the news that the cup was a set-up; Sirk has disappeared. Gunn and Harmony regain consciousness, back to normal.
Back in Angel’s office, Eve tells everyone the Senior Partners temporarily fixed things. She says that they don’t know anything about Sirk's trick and are as angry as Angel is. Angel confesses to Gunn that Spike beat him because he wanted it more. "What if it means that…I’m not the one?" Angel wonders. Elsewhere in L.A., Eve enters an apartment and undresses while gloating to someone off-camera that Angel and Spike fell for the cup story and Sirk disappeared without the Senior Partners knowing anything. In addition, the gang is wondering if they can trust the Senior Partners. She crawls into bed and it is revealed that she is with a tattooed Lindsey McDonald. "Well...it’s a start," he replies.
Continuity[edit]
Angel tells Eve that a mysterious package was responsible for re-corporealizing Spike, much like the one that arrived in "Conviction" that caused Spike to materialize.
This episode reveals the first time that Spike and Angelus actually meet. This was never done in the previous seasons of Buffy or Angel as any other time they are on screen together, they already know each other.
Given Wesley's absence, this is the only episode of the series not to feature any of the members of Angel Investigations from the first season with the exception of Angel himself.
After Spike hits Angel across the room with the cross, he stands holding the cross as his skin burns and says, "You've never met the real me." This is the same thing he tells Buffy in the Season Seven episode "Never Leave Me" when he asks her to kill him.
Arc significance[edit]
Lindsey McDonald returns in the final moments of the episode, having not been seen since the Season Two episode "Dead End". He will go on to play an important role later in the season, and will appear in the series finale.
Spike regains corporeal form, courtesy of what will be revealed as Lindsey.
Cultural references[edit]
The Music Man: Eve's comment, "We've got trouble with a capital T, that rhymes with P, that stands for prophecy," is a nod to one of the songs from this musical.
Superman: Spike says that Angel is fighting for "Truth, Justice, and Soccer moms" in reference to Superman's "Truth, Justice, and The American Way".
In the Mouth of Madness: The dialogue between Gunn and Eve while a crazed man is coming towards them from behind a glass, carrying an axe, mirrors a similar scene in John Carpenter's movie.
Dead Kennedys: When Spike drives off toward Death Valley he is both seen and heard singing along to the single Too Drunk to Fuck in the car.
Production[edit]
Although credited, Alexis Denisof doesn't appear in this episode. This was due to his and Alyson Hannigan's wedding at the time of filming.[1] This is the only episode from which he is absent following his first Angel appearance in Season One's "Parting Gifts".
In the season retrospective, Joss Whedon says the battle between Angel and Spike in this episode is the highlight of the final season.[2] That battle, Scott McLaren argues, "succeeds in portraying an almost perfect balance between the concepts of the soul as existential metaphor and ontological reality." Since the Shanshu prophesy destines the ensouled vampire to a pivotal and dangerous role in the ultimate battle between good and evil, Spike and Angel's souls function both as "heavy burdens and precious baubles."[3]
Nancy Holder says this episode marks the transition from Spike's characterization as it was in the seventh season of Buffy to a new, "never-before seen" version, defined by his relationship with Angel instead of Buffy. When Angel tells Spike that "Buffy never really loved you, because you weren't me", and Spike responds with "Guess that means she was thinking about you all those time I was puttin' it to her", Holder says that Spike is "betraying all the soft emotion he had for her in his eagerness to deal Angel a blow." Rather than reacting out of love for Buffy, the new Spike cares only about putting down Angel.[4]
Adam Ward, the first assistant/focus puller, says the scenes at the abandoned Opera House were unexpectedly difficult to film. "It's one thing to see it on camera and another being on location in this theater that hasn't been used other than for film shots for decades. You get in there and the matter that floats around looks great on camera but you just don't want to breathe it in."[5]
Acting[edit]
Christian Kane returned as Lindsey McDonald in the last moment of the final scene of this episode, which Sarah Thompson describes as "a secret scene" that didn't appear in the original script. She says, "I heard rumors there was going to be a big reveal, but I didn't know what was going to happen. David Boreanaz was like, 'Maybe you're going to turn out to be a lizard.'" She received the scene in an envelope marked 'confidential' shortly before filming, with strict orders not to reveal Kane's return.[6]
Juliet Landau, excited to return to Angel, says, "this is a particularly fun episode... There are so many different colors and dimensions. Even though [Spike and I] are the villains and we are evil, there always has been this very sweet love story between us."[7]
Reception[edit]
The Parents Television Council filed a complaint against a WB station for the flashback sex scene in which Angel's hips can be seen "moving back and forth." The PTC was also disturbed by the "heavy breathing" in an earlier scene between Darla and Drusilla.[8] However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) later ruled that the scene was not indecent, as it was "brief, contained no nudity and was not sufficiently graphic or explicit to render the program patently offensive."[9]
This episode, which ran during sweeps, was praised by TV Guide for the writers' decision to finally make Spike corporeal again. Reviewer Matt Roush says this episode stands with "the best of Buffy."[10] Author Peter David agrees that the producers had perfect timing: "Just when we're getting sick of Spike as a ghost, suddenly, just like that, poof, he's not anymore."[11]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ 85842 ,00.html 1, "Hannigan and Denisof Find Love in the Whedonverse"
2.Jump up ^ Whedon, Joss. "Angel: The Final Season," Angel Season Five, 20th Century Fox DVD, Disk 6, 2004.
3.Jump up ^ McLaren, Scott, "The Evolution of Joss Whedon’s Vampire Mythology and the Ontology of the Soul", Slayage 18, retrieved 9/10/2007
4.Jump up ^ Holder, Nancy (2004), "Angel by the Numbers", in Glenn Yeffeth, Five Seasons of Angel, BenBella, p. 162, ISBN 1-932100-33-4
5.Jump up ^ DiLullo, Tara, Through the Lens: An Exclusive Interview with Adam Ward, CityOfAngel.com, retrieved 2007-09-20
6.Jump up ^ 85439 ,00.html 1, "'Angel's' Sarah Thompson Just Wants to Sing"
7.Jump up ^ 84754 ,00.html 1, "Landau Is 'Angel's' Queen of Flashbacks"
8.Jump up ^ 93835 ,00.html 1, "FCC Absolves 'Angel' of all Sins"
9.Jump up ^ Kirby, Kathleen A. (April 2005), Indecency Update, Wiley Rein LLP, retrieved 2007-09-20
10.Jump up ^ Roush, Matt (November 19, 2003), "Roush Dispatches", TV Guide, retrieved 2007-09-18
11.Jump up ^ David, Peter (November 22, 2003), COWBOY PETE'S TV ROUNDUP, VOLUME II, PeterDavid.net, retrieved 2007-09-20
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Harm's Way (Angel)
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"Harm's Way"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 9
Directed by
Vern Gillum
Written by
Elizabeth Craft
Sarah Fain
Production code
5ADH09
Original air date
January 14, 2004
Guest actors

Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Danielle Nicolet as Tamika
Jennifer Haworth as Brittany
Stacy Reed as Charlotte
David Gangler as Danny
Christopher Gehrman as Rudy
Brendan Hines as Eli
Bryce Mouer as Hot Guy
Olga Vilner as Vinji Leader
Nick Jaine as Sahrvin Leader

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"Harm's Way" is episode 9 of season 5 in the television show Angel.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Continuity
3 Cultural references
4 Trivia
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Harmony goes through her daily routine of getting up, leaving her small, but comfortable apartment, and going to work at Wolfram and Hart. Despite still being evil, she’s a lonely vamp dealing with being snubbed by her co-workers, and ignored by Angel and everyone else because of her past and continuing problems with the occupation of being not only a secretary, but a vampire too. She needs her pay check or otherwise she can't stay in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Angel and Gunn attempt to keep the peace between two demon tribes, before they decide to slaughter each other. Things change when Harmony, after an evening out with a one-night-stand, wakes up next to the dead body of the man who happens to be the mediator for the peace negotiations and all evidence points to her. Having disposed of the body, Harmony must keep one step ahead of Fred and the others who are looking for the culprit in an attempt to prove she was not the killer.
Eventually Harmony discovers it was a fellow vampire-secretary who framed her. Dealing with and ultimately staking her allows Harmony to unexpectedly calm the demonic factions (who wanted a sacrifice, any sacrifice) and save the day.
Spike decides to leave town to go to Europe to join Buffy now living there, but at the end, decides to stay.
Continuity[edit]
Harmony mentions that she was sired at her high school graduation, referring to the events of the Buffy Season 3 finale "Graduation Day, Part 2."
Harmony says that she is a 'right-biter', however in the previous episode, Destiny, she bites Spike from the left.
Apparently, Wolfram & Hart "owns" the police. However, throughout Season 1 and 2 of Angel, Kate makes it clear that the police despises Wolfram & Hart and everything they stand for.
Cultural references[edit]
Yoyodyne: Wolfram & Hart has ties to this fictional corporation, which first appeared in the novel V and has been referenced in many other works.
Alien: Wolfram & Hart has ties to Weyland-Yutani, a fictional corporation from the films.
News Corp: News Corp. is the parent company of Twentieth Century Fox Television, the studio that produces Angel.
Dixie Chicks: Fred asks Harmony if she wants to "grab some wine, jam to the Dixie Chicks." The Dixie Chicks are an all female country music trio; this country music group is very popular in Fred's native Texas.
Detroit Cobras: The song that plays as Harmony wakes up is "Hey Sailor" by Detroit Cobras.
Trivia[edit]
This is the second episode named after Harmony - the first was the Angel Season 2 episode Disharmony. She is the only character to have a second episode named after her.
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Soul Purpose (Angel)
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"Soul Purpose"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 10
Directed by
David Boreanaz
Written by
Brent Fletcher
Production code
5ADH10
Original air date
January 21, 2004
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Ciara Hughes as Blue Fairy
Rob Evors as Man
Jodi Harris as Woman
Carmen Nicole as Lana

