Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... | Buffy Summers | |
Nicholas Brendon | ... | Xander Harris | |
Alyson Hannigan | ... | Willow Rosenberg | |
Charisma Carpenter | ... | Cordelia Chase | |
David Boreanaz | ... | Angelus | |
Anthony Head | ... | Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head) | |
Seth Green | ... | Oz | |
Kristine Sutherland | ... | Joyce Summers | |
Robia Scott | ... | Jenny Calendar (as Robia LaMorte) | |
Brian Thompson | ... | The Judge | |
Ryan Francis | ... | Soldier | |
Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Uncle Enyos | |
James Marsters | ... | Spike | |
Juliet Landau | ... | Drusilla | |
James Lurie | ... | Mr. Miller |
Angel's night of fleshly passion with Buffy has transformed him again into the vampire Angelus, without a soul, who teams up with Spike, Drusilla and the assembled demon Judge. Willow is shocked to see Xander kiss Cordelia and turns to fellow nerd Oz. Just sensing Angel doesn't truly love her back devastates Buffy. Seeing him turned vampire again reduces her to useless tearfulness. She then makes Giles's lady-friend Janna 'Jenny' Calendar, who clearly knew something, tell about Angel's soul-curse, while Angel kills her gypsy Uncle Enyos. Meanwhile, Xander works rather literally on the line 'it took a army' to defeat the Judge. Written by KGF Vissers
In my second watch, I see now that this is a flawless and an excellent episode. I love Joss Whedon's writing and as a person who wants to be a television writer this is one of the episodes that I'll also admire and look up to.
I mean there are no empty scenes, everything was full with emotions, Sarah Michelle Gellar acting has never been this frustrating(in a good way) by far. She is an astonishing actress, needs more credit.
As this episode, we will know nothing will ever be the same and that's why people call this episode as the "fate changer".
"Innocence" is another prove for the people who thought this is a silly fantasy show(I was thinking that in my first watch). Everybody who is interesting in television writing should see this, I'm serious. 10/10