"Angel" There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb (2001)

Director:

David Greenwalt

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

22 May 2001 (Season 2, Episode 22)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

The season two finale has Team Angel desperate to escape Pylea. Wes and Gunn join up with the rebel forces...

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Jesus | Vampire | Redemption | Vampire Slayer | Spin Off

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Craig Appel	...	Demon
Jackson Bolt	...	Rebel #2
Whitney Dylan	...	Marelda
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Brody Hutzler	...	Landok
Mark Lutz	...	The Groosalugg
Adoni Maropis	...	Rebel Leader
Tom McCleister	...	Host's Elder
Jamie McShane	...	Rebel #2
Alex Nesic	...	Markalla
Andrew Parks	...	Priest One
Danan Pere	...	Rebel #1
Michael Phenicie	...	Silas
Lee Reherman	...	The Captain

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

Cameo: [Joss Whedon]Plays Numfar, character doing the Dance of Shame.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Wesley, Gunn, and the rebels storm the palace, Wesley and a rebel grab a battering ram to break down the door. Wesley is clearly on the left, and the other person on the right when they got for the first hit. In the next shot, Wesley is on the right, and the other person is on the left.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Cordelia Chase: Oh, no... No... Oh, God, please forgive me. This is all my fault.
[to Lorne's head]
Cordelia Chase: Because I pardoned you, and they wanted to teach me a lesson. You didn't do anything wrong. You didn't do anything. I don't like it here anymore. I just want to go home.
Lorne the Host: Oh, honey. I'm right there with you.
[Cordelia passes out]

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Season Two

Season Two of "Angel" is just as strong as Season One in terms of consistency, but improves on it in terms of having a strong story arc. The Darla episodes were great, the Wolfram & Heart story is starting to work nicely, and even the Pylea episodes, which really should have been weak and maybe belong more on "Buffy" than on "Angel" in terms of tone, are really strong and enjoyable episodes.

That said, season two also has more great episodes than season one, with memorable episodes like "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" (a highlight of television in general as far as I'm concerned), "Darla", "Reunion", and "Reprise".

The character writing is strong, the plot is handled excellently, and "Angel" remains a strong and memorable series through its second season, which does not improve in terms of consistency on its first, but certainly improves on its first season in the quality of the season story arcs.

Average rating based on all episodes: 7.68/10