"Angel" Double or Nothing (2002)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator) &
David Greenwalt (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

22 April 2002 (Season 3, Episode 18)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

As Angel grieves for Connor, Cordelia returns to LA and tries to comfort him. Meanwhile, Gunn is falling in love with Fred...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Vampire Slayer | Redemption | Actress | Supernatural

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Mark Lutz	...	The Groosalugg
Jason Carter	...	Repo Demon
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Jenoff
John David Conti	...	Male Elderly Demon
Patricia Bethune	...	Female Elderly Demon (as P.B. Hutton)
Nigel Gibbs	...	Doctor (as Nigel D. Gibbs)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Goofs:

Continuity: Angel and a demon gambler both cut a card from the deck. The gambler cuts first, his card a 9 in close-up shots. In the long shots of the table, though, his card becomes a 5.

Quotes:

Winifred 'Fred' Burkle: I thought what Angel tried to do to you was wrong, and I'm sorry. But he was right to blame you, Wesley. You should've come to us. You should've trusted us instead of going to Holtz behind our back. You were supposed to be our friend, and you didn't even-
[pause]
Winifred 'Fred' Burkle: If Angel sees you again, he'll kill you Wesley.

Soundtrack:

Gangsta's Paradise

We are not losing another member of this family

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

We are not losing another member of this family - The most unpopular 'Gunn'-episode is probably my favorite, not because of the 'Gunn' storyline but because of pretty much everything else. I only really hated the "break-up" scene with 'Fred', it was really overacted, badly scripted and forced, but the rest of the 'Gunn' storyline worked, I bought the whole 'selling-soul-for-truck' thing. I also liked the Casino storyline, it was fun, and 'Angel' only getting a three cracks me up every time. What I mainly love about the episode are the 'Wes' scenes, he doesn't actually say anything but they're still powerful. And of course the Cangel scenes, well-written and heartbreaking, at the end of the episode 'Angel' is finally able to move on. Excellent episode, glad 'Cordy' and 'Groo' were back. CORDELIA: I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that I know what you're going through, or that I could begin to understand what it is you're feeling. The last thing you need right now is someone saying that given time, things will get better. The hurt will go away. Because things won't get better. And the hurt's never gonna go away. The truth is, if you lived another two hundred years, you'd never forget how Connor was taken from you. And you shouldn't. You loved your son, Angel. And you're gonna go on loving him. And missing him. And you'll go one living. You'll do that, too. ANGEL: I don't know how. CORDELIA: You don't need to. The "how" works itself out. Life'll just keeping happening. There'll be people who need our help and so we'll help 'em. 'Cause that's what we do. (8.5 out of 10)