Angel (season 2)
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The second season of the television series Angel
, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on September 26, 2000 on The WB Television Network
and concluded its 22-episode season on May 22, 2001. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET, following Buffy.
, now in their new headquarters – the Hyperion Hotel
– are trying to decipher what Wolfram & Hart
raised at the end of season one with the Scrolls of Aberjan. It turns out that it was Darla – human, ailing and mentally unstable – who is being used by Wolfram & Hart to unhinge Angel by mystically invading his dreams. It turns out that Darla is infected with a syphilitic heart condition brought over from her original human life as a prostitute which is rapidly killing her. She begs Angel to turn her into a vampire so as to save her life. He refuses and instead takes part in a dangerous trial to attempt to buy her a second chance. He succeeds. Unfortunately, she doesn't, having already been rescued from life once before. However, his sacrifice proves to her that humanity has strength within it after all and that maybe living the remainder of her days out as a human woman won't be as bad as she thinks. Wolfram & Hart do not share her view however and bring forth Drusilla to sire the uncooperative Darla (having hoped that Angel would do so, further darkening his path). With both powerful vampires now together and loose on the streets of Los Angeles, Angel has no choice but to sink to their level in order to defeat them. He fires his crew (Cordelia
, Wesley
and Gunn
) and purposefully allows Darla and Drusilla to slaughter the Special Projects division of Wolfram & Hart including Holland Manners. During the massacre the vampires intentionally leave Lindsey McDonald
and Lilah Morgan
alive to act as their liaisons to Wolfram & Hart. The two lawyers end up in competition with each other for the remainder of the season as they fight for the position of head of Special Projects before the firm decides to "trim the fat". Meanwhile, Angel trains himself to take on Darla and Drusilla. He finds and destroys their potential demon army they planned to use to destroy Los Angeles, and then violently set both of them on fire (although this does not kill them).
As Angel is off on his own, the other three members of the gang start their own detective agency using what little resources they have and find that they are capable enough without Angel. In "Reprise", Angel decides to take down Wolfram & Hart at its core (the Senior Partners) and attempts to find a way to "The Home Office", a location synonymous with Hell. Meanwhile, Lindsey has apparently been taking care of a faux-ailing Darla who plans to gain power from the Senior Partners, therefore she too attempts to find a way to "The Home Office". Angel eventually finds a way to his desired destination and ends up sharing an elevator ride with a deceased Holland Manners who tells him that the Home Office is not some dark, demonic dimension but instead is just the world in all of its glory; "The world doesn't work in spite of evil Angel. It works for it. It works because of it." In a fit of blind despair, Angel ends up having sex with Darla who comes looking for revenge. After which he has an epiphany and realizes his mistake, allowing Darla to leave town. Although he claims that if he sees her again he will have to kill her. He seeks out his gang and asks if he can come and work for them. Although they agree to do so it is not without some hesitation, curious as to whether they can truly trust him again. They move back into the Hyperion Hotel and Wesley is put in charge of the Agency.
As the season progresses Cordelia goes from a superficial, carefree youth to a strong, humble and worthy helper of the helpless, Wesley evolves from the bumbling fool of season one into a semi-assertive leader whilst Gunn is brought down a notch and finds a family in Angel Investigations. Meanwhile, The character of "The Host" (or Lorne, as he comes to be known by the climax of the season) is introduced at the start of the season as a mystical guide who helps people find their way. He can only do this, however, when they sing karaoke
at his night-club "Caritas". Lindsey becomes tired of his life at Wolfram & Hart and, after getting a new hand, shoots up the office and leaves Los Angeles and his rivalry with Angel behind. Lilah is subsequently put in charge of Special Projects. Meanwhile, detective Kate Lockley
, who learned of the existence of the paranormal the season prior wherein she also dealt with the death of her father, falls deeper into a state of loneliness and despair which compromises her skills as a detective forcing the department to fire her. She subsequently takes an over-dose of medication but is saved by Angel who barges into her apartment and sobers her up. It is here that Kate begins to come to terms with the world that surrounds them and finds solace in the fact that she thinks somebody is watching out for her since she never invited Angel into her apartment despite the fact that he was able to enter, unhampered, in order to save her life.
During the last four episodes of the season, the members of Angel Investigations find themselves transported to Lorne's home dimension known as Pylea
. The world is based on traditional medieval, sword and sorcery fantasy and it is a place where demons rule and humans are kept as slaves, derogatorily referred to as "cows". Cordelia, known by the ancient teachings as the cursed one because of her visions, is made monarch of the Kingdom but is unknowingly just a tool of the Covenant run by the evil priest Silas. They plan to have her mate with a creature called the Groosalugg
so as to pass her visions on to him. Meanwhile, Angel (who can both walk in the sun and see his own reflection) saves the life of a slave girl named Fred
who had been sucked in through a portal just like them. The two hide up in a cave that Fred has lived in for the past five years and due to Angel's instability after having transformed into a viscous monster – his true vampiric self, they stay there to recuperate. Gunn and Wesley, acting somewhat as advisors to Cordelia, learn of a connection between the priests and Wolfram & Hart and decide to flee the castle. They escape but Cordelia is caught by Silas and subsequently meets the Groosalugg who turns out to be a handsome champion. In the end, she tells him that she can not give up her visions (despite the pain that comes with them) because they mean too much to her and the people that she and her friends save. Gunn and Wesley are captured by rebels who are attempting to overthrow the Covenant. They eventually join ranks and put Wesley in charge wherein Wesley learns of his true skills as a leader. With the rebels attacking the castle and the Groosalugg having been called out to battle by Angel, Cordelia confronts Silas and chops his head off before he can use his magical device to slaughter every human on Pylea. Cordelia then uses her royal power to free the slaves and create a democratic society with the Groosalugg in charge. The four friends, plus Lorne (who had been dealing with emotional issues concerning his family) and Fred return home to find Willow
at the hotel to inform them of Buffy's death.
