Conviction (1 Oct. 2003)

Angel and the gang adjust to life at Wolfram & Hart, while Angel lets loose the shocking contents of a package from Sunnydale.

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Boreanaz, James Marsters, J. August Richards

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
James Marsters	...	Spike
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Sarah Thompson	...	Eve
Mercedes McNab	...	Harmony Kendall
Jonathan M. Woodward	...	Knox (as Jonathan Woodward)
Dane Northcutt	...	Agent Hauser
Jacqueline Hahn	...	Judge
Marc Vann	...	Doctor Sparrow
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Spanky
Rodney Rowland	...	Corbin Fries (as Rod Rowland)
Peter Breitmayer	...	Desmond Keel

Storyline

Angel and the gang adjust to life at Wolfram & Hart, while Angel lets loose the shocking contents of a package from Sunnydale.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 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

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Character Corbin Fries is the name of Joss Whedon's nephew.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the episode (Angel "Conviction", 5.1), Fred says 'Lesley' instead of 'Wesley' when introducing him to Knox.

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Quotes

Eve: He's happy and well-adjusted now that he has no memory of you. And the rest of the world, including your best friends,
[whispers]
Eve: never even heard of Connor.
Angel: [angry] That's not a name I want passing through your lips.
Eve: [smiling] And what *would* you like passing through my lips?

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

User Reviews

Angel investigations goes corporate....and a beloved character (to many fans) appears.

This opening episode storyline concerns defusing one of the Wolfram & Hart more influential clients: one threatening to bomb L.A. if Angel & Co don't get him acquitted in court of openly admitted evil deeds. (Welcome to the gray world of legal machinations...)

However the main thrust of this episode is all about setting the stage for the season, to shoehorn the characters into their new roles as corporate worker bees. --A Senior Partners' liaison, Eve, is introduced and viewers just know she is not all she seems to be. --Angel learns quickly that being a CEO means never again having to do the dirty work himself. ("They put a tracer on me...all of a sudden, the entire firm shows up in the alley.) --Fred discovers she is heading up the lab and is a bit overwhelmed ("I don't even understand half of what they're doing.") --Gunn is given a brain boost: he is now Super Lawyer, a far cry from the street-savvy kid of yore. --Wesley is his usual stoic self, with Lorne actually seeming to enjoy his new position as head of the Entertainment Dept.

One of the highlights of the episodes for me was the appearance of more beloved Buffy characters: feather-brained Harmony, the classic Dumb Blonde, is now Angel's secretary. And in the last moments of the episode Angel finally opens a mysterious envelope delivered to him. Out falls an Amulet that all Buffy fans will recognize. It spews forth a whirlwind and in a reversal of the Hellmouth scenario, fire turns into dust, which turns into bones, and the skeleton turns into...Spike, doubled over in pain, panting, and glaring ferociously. Blondie Bear is back. Stay tuned.