Loyalty (25 Feb. 2002)

After translating the prophecy, Wesley is terrified. It says, "The father will kill the son," meaning Angel will kill Connor. Meanwhile, Gunn and Fred investigate a vampire nest, while ... See full summary »

Director:

James A. Contner

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase (credit only)
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Stephanie Romanov	...	Lilah Morgan
Laurel Holloman	...	Justine Cooper
Jack Conley	...	Sahjhan
Wendy Davis	...	Aubrey Jenkins
Enrique Castillo	...	Doctor
Keith Szarabajka	...	Daniel Holtz
Susan Santiago	...	Mother #1 (as Susan Martino)
Annie Talbot	...	Mother #2
Marci Hill	...	Nurse
Chris Devlin	...	Holtzian Man

Storyline

After translating the prophecy, Wesley is terrified. It says, "The father will kill the son," meaning Angel will kill Connor. Meanwhile, Gunn and Fred investigate a vampire nest, while Holtz amps up his plans for vengeance. Wes tries to disprove the prophecy, but all signs seem to point to disaster.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, David Greenwalt Productions, Kuzui Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Lilah gives her corporate spiel to Sahjahn, she is talking as though her office is bugged by Wolfram & Hart with microphones. Yet, when Sahjahn mentions his plan about needing Connor's blood, she responds as though their conversation is private and confidential.

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Quotes

Sahjhan: Love the whole chained-undead look you got goin' on. Really sets off your fern.

User Reviews

That the vampire will devour his child is certain. The dark question you harbor is only when

That the vampire will devour his child is certain. The dark question you harbor is only when - Despite the absence of 'Cordelia', I think this is one of the best episodes of season 3, I actually hardly notice 'Cordy' not being around. The main source of goodness is 'Wesley', his character was always fascinating, but this episode made him into one of TV's best developed and written characters. He's afraid that 'Angel' might kill his own son and tries to talk to a cranky hamburger and then with 'Holtz', who has an army of people willed with revenge and are all wanting to bring down 'Angel'. 'Shajhan' was also around, he knows that 'Holtz' isn't going to kill 'Angel' anytime soon, so he tries 'Lilah' whom is more than willing to help, I love the chemistry between these two characters. I'm also surprised with how much I love the relationship between 'Gunn' and 'Fred' in this episode, it's something so fresh and sweet, they fit well together no matter what some fans say, I just wish they would have stayed this way. My favorite scene of the episode is hands-down the absolutely wonderful ending with the prophecy coming out as we get the earthquake, followed by fire and blood, it was also one of 'Wesley's finest scenes. The teaser was also fantastic with 'Wes' having a dream of 'Angel' teaching 'Connor' how to die. Brilliant episode all around. LILAH: You don't have an appointment. SAHJHAN: That's it? No 'wow, how did he do that?' No screaming in terror? You twenty first century types are so jaded. LILAH: You're Sahjhan, aren't you? I may be jaded, but I do my homework. And there's a girl downstairs, she's got records on everything that ever happened. My company rocks. (10 out of 10)