and David Greenwalt
served as executive producers, while Greenwalt would serve as the series' showrunner as Whedon was running Buffy. Whedon didn't write a script for the season, although he did write the stories to "Judgment" and "Happy Anniversary", directed the fourth episode "Untouched" (the only television episode he's directed that he also didn't write) and even acted in the season's penultimate episode as Lorne's dancing cousin Numfar. Buffy writer/producer Marti Noxon
served as consulting producer, with other Buffy writers Jane Espenson
, Douglas Petrie
and David Fury
were asked to write freelance scripts.
Tim Minear
(supervising producer, promoted to co-executive producer midseason) and Jim Kouf
(consulting producer) were the only writers kept on the staff. Minear ended up writing the most episodes of the season, including important episodes during the Angel/Darla story arc including "Darla
", "The Trial", "Reunion", "Reprise" and "Epiphany". "Darla" also counted as Minear's directorial debut. Mere Smith
, who was a script coordinator during the first season was promoted to a staff writer, and began writing episodes. Shawn Ryan
was hired for the season and also served as a producer.
James A. Contner
(also co-producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the second season, directing three episodes. David Greenwalt directed two, including the season finale.
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of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Both shows retained their timeslots on The WB Television Network
, airing on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET respectively.
The Buffy episode "Fool for Love" is a companion to the Angel episode "Darla
". Both episodes feature multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike (James Marsters
) and Darla (Julie Benz
), shown from their respective viewpoints. Angel (David Boreanaz
) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau
) also appear in both episodes. Both episodes feature the same scene – one from the point of view of Spike and the other from Angel, Darla, and Drusilla.
Buffy recurring character Drusilla makes her first present appearance on Angel in the episode "The Trial". She returns to Sunnydale in her final present-tense appearance in the episode "Crush".
Angel visits Buffy in the episode "Forever" to comfort her after he learns her mother
died.
Buffy recurring character Harmony Kendall
(Mercedes McNab
) visits L.A. in the episode "Disharmony". Harmony would later appear in the fifth season of Angel and become a main character. Willow
(Alyson Hannigan
) also appears in the episode in a conversation with Cordelia
(Charisma Carpenter
) over the phone.
Willow comes to L.A. in the season two finale, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" to deliver the news to Angel that Buffy had died.
. It was nominated for five Saturn Award
s – Best Network Television Series, Best Actor on Television (David Boreanaz
), Best Actress on Television (Charisma Carpenter
), Best Supporting Actor on Television (Alexis Denisof
) and Best Supporting Actress on Television (Juliet Landau
).
The Futon Critic named "Reunion" the 20th best episode of 2000.
The second season averaged 4.1 million viewers, slightly lower than the fifth season of Buffy.
and "Over the Rainbow" by director Fred Keller. Scripts for "Darla" and "Disharmony" are included. Featurettes include, "Making up the Monsters", which details the make-up design; "Inside the Agency" is a set tour of various sets; "Stunts" details the choreography of the stunts; and "Season 2 Overview" is a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members. A photo stills gallery is also included.
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, premiered on September 26, 2000 on The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
and concluded its 22-episode season on May 22, 2001. It maintained its previous timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET, following Buffy.
Season synopsis
Angel InvestigationsAngel Investigations
Angel Investigations is a fictional detective agency run by the title character Angel previously on the WB television series Angel . It is sometimes abbreviated as AI...
, now in their new headquarters – the Hyperion Hotel
Hyperion Hotel
The Hyperion Hotel is a fictional home base for Angel in the television series Angel during the middle seasons of the show. The gang move into the Hyperion at the beginning of the second season, following the destruction of their offices in the finale of season one, "To Shanshu in L.A.".-History:In...