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"Soul Purpose" is episode 10 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written by Brent Fletcher and it was the directorial debut of David Boreanaz, who plays Angel, and was originally broadcast on January 21, 2004 on the WB network. In "Soul Purpose", guest star Christian Kane returns as Lindsey McDonald, taking on the deceased Doyle's name in an attempt to convince Spike that he is the vampire champion mentioned in the Shanshu Prophecy. Meanwhile, Angel slips into a feverish hallucinative state in which he dreams that his destiny of redemption is claimed by Spike.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Continuity
3 Cultural references
4 Production 4.1 Acting
4.2 Writing
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
In Angel's dream, he relives the moment in which Spike drinks from the cup that signifies he is the champion referred to by the Shanshu Prophecy. In his dream, the cup isn't a fake, and radiance shines down on Spike, then incinerates Angel in the same way the amulet incinerated Spike when he sacrificed himself in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Lindsey approaches Spike at a strip club, implying he was responsible for Spike's return from the dead and his subsequent return to corporeality. Introducing himself as Doyle, Lindsey claims he has visions of people in trouble and that he had a vision of a girl who's about to get attacked in an alley. Spike tells him to go to Angel instead, but “Doyle” says that Angel is "working the other side of the tracks" now. Spike saves the girl, after which Lindsey suggests that Spike may be the new champion of The Powers That Be. The next night, Spike saves a couple from vampires, telling them, “I’m the hero.” Meanwhile at Wolfram & Hart, Wesley and Gunn present Angel with possible solutions to deal with an evil warlock, but Angel - weary of the "gray area" of morality in which he constantly finds himself - announces, “Let’s kill them all.” He then says that he’s just tired and the others tell him to go get some sleep.
In Angel's dream, Fred says, "Let’s take a look under the hood.” She cuts open Angel’s chest and starts pulling out his internal organs, including his “dried-up little walnut” of a heart. Fred also pulls out a strand of beads (which she puts on), some raisins (which she eats), and a license plate (which causes her to ask, “Came up the gulf stream, huh?” a la Jaws). She pulls out a fishbowl, calling the dead goldfish inside it Angel’s soul, and says that they’ll have to flush it and hands it to the bear standing next to her. Fred turns back to Angel and tells him that she can’t find anything wrong with him "...except that you’re empty. Just a shell. I think I can hear the ocean in there."
The next morning, Eve gives Wesley a fragment of a relic, saying the Senior Partners want to know what it is. Gunn arrives and announces that a vampire matching Spike's description has been out on the streets, saving people. Meanwhile, Angel is dreaming that Spike and Buffy are having sex in his bed. He wakes up and goes downstairs, where Gunn tells him to hurry or he will “miss it.” Angel joins the group of people in his office, staring out the windows at L.A. as it burns. Angel realizes what’s going on and heads towards the windows. “You’re blocking the apocalypse,” Harmony tells him. Wesley assures Angel that Spike will take care of it. Lorne suggests that Angel change his clothes, since there’s something on his shirt. Angel looks down to see a bloody stake sticking out of his heart. As Angel dreams in his room, a blue creature feeds off of his chest in the same spot as the stake in his dream. Fred holds out a cake with a picture of L.A. burning and the words “Way to go Spike!” written on it. Everyone sings, “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” and yells for Spike to give a speech. He talks about fulfilling his destiny to turn L.A. into utopia. A blue fairy floats in and sprinkles gold dust on Spike, making his heart beat again. As everyone cheers for Spike, Angel is suddenly a man staffing the mail cart.
In reality, Spike is at the spartan basement apartment that Lindsey provided for him, when Gunn and Wesley stop by. They tell him that if he wants to rescue people, Wolfram & Hart has resources that can help him. Spike declines the offer, saying Wolfram & Hart is the same evil law firm it’s always been. At Eve's apartment, Lindsey reminds Eve if the Senior Partners find out what they’re up to, they’ll kill him. Eve assures him that thanks to his tattoos, they won’t find him. Wesley and Gunn head back to Wolfram & Hart and tell Fred that Spike thinks they’ve sold out. Fred starts to go up to check on Angel, until Eve arrives, reminding her she is supposed to be testing the relic.
Angel is dreaming of Lorne dressed Old West-style, playing “My Darling Clementine” on a piano in Angel’s room. As Harmony (dressed like a Copacabana waitress) serves him a drink, Angel tells Lorne that everything hurts. "That’s life," Lorne says, "everything hurts, and then we die," though in Angel’s case, everything hurts and he lives forever. Lorne tells Angel to sing, but Angel can’t. Nearby, Fred, who’s at a table with Wesley and Gunn, says, “I told you he was empty.” Lorne tells Angel that the crowd is turning on him as Gunn snarls and hisses at Angel. Eve appears, noting that Angel is suffering. Lorne says that Angel still has something on his shirt, and Angel looks down to see the blue creature on his chest. He pulls it off, wakes up, and kills it. Eve tells him that he’s still dreaming but it’s almost over. She pulls a bigger blue creature out of the box she's holding and puts it on him. She watches while he struggles against it, then leaves. At Spike's apartment, Lindsey pretends to have a vision and tells Spike that he should take care of it.
Angel sits in a chair in the middle of a sunny field as the gang approach him. “You can stay as long as you like,” Wesley says. “Stay forever.” Angel says he’s not done with his job, but Wesley says that he can be if he wants to. Fred says that he’ll be fine - he just has to stop caring. Suddenly, the four of them throw their heads back and scream.
In Angel’s room, Spike grabs the blue creature and kills it. “No need to thank me,” he tells Angel. “Just helping the helpless.” Later, the gang and Eve gather in Angel’s room and Wesley explains that the creature was a parasite which makes the host oblivious to its presence and causes hallucinations. If Spike hadn’t killed it, Angel might have been trapped in a vegetative state. Angel says Eve put the parasite on him - after Eve put the second parasite on him, she changed her clothes so that Angel wouldn’t remember her being there for real, but she didn’t change her earrings. He notes that Eve is playing her own game and wonders what the Senior Partners would say if they knew. Eve says that they’re all just blaming her for their problems when they should really be looking within the group. The group glares at her until she leaves.
Continuity[edit]
Spike's storyline deliberately parallels Angel's storyline in the Season 1 premiere, City Of.
Spike met the real Doyle when he visited Los Angeles to retrieve the Gem of Amarra, but never actually learned his name, allowing Lindsey's ruse to work.
Lindsey dresses in clothes resembling Doyle's when posing as him.
Spike simultaneously stakes two vampires with concealed stakes from his sleeves, reminiscent of Angel's tactic.
Much like when Numero Cinco stopped being a hero, in Angel's dream world he becomes the new Wolfram and Hart mailman
Cultural references[edit]
Jaws: In a nightmare scene, Fred extracts a license plate from Angel's chest, a reference to this film.
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song): In the same nightmare scene, Fred extracts Angel's soul represented as a dead goldfish in a fishbowl.
Pinocchio: In another nightmare scene, Spike is transformed into a "real boy" by a blue fairy, as in Disney's version of the fairy tale.
Miami Vice: Spike calls Wesley and Gunn "Crockett and Tubbs", the main characters from this 1980s television series.
Star Wars: Spike responds to Wesley's request to join them by calling him 'Mr Vader' and saying that he will not 'join the evil empire'
Superman: Lindsey says that Spike hasn't "sewn a big red S on his chest, but he's getting there." Angel's predicament in this episode is similar to Superman's in the comic book story For the Man Who Has Everything.
Gypsy: Lorne tells Angel to 'sing out, Louise'.
M*A*S*H: The singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow" to Spike by other members of Team Angel and Wolfram & Hart employees, followed by shouts of "speech". This is reminiscent of the same song being sung in episodes of M*A*S*H by officers, followed by the shouts of "speech" in celebration of a main hero in an episode. It was common in episodes of M*A*S*H for this to take place after a commercial break (blackout) as it does in this Angel episode.
Production[edit]
This episode was directed by actor David Boreanaz, who plays Angel. Adam Ward, the first assistant/focus puller, says although Boreanaz "didn't have the cinematographer's vernacular", he was able to accurately describe how he wanted the scenes to look to director of photography Ross Berryman, doing a "phenomenal job" for his directorial debut.[1] In an interview with Sci Fi Weekly, Boreanaz says some of his original ideas for this episode needed to be "toned down" by executive producer Jeffrey Bell: "I had to remind myself that I am shooting an Angel show and not this crazy, cinematic, swooping thing"[2] although producer Kelly Manners "really allowed me the opportunity to do some things a first time director wouldn't normally be allowed to do."[3] Of the experience, Boreanaz says, "I've always been fascinated with the camera and the movement and communicating with other actors. Directing is really about telling someone to put applesauce on the table...And some people know how to do it, and some people don't."[4]
The dream scenes in this episode were filmed at high speed and then slowed down in post-production. Boreanaz says, "It's pretty introspective of what's going on in Angel's mind...It's more of his perspective of what's going on, we don't know what's real and what's not real." The scene in which Fred performs surgery on Angel is done with a prosthetic torso;[3] Amy Acker says that scene was her personal "highlight of the season."
Boreanaz had just had reconstructive surgery on the ACL of his left knee, which is why he spends most of this episode immobilized in bed.[3]
According to the DVD commentary, the production of the "big parasite" cost $80,000.
Acting[edit]
Although Angel dreams about Buffy, the actress who portrays her is not Sarah Michelle Gellar. The dialogue is snippets taken from the Buffy episode "The Prom".
Writing[edit]
News of Christian Kane's return was leaked over the internet before this episode aired,[5] but writer Brent Fletcher explains that they had anticipated this. While they were filming, Lindsey refers to himself as Shawn instead of Doyle;[3] Kane re-dubbed his lines during ADR. "If you watch my lips I’m not saying ’Doyle’", Kane says, "I’m saying Joey or whatever it was."[6]
Reception[edit]
Angel's dream in which he sees Spike making love to Buffy was "so fake it's embarrassing they even tried it," an Angel guidebook complains; the obvious stunt double and use of overdubbing emphasizes rather than masks Sarah Michelle Gellar's absence from the show.[7]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ DiLullo, Tara, Through the Lens: An Exclusive Interview with Adam Ward, CityOfAngel.com, retrieved 2007-09-20
2.Jump up ^ Lee, Patrick (February 2, 2004), At 100 (episodes), Angel bites into a new future while remembering the past, Sci Fi Weekly, retrieved 2007-09-24
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d Bratton, Kristy, ANGEL Season Five DVD Collection REVIEW, retrieved 2007-10-22
4.Jump up ^ Season Five Episode Guide: Soul Purpose, BBC, retrieved 2007-09-24
5.Jump up ^ Ritchie, Jeff, Angel Takes the Cake: Celebrating the 100th Episode, retrieved 2007-10-23
6.Jump up ^ Christian Kane - Horror-web.com Interview, 2004-04-18, retrieved 2007-10-23
7.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2004), Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel, ECW Press, pp. 93–94, ISBN 1-55022-654-1
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Damage (Angel)
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"Damage"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 11
Directed by
Jefferson Kibbee
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Drew Goddard
Production code
5ADH11
Original air date
January 28, 2004
Guest actors

Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Navi Rawat as Dana
Jasmine Di Angelo as Young Dana
David Brouwer as Stock Boy
Kevin Quigley as Dr. Rabinaw
Alex S. Alexander as Carol
Rebecca Metz as Young Nurse
Michael Krawic as Vernon the Creepy Psychic
Mesan Anderson as Swat Team #1
William Stanford Davis as Security Guard
Mike Hungerford as Dock Worker
Debbie McLeod as Real Estate Agent

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"Damage" is episode 11 of season 5 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network. In this episode, Angel calls on the Watchers' Council for help in tracking down a psychotic vampire slayer named Dana, who was tortured by a serial killer as a child.


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2 Continuity
3 Cultural references
4 External links

Plot[edit]
At Wolfram & Hart, Harmony tells Angel that there was a mix-up with a girl named Dana's medication at a psychiatric hospital, and no longer sedated, she broke down her door, killed several people, and escaped. At the hospital, Dr. Rabinaw tells Angel and Spike that Dana had been kidnapped and tortured for months when she was ten, by the man who killed her family. Recently, she gained incredible strength. Angel realizes Dana — like Buffy — is a vampire Slayer, activated by the events in the Buffy series finale.
Wesley asks Giles to send “his top guy” to take care of Dana, which turns out to be Andrew Wells. He updates the group on how Willow activated every potential "Slayer of the Vampyrs"; when Wesley wonders how the Slayers will be trained now that the Watcher’s Council is gone, Andrew explains that Giles and some “Sunnydale alum” have been taking care of it.
As Spike heads off to look for Dana, Angel follows Lorne's suggestion to visit Dana's childhood home with a psychic. The psychic flashes back to Dana’s abduction and her family’s murder; the smell of molasses and a basement is “where her pain lives,” he says. Meanwhile, Dana goes to the basement of the building where she was held captive, flashing back to her torturer injecting her with various drugs. When she looks up at his face, it’s Spike.
Andrew catches up with Spike, and updates him on the Scoobies’ activities - Xander’s in Africa, Willow and Kennedy are in Brazil, Buffy and Dawn are in Rome, and everyone else is in England. Andrew guesses that Buffy doesn’t know Spike is alive and wonders why he didn’t tell her. When Spike follows the scent of blood into Dana's trap, Andrew tries unsuccessfully to shoot Dana with a tranquilizer gun. Spike chases Dana to the basement, where she starts repeating what her torturer once said to her. Dana, channeling Nikki, recognizes Spike as William the Bloody. Before he can explain that she’s dreaming of other Slayers, she injects him with a sedative. At Wolfram & Hart, Fred and the team realize the smell of molasses indicates Dana was held in a distillery, and send a tactical team to search abandoned distilleries.
Back in the basement, Spike awakens to discover that Dana has cut off his hands. She tells Spike he can’t hurt her anymore, but when he insists she’s thinking of someone else she finally remembers who her torturer really was. Angel arrives, tells Dana her real torturer is dead, and knocks her out with a tranquilizer dart. Spike is taken to the hospital to have his hands reattached. Later, Andrew tells Angel because Dana is a Slayer, she belongs in the care of the new Council. This goes against Angel's intentions to have her treated in his own W&H facilities. Andrew says none of the Scoobies -- implicitly emphasizing Buffy, who, he points out, gives him his orders—trust Angel now that he works at Wolfram & Hart. “Don’t fool yourself… we’re not on the same side,” When Angel presses the issue, a group of slayers come out of hiding and Andrew makes it clear that they will take Dana by force if necessary. In the end Dana is taken away with Andrew.
Angel visits Spike at the hospital, where Spike admits he’s never thought much about what being evil means, he only ever killed for the rush and enjoyment of the act, he then states that he never once looked his victims in the eye. At which Angel replies that Angelus could never stop staring into his victims, for him it was always about the evil of the act. He and Angel note that they were innocent victims once, too. Spike says Dana is like them - someone turned her into a monster.
Continuity[edit]
It has been six months since the events of the Buffy episode "Chosen".
The events of this episode are a result of the actions in the Buffy series finale, in which Willow turned every Potential on Earth into a Slayer.
When Dana and Spike fight, she channels the Chinese Slayer; his line "Sorry love, I don't speak Chinese," is a repeat of the line he said just before killing the Chinese Slayer during the flashbacks to the Boxer Rebellion in "Fool for Love". Dana's memories of Nikki Wood and Spike's killing of her were also first seen in "Fool for Love", though further memories of Nikki's death were explored in the Buffy season seven episode "Lies My Parents Told Me".
Andrew's storytelling persona resurfaces in this episode. It was previously seen in "Storyteller", including his pronunciation of the word "vampyre".
When Andrew is describing the effects of Willow's spell, it appears that Angel, Wesley, Gunn, Lorne, and Fred were all unaware of the spell's vast effects, and even of its existence in the first place; none of them knew that all of the Potentials were activated as Slayers.
It is known that the Scoobies are collecting and organizing the Slayers. Giles is training new Slayers, Willow and Kennedy are still a couple and are in South America, Xander is in Africa, and Buffy is in Rome, with Dawn in "Italian School".
It is revealed that, because of their newfound affiliation with Wolfram & Hart, the Scooby Gang no longer deems the Angel Investigations team trustworthy. Knowing that Buffy and the others didn't trust him may have contributed to Angel's attitude in You're Welcome.
Cultural references[edit]
Parasite Eve: Lorne invokes this novel/movie/video game franchise when speaking about Eve.
The Lord of the Rings: Andrew is shocked to see Spike alive, and draws parallels between what happened to Gandalf.
Star Trek: The Original Series: Andrew calls Angel "Uhura" and tells him to "check the viewscreen," in reference to the communications officer on the Enterprise.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: In describing Dana's escape, Harmony says "A girl over in the nuthouse went all cuckoo's nest."
Star Wars: In one scene Andrew says "Yoda knows who" instead of "God knows who."
X-Men: In one scene Andrew mentions that Buffy is in Europe training Slayers and giving them "...the full X-Men minus the crappy third act."
White Zombie: The scene where Dana steps out of the convenience store after the security guard pulls a gun on her the music of White Zombie is playing in the background. The song is called "Blood, Milk, and Sky".
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You're Welcome (Angel)
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"You're Welcome"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 12
Directed by
David Fury
Written by
David Fury
Production code
5ADH12
Original air date
February 4, 2004
Guest actors

Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Sarah Thompson as Eve

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"You're Welcome" is the twelfth episode of season five of the television show Angel. Written and directed by David Fury, it is the 100th episode of the series, and originally broadcast on February 4, 2004 on the WB network. In "You're Welcome", former series regular Charisma Carpenter returns as a guest star, when the character of Cordelia Chase miraculously awakens from her coma. It is her duty to put Angel, who has recently been feeling ineffective at fighting the powers of darkness, back on the right path. Meanwhile, Angel's old enemy Lindsey McDonald has resurfaced and is plotting revenge. The episode features the death and final onscreen appearance of Cordelia.
The episode was written to reinforce the show's earlier themes, and examine the evolution of the characters in the show's one hundred episodes. Sarah Michelle Gellar was originally scripted to return as Buffy Summers, but when she could not appear, it instead focused on rounding off the character of Cordelia. The episode proved generally popular with critics, who praised Charisma Carpenter's final performance as Cordelia and the sense of resolution for the character.


