Calvary (12 Feb. 2003)

With Angel's soul stolen from the hotel safe, Team Angel is worried. They have no idea how to get Angel back again before it's too late. When Cordy comes up with a spell that might work, ... See full summary »

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator), David Greenwalt (creator),

Stars:

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, J. August Richards

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Boreanaz	...	Angelus
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Connor
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Stephanie Romanov	...	Lilah Morgan
Vladimir Kulich	...	The Beast
Roger Yuan	...	Wo-Pang

Storyline

With Angel's soul stolen from the hotel safe, Team Angel is worried. They have no idea how to get Angel back again before it's too late. When Cordy comes up with a spell that might work, the others agree that it's their best hope. Meanwhile, Lilah shows up at the hotel, looking for some allies in her quest to destroy the Beast.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title "Calvary" references the site outside of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was allegedly crucified. Another name for the place Calvary is Golgotha, which means the place of a skull. Among other possible reasons for the writers to choose this title, Charles Gunn and Connor have to go to a site where a Soul Eater has been buried, chop off its head, and prepare its skull for a re-ensouling ritual - hence making that scene a Golgotha, a place of a skull.

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Goofs

In episode #4.12-Calvary, the wound on Lilah's stomach disappears and reappears from shot to shot.

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Quotes

Angelus: Try playing up the awe and the reverence a bit. The *great* Angelus.
Lilah Morgan: Great, being locked in a cage.
Angelus: Yet managing to display better grooming habits than you. Look at yourself, Lilah. Hmm? All these years wanting to meet me. Couldn't run a comb through your hair? Maybe slap on a little lipstick? Evil doesn't have to mean sloppy.

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Connections

References The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)

User Reviews

The bitch is back in a new way

When Angel knocked out Cordy after being let out of the cage my first thought was, "What happened to Lorne?" I know Cordy was acting a little off but I didn't think twice about it until the end of the episode. Imagine the shock finding out that Cordy is The Beast's Master. And why did they have to kill Lilah? Besides the fact that she was one of the more interesting characters, she was so damn hot. There was already so much tension going on with Fred obviously having feeling for Wes and later finding out from Angelus that Wes was screwing Lilah for 6 months. Just imagine the kind of plot twists that could have been created. Fred and Lilah fight over Wesley, they double team him and make him have to choose, one kills or puts a spell on the other one. So many great possibilities. Along with the Fred & Wes thing, Fred & Gunn breaking up was way too long in coming. I had been waiting since the first episode after they hooked up to see this. A punk thug like Gunn never deserved her and you could see, even from then that she was always drawn towards Wes no matter how much she said she loved Gunn. Wesley's line of "I think this is the part where I'm supposed to say I'm sorry. And I'm really trying to be, but." even further proved how much he loved Fred. Why couldn't Gunn have gotten killed instead of Lilah? Nobody would've missed him.