Double or Nothing (22 Apr. 2002)

As Angel grieves for Connor, Cordelia returns to LA and tries to comfort him. Meanwhile, Gunn is falling in love with Fred. But, he has to deal with a mistake that he made back when he was ... See full summary »

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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)

Storyline

As Angel grieves for Connor, Cordelia returns to LA and tries to comfort him. Meanwhile, Gunn is falling in love with Fred. But, he has to deal with a mistake that he made back when he was a vampire street fighter and it could ruin their happy future. Wes, abandoned by his friends and banned from the Hyperion, leaves the hospital by himself.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, David Greenwalt Productions, Kuzui Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Angel cuts the deck (in the long shot), he has a black Three. In the close-up, it has become a Three of Hearts.

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Quotes

Cordelia: The truth is, if you lived another 200 years, you'd never forget how Connor was taken from you. And you shouldn't. You loved your son, Angel. And you'll go on loving him and missing him. You'll go on living, too. You'll do that.
Angel: I don't know how.
Cordelia: You don't need to. The how works itself out. Life will just keep on happening. There'll be people who need us, and so we'll help them. 'Cause that's what we do.

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Soundtracks

"Gangsta's Paradise"
(uncredited)
Performed by Coolio

User Reviews

We are not losing another member of this family

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)