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2 Production 2.1 Writing
3 Cast
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
In a hospital room, Cordelia jolts out of her coma after experiencing a vision of the symbols painted on Eve's apartment door and tattooed on Lindsey's (Christian Kane) chest. Angel elaborates on his decision to resign from his position of CEO of Wolfram & Hart's L.A. office, saying instead of ridding the world of evil, they are now negotiating with, or for, evil. As Gunn argues that quitting may incur dire consequences, he is interrupted by a phone call from the hospital, with the news that Cordelia has awoken from her coma.
Angel and Wesley arrive at Cordelia's hospital room and see a woman's body lying in bed, partially covered by drapes (head not visible), who they assume is Cordelia. When Angel calls out her name, Cordelia suddenly appears from the opposite side of the room saying, "Yep, that chick's in rough shape. You'd think they'd give Miss One-Foot-in-the-Grave her own room." She then closes the drapes.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Cordelia asks after Conner, which surprises Angel, who thought he was the only one to remember his son. Cordy later reveals the vision that woke her from the coma showed Angel in grave danger. Eve enters, despite being banned, saying Angel has no control over the liaison for the Senior Partners. Meanwhile, Spike complains to Lindsey (who is impersonating Doyle) that the deranged slayer Lindsey/Doyle sent him after ended up chopping off his hands. Lindsey/Doyle reveals he also had one of his hands cut off.
Angel finds Cordelia watching an Angel Investigations commercial Doyle (Glenn Quinn) recorded more than four years earlier, shortly before his death and she notes Doyle gave his life to guarantee that Angel kept fighting. She subtly quotes Doyle's final words about the fight against evil: "I get that now." Cordelia accuses Angel of letting Wolfram & Hart seduce him with glamor and power, but Angel says he took the job only so his son Connor could have a happy, stable life. Later, Cordelia apologizes to Wesley (Alexis Denisof) for killing Lilah while under Jasmine's control. She finds the strange symbols from her vision in a book, and Wesley recognizes them as runes to protect and conceal, effective against modern surveillance. In the basement of W&H, Lindsey (invisible to the guards monitoring the video screens) passes into a restricted area. He uses a crystal as a key, allowing an underground tank to rise.
Spike bites Cordelia until Angel fights him off. Spike explains he was tasting whether she was evil, as his source claimed. Angel questions the source, and Spike says it was "Doyle", the tattooed man who gets visions from the Powers That Be. Angel confronts Eve, suggesting she is working with the Doyle impersonator who has been manipulating Spike. Harmony says, being "technically evil", she doesn't mind torturing Eve, after which Eve quickly confesses Lindsey is activating a fail-safe left by the Senior Partners specifically designed to destroy Angel. When Spike unwittingly mentions "Doyle" had a hand chopped off, Angel deduces that "Doyle" is in fact former W&H crony Lindsey McDonald. Wesley says he and Fred will perform a spell to counter-act Lindsey's tattoos, while the others attempt to disable the fail-safe.
In the rooms below, Angel battles Lindsey, who is wreathed in protective strength from his tattooed runes. Cordelia throws Angel a katana; while Angel and Lindsey sword-fight she removes the crystal from the control panel, causing the fail-safe to descend into the floor. Wesley and Fred perform a spell that causes Lindsey's tattoos to float off of his body, leaving him unprotected from detection by the Senior Partners. Lindsey is sucked upwards into a portal.
Upstairs, Angel is left alone with Cordelia, who confesses that the Powers That Be owed her one. Angel says he doesn't understand and she said she got what she wanted. Cordelia tells Angel that she is now on a different path and must leave. She heads out the door but then runs back to Angel, and they kiss passionately. This was their first real kiss, though they did kiss while under a mystical influence in the Season 3 episode Waiting in the Wings. A ringing telephone interrupts, and as Angel picks up the receiver after Cordelia sadly tells him he needs to, Cordelia says, "Oh, and you're welcome." The voice on the phone says that Cordelia has died. Angel's office is suddenly empty; Cordelia has vanished. Angel realizes Cordelia never awoke from her coma. He hangs up the telephone and says, "Thank you."
Production[edit]
The fight scene between Lindsey and Angel in the underground chamber, which took three days to film, was written by Steven S. DeKnight.[1] Christian Kane, who went through two-and-a-half months of sword training for his role in Secondhand Lions, approached the writers to see if they could work his new skills into the episode;[2] Kane ended up performing his own stunts for the sword fight sequence, including wire work.[3] He also did his own stunts for the scene when Lindsey moves through the lasers in the tunnel, which were not CGI, but actual lasers.[1] During the fight scene between Eve and Harmony, Sarah Thompson says Mercedes McNab slapped her accidentally. "She was... so worried she'd hurt me but it actually worked well for the take because I reacted by really screaming," Thompson says.[1]
David Boreanaz had just had knee surgery prior to filming, so writer David Fury did his best to keep Angel sitting down as much as possible.[4] Fury used tight camera angles during Spike's apartment scene with Lindsey to disguise the fact that the same set was used earlier for the opening teaser. "Everything is a bit contained; the reason is if I turn around, this is where they found the dead nuns," Fury explains.[1]
Writing[edit]
Joss Whedon says he used the 100th episode to reinforce the "mission statement" of the show,[5] as well as assess where the characters are now compared to how they began. Whedon explains this episode presents an ideal opportunity to - through Cordelia, who was "there at the beginning" - ask of Angel, "Where are you now? Where were you when you started and where are you now and how do you feel about that?"[6] The return to the show's "original concerns" is echoed by the flashback to Doyle's first season advertisement; Sara Upstone points out aerial images of Los Angeles reappear at the same time Cordelia tells Angel "You forgot who you are," bringing back the show's link to the city.[7] This episode, written as a stand-alone as per the network's request, also sets up a critical plot-thread for the season arc that "will begin to reveal itself toward the end of the season," Whedon says.[8] The character of Buffy Summers was originally intended to appear in the 100th episode to get Angel 'back on track', but Sarah Michelle Gellar had other obligations. Writer/director David Fury explains that since "we couldn't get Sarah", the episode was instead written for Cordelia Chase. He adds, "This turned out to be a Godsend because Charisma was fantastic."[9] In the original script, Fury wrote a conversation between Wesley and Angel while driving to the hospital that set up Cordelia as a possible vegetable. The scene was never shot because "the shock of seeing her up and around after a 9-month coma was enough. We just didn't want to tip it too soon," says Fury.[1]
Christian Kane was genuinely upset when an addition by Joss Whedon in the script called for Angel to refer to Lindsey as a "tiny Texan." Although born in Texas, Kane identifies as a "Sooner" and "I'm stronger than David, bigger than David, I'm just shorter." Kane says Joss "likes to take shots at me. He's like, 'I can't build this character up too much without cutting his nuts just a little bit.'"[2]
Cast[edit]
Carpenter says she was satisfied with the way her character left the show, as she feels Cordelia's story has been fully resolved.[10] Creator Joss Whedon agreed, saying, "In seven years, we'd sort of run through our course of [the] character and didn't want to start just doing hollow riffs on what we'd done."[11] Since Whedon suspected this season would be the last, Carpenter says, "we didn't want to just leave Cordelia in a coma..this would be a very big story left untold."[12] Carpenter says the 100th episode was a momentous time to have her character die,[10] calling it "bittersweet...a love letter to Cordelia."[5] David Fury agrees: "It's a beautiful farewell to Charisma for the series."[1]
Actor Christian Kane says he had a difficult time calling himself 'Doyle' because he felt on some level he was masquerading as deceased Glenn Quinn. "It was a very awkward situation for me and David because we were close to Glenn," says Kane. "I didn't know how the fans were going to react to it."[1] Kane says the memory of Quinn upset Boreanaz: "I could see it in his eyes... it’s got to be a tough deal for him." However, Kane thinks that "Joss is brilliant because he used that. How do you turn me and David against each other? You really can’t because we’re such close friends. So to use that for Angel and Lindsey, I think has a little bit of brilliance to it. It’s kind of sick...but it did the job."[13] David Fury adds, "I think [the fans] appreciated it from the standpoint that we were honoring him. That Doyle's not a forgotten piece of this world."[1]
Reception[edit]
This episode was rated as one of the series' top five episodes in a poll done by Angel Magazine.[14] TV Guide praised Charisma Carpenter's "blithe comic delivery";[15] the BBC noted that Carpenter's return elevated the script from "merely great to something close to awesome," but griped because the show's tight budget left Lindsey's activation of the fail-safe an "unfulfilled promise."[11]
Reaction to the death of long-time character Cordelia was generally positive. After being disgusted by Cordelia's fourth season arc, which she claims "destroyed Cordy's character and viewer trust", author Jennifer Crusie applauds this episode. "The writers play fair," she says, "foreshadowing the Gotcha to come" - Cordelia is in a private room, yet hastily draws the curtains around a bed-ridden roommate, and remarks to Angel that she understands why Doyle used his "last breath to make sure [Angel] kept fighting." Rather than undercutting the emotional impact of the story, the twist of Cordelia's tragic ending reinforces and honors her character. "She is...our Cordy again," Crusie says.[16] Cordelia exits the series "needed, loved, and wanted"; her final words are "You're welcome," Janine R. Harrison argues, because "she knows her worth."[17]
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4.Jump up ^ Fury, David, "You're Welcome" (Commentary with David Fury), Angel: Season Five on DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 2004.
5.^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Patrick (February 2, 2004), At 100 (episodes), Angel bites into a new future while remembering the past, Sci Fi Weekly, retrieved 2007-09-26
6.Jump up ^ Pierce, Scott D. (Feb 4, 2004), Don't miss Angel, Deseret Morning News, retrieved 10-4-2007
7.Jump up ^ Upstone, Sara (2005), ""LA's got it all": Hybridity and Otherness in Angels Postmodern City", in Stacey Abbott, Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off With a Soul, I.B.Tauris, p. 110, ISBN 1-85043-839-0, retrieved 10-11-2007
8.Jump up ^ Villanueva, Annabelle (Jan 30, 2004), Angel 100th episode: Hell's Angel, Hollywood Reporter, retrieved 2007-10-29
9.Jump up ^ Jozic, Mike, "Week 6; David Fury" Mikejozic.com (September, 2004).
10.^ Jump up to: a b "Interview with Charisma Carpenter", E! News, 2004-02-06, retrieved 2007-09-26
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12.Jump up ^ Coleridge, Daniel R. (2004-02-05), "Why Angel Lacks Charisma", TV Guide, retrieved 2007-09-26
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14.Jump up ^ Top Angel episodes, BBC, 18 January 2005, retrieved 2007-10-16
15.Jump up ^ Roush, Matt, "Roush Dispatches", TV Guide, retrieved 2007-09-26
16.Jump up ^ Crusie, Jennifer (2004), "The Assassination of Cordelia Chase", in Glenn Yeffeth, Five Seasons of Angel, Dallas: Benbella Books, pp. 194–196, ISBN 1-932100-33-4
17.Jump up ^ Harrison, Janine R. (2005), "Gender Politics in Angel: Traditional vs. Non-Traditional Corporate Climates", in Stacey Abbott, Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off With a Soul, I.B.Tauris, p. 128, ISBN 1-85043-839-0, retrieved 10-8-2007
External links[edit]
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"Why We Fight"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 13
Directed by
Terrence O'Hara
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Drew Goddard
Production code
5ADH13
Original air date
February 18, 2004
Guest actors

Eyal Podell as Sam Lawson
Lindsey Ginter as Commander Petrie
Scott Klace as Fury
Roy Werner as Heinreich
Bradley Snedeker as Tyler
Mikey Day as O'Shea
Matt Goodwin as Hodge
Camden Toy as Prince of Lies
Bart McCarthy as Nostroyev
Nick Spano as Spinelli

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"Why We Fight" is episode 13 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Sam Lawson, a mysterious man from Angel's past, arrives at Wolfram & Hart and takes Wesley, Fred and Gunn hostage. In a flashback to 1943, it is revealed that Angel was forcibly recruited by the Demon Research Initiative to recover a captured German U-boat with American sailors on board. The ship also has a secret cargo of three vampires: Spike, the Prince of Lies, and Nostroyev, who were kidnapped by a Nazi team. The submarine is damaged, and Lawson, the only surviving engineer, is mortally wounded. In order to save the rest of the crew, Angel makes Lawson a vampire (seemingly the only one he sired since 1898) and forces both Lawson and Spike out of the submarine to swim to shore. Sixty years later, Lawson seeks out Angel for revenge.


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1 Plot
2 Acting
3 Writing 3.1 Arc significance
3.2 Continuity
3.3 Cultural references
4 External links

Plot[edit]


