"Angel" The Bachelor Party (1999)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Straiton

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

16 November 1999 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

After saving Cordy from a vampire attack, Doyle is optimistic about his chances with her. When his estranged wife shows up at the Angel Inc...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Vampire Slayer | Redemption | Actress | Supernatural

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17

6:00 AM

TNT

The Bachelor Party

#1.7

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Glenn Quinn	...	Allen Doyle
Kristin Dattilo	...	Harriett 'Harry' Doyle
Carlos Jacott	...	Richard Straley
Ted Kairys	...	Ben
Chris Tallman	...	Rick
Brad Blaisdell	...	Uncle John
Rib Hillis	...	Pierce (as Robert Hillis)
Lauri Johnson	...	Aunt Martha
Kristen Lowman	...	Mother Rachel
David Polcyn	...	Russ

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

Carlos Jacott, the actor who plays Richard Straley (Harriet Doyle's fiancé), was also in _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) {Anne {#3.1)}_ as Ken, a demon who worked people to death. He later appeared in _"Firefly" (2002) {Serenity (#1.11)}_ as Lawrence Dobson, making him what Joss Whedon calls one of his "hat-tricks" - someone who appeared in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), "Angel" (1999) and "Firefly" (2002).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Angel has a trickle of blood on his left temple that disappears when he changes to his vampire face before going back into the restaurant to save Doyle.

Quotes:

Cordelia: I swore when I went down this road with Xander Harris, I'd rather be dead than date a fixer-upper again.

Who wants a wife whose knees only bend the one way?

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Who wants a wife whose knees only bend the one way? - Finally a Doyle-centric episode, it's a shame it had to be one of the weakest episodes of the entire series. What I liked about this episode was the 'Doyle' screen time and background obviously. I also loved that 'Cordelia' began to see what kind of a man he was after saving her life. But the episode went downhill after 'Doyle's wife 'Harry' and her about-to-be-husband were brought in. The whole bachelor party storyline didn't work, scenes like the one with the stripper and others like that could have easily been left out without missing anything important. The episode certainly had it's moments and a couple of memorable lines, but the episode would have worked better if about 15 minutes of the episode would have been left out, which is simply too much. It's a shame because I loved the 'Doyle' character and I think he deserved to have better story lines. Cordelia: Hi, Doyle. Are you going to become loser-pining guy, like, full-time now? Because you know, we already have one of those around the office. ANGEL: Hey! DOYLE: Hey! CORDELIA: He can get away with it. He's tall and and look at the way clothes hang on him. But you.. ANGEL: Okay, I think you've cheered us up enough. (5.0 out of 10)