Home (7 May 2003)

Lilah returns from Hell to offer Angel Inc. the L.A. branch of Wolfram and Hart. They are given the option of going to see what it has to offer, which all of them decide to take. When on ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Minear

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, J. August Richards

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Connor
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Stephanie Romanov	...	Lilah Morgan
Jim Abele	...	Laurence
Jason Winer	...	Preston
Michael Halsey	...	Rutherford Sirk
Jonathan M. Woodward	...	Knox (as Jonathan Woodward)
Merle Dandridge	...	Lacey Shepard
Jason Padgett	...	Suicidal Cop
James Calvert	...	Surgery Patient

Storyline

Lilah returns from Hell to offer Angel Inc. the L.A. branch of Wolfram and Hart. They are given the option of going to see what it has to offer, which all of them decide to take. When on their tours, Fred is offered the Science Department. Gunn is taken to the White Room to see who replaced the Girl. Wesley is offered books with infinite knowledge, and Lorne is offered the Entertainment Department. If they accept, Angel would be the head honcho. In the end, Angel will accept, but only under one condition.

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Plot Keywords:

erased memory | father son relationship | hostage | amnesia

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 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

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Knox remarks to Fred that he has played "D & D, Dungeons and... We actually have a dungeon. I can show it to you later." That dungeon will be where Spike finds himself, early in Season 5.

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Goofs

When Connor is holding hostages in the sports store, he shouts at Angel and flings a lock of his hair onto his forehead and eyes. A moment later, his hair is in place. A moment after that, his hair is on his face again.

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Quotes

Lorne: So it's an evil limo. I get that. But, does that mean you don't restock the cherries?

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Connections

References Die Hard (1988)

User Reviews

The best episode of a great season

Season 4 had no weak episodes and some extremely strong ones: like the season opener, the start of the main plot arc (Apocalypse, Nowish), and all the Angelus episodes. But Home packs more emotional punch than the rest of them, and is perfectly written and directed.

In "Home", Lilah shows the heroes around the Wolfram and Hart facilities, forcing them to decide whether to join the company, and Angel deals with Connor's madness once and for all. One thing that throws people off about "Home" is that it sets up season five with the tour of Wolfram and Hart, THEN resolves season 4. It seems like the opposite order to do things, but it's the only way that would have worked. If the Connor storyline been resolved halfway through the episode, then the tour of Wolfram and Hart would have been anticlimactic. Connor has been a problem for Angel all season, and it was only fitting that it would conclude with Angel finally fixing him.

And what a fix it is. Angel has to make a huge sacrifice to save his son. Although I don't like the Angel/Connor storyline of season 4 as much as the Buffy/Dawn one in Buffy season 5, this one is wrapped up perfectly. Dawn's character was trivialized in season 6 and 7, which was a shame because her original story was so good.