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It is 1943, and a submarine is moving through the Atlantic Ocean as its crew begins to panic. An officer named Lawson issues orders to the crew as their captain is suddenly grabbed and killed by an unseen creature.
In the present, Angel's team discusses the fact that Eve has vanished. Wesley is concerned about her threats of revenge, but Gunn thinks that the Senior Partners will take care of her for them. Angel wants to make sure that Lindsey is being punished as well, but Gunn notes that the white room is still empty, so they no longer have a link to the Senior Partners. The team is surprised that Angel is letting them go before midnight on a Friday, but, since they all still have work to do, they agree to meet up again in a few hours for another discussion. They split up as Lawson arrives in the building. Later, Fred encounters him in the science lab and is disturbed that he knows her name. She casually backs away, but he warns her that if she runs, he will have to stop her. He tells her that he is an old friend of Angel from "back when he was in his patriotic phase."
Back in 1943, a brooding Angel is sitting alone in a New York City apartment when a group of military officers armed with stakes burst inside. One of them represents a new agency, the Demon Research Initiative, and their goal is to recruit Angel to join the war effort. They need his assistance to rescue a German prototype submarine that has been commandeered by the American military (the submarine seen earlier). The crew ran into trouble on the way home and is now trapped in enemy territory. No human soldier can reach the sub because of the extreme cold and pressure at the bottom of the ocean (conditions that pose no threat to a vampire). Angel is initially resistant to participating, but it soon becomes clear that he has no real choice.
In the sub, Lawson and his surviving shipmates are barricaded into a small section of the submarine, temporarily safe but unable to control the submarine. As they evaluate their options, they are alarmed to hear a clanging sound in the tubes until Lawson recognizes it as Morse code: an SOS signal. They open the tube and discover Angel inside.
In the present, Lawson captures Wesley as he attempts to help Fred. On the submarine, Angel asks for the captain and is informed that he is dead and that Lawson is now in charge. Angel issues an order and provides a verification code to assure the crew that he is on their side. He heads for the hatch to confront the creature and comes face-to-face with a dark-haired Spike, clad in a black leather Nazi jacket. "Angelus," Spike remarks. "They'll let anyone in here." Angel disbelievingly asks Spike if he is a Nazi; Spike says that he just ate one and took his jacket. Spike assumes that Angel was grabbed by the S.S. the same way he was - at a "free virgin blood party."
Spike introduces Angel to the two other recently freed prisoners, vampires named Nostroyev and the Prince of Lies. When Spike learns that several humans are still alive, he wants to kill them; Angel forbids killing the humans because they need the crew to get back to the surface ("We're underwater?" asks a confused Prince of Lies). Spike tries to prove that he can steer them out, but he just sets off an alarm. When Nostroyev insists upon killing all but one of the crew, Angel kills him. When Angel reiterates his demand that no humans be killed, Spike gives him the two-fingered salute and a "Heil Hitler."
In the present, Lawson confronts Angel in his office. Angel recognizes him and learns that Lawson has been keeping tabs on him over the past 60 years. Back on the sub, Angel introduces the crew to Spike and the Prince of Lies, telling them to put the vamps to work. Angel and Lawson move the dead crew members out of the way as Lawson says that he is not sure how to feel about Spike being there, since he killed the captain. Angel reminds him that they have to follow orders and bring the sub in. Lawson replies that "there's a difference between orders and purpose." He can handle dying, as long as it is for a greater purpose. Angel tells him that the job they do will help win the war, so they need to work together.
In the present, Lawson asks Angel if he only did what he did on the sub for himself. He wants to understand "why we do what we do." Angel attacks Lawson and starts to stake him with a coffee table leg, but Lawson asks if he really wants to do that. Angel reminds him that the last time they saw each other, Angel promised he would kill Lawson the next time they met. Lawson says that he would never come to Angel without having something up his sleeve. He takes Angel to a conference room, where Angel sees that Wesley, Fred, and Gunn are all tied up and standing on office chairs. Lawson explains that the gang have wire around their necks, so if they get knocked off their chairs, they will be decapitated.
Back on the sub, the crew takes command of the submarine while Spike complains to Angel that he wants to steer the sub and be addressed as "Captain." Angel puts him to work and tries to assure Lawson that he can control Spike. They two hear screaming from the next room and rush over to discover that the Prince of Lies is beating up the captured Nazi. He and Lawson try to get the Prince of Lies away from the Nazi, but Angel has to stake him to stop him. Angel has to explain to Lawson that the Prince of Lies was a vampire. Spike points out that the Prince of Lies was holding a report in German and demands that the Nazi tell them what it contains. Lawson translates an impromptu interrogation while Spike "menaces" the Nazi officer, who reveals that the Nazis have been doing experiments on vampires, trying to learn how to control them. The Nazis eventually plan to use the controlled vampires in the Nazi army. Spike is furious about what the Nazis are doing, and assumes that the Americans have similar plans. Accordingly, Spike reiterates his desire to kill the crew, but Angel and Lawson stop him. Lawson insists that the Americans would never experiment on vampires or try to control them, saying: "You don't win a war by doing whatever it takes. You win by doing what's right." Angel tells Spike to burn the report, which he does (while singing "God Save the King"), much to the dismay of the Nazi officer. By this time, Spike has figured out that Angel is playing both sides, and expresses both surprise and respect for the move.
They hear an explosion, and a distracted Spike accidentally sets his clothes on fire instead of burning up the whole report. Enemy destroyers are spotted and the crew tries the submarine, but after more explosions the sub is rendered motionless. The sub starts taking on water and Angel helps fix the pipes to stop the flow. As Spike notes that the Nazi has disappeared, Lawson looks for his screwdriver. He turns around and the Nazi stabs him in the stomach with the missing screwdriver. Angel tries to get the dying Lawson to tell him how to get the sub home. Lawson says that he is the only one who is capable of doing what needs to be done. Angel vamps out and bites Lawson, then makes Lawson drink from him. Angel heads back to the main room and tells the crew to get ready to surface. The newly-sired Lawson repairs the sub and thanks Angel. However, he now wants to eat the rest of the crew, since he and Angel do not need them anymore. Angel takes Lawson to the main room and forces him to leave the sub, and swim the 20 miles to dry land. He warns him that the sun will come up in 8 hours, and tells him that if he ever sees him again, he will kill him. As Lawson leaves the sub. Spike laughs at Angel's actions, telling him that he is "still a dick," and is irritated when Angel also forces him to leave.
In the present, Angel tells Lawson that he never wanted to sire Lawson, but Lawson notes that it seems fair to sacrifice his life to help the Americans. Angel tells him that killing the gang will not change the past; Lawson says that it will hurt Angel, which might be enough for him. "It never is," Angel replies. They fight, and Lawson accuses Angel of making him nothing because Angel gave him a little bit of his soul. Lawson tries to stake Angel, who turns the stake around so it is pointing at him. "Go on, Chief. Give me a mission," Lawson says. Angel stakes him. The next day, Spike goes to Angel's office, explaining that Fred filled him in on the events of the previous night. He thinks that Lawson was there for revenge, but Angel says that he came there for "a reason."
Acting[edit]
This is Alexis Denisof's 100th Buffyverse episode as "Wesley Wyndam-Pryce," dating back to Buffy's 3rd season.
Camden Toy, who plays the Prince of Lies, previously appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer on several occasions. He portrayed one of the 'Gentlemen' on the season four episode, Hush and the flesh-eating demon Gnarl in season seven's Same Time, Same Place. He also had a recurring role throughout season seven as the "Ubervamp."
Writing[edit]
Arc significance[edit]
At the beginning of the episode when everyone is discussing Eve and Lindsey, it is hinted that Gunn's brain upgrade is starting to fade away. This will play a major part in the next three episodes.
Continuity[edit]
Contrary to Lawson's insistence, a significant portion of the Initiative's work eventually involves capturing vampires and demons and experimenting on them, attempting to develop a race of supersoldiers to use as military tools. When Spike is captured by the Initiative in "The Initiative", he asks a fellow prisoner the identity of the captors who mean to conduct experiments on them, specifically guessing that either "the government" or "the Nazis" are involved.
After the incident on the submarine, Spike and Angel won't meet again until Spike comes to Sunnydale in "School Hard".
During the episode, Angel says, "I'm not getting trapped at the bottom of the sea," and Spike says, "I'm not getting experimented on by his (the American) government." In "The Initiative", the Initiative place a chip in Spike's brain, and in "Tomorrow", Connor traps Angel in a box and sinks him in the Pacific Ocean.
Gunn's "brain upgrade" begins to wear out in this episode, evident in the beginning of the episode where he stammers during the meeting.
Angel states that Lawson is the only vampire he sired after getting his soul.
Cultural references[edit]
Why We Fight: The episode title is taken from the name of a famous series of American World War II-era propaganda films produced by Frank Capra, explaining the reasons the US was involved in the war.
Captain America: One of the sailors mentions the patriotic comic book character. Captain America was first introduced in 1940 and was popular throughout World War II. The sailor is quite surprised upon finding out that Steve Rogers and Captain America are the same person.
The Prince of Lies' appearance, including his posture, movement, and dress, is modeled on that of Count Orlok in Murnau's Nosferatu, the first film (albeit unauthorised) adaptation of Dracula.
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"Smile Time"
Angel episode
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Puppet Angel

Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 14
Directed by
Ben Edlund
Teleplay by
Ben Edlund
Story by
Ben Edlund
Joss Whedon
Production code
5ADH14
Original air date
February 18, 2004
Guest actors

Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Jenny Mollen as Nina Ash
Marc Vann as Dr. Sparrow
David Fury as Gregor Framkin
Ridge Canipe as Tommy
Jenny Vaughn Campbell as Tommy's Mother
Abigail Mavity as Hannah

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"Smile Time" is episode 14 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Ben Edlund, with story by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on February 18, 2004 on the WB network. It was nominated for and won several honors and spawned its own toy line.
In "Smile Time", Angel goes to the studio of a popular show after learning they are stealing the life forces of children, where he triggers a spell that transforms him into a puppet. While Angel and company try to reverse the spell and save the lives of hundreds of children, werewolf Nina declares her romantic intentions towards Angel and Gunn discovers his given knowledge of the law leaving his mind.


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1 Plot
2 Acting
3 Production details 3.1 Arc significance
3.2 Writing
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
As a little boy watches a TV show called Smile Time, featuring puppets singing songs about learning, one of the puppets, Polo, tells the boy to put his hands on the TV. The boy's mother enters the room, horrified to see that the life has been drained out of the boy and his face is frozen in a rictus smile. In the science lab at Wolfram & Hart, Knox brings Fred files on children who have been hospitalized in the same condition as the little boy. Knox also gives Fred a valentine and tries to get her to discuss their potential relationship, but she gently declines his advances. When Harmony tells Gunn he filed the wrong papers, he tries to hide how worried he is about his mistake. Werewolf Nina arrives for her three nights of the full moon in the firm. She flirts with Angel as he leads her to her cell, and uncomfortable, Angel leaves. He heads up to Wesley's office, saying he's not sure how he feels about their platonic friendship turning into something else. Wesley tells him that Nina has been sending him signals, and Angel is apparently the only person in the entire firm who hasn't noticed them. When Angel says that he can't pursue a relationship because he'll achieve pure happiness and turn back into evil, soulless Angelus, Wesley says most people have to settle for acceptable happiness, and there is no reason Angel can't do the same.
Fred arrives with the new case. Angel notes that all of the kids were watching TV when they became ill and Lorne says Smile Time is on at that time and in "the right demographic". Meanwhile Fred goes to see Wesley and tells him that she needs a ride home, and is clearly hoping he'll be the one to offer. Unfortunately it's now Wes's turn to miss signals and instead arranges for a driver to take his friend home. Angel heads to Smile Time's studio, and, ignoring the “Don't” sign on the door, enters a hidden room where a man with a towel over his head sits under a large egg. The egg opens, forming a glowing smile and a blast of energy tosses Angel across the room. Angel pulls himself up... only now he's a puppet.
When Puppet Angel explains to the group what happened, Fred tells the lab to start recording Smile Time so she can analyze it. Angel orders Lorne and Gunn to talk to the show's creator, Gregor Framkin, at the studio. Nina arrives and Puppet Angel ducks under his desk so she won't see him. She tries to ask him if everything's okay, but he abruptly tells her to leave. Spike arrives, and is shocked and amused to see that Angel is “a wee little puppet man,” which sends Spike into fits of hysterical laughter. Puppet Angel gets angry and lunges at Spike. The two vampires fight, crashing through the office doors into the lobby for all to see Angel as a puppet. The fight then continues into the elevator, the doors of which close, and when the doors open Puppet Angel has somehow managed to beat Spike.
Gunn and Lorne meet with Framkin at the studio. Gunn tries to tell him the laws he's violated, he can't come up with the right statute, and Framkin says he thinks he would be more likely to win than Wolfram & Hart in court. After Gunn and Lorne leave, it turns out that Framkin has a hole in his back and is being controlled by Polo. Framkin collapse as Polo pulls his arm out of a hole in Framkin's back and summons the other puppets - Groofus the dog, Flora, and Ratio Hornblower - with the news that Angel messed with the "nest egg." Flora suggests that they remove the zombifying spell on some of the employees so that they can see future intruders, but Polo announces that since their “system” has now been perfected, they'll drain the life from all of their viewers the next day, instead of one kid at a time. Groofus is pleased at how important the next episode will be as he has a song he wants to sing, provoking Polo into hitting him for being foolish. Framkin begs the puppets to kill him, but instead, they continue torturing him.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Nina is preparing for her second werewolf night when Puppet Angel pays her a visit to apologize for the way he treated her earlier. She's shocked to see that he's a puppet and he notes, "I'm made of felt. And my nose comes off." She tells him that he shouldn't care what people think of him, since he's a hero. Puppet Angel turns away starting to say how hard it's been to be a hero— when Nina suddenly wolfs out and attacks him from her cage. Upstairs, Lorne comes across a tattered Puppet Angel and yells, "Is there a Geppetto in the house?" Gunn heads to the medical wing to see Dr. Sparrow, explaining that he's losing his law knowledge. Sparrow examines him and tells him that the implant is failing in an "Acute Flowers For Algernon Syndrome"; the Senior Partners gave it to him in the first place because they wanted him to have it, and if it's fading, they must have wanted that as well. Gunn says that he doesn't want to go back to the person he was, so Sparrow makes a deal with him - he'll give him a “permanent upgrade” if Gunn signs something out of customs for him. In the science lab, Fred and Wesley agree they're starting to really like Smile Time, though that may be from sleep deprivation. Knox brings Fred coffee, but she orders him to go home. After he leaves, Fred confesses that she decided Knox wasn't right for her, and tries to tell Wesley that she has developed feelings for him; however, he doesn't get the message. Suddenly, while the sound of the show is muted, Wesley notices Polo seems to be talking to the audience.



 Puppet Angel's "vamp face."
Puppet Angel is trying to sew himself up in his office when Wesley and Fred arrive to tell him the puppets' singing acts as a cloaking device, allowing Polo to address the children directly. Wesley says the “nest egg” holds the life forces of the kids, so if they can break the magic on it, they'll save the kids and turn Angel human again. Gunn, who's regained his law knowledge, announces the puppets are actually running the show - Framkin made a deal with some devils to improve his ratings. Elsewhere in L.A., a little girl watches Smile Time and gets the message from Polo that all of the kids in the audience should put their hands on the TV.
Puppet Angel and the gang interrupt and the fighting begins, with Gunn decapitating Groofus the dog and subsequently fighting the female puppet Flora while Angel goes puppet-to-puppet with Polo. Fred and Wesley rush to the "Don't" room with the nest egg, where Ratio fights Wesley while Fred reads the spell to break the spell around nest egg, destroying the egg and saving the kids after Wesley defeats Ratio. In the main studio, Gunn defeats Flora and Angel defeats Polo by throwing him onto the treehouse (after he reverts to 'vamp puppet face'). The next day, Nina wakes up in her cage with fabric around her and fears she ate Puppet Angel, until he comes in to tell her he's okay and will be back to normal in a few days. They agree to have breakfast together, with Nina jokingly wondering what puppets eat.
In Wesley's office, Fred tries to tell him she's been trying to subtly indicate her interest. She grabs him and kisses him; he happily returns the favor as the puppets sing their self-esteem song again.
Acting[edit]
After reading the script, in which it was clear that Knox and Fred were not going to be falling in love, Jonathan Woodward says he was "very sad but I think it was nice, because it took Knox from all of the ways you thought Knox would be." He had tried to predict the character's arc, he says, but "they picked the one I couldn't even think of. You know something is going to happen but they pick the thing you know nobody had been able to figure out."[1]
Framkin, the puppeteer of "Smile Time," is played by David Fury, who is a producer on the show.
James Marsters confessed that "the puppeteers were so good that it was easy to believe that Angel was actually trying to kick my butt. I blew takes by laughing too much, actually."[2]
Creator Joss Whedon is the son of former Muppet writer Tom Whedon; several puppeteers from The Jim Henson Company were involved in the episode, including Alice Dinnean-Vernon, Leslie Carrara, Victor Yerrid, Julianne Buescher, Tim Blaney, and Drew Massey.
Production details[edit]
This was the first episode of Angel to be aired after The WB announced that the series would not be renewed for another season.[3]
Arc significance[edit]
Gunn essentially sells his soul to keep his law knowledge, which leads to the events in the following episode.
Wesley and Fred's relationship begins.
Writing[edit]
Producer David Fury says the writers talked about doing an evil Sesame Street show before Season Five aired, but "it wasn't until Joss came around going, 'I figured out how to do it - Angel gets turned into a Muppet,' that we kind of went, 'Hallelujah, that's brilliant.'"[4]
Reception[edit]
This episode was nominated for a 2005 Hugo Award in the category of "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form",[5] and was rated the series' second-best episode in a poll done by Angel Magazine.[6] The BBC agreed, adding "it's surely one of Angel's most inspired and laugh-out-loud episodes. How such an innovative show can be canceled after producing something like 'Smile Time' is baffling."[3]
In their "Year in Review", MSNBC singled out this episode for the tongue-in-cheek "Best appearance by a guest puppet" award, saying it managed to "send up not only children’s TV but the Angel series itself."[7] Writer Peter David was impressed that "they seemed to anticipate every single fan reaction" - for example, Knox's suggestion that the Joker was responsible for the children's illness. "Even more savvy," David writes, "there was rumbling before the episode even aired that this was a 'Jumping the shark' installment. Foreseeing that, there's a line bitching about how lousy the last several seasons of Happy Days was, the show from which the (frankly by now overused) phrase originated."[8]
The Futon Critic named it the 21st best episode 2004, simply stating "They made Angel a puppet. A puppet. Nothing more needs to be said."[9]
An Angel guidebook complained that the opening scene "sounds completely perverse, as though the puppets are pedophiles. A child is watching TV, then you hear 'Get over here and touch it' [followed by] loud, sexual groaning noises."[10]
Inspired by the concept of Smile Time, IDW Publishing released a comic called "Spike: Shadow Puppets". Spike travels to Japan, where Smile Time is still the second biggest kids' show, and is transformed into a puppet.[11] Diamond Select Toys created a plush doll for Puppet Angel; after rapidly selling their entire production run of 5,000 pieces they produced a second and a third Angel puppet replica,[12] followed by Puppet Spike.
The concept of Angel being turned into a puppet is revisited in IDW's "Angel: After the Fall", where Angel is briefly transformed into a puppet due to Illyria's newly-regained time manipulation powers. IDW will also release a 3-issue limited series adaptation of "Smile Time".[13]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ The Wolfram & Hart Annual Review 2004, retrieved 2008-01-30
2.Jump up ^ G, Maria (8 July 2007), Wish You'd Been There 2 - Fangoria Convention Report - Pt. 1, retrieved 2007-10-15
3.^ Jump up to: a b Angel Season Five Episode Guide: Smile Time, BBC, retrieved 2007-10-16
4.Jump up ^ Jozic, Mike (September 2004), Meanwhile Interviews: David Fury, Mikejozic.com
5.Jump up ^ Hugo Awards
6.Jump up ^ Top Angel episodes, BBC, 18 January 2005, retrieved 2007-10-16
7.Jump up ^ Smith, Lori (Dec 15, 2004), TV in 2004 was ‘Lost’ and ‘Desperate’, MSNBC, retrieved 2007-12-20
8.Jump up ^ David, Peter (February 22, 2004), BELATED COWBOY PETE'S ROUND-UP, Part I: ANGEL, SMALLVILLE, retrieved 2007-10-16
9.Jump up ^ Brian Ford Sullivan (January 19, 2005). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2004 - #30-21". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
10.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2004), Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel, ECW Press, p. 325, ISBN 1-55022-654-1
11.Jump up ^ Singh, Arune (March 18, 2007), WWLA: Brian Lynch Talks "Spike: Shadow Puppets", retrieved 2007-10-15
12.Jump up ^ Diamond Select Gears Up in '06: Adds Stargate, Archie, Expands Marvel, February 20, 2006
13.Jump up ^ Angel Revisited: Creators Talk Comics Adaptations, December 23, 2008
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"A Hole in the World"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 15
Directed by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon
Production code
5ADH15
Original air date
February 25, 2004
Guest actors

