"Angel" Slouching Toward Bethlehem (2002)

Director:

Skip Schoolnik

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

27 October 2002 (Season 4, Episode 4)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

Cordy returns from being a Higher Power and Team Angel is thrilled to see her. Unfortunately, she has...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Redemption | Vampire Slayer | Spin Off | Supernatural

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 4

6:00 AM

TNT

Slouching Toward Bethlehem

#4.4

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Connor
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Stephanie Romanov	...	Lilah Morgan
David Grant Wright	...	Minivan Dad
Carol Avery	...	Minivan Mom
Steven Mayhew	...	Minivan Teen
Nynno Ahli	...	Carlo
Thomas Crawford	...	Eater Demon

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

The title and Lorne's comment about "slouching towards Bethlehem" come from the W.B. Yeats poem The Second Coming: "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Connor supposedly jimmies the hallway window to gain access, there is obviously no lock mechanism on the window and no need to jimmy it to gain access.

Quotes:

Winifred 'Fred' Burkle: Is that why you ran out while Cordelia was singing?
Lorne: Well, "A", I wasn't running, I was fleeing. And, "B", yes.
Charles Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing?
Lorne: Well, I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but, if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.

Evil's coming Angel, and it's planning on staying

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Evil's coming Angel, and it's planning on staying - The most unpopular season 4 episode happens to be one of my favorites of the season, if not the entire series. 'Cordelia' is back from her trip to another realm and has lost all of her memory, the first half of this episode is almost comedy, it's funny the way 'Angel' and his crew tried to keep 'Cordy' away from the demons and what they were really doing, which only caused her to think that she was brainwashed by Russian spies. Because of the lies 'Cordy' almost ended up as a demon-burger but got saved by 'Connor' who, unlike the others, told her the truth. I immediately loved the chemistry between Charisma and Vincent, I know that i'm not one of the many but I just do. Meanwhile 'Lilah' and 'Wesley' are having more steamy sex, I think that this episode was the highlight of their 'relationship', as 'Wesley' called the sex they were having a relationship and had to pay 'Lilah' a dollar. She then used him by making him play himself and give the fang gang a wrong lead so that W&H could suck out 'Lorne's brain. At the end of the episode 'Cordy' decides to stay with 'Connor' because she feels like she can trust him. I loved this episode, it had lots of character developing, the main storyline of the fourth season started, lots of great dialog, Charisma looked gorgeous and 'Connor' using one of those ninja lawyers as a piñata is unforgettable. CORDELIA: I have this horrible feeling that something bad is going to happen. Or maybe has happened. And I can't remember it. And I don't know what to do or who to trust except you. I don't know why, but I trust you. Why do I get the feeling that you've lost everything too? CONNOR: I had nothing to lose. (10 out of 10)