"Angel" The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco (2003)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Jeffrey Bell

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

5 November 2003 (Season 5, Episode 6)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

It turns out that the Wolfram & Hart mail guy is more than he seems. He and his brothers were once demon fighters...

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Agatha Christie | Vampire | Vampire Slayer | Redemption | Actress

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
James Marsters	...	Spike
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Alonzo	...	Carlos / Lucha Libre #2
Bruno Gioiello	...	Security Guard
Danny Mora	...	Number Five

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

There is a flashback where one of the brothers answers the phone. What he says in Spanish translates to: "What? The devil built a robot?" Numero Cinco mentioned the incident with the Devil's Robot to Angel earlier in the episode.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The business card that the Wolfram & Hart lawyer hands to Numero Cinco has a spelling mistake. It reads "Wolfram & Hart - Attorney's at Law".

Quotes:

Number Five: Surely you have heard of our great victory over the devil's robot.
Angel: Sorry.
Number Five: Nobody remembers the good stuff.

Movie Connections:

References "Wonder Woman" (1976)

Soundtrack:

Traeme Paz

Fantastico!...

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Fans of El Santo will want to check out this episode: it's wistfully nostalgic, with some of the most moving music I've ever heard; storywise, it's good enough to make the transition to the Big Screen (without the vampire). Masked wrestlers South of the Border have been grappling with everything from vampires to werewolves to killer robots (and everything in between) for decades. El Santo led the way, with rival masked men like Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras (among many, many others) coming along to help (or, in some cases, to even hinder) our hero. Production values varied over the years, but the movies were always fun to watch when I was a kid. (During some of the scarier scenes, I'd be watching from between fingers covering my eyes.) This episode brought back fond memories. Gracias, amigos.