Sarah Thompson as Eve
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Jennifer Griffin as Trish Burkle
Gary Grubbs as Roger Burkle
Alec Newman as Drogyn
John Duff as Delivery Man
Jeremy Glazer as Lawyer

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"A Hole in the World" is episode 15 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on February 25, 2004 on the WB television network. In this episode, Fred is infected by the spirit of Illyria, an ancient demon who existed before recorded time. The entire crew searches for a cure, but give up hope when Spike and Angel discover that the only way to save Fred's life would kill thousands of people. Wesley comforts Fred as she dies and witnesses the emergence of Illyria.


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4 Reception and reviews
5 References
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Plot[edit]
In a flashback to Texas, Fred's parents are helping her pack for her move to Los Angeles. As she packs her stuffed bunny Feigenbaum, Fred promises her worried parents that she will live a boring life. In the present day, at Wolfram & Hart's science lab, Knox accepts the delivery of a sarcophagus. When Fred touches the lid, a puff of dusty air is released, making her cough. Later, she meets Wesley downstairs and they kiss, thrilled to finally be dating. Lorne starts singing "You Are My Sunshine" to Fred, who picks up the song. Lorne immediately realizes that something is wrong. Fred suddenly coughs up blood and collapses. Lorne catches her and she starts convulsing as Wesley yells for medical assistance.
When Fred regains consciousness in the medical wing, her friends assure her that she'll be okay, even though they don't know what's wrong with her. "Handsome man saves me," Fred says to Angel, bringing up an oft-repeated line from "Through the Looking Glass". Angel believes some sort of parasite is slowly killing Fred and they wonder if the Senior Partners sent the sarcophagus. Wesley orders all Wolfram & Hart staff to do research on the sarcophagus and when a staff member protests, Wesley shoots the man in the kneecap and threatens to do the same to anyone else who protests. Gunn goes to the White Room where he meets the conduit in the form of himself. The conduit tells Gunn that the Senior Partners are tired of his "insolence." Gunn wants to make a deal for Fred's life and offers to give up his own but the conduit tells him that the Senior Partners already own Gunn's life.
Angel, Spike, and Lorne go to Lindsey's apartment, where they encounter Eve. She claims not to know anything about what's happening to Fred and says that she hasn't heard from Lindsey. Eve sings a little of "L.A. Song" and Lorne determines that she's not involved, though "her future's not too bright." Eve explains that there's no info on the sarcophagus in the firm's records because it is one of the Old Ones. She suggests they look through the oldest scrolls for information on the Deeper Well. In Wesley's office, he tells the group that the demon in question is called Illyria and she is hollowing Fred out like a shell so that she may return to the world. Angel and Spike travel to England where the Deeper Well is being guarded.
Wesley finds Fred in science lab, stumbling around and trying to work on her own case. Weakening, she asks Wesley to take her home. In her apartment, Fred asks for Feigenbaum, but cries when she can't remember who he is. Wesley reads A Little Princess to comfort her as she deteriorates. Angel and Spike arrive in the Cotswolds, where they are ambushed by a bunch of armored demons. Spike and Angel finish off the demons and are met by Drogyn, the keeper of the Deeper Well, whom Angel knows. As they head into the Deeper Well, Angel explains to Spike that Drogyn cannot lie.
Knox suggests to Gunn that they freeze Fred in the cryogenics lab but his tests fail. Upset, he tells Gunn, "I don't just care about Fred, I practically worship it." Gunn catches his slip of the tongue and Knox admits he is one of Illyria's acolytes. He tells Gunn that everything was set in motion millions of years ago and it can't be stopped. He also reveals that Gunn contributed by unknowingly signing for the sarcophagus. Angry, Gunn knocks him out.
Drogyn leads Angel and Spike into the Deeper Well, explaining that Illyria's sarcophagus disappeared a month before - as it was predestined to do - but the demon's essence can be drawn back by a champion. However, if Illyria leaves Fred now, she will kill every person between L.A. and the Deeper Well. Angel realizes that he can't allow that many people to die, even to save Fred. In her apartment, Fred lapses in and out of coherence. She asks Wesley if he loved her and he tells her that he's always loved her, even before he knew her. She asks him to tell her parents that she wasn't scared. She tearfully asks him "Wesley, why can't I stay?" and dies in his arms. As he begins to weep, her eyes turn blue. Fred's body twitches and sends Wesley across the room, where he watches her skin and hair turn blue. She stands up - now taken over by Illyria - and says, "This will do."
Acting[edit]
Sarah Thompson sings "LA Song", which was written by series co-creator David Greenwalt and Christian Kane for Lindsey McDonald to perform on-stage in the Angel episode "Dead End".[1] Thompson, who grew up doing musical theater, had begged Joss Whedon to allow her character to sing.[2]
Production details[edit]
Joss Whedon admits he became emotional during the scene in which Fred dies: "I cried man tears when I wrote it, and when I filmed it and when I edited it...it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever filmed." Amy Acker agrees, saying, "We kept crying while we were just reading the script; saying, 'We're not going to have any tears left!' Of course that didn't really hold true..." The final death scene was challenging for Alexis Denisof as well, who says, "There's a sort of tightening that happens with each scene where you feel it just getting worse and worse and I remember when we were shooting it that that was what kept choking me up. The situation of losing Fred was becoming more and more real and closer."[3]
The scene where Gunn is fighting himself in the White Room was done by filming J. August Richards twice in two shots, as he switched between good and evil Gunn.[3] Richards says of the experience, "It was one of the most fun things I've ever done on the show."[4]
Writing[edit]
"I thought it'd be really funny to kill Amy," Joss Whedon explains. He and the other writers decided to kill the character of Fred so that Amy Acker could "play somebody new, somebody who's regal and scary and different than anything she's gotten to do on the show. The best way to do that of course is to kill her and have her become somebody else." The character Drogyn - who is established as someone who cannot lie - was introduced so that when he says Fred cannot be saved, the audience believes it, explains Whedon.[3]
Reception and reviews[edit]
This episode was rated as one of the series' top five episodes in a poll done by Angel Magazine.[5]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Grimshaw, Sue, Return of the Spirit Boy: an Exclusive Spotlight on Christian Kane
2.Jump up ^ O'Hare, Kate (December 31, 2003). "'Angel's' Sarah Thompson Just Wants to Sing". Retrieved 2007-12-20.[dead link]
3.^ Jump up to: a b c Bratton, Kristy, ANGEL Season Five DVD Collection REVIEW, retrieved 2007-10-24
4.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2004), Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel, ECW Press, pp. 93–94, ISBN 1-55022-654-1
5.Jump up ^ Top Angel episodes, BBC, 18 January 2005, retrieved 2007-10-16
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"Shells"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 16
Directed by
Steven S. DeKnight
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Production code
5ADH16
Original air date
March 3, 2004
Guest actors

Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox
Marc Vann as Dr. Sparrow
Jennifer Griffin as Trish Burkle

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"Shells" is episode 16 of season 5 in the television show Angel.


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The episode picks off of the ending of A Hole in the World as Wesley realizes that Fred has become Illyria. Wesley attempts to speak to her to see if Fred is still there but Illyria states Fred is just the "shell" she's inhabiting. She then throws him across the room and says that if humans are in charge, she has a lot of work to do. Meanwhile, Angel and Spike fly back home, defeated. However, Angel believes that since the body houses the soul, there is still hope for Fred. Meanwhile, Gunn ties up Knox and tells Wesley that Knox was involved with what happened to Fred. Wesley announces that Fred is dead, which pleases Knox.
Angel and Spike return and Wesley suggests that Willow could help them, but in the meantime they have to keep Illyria contained. However, at that moment, Illyria bursts into the office to take Knox to the lab as he is her Qwa'ha Xahn, her guide in this world. Angel calls Giles to find Willow but Giles does not trust Wolfram & Hart and hangs up on him. The gang tries to stop Illyria and Knox from leaving the building, but she slows down the time continuum to allow for her and Knox to escape.
The gang split up to find anything that could help them against Illyria. Spike notices Illyria had no scent, and suggests that Fred might really be gone. Upset, Angel vows he will not lose Fred to something that possessed her like he did with Cordelia. In the science lab, Wesley smashes the sarcophagus and takes a crystal from it. Harmony finds Knox's cell phone and Wesley discovers that he has three missed calls from Dr. Sparrow, whom Gunn is questioning. Gunn begs Sparrow to take back the legal knowledge in exchange for Fred, but Sparrow explains Fred's soul was destroyed in resurrecting Illyria. Wesley arrives, having overheard their conversation and knocks out Sparrow and stabs Gunn with a scalpel, as punishment for his part in Fred's death.
As Gunn recovers in the hospital, Angel asks Wesley to put aside his feelings to focus on dealing with Illyria. The team discovers that Illyria is trying to open a portal to her temple which is entombed with an army that has been waiting for her return. Knox finishes performing a spell to open the gateway for Illyria,just as Angel, Spike, and Wesley arrive. Knox tells them that they can't win this battle, but Angel offers to take mercy on him if he surrenders. However, Wesley shoots Knox, angering Angel. The gang fight Illyria, who beats them easily until Angel pulls out the crystal Wesley grabbed from the sarcophagus, which increases his strength. The portal opens and Illyria runs to her temple, followed by Wesley. However, her army is dead and her temple has been destroyed. "Now you know how I feel," Wesley tells her. Defeated, she returns with Wesley to the gang.
Back in Angel's office, Angel says that they need to close the portal to make sure that Illyria doesn't try to raise another army. Spike decides to stay in L.A., since that's what Fred would have wanted. While Wesley packs up Fred's office, Illyria finds him. She explains to Wesley that there are still fragments of Fred inside her. Using Fred's voice, she repeats to him Fred's last words "Wesley, why can't I stay?", which nearly causes him to break down, and she asks to stay as she is stuck in this world and needs a guide. Wesley agrees because she looks like Fred but makes her promise not to kill anymore. She asks him if there is anything in this life but grief. Wesley replies that "There's love. There's hope for some. Hope that you'll find something worthy. That your life will lead you to some joy. That after everything, you can still be surprise." Illyria asks him if that is enough to live on, and he can't answer her.
In a flashback to Texas, Fred packs up her car, says goodbye to her parents, and heads to L.A.
Production details[edit]
Acting[edit]
While writing the episode "A Hole in the World", Joss Whedon thought about using the character of Rupert Giles in the Deeper Well scene, but it would have been too expensive to fly in Anthony Stewart Head to guest star.[1] In this episode Angel instead speaks to Giles over the phone.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Bratton, Kristy, ANGEL Season Five DVD Collection REVIEW, retrieved 2007-10-24
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"Underneath"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 17
Directed by
Skip Schoolnik
Written by
Sarah Fain
Elizabeth Craft
Production code
5ADH17
Original air date
April 14, 2004
Guest actors

Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Sarah Thompson as Eve
Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton
Nicholl Hiren as Trish
Christian Boewe as Zach
Jared Poe as Carlos

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"Underneath" is episode 17 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain and directed by Skip Schoolnik, it was originally broadcast on April 14, 2004 on the WB television network.
In "Underneath", Angel, Spike and Gunn find the exiled Lindsey in a suburban hell dimension to bring him back to Earth to interrogate him on what he knows about the Senior Partners' plans for the upcoming apocalypse. Meanwhile, a well-dressed, deadly stranger named Marcus Hamilton infiltrates Wolfram & Hart looking for Eve, and a grief-stricken Wesley withdraws into drinking while trying to ‘domesticate’ the evil but confused Illyria to the ways of Earth.


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Angel and Spike attempt to have a board meeting, but they are the only ones who show up, as the entire office is grief-striken over Fred's death. They reminisce about Fred, and discuss the impending apocalypse and Angel says that the Senior Partners are planning something. He does not want to wait for them to do something, so Spike suggests finding a link to them. The two head to Eve’s apartment, but she will not help them. Eve berates Angel for letting the Senior Partners take Lindsey. Angel notes that Eve is hiding from the Senior Partners because they will take her if they find out where she is. As the building starts shaking, Eve blames Angel, thinking he told the Senior Partners where she is. The protective symbols in the apartment dissolve, and Eve says that she will tell him anything he wants to know if he takes her with him. As a man in a suit (Adam Baldwin) arrives, Angel, Spike and Eve flee to Wolfram and Hart. They ask Gunn if he has jurisdiction to protect Eve. Gunn reveals that Angel, as CEO, can invoke an order to protect Eve.
In his apartment, Wesley has a dream about Fred. When he wakes up, Illyria is with him. They both confess they do not like the world and she wonders why he is still in it. At the firm, Eve reveals that she is an immortal "child of the Senior Partners, created to do their bidding,” but is only on a need-to-know basis with them. Lindsey could give them more information, but the Senior Partners imprisoned him.
Lorne says Eve was being sincere when he read her. Angel wants to know what Lindsey knows about the Senior Partners, but Spike points out that they will have a hard time figuring out which hell dimension Lindsey is in. Gunn arrives and announces that he knows. Lindsey, it turns out, is living with a beautiful wife and son in the Senior Partners’ idea of Hell: suburbia. He goes out to get the morning paper, he picks up his son’s skateboard, he helps his son with his homework. His wife tells him that the oven light went out and she needs him to go to the basement to get a new bulb. Lindsey reluctantly heads downstairs, scared of something. Angel, Spike, and Gunn head to the garage and get in a Camaro that drives itself. Gunn tells them they have to find the Wrath, which they need to go through to return to Wolfram & Hart.
Believing their story to be a neighbor-inspired joke, Lindsey tells them to leave. Angel removes a necklace Lindsey is wearing, breaking the spell Lindsey is under. As they try to leave, Lindsey's wife and son open fire with uzis. They make a run for the Camaro, but it is gone. Gunn suggests trying to get out through the basement, but Lindsey refuses.
At Wolfram & Hart, Eve worries that the Senior Partners will not honor the CEO-protection arrangement. Lorne assures Eve that no one can get into the building as the alarm sounds and the man in the suit kills a guard and heads for Angel’s office.
In the hell dimension, the team discovers the basement is a torture chamber. Spike finds a pile of hearts that Lindsey says are his - carved out by the Wrath after inflicting torture. Angel finds a flaming furnace and thinks it might be the Wrath. Lindsey notes that "he" is coming, and the guys see a demon. Spike and Angel fight the Wrath, but are losing badly. Gunn puts on Lindsey’s necklace, saying, "If one leaves, one has to stay. A void is impossible." Angel realizes that Gunn knew about the Wrath and wanted to atone for Fred’s death. Gunn tells them they must leave before he forgets, as the door will close. Angel, Spike and Lindsey head through the furnace; once the gate closes, Gunn's memory is erased and he believes that he is "where I belong".
At Wolfram & Hart, Harmony tries to kill the man in the suit by breaking his neck, but the man throws Harmony off. Lorne and Eve flee to Angel’s garage and try to drive off, but the portal opens above them and Angel, Spike and Lindsey land on the car. Eve is thrilled to see Lindsey. Lorne starts to warn Angel about the guy in the suit, but realizes Gunn has not returned. The man in the suit arrives, pulls out Eve's contract, and has her sign it. He introduces himself as Marcus Hamilton, the new liaison to the Senior Partners. Eve has signed over her immortality and duties to him. Hamilton tells Angel that the Senior Partners are 100% behind him, and welcomes Spike to the team.
In Angel’s apartment, Lorne pulls bullets out of Spike as Lindsey and Eve cuddle, happy to be reunited. Angel tells Lindsey he will go into the holding facilities of Wolfram & Hart after he tells Angel and the group what he knows about the Senior Partners' plans. Lindsey talks about Earth being Hell, which is how Wolfram & Hart thrives. Angel says he has already heard that speech. Lindsey tells Angel the apocalypse has been around them even before Angel and his friends came to work at Wolfram & Hart, and Angel has not seen it. "Heroes don’t accept the world the way it is," Lindsey says. "Heroes fight." Angel realizes everything they have been doing has been a distraction to keep them from seeing what is happening all around them. "The war’s already here, Angel," Lindsey tells him. "And you’re already two soldiers down."
Acting[edit]

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After guest starring as Harmony in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel for over six years, Mercedes McNab joins the regular cast and is added to the opening credits. The credits are also edited to show Amy Acker's character more prominently as Illyria.
Adam Baldwin had previously appeared as Jayne Cobb in Joss Whedon's series Firefly. Baldwin is the third Firefly main cast member to be recast as a villain in another Joss Whedon series, following Nathan Fillion's role as Caleb in Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and that of Gina Torres as Jasmine in Season 4 of Angel.
Production[edit]
In an essay exploring Illyria's postmodern identity, Jennifer A. Hudson feels that Wesley's dream suggests that Fred still exists through her connection with Illyria. The dream - in which Fred says "This is only the first layer. Don’t you wanna see how deep I go?" - may be intended to reveal that Fred's "subliminal energy" has been consumed and deposited deep in Illyria’s unconscious as "potential energy, ready to be activated and unleashed at any given time."[1]
The scene in the beginning with Lorne sitting in a bar reading a client was added, because the episode would have been too short otherwise. [2]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Hudson, Jennifer A. (March 2005), "She’s Unpredictable": Illyria and the Liberating Potential of Chaotic Postmodern Identity, Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture
2.Jump up ^ DVD commentary
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"Origin"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 18
Directed by
Terrence O'Hara
Written by
Drew Goddard
Production code
5ADH18
Original air date
April 21, 2004
Guest actors

Vincent Kartheiser as Connor
Dennis Christopher as Cyvus Vail
Jack Conley as Sahjhan
Jim Abele as Laurence Reilly
Adrienne Brett Evans as Colleen Reilly
Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton

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"Origin" is episode 18 of season five in the television show Angel.


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1 Plot synopsis
2 Arc significance 2.1 Continuity
3 External links

Plot synopsis[edit]
Gunn is still trapped in the suburban hell dimension, with no memory of his normal life, and doomed to suffer eternal torment at the hands of a torture demon. Marcus Hamilton, the new liaison to the Senior Partners, shows up and offers to remove Gunn from Hell in exchange for his soul. Gunn refuses to even listen to Hamilton's offer, and resumes his own torture at the hands of the demon.
The main storyline concerns Connor, who is now happily living the life of a normal teenager. Connor's adoptive parents, the Reillys, bring him in to Wolfram & Hart after a van hits him and he emerges unscathed; they are concerned for his welfare, and had heard of the law firm's reputation for solving odd cases. Angel, however, is furious at the idea that Connor might again be exposed to the supernatural, and initially refuses to help. However, when a trio of demons attacks Connor and his parents, Angel accepts the case.
Despite Connor's obliviousness to their connection, Angel enjoys seeing his son as a happy, prosperous kid, but the investigation into the demon attack leads Angel to an elderly and powerful demon sorcerer named Cyvus Vail—the man responsible for creating the new reality in which Connor leads the life of a normal teenager. Vail explains that the demon attack was supposed to fail, and its purpose was merely to attract Connor's attention. Vail reveals that his real motivation is an ancient prophecy that identifies Connor as the only person able to kill Vail's old enemy, the demon warrior Sahjhan (imprisoned in his urn since episode "Forgiving" in Season 3). Vail demands that Connor kill Sahjhan, and in return, he will allow him to resume his normal life.
Meanwhile, Wesley continues to study Illyria and her super abilities with Spike, who serves as Illyria's "punching bag" in an attempt to determine her weaknesses. Wesley explains to Illyria that Angel has earned their loyalty, but Wes begins to change his mind when he grows suspicious of Angel's seemingly odd behavior concerning the Connor Reilly case.
Wesley's investigation leads to Vail, and records indicating that he had been hired by Wolfram & Hart to cast a massive, reality-changing spell on the day that the law firm was taken over by Angel Investigations. Angel aggravates these suspicions by refusing to offer an explanation, and Wesley begins to theorize that Angel's behavior may be a result of guilt; specifically that Angel had sacrificed Fred in exchange for control of Wolfram & Hart, and then paid Vail to erase everyone's memories of the deal.
At Vail's house, Connor and Sahjhan engage in a fight to the death, as a helpless Angel is mystically prevented from aiding his son in the battle. Accompanied by Illyria, Wesley confronts Angel with his theory that Vail's spell is responsible for Fred's death, and destroys the magical box that contains the spell. As a result, Connor, Wesley, and Illyria (and presumably everyone else) all regain their lost memories of the previous reality. Connor, who had been losing his fight with Sahjhan, regains his fighting skills and manages to kill Sahjhan. However, despite a brief return to his old, defiant personality during the battle, Connor manages to retain the emotional stability created by Vail's spell.
Back at the office, Illyria mocks Wesley for accusing Angel of betrayal when in fact, Wesley had betrayed Angel and stole his son, and thus causing the series of events that would compel Angel to accept Wolfram & Hart's offers that resulted Fred's death. Wesley is visibly shaken by this revelation but he is resolved to endure the truth. Connor returns to his adoptive family but not before he tells Angel that he learned to protect his family 'from my father', giving Angel a knowing glance.
Arc significance[edit]
Connor returns, having been absent from the series since Wolfram & Hart altered reality to have everyone forget him and gave him a "normal life". Wesley breaks the spell, restoring his, Illyria's, and Connor's memories of the events of the past two years and Connor's entire life. Connor does not directly reveal to Angel that he also regained his memories (which 'melded' with his own), but it is heavily implied. When Connor returns for the finale episode, "Not Fade Away", this is fully explained.
Spike and Illyria interact, sparring so that he can test her strength. This dynamic is further explored in the rest of the season and later in the canonical comic book series Angel: After the Fall's tie-in, Spike: After the Fall.
Cyvus Vail makes his first appearance, eventually to return in "Power Play."
Continuity[edit]
The reasoning behind Sahjahn's grudge against Angel and motives towards killing his son are explored; he and Connor fight, and Sahjahn is killed. Knowing that Sahjahn, not Angel, is directly responsible for his plight in Quor'Toth and other related events gives Connor the strength to reconciles with his father in "Not Fade Away". In the canonical comic book series Angel & Faith, sees that the pair finally acknowledge each other as father and son.
Hamilton makes references to Angel and Eve's sexual encounter in "Life of the Party".
When Connor meets Illyria, he mentions he always had a thing for older women, to which Angel mutters under his breath, "They were supposed to fix that," thus revealing that part of Angel's deal is also had Wolfram & Hart to rid what he finds unpleasant socially on Connor but failed. This refers to Connor's relationship with Jasmine, who possessed Cordelia at the time.
This episode marks the only time Connor and Spike appear in the same scene together. In Angel: After the Fall and its tie-ins, revealing Spike's knowledge of Connor's parentage thus each other's relations in vampire bloodline, disclosing that Spike had learned about Connor at some point off-screen after this episode.
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Time Bomb (Angel)
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"Time Bomb"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 19
Directed by
Vern Gillum
Written by
Ben Edlund
Production code
5ADH19
Original air date
April 28, 2004
Guest actors

Jaime Bergman as Amanda
Jeff Yagher as Fell Leader
Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton
Nick Gilhool as Fell Brother #1

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"Time Bomb" is episode 19 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written by Ben Edlund and directed by Vern Gillum, it was originally broadcast on April 28, 2004 on the WB network.
In "Time Bomb", Illyria rescues Gunn from the hell dimension he entered in penance for his role in Fred's death. While Angel negotiates a contract between a group of demons and a pregnant woman whose unborn child the demons believe to be their Messiah, Illyria begins uncontrollably looping through time, until Wesley shunts her excess power into another dimension.
This is a crucial episode in the Illyria arc, because Team Angel are able to diminish her powers until she can only help them and can no longer destroy the Earth.


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2 Acting
3 Production details 3.1 Arc significance
4 Critical response
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
The episode opens with Gunn still being tortured by a demon in a hell dimension, when he is suddenly rescued by Illyria, who uses her ability to shift between dimensions to return them both to Wolfram & Hart.
Gunn enters Wesley's office, and both have so much emotional baggage, they are uncertain how to behave. Wesley tries to apologize for stabbing him but Gunn dismisses him, saying that the torture in the hell dimension was much worse.
Meanwhile, Angel grows suspicious of Illyria's continued presence at the Firm, and concludes that she is staying not out of loyalty, but because of an attraction to the Firm's power. He orders Lorne to shadow her, and then turns his attention to a legal case involving a ceremonial demon pact. A pregnant woman named Amanda has agreed to allow a demonic cult called "the Fell Brethren" to adopt her baby, and Angel and Gunn start to advise her until they learn, to their outrage, that their client isn't the innocent woman, but rather the seemingly benevolent demons who are secretly taking advantage of her and plotting to sacrifice the child not long after the birth.
Meanwhile, Illyria enjoys sparring with Spike in the training room, perhaps because he does not kowtow to her but she begins to act oddly even by her standards, and Wesley theorizes that she is growing emotionally and molecularly unstable as a result of her interdimensional travels. He realizes that if her energy excess continues to go unchecked, it will result in a catastrophic explosion.
As Angel, Gunn, and Hamilton argue over how to handle the Fell Brethren case, Illyria grows increasingly disoriented and paranoid, culminating in a confrontation in which she effortlessly kills Angel, Lorne, Spike, and Wesley in a matter of seconds. At this point, the narrative switches to her point of view, and it is revealed that Illyria's disorientation has been caused by the fact that her excessive mystical energy has been sending her uncontrollably back and forth in time.
Illyria again goes back in time to a point before she had killed the other characters, and she inadvertently begins taking Angel with her on her trips through time. Angel learns of the deaths of his friends and is horrified. After Illyria gives him advice about power, she explodes and likely decimates the continental shelf, but the explosion is so powerful it blasts Angel back in time to before Illyria killed everyone. This time, thanks to what Illyria told him, Angel is able to avoid the massacre. Illyria accuses Angel and Wesley of plotting to kill her with Wesley's massive ray gun, but Wes reveals that the gun is not meant to kill her, but rather to disperse her excessive energy and thus prevent the fatal explosion. Wesley manages to activate the ray in time, but Illyria is left emotionally devastated by the resulting loss of some of her super powers.
Angel returns his attention to the Fell Brethren case, and shocks Gunn by agreeing to represent the demons rather than the pregnant woman, having apparently taken Illyria's advice about power.
Acting[edit]
The role of Amanda was played by Jaime Bergman, David Boreanaz's wife. Of the experience, Boreanaz says, "[it was] great to have her come on to the show, and have our son look at that, and see the two of us actually play opposite one another for a brief moment." He adds, "We had fun with it. It was nothing too serious, it was just a small little role, a laugh."[1]
Production details[edit]
J. Sherman compares the scene in which Illyria descends into hell to rescue Gunn as a "riff on the Orpheus theme".[2]
Arc significance[edit]
Illyria's statement to Angel about how to win a war helps Angel to form his plan against Wolfram & Hart. It begins in the final scene, where he appears to forfeit the unborn child, but is not fully revealed until "Power Play". His plan ends in "Not Fade Away" when Angel and his team go up against the Circle of the Black Thorn.
Critical response[edit]
Writing for The A.V. Club, Noel Murray writes that he finds two important issues for this episode: first, "Illyria's worldview sounds so persuasive: Raw self-interest is so much easier than trying to adhere to some kind of impossibly complicated code of behavior," and, second, "its structure":

"which takes its cues from what's happening to Illyria. As her power swells and begins to crack the container that is Fred's body, Illyria keeps slipping back in time, reliving conversations and moments of action, and sometimes taking the people around her along for the ride. For example, we see Illyria kill Wes, Lorne, Spike, and Angel, then slip back to a moment before that all happened, thus giving Angel a chance to prevent it. This is also relevant to what's happening to our heroes, who have been weighing every option and considering the consequences, and to some extent over the past few episodes have been getting chances at a do-over. Stuck in a suburban hell, Gunn doesn't make a deal to get back what he had; while Wes does essentially make the same bad decisions regarding Connor that he did before. Even the character of Illyria is something a repeat, in that she's like a meaner version of Jasmine."[3]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Interview with David Boreanaz", BBC, 2 June 2004, retrieved 9/10/2007
2.Jump up ^ Sherman, Joshua (2004), "Angel or Devil", in Glenn Yeffeth, Five Seasons of Angel, BenBella, p. 171, ISBN 1-932100-33-4
3.Jump up ^ Murray, Noel (May 18, 2012). "Time Bomb / The Girl In Question". A.V. Club. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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The Girl in Question
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"The Girl in Question"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 20
Directed by
David Greenwalt
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Drew Goddard
Production code
5ADH20
Original air date
May 5, 2004
Guest actors

Julie Benz as Darla
Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells
Juliet Landau as Drusilla
David Lee as Alfonso
Gary Grubbs as Roger Burkle
Jennifer Griffin as Trish Burkle
Carole Raphaelle Davis as Ilona Costa Bianchi
Vikki Gurdas as Bartendress
Rob Steiner as Pietro
Andrew Ableson as Italian Man
Dominic Pace as Bouncer
Irina Maleeva as Old Demon Lady

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"The Girl in Question" is episode 20 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written by Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard and directed by David Greenwalt, it was originally broadcast on May 5, 2004 on the WB network. When Angel and Spike go to Italy after hearing Buffy is in trouble, they discover she is dating their long-time nemesis The Immortal. While searching for Buffy - and the head of a demon which must be brought back to L.A. to prevent a demon war - they reminisce about their history with The Immortal and finally accept that they can't control whom Buffy dates.


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3.3 Cultural references
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Gunn discovers a demon gang war is imminent, unless the head of the leaders is recaptured from Rome, so Angel and Spike travel to Rome to retrieve the head. They find out that Buffy is dating their nemesis "The Immortal". Flashbacks are shown that explain why Angel and Spike hate "The Immortal": he slept with Darla and Drusilla simultaneously while his minions held Angelus and Spike in chains. They discuss the matter and conclude that Buffy must be under some sort of love spell.
Spike and Angel visit Buffy's apartment and find Andrew Wells. He said that he lives with Buffy and Dawn, and Buffy went to a club with The Immortal. They go to the club and see Buffy from a distance. They get distracted and leave the demon head in a bag on a table, which is snatched by The Immortal's demon butler. Angel and Spike fight the minions and "accidentally" hit each other a few times, too. The demon butler gets away with the head and mocks the heroes as he leaves. Angel and Spike argue over how "if they had their resources", that they would be able to find the head. Spike points out that there is a Wolfram & Hart office in Rome.
Meanwhile, at Wolfram & Hart in L.A., Fred's parents show up and Wesley ushers them into his office to tell them she has been consumed. He is about to tell them when Illyria walks in the door looking and acting exactly like Fred. Later, while her parents are being shown Fred's office, Wesley confronts Illyria. She explains because of Fred's past memories she cannot bear to witness their grief in addition to Wesley's, which she experiences as a physical pain. She explains that she can appear in the form that she wishes. After Fred's parents leave, Wesley asks her if she got what she wanted from that experience. Illyria answers "Yes", and Wesley orders her never to do it again.
Angel and Spike go the Rome Wolfram & Hart offices, where they are greeted by the CEO, an ebullient Italian woman. She says the head is being held in a standard ransom situation. Angel and Spike are given money for the drop, which they exchange with the butler for the bag. They open it and in it is actually a bomb, three seconds from detonation. While the explosion isn't shown, Spike and Angel both easily survive, albeit with their clothing heavily damaged and the street destroyed. Spike complains about his ruined jacket that he took from the dead Slayer Nikki Wood. They go back to the Rome Wolfram & Hart - the CEO laughs, saying they always do that (bomb) to first-timers. She replaces their damaged clothing, including Spike's 'irreplaceable' jacket. After being locked out of her office, Spike and Angel declare their intentions to go home, but return to Buffy's apartment and Andrew tells them to let her move on, that "people change," while he leaves the apartment with two sexy women. Frustrated by their inability to contact Buffy and by the demon butler's chicanery on The Immortal's behalf, they decide to go home.
Illyria follows Wesley into his office, still appearing and speaking as Fred. She states that she wishes to explore the relationship further and does not understand why Wesley is angry when he obviously loved Fred. He replies that she is not Fred and that he is sickened by the sight of her. He tells her to be anything as long as it's not Fred. She appears somewhat confused and when he leaves the room changes back into her usual form. "As you wish" she says.
When Angel and Spike return home, they find the head on Angel's desk with a note signed by The Immortal. They are outraged; this is the second time he "distracted" them while he put the moves on "their" girl.
Acting[edit]
Carole Davis, who plays Ilona Costa Bianchi, the CEO of the Roman offices of Wolfram & Hart, plays a similar flamboyant Southern Italian role in Sex and the City as Amalita Amalfi.
Production details[edit]
This episode was the first time James Marsters met director David Greenwalt, despite working on the second season of Buffy together. "I was just a guest star, and I had no reason to go up to the writers' offices. I didn't go to the gods at that point," says Marsters. He says that Greenwalt is "exceptional" at inspiring actors to perform their best.[1]
Actress Julie Benz says her last appearance as Darla in the flashback scenes of this episode was "a great way for us to... say goodbye to our characters, to be together and to have some fun." She was relieved to shoot such a "playful" scene, "because anything else I think would have been too hard; too difficult; too painful." She adds the sheet she was wrapped in kept snagging on the camera dolly and falling down. "It was a great way to end; flashing everybody!" she says.[2]
Dawn Summers was intended to appear in this episode, but as Michelle Trachtenberg was unavailable for filming, the role of Dawn was rewritten for Andrew Wells.
Writing[edit]
It is a commonly held but mistaken belief that the producers sought Sarah Michelle Gellar for this episode. Another actress played Buffy Summers in a faraway shot of her dancing with The Immortal in a nightclub. In fact, the intention of this episode was always that neither Buffy nor the Immortal would be clearly seen. Gellar was actually sought for the penultimate episode "Power Play", but proved unavailable because she was busy finishing the filming of The Grudge. Writer David Fury explains this in an interview with Mike Jozic:
“ JOZIC: But wasn't there talk of [Sarah Michelle Gellar] being in "The Girl in Question"?
FURY: There was very, very little talk about that. No, she was never going to be in that. The missed opportunity to see Buffy was always going to be the joke of that. It's the tease of, they're going to see Buffy, and they can't quite get to her. It's sort of the After Hours kind of craziness where it's like, I can't get to her, I can't see her, and that was always pretty much decided.
The person we expected to get and didn't get was Michelle Trachtenberg. We had expected to get her for that episode but she was tied up prepping a movie, I believe, and wasn't able to do it, which is why we brought Andrew back again.
But, Sarah, no. We never expected Sarah to be in that episode. We did think she might be in the second last episode, "Power Play", just like Angel appeared in the second last episode of Buffy's finale. We thought we'd do that but wound up not.[3]
 ”
David Greenwalt refers to this episode as "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern go to Rome."[1]
Continuity[edit]
The canonical eighth season comic retcons the identity of the Immortal's blonde consort; Buffy (as narrator) says: "The guys figured I was a target. Set up two other Slayers to be me. ... One's in Rome, partying very publicly – and supposedly dating some guy called 'The Immortal.' That part was Andrew's idea. He did research on the guy, said it would be hilarious for some reason" — apparently the reason being a prank aimed at Spike and Angel.[4]
This episode makes reference to Buffy's speech to Angel in "Chosen". Of course, this is not explicitly explained, leaving Spike immensely confused by Angel's seemingly random statement.

Angel: But she's not finished baking yet. I gotta wait till she's done baking, you know, till she finds herself, 'cause that's the drill. Fine. I'm waitin' patiently, and meanwhile, The Immortal's eatin' cookie dough!
Although Angel and Spike have a particularly acrimonious relationship where Buffy is concerned, this adventure (and Buffy having moved on from them both) provides them with somewhat of a bonding experience - they drink together, engage in their most civil dialogue to date, and reminisce about the past. It is also relevant that Andrew, when sending the vampires, mentions that Buffy does love both of them. In the last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy had told Spike that she loved him, and he had told her "No you don't, but thanks for saying it."
Spike complains about the duster he'd 'ripped off a dead slayer' (Nikki Wood, Slayer from the 1970s and mother of Robin Wood, who appears in the final season of Buffy). Clips of the encounter range through the seasons, most notably 'Lies My Parents Told Me' (Season 7)
This is perhaps the only episode when Angelus is portrayed as anything but a manipulative sociopath, joining Spike as being the target of many comical misfortunes, ranging from their mutual disbelief that Darla and Drusilla had been seduced "concurrently" by the Immortal to suffering the indignity of being denied entrance to one of the Immortal's parties while seeking a 'Blood Vengeance.'
Along with "Becoming, Part One", "Fool for Love" and "Darla", this is one of only four Buffyverse episodes in which all four members of the Whirlwind (Angel, Spike, Darla and Drusilla) appear.
During their argument over which of them has helped save the world more times, Angel and Spike refer to the events of "Prophecy Girl" and "The Zeppo" (in which Angel helped to close the Hellmouth), "Doomed" and "Chosen" (in which Spike did so), "Graduation Day, Part Two" (in which Angel helped to defeat the Mayor), "Peace Out" (in which Angel Investigations defeated Jasmine) and "Becoming, Part Two" (in which Spike conspired with Buffy Summers so that she could kill Angelus before he could awaken the demon Acathla).
Cultural references[edit]
The brief scene in black-and-white of Spike and Drusilla in an Italian jazz club resembles the style of Italian modernist films from the early 1960s by the likes of Fellini and Antonioni.
Andrew is seen wearing a Strong Bad t-shirt from the popular internet website Homestar Runner.
Upon finding out that Buffy is dating The Immortal Spike declares "It's Worse!", in classic Star Wars style.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b O'Hare, Kate (April 26, 2004), 'Angel's' Spike Makes a New Friend (– Scholar search), Zap2it.com, retrieved 2007-09-20[dead link]
2.Jump up ^ Goldman, Eric (December 14, 2006), IGN Interview: Dexter's Julie Benz, IGN.com, retrieved 2007-09-22
3.Jump up ^ Jozic, Mike, "Week 6; David Fury" Mikejozic.com (September 2004).
4.Jump up ^ Darkhorse.com - Buffy Comic Preview
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"Power Play"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 21
Directed by
James A. Contner
Written by
David Fury
Production code
5ADH21
Original air date
May 12, 2004
Guest actors

Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Dennis Christopher as Cyvus Vail
Alec Newman as Drogyn
Jenny Mollen as Nina Ash
Leland Crooke as Archduke Sebassis
Stacey Travis as Senator Helen Brucker
Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton
Mark Colson as Izzy
Elimu Nelson as Ernesto

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"Power Play" is episode 21 of season 5 in the television show Angel. The gang starts to have doubts about Angel's loyalties when he appears to have become very close with the Circle of the Black Thorn, an evil secret demon society. When Drogyn, the guardian of the Deeper Well, arrives from England claiming that Angel has sent assassins after him, the gang's fears that Angel has become corrupted by wealth and power seem to be validated, especially when the imprisoned Lindsey confirms his theory about the Circle of the Black Thorn wanting to have Angel join their evil group.
In the meanwhile, Angel continues dating Nina, but eventually tells her to leave town fearing for her life when his induction into the Black Thorn becomes a certainty.
At the end, when the gang confronts Angel in his office about his questionable actions, a fight breaks out. With Lorne as a shield, Angel has time to take out a magical gem, using it to grant them a few unobserved minutes to set the group straight about what he is really planning, without anyone else knowing. It turns out that Angel has set up this whole charade of turning evil in an effort to infiltrate the Circle of the Black Thorn and identify its members.


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2 Writing 2.1 Continuity
2.2 Cultural references
2.3 Arc significance
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
In a dark room, there is a shackled man with a bag over his head, who is being beaten with sticks by several attackers. Angel helps the man to his feet, and takes the bag off the man’s face. The man thanks Angel but then Angel vamps out and bites the man’s neck.
Nineteen hours earlier, Angel and Nina are lying in bed together and Nina notices that Angel is concerned with something at work. Back at Wolfram & Hart, Illyria complains that no one fears her anymore and Wesley is ignoring her ever since she pretended to be Fred. Spike tells her that although she has lost much of her powers, looking like Fred is more powerful than anything else to those who loved her. Meanwhile, Hamilton introduces Angel and Gunn to Senator Brucker and her vampire aide, Ernesto. Ernesto asks for human blood and Angel agrees to make an exception, upsetting Gunn. Wesley informs Angel that a Boretz demon is loose and killing people. However, Angel shrugs it off and leaves. Spike offers to take on the demon for Wesley and invites Illyria to go hunting with him.
In Angel’s office, Angel, Gunn, Ernesto, and the Senator are watching a political ad of her rival, Mike Conley. The Senator asks Wolfram & Hart to brainwash Conley into confessing to being a pedophile so he will lose. Gunn is furious at the Senator’s request, but Angel agrees. In Wesley’s office, Wesley is researching Boretz demons when a strange circular symbol with eight spurs appears in his book but then disappears. Meanwhile, Spike and Illyria are searching for the Boretz demon. Illyria tells Spike that Angel has become corrupted through power but he refuses to believe her. The Boretz appears, and fights Spike but Illyria ultimately kill it. Drogyn also appears and warns Spike that Angel cannot be trusted, but falls over, injured.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Wesley walks into Angel’s office where he finds Angel talking with Hamilton, and they ask Wesley to come back later. Gunn, Lorne, and Wesley all agree that Angel is not acting like himself at all. Spike calls, and the three gather in Spike's apartment to listen to Drogyn’s tale of being attacked by a Sathari demon, an assassin-for-hire, at the Deeper Well. After a long and vicious fight, Drogyn learned that Angel hired it to kill him. Drogyn thinks that Angel wanted to cover up his involvement in helping Illyria’s sarcophagus escape from the Deeper Well. Drogyn also believes that Angel sacrificed Fred on purpose. Lorne and Gunn take the news angrily, but Spike reminds them that Drogyn cannot lis. Wesley shows all of them the mysterious symbol of a black circle with eight spurs on it and believes it to be a connection to Angel's behavior. Gunn, Lorne, Spike, and Wesley leave to confront Angel, while Illyria keeps watch over Drogyn.
At the office, Spike interrogates Angel about Drogyn's attack but Angel denies everything. Angel explains that he’s lost his sense of morality, and he wants global power, through any means necessary. He then meets with Nina and gives her three plane tickets, urging her to leave him. Hurt and confused, Nina agrees. At Spike’s apartment, Hamilton breaks in the door and knocks out Drogyn and Illyria. Meanwhile, Gunn and Spike interrogate Lindsey about the symbol. He explains that the symbol represents a small, but powerful, secret society of the elite evil, called the Circle of the Black Thorn who are responsible for the Apocalypse. Lindsey explains that Wolfram & Hart is run by the Black Thorn while The Senior Partners actually live on a different plane of existence. Angel’s team realize that Angel is being corrupted by the Circle of the Black Thorn.
Back in the dark room from the beginning, Angel takes the bag off the man’s face to reveal it is Drogyn. Angel drinks his blood and is then branded with the symbol for the Circle of the Black Thorn. The robed attackers reveal themselves and celebrate Angel’s acceptance into the fold. The next day at Wolfram & Hart, Angel is attacked by Gunn, Lorne, Spike, and Wesley. Angel disarms everybody and pulls a crystal out of his jacket, which activates a glamour that conceals the room for six minutes. Angel reveals that he has everything that he has been doing--agreeing with their evil clients, sending Wesley the symbol, hiring the assassin to kill Drogyn--is to convince the Black Thorn that he is evil so he can infiltrate them. Angel explains further that two months earlier, Cordelia gave Angel a vision from their kiss about the Black Thorn and the apocalypse.
Finally, Angel reveals that he will kill all the members of the Black Thorn to stop the Apocalypse. Spike grimly points out that the Senior Partners will kill them all in retaliation and refers to Angel's plan as a suicidal, "burn the house down, while we're still in it" strategy. However, the team eventually agrees to go along with Angel's plan. The episode ends with Hamilton ominously watching them from the window outside the office, suspicious but unable to prove anything.
Writing[edit]
The writing staff had originally hoped Sarah Michelle Gellar would return as Buffy for this episode, but Gellar was busy shooting "The Grudge" at the time.[1] Writer David Fury says, "We did think she [Gellar] might be in the second last episode, just like Angel appeared in the second last episode of Buffy's finale. We thought we'd do that but wound up not."[2]
Continuity[edit]
Angel plays a game of racquet-ball with Izzy, a demon who resembles Satan. This game was mentioned in "You're Welcome".
Cultural references[edit]
Spike suggests that Illyria and Drogyn play Crash Bandicoot.
Angel mentions World Wide Wickets in his speech about business. This is a reference to "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying".
Spike refers to Illyria as 'The Blue Meanie.' This is a reference to the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine
Gunn refers to Drogyn as Aragorn, a character from The Lord of the Rings whom he strongly resembles.
Arc significance[edit]
Angel reveals to everyone the reason behind his recent appalling actions, which lead to the actions in the series finale.
Angel learns the identities of the Circle of the Black Thorn.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Haberman, Lia (25 March 2004), "Angel-Buffy Reunion Spiked", E! News, retrieved 2007-09-17
2.Jump up ^ Jozic, Mike. "MEANWHILE Interviews Week 6: David Fury". Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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"Not Fade Away"
Angel episode
Episode no.
Season 5
 Episode 22
Directed by
Jeffrey Bell
Written by
Joss Whedon
 Jeffrey Bell
Production code
5ADH22
Original air date
May 19, 2004
Guest actors

Vincent Kartheiser as Connor
Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
Dennis Christopher as Cyvus Vail
Sarah Thompson as Eve
Julia Lee as Anne Steele
Leland Crooke as Archduke Sebassis
Stacey Travis as Senator Helen Brucker
Adam Baldwin as Marcus Hamilton
Ryan Alvarez as Pee Pee Demon
David Figlioli as Bartender
Mark Colson as Izzy

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"Not Fade Away" is the 22nd and final episode of season 5, and the series finale of the television show Angel. Written by series creator Joss Whedon and directed and co-written by Jeffrey Bell, it was originally broadcast on May 19, 2004 on the WB network. In "Not Fade Away", Angel convinces his team that they must take out every member of the Circle of the Black Thorn in a defiant and probably futile stand against the Senior Partners of Wolfram & Hart. He tells his team to make the most of what may be their last day on Earth: Gunn visits his old neighborhood; Wesley tends to the wounded Illyria; Lorne spends some time onstage; Spike performs poetry at an open mic, and Angel visits his son. When night falls, the team divides and sets out to eliminate the members of the Black Thorn, incurring the wrath of the armies of hell.


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2 Production details 2.1 Writing
2.2 Acting
2.3 Arc significance
2.4 Continuity
2.5 Cultural references
3 Reception and reviews
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Angel briefs his team on his plan to kill all the members of the Circle of the Black Thorn. Marcus Hamilton calls Angel to an emergency meeting of the circle, where the other members express doubts about Angel's loyalties. Angel proves himself to them by irrevocably renouncing his role in the Shanshu Prophecy, thereby giving up his chance to become human.
Back at Wolfram & Hart, Angel meets with his old enemy Lindsey McDonald and enlists him in the planned attack on the Circle. He then tells the rest of his group that the plan will proceed that night. Angel advises his friends to spend the rest of the day as if it were their last since it "probably is."
Angel visits his son, Connor. Connor reveals that he knows that Angel is his father; his old memories are now "mixed in" with his new ones, and he understands and appreciates why Angel gave him new memories.
Lorne has serious reservations about Angel's plan, and his mood is dark and somber. Lindsey spends the day with Eve, who is suspicious of Angel even though Lindsey now trusts him. Gunn spends his day helping Anne at the homeless shelter she maintains. Spike goes to a seedy bar, drinks heavily, and goes onstage to recite a poem that he originally recited in 1880. Wesley spends his day in his apartment tending to Illyria's wounds, telling her there is nothing else he wants and nowhere for him to be. She offers to comfort him in Fred's form, but he refuses the offer.
The team splits up to attack members of the circle separately, making plans to reunite if they survive their missions. As they leave, Lorne tells Angel this is the last thing he's going to do for him, then after, they will never see him again. Hamilton - warned of the plan by Harmony - confronts Angel, intent on stopping his killing of the Circle's leader. Angel reveals he has already poisoned Archduke Sebassis. The two begin to struggle.
Gunn, Spike, and Illyria kill their targets. Lindsey and Lorne wipe out the Sahvrin clan; then, on Angel's order, Lorne executes Lindsey, drops his gun, and leaves, declaring his debt paid. Wesley is killed as he knocks out Cyrus Vail; as he dies, Illyria comforts him in Fred's guise, then kills Vail when Vail regains consciousness.
Angel is losing his fight with Hamilton, until Connor arrives to fight on his father's side. Hamilton proudly announces that his blood runs with power, prompting Angel to assume vampiric form and drink his blood, acquiring enough of Hamilton's strength to kill him. Expecting a swift counterattack from the Senior Partners, Angel directs Connor to leave, then manages to rendezvous with his surviving allies, except, of course, Lorne.
An army of supernatural creatures descends on Angel, Spike, a wounded Gunn, and Illyria - who discovers that she was sorry that Wesley had died, showing that some of Fred's feelings, even now, are still coming out through the ancient demon. As the episode - and series - ends, Angel declares, "Let's go to work," beaming out the message that he will never stop fighting.
Production details[edit]
In the scene in which Mercedes McNab is in bed with Adam Baldwin's character, plastic inserts in her bra are clearly visible as she turns to the side. Ironically, Jeffrey Bell jokes in the DVD commentary that she is "not a special effect," that she is quite real, despite the digitally added fake blood on her lip.[1]
Writing[edit]
Joss Whedon says of this episode, "This was not the final grace note after a symphony, the way the Buffy finale was. We are definitely still in the thick of it. But the point of the show is that you're never done; no matter who goes down, the fight goes on."[2] Whedon says that Angel is about redemption, "something you fight for every day, so I wanted him to go out fighting. People kept calling it a cliffhanger. I was like, 'Are you mad, sir? Don't you see that that is the final statement?'"[3]
Producer David Fury agrees, saying it was "the perfect way to end the series, and anybody who says otherwise is dumb." The central theme of Angel, Fury explains, is that "the fight never ends...You can't ever win but the fight is worth fighting. Any proper resolution of, 'Oh, we've defeated the demons, they've gone back to hell, let's get a beer,' just would have been absolutely wrong for that show." Part of Angel's story, Fury says, is that "everybody that he's ever been close to dies...he will always outlive the people he cares about."[4]
Acting[edit]
Christian Kane couldn't be on set for the final episode, so all the Lindsey scenes in this episode were written and shot about a month in advance.[1] Kane says that he was unhappy with the way his character ended the season, but mostly because the series ending came as a shock and "we’ve all just now gotten comfortable in our skin."[5]
Alexis Denisof, whose character was also killed in this episode, says that he "couldn't think of anything more fitting...the perfect human death of a human life."[6] Joss Whedon says he wouldn't have killed Wesley if the series hadn't been canceled, but that scene ended up being "one of my favorite moments that we shot... If you're going to go out, go out hard."[3]
Joss Whedon quashed the rumors that Sarah Michelle Gellar would appear as Buffy in an interview with TV Guide, saying he didn't want the finale to "revolve around a guest star." He added that "I want to end the show with the people who've been in the trenches together, the characters who have lived - and occasionally died - together."[7] Writer Jeffrey Bell elaborates, saying Gellar was intended to appear in the penultimate episode of Angel but couldn't make it due to other commitments. By the time the producers learned she was available for the finale, Bell says, "to force her into the very last episode to reread stuff that we already dealt with didn't make any sense."[7]
Arc significance[edit]
In the final episode of the series, Angel and the team make their stand against the Senior Partners and assassinate the Circle of the Black Thorn.
In this episode the audience learns that Connor did indeed remember his past during "Origin."
As Wesley dies he asks Illyria to lie to him, which mirrors a conversation Buffy has with Giles in the Buffy episode "Lie to Me" after a friend of hers has died. Illyria poses as Fred and tells him she loves him and they will be together soon.
The dragon Angel wishes to slay at the end of this episode turns out to be an ally in "After the Fall". Angel says that the dragon was deceived by Wolfram & Hart, and that he realized this not long into their fight.
David Boreanaz and Christian Kane are the only actors to appear in both the first and last episodes of Angel as well as the 100th episode.
Continuity[edit]
Spike takes Angel's advice to "live the day as if it were his last" quite literally, as the poem he reads is a completed form of the poem that was originally read on his last day before being sired by Drusilla. This poem was introduced in Buffy Season 5's "Fool for Love." Unlike in the past, the people at the bar, who are all bikers and a rougher crowd, like the poem. The completed poem reads: My soul is wrapped in harsh reposeMidnight descends in raven colored clothesBut soft, behold! A sunlight beamCutting a swath of glimmering gleamMy heart expands, 'tis grown a bulge in't,Inspired by your beauty effulgent
Gunn chooses to spend his last day helping Anne, last seen in "The Thin Dead Line". Anne, played by Julia Lee, is a character who has sporadically appeared in both Buffy and Angel since Buffy's second season.
Before the end battle, Gunn says "Okay, you take the thirty thousand on the left…" This may be a reference to "Over the Rainbow" in which Gunn, when confronted by a gang of Pyleans, sarcastically quips, "I'll take the twenty on the left, you take the fifty on the right."
During the moment in Angel's office where the team all agree to fight, the "Hero" theme is heard for the first and only time since Season 1 Episode 9. Like Doyle, each member of the team are now sacrificing their lives for the good fight which is reflected in this theme.
Cultural references[edit]
Jesus Christ: When preparing for the final battle, Angel says, "this may come out a little pretentious, but one of you will betray me." In the same conversation after Angel says that it's not Spike, Spike asks, "Can I deny you three times?" Both are references to the Last Supper and The Crucifixion involving Judas' betrayal of Jesus and of Peter denying three times that he knows Jesus during his arrest.
Legion (demon): With his last words, Marcus Hamilton, Angel's connection with the senior partners, tells Angel that he cannot win his war against Wolfram & Hart for Hamilton states: "We are Legion, we are forever." which is a reference from Mark 5:9 and Luke 8:30 in the Bible, when the devils (demons) refer to themselves as "Legion."
The episode title is a reference to a Buddy Holly song.
Reception and reviews[edit]
The series finale provoked mixed reaction from critics and fans, appearing on Zap2it's list of the worst series finales because "we never saw the end of the fight."[8] E! News quoted another fan as saying, "Well, that was the best first half of a season finale ever...what happened to part two?"[9] A different criticism came from Roz Kaveney, who argued that this episode was a classic example of "'Superhero Exceptionalism' - the idea that superheroes are exempt from normal considerations and entitled to ignore consequences." The characters' attempt at redemption via a single "gratuitous heroic act of defiance," Kaveney felt, was contrary to Angel's message that redemption was slowly earned one day at a time, case by case.[10] The Futon Critic named it the 4th best episode of 2004, saying "The series finale was filled with tons of great "holy shit" moments - Illyria's reaction to Wesley's death alone should be required watching for everyone - but the closing moments cut right to the heart of what the show has always been about: the good fight (and the quest for redemption itself) is always a constant struggle."[11]
Actor Boreanaz says he is "comfortable with the way they're ending it. It's very open-ended [and] goes out fighting."[12] Matt Roush of TV Guide praised the series finale, finding it "incredibly inspiring" that Angel continues to seek redemption despite signing away the reward promised by the Shanshu Prophecy. "The series retired with dignity, integrity — and, yes, soul," Roush writes.[13] This episode was nominated for a 2005 Hugo Award in the category of "Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form."[14]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Bell, Jeffrey, "Not Fade Away" (Commentary by Jeffrey Bell), Angel: Season 5 on DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 2004.
2.Jump up ^ "Angel Creator's Finale Post-Mortem", TV Guide News, May 20, 2004, retrieved 2007-09-18
3.^ Jump up to: a b Robinson, Tasha (August 8, 2007), Interview with Joss Whedon, A.V. Club, retrieved 2/11/2008
4.Jump up ^ Jozic, Mike (September 2004), Meanwhile Interviews: David Fury, Mikejozic.com
5.Jump up ^ Christian Kane - Horror-web.com Interview, 2004-04-18, retrieved 2007-09-20
6.Jump up ^ Stafford, Nikki (2004), Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel, ECW Press, p. 94, ISBN 1-55022-654-1
7.^ Jump up to: a b Haberman, Lia (25 Mar 2004), "Angel-Buffy Reunion Spiked", E! News, retrieved 2007-09-17
8.Jump up ^ Bobbin, Jay; O'Hare, Kate (May 4, 2006), (Un)Happy Endings: The best and worst of TV series finales, retrieved 2007-09-18
9.Jump up ^ Godwin, Jennifer (21 May 2004), ""Angel" Signs Off...Or Does He?", E! News, retrieved 2007-09-18
10.Jump up ^ Kaveney, Roz (2005), "A Sense of the Ending: Schrodinger's Angel", in Stacey Abbott, Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off With a Soul, I.B.Tauris, pp. 59–60
11.Jump up ^ Brian Ford Sullivan (January 21, 2005). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2004 - #10-1". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
12.Jump up ^ Potts, Kimberly (18 May 2004), ""Angel" Calls It a Night", E! News, retrieved 2007-09-18
13.Jump up ^ Roush, Matt (5/20/2004), "Roush Dispatches", TV Guide News, retrieved 2007-09-18
14.Jump up ^ Hugo Awards
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