– are trying to decipher what Wolfram & Hart
Wolfram & Hart
Wolfram & Hart − Attorneys at Law is a fictional international, and interdimensional law firm featured in the television series Angel, as well as other extended materials in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse.-Fictional history:...
raised at the end of season one with the Scrolls of Aberjan. It turns out that it was Darla – human, ailing and mentally unstable – who is being used by Wolfram & Hart to unhinge Angel by mystically invading his dreams. It turns out that Darla is infected with a syphilitic heart condition brought over from her original human life as a prostitute which is rapidly killing her. She begs Angel to turn her into a vampire so as to save her life. He refuses and instead takes part in a dangerous trial to attempt to buy her a second chance. He succeeds. Unfortunately, she doesn't, having already been rescued from life once before. However, his sacrifice proves to her that humanity has strength within it after all and that maybe living the remainder of her days out as a human woman won't be as bad as she thinks. Wolfram & Hart do not share her view however and bring forth Drusilla to sire the uncooperative Darla (having hoped that Angel would do so, further darkening his path). With both powerful vampires now together and loose on the streets of Los Angeles, Angel has no choice but to sink to their level in order to defeat them. He fires his crew (Cordelia
Cordelia Chase
Cordelia Chase is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer; she also appeared on Buffy's spin-off series Angel...
, Wesley
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel...
and Gunn
Charles Gunn
Charles Gunn is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Angel. The character is portrayed by J. August Richards, and was named by Whedon after filmmaker James Gunn and actor Sean Gunn, both of whom had worked with Whedon...
) and purposefully allows Darla and Drusilla to slaughter the Special Projects division of Wolfram & Hart including Holland Manners. During the massacre the vampires intentionally leave Lindsey McDonald
Lindsey McDonald
Lindsey McDonald is a fictional character from the television series Angel. He first appeared in the series' first episode, "City of," and featured prominently in the story arcs of seasons one, two, and five. Lindsey is the only character besides Angel himself to appear in both the first and last...
and Lilah Morgan
Lilah Morgan
Lilah Morgan is a fictional character from the television series Angel, played by Stephanie Romanov. She is first introduced in the episode "The Ring," and appears in the show's first and second seasons. After Lindsey McDonald leaves Los Angeles, Lilah becomes the primary face of Wolfram & Hart,...
alive to act as their liaisons to Wolfram & Hart. The two lawyers end up in competition with each other for the remainder of the season as they fight for the position of head of Special Projects before the firm decides to "trim the fat". Meanwhile, Angel trains himself to take on Darla and Drusilla. He finds and destroys their potential demon army they planned to use to destroy Los Angeles, and then violently set both of them on fire (although this does not kill them).
As Angel is off on his own, the other three members of the gang start their own detective agency using what little resources they have and find that they are capable enough without Angel. In "Reprise", Angel decides to take down Wolfram & Hart at its core (the Senior Partners) and attempts to find a way to "The Home Office", a location synonymous with Hell. Meanwhile, Lindsey has apparently been taking care of a faux-ailing Darla who plans to gain power from the Senior Partners, therefore she too attempts to find a way to "The Home Office". Angel eventually finds a way to his desired destination and ends up sharing an elevator ride with a deceased Holland Manners who tells him that the Home Office is not some dark, demonic dimension but instead is just the world in all of its glory; "The world doesn't work in spite of evil Angel. It works for it. It works because of it." In a fit of blind despair, Angel ends up having sex with Darla who comes looking for revenge. After which he has an epiphany and realizes his mistake, allowing Darla to leave town. Although he claims that if he sees her again he will have to kill her. He seeks out his gang and asks if he can come and work for them. Although they agree to do so it is not without some hesitation, curious as to whether they can truly trust him again. They move back into the Hyperion Hotel and Wesley is put in charge of the Agency.
As the season progresses Cordelia goes from a superficial, carefree youth to a strong, humble and worthy helper of the helpless, Wesley evolves from the bumbling fool of season one into a semi-assertive leader whilst Gunn is brought down a notch and finds a family in Angel Investigations. Meanwhile, The character of "The Host" (or Lorne, as he comes to be known by the climax of the season) is introduced at the start of the season as a mystical guide who helps people find their way. He can only do this, however, when they sing karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
at his night-club "Caritas". Lindsey becomes tired of his life at Wolfram & Hart and, after getting a new hand, shoots up the office and leaves Los Angeles and his rivalry with Angel behind. Lilah is subsequently put in charge of Special Projects. Meanwhile, detective Kate Lockley
Kate Lockley
Kate Lockley is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Angel, portrayed by Elisabeth Röhm. Kate first appears in the episode "Lonely Hearts." She is a young, skeptical detective for the Los Angeles Police Department....
, who learned of the existence of the paranormal the season prior wherein she also dealt with the death of her father, falls deeper into a state of loneliness and despair which compromises her skills as a detective forcing the department to fire her. She subsequently takes an over-dose of medication but is saved by Angel who barges into her apartment and sobers her up. It is here that Kate begins to come to terms with the world that surrounds them and finds solace in the fact that she thinks somebody is watching out for her since she never invited Angel into her apartment despite the fact that he was able to enter, unhampered, in order to save her life.
During the last four episodes of the season, the members of Angel Investigations find themselves transported to Lorne's home dimension known as Pylea
Pylea
In the fictional universe established by the television series Angel, Pylea is a world in an alternate dimension where demons are the dominant life form and humans are treated as animals to be used as beasts of burden or even food...
. The world is based on traditional medieval, sword and sorcery fantasy and it is a place where demons rule and humans are kept as slaves, derogatorily referred to as "cows". Cordelia, known by the ancient teachings as the cursed one because of her visions, is made monarch of the Kingdom but is unknowingly just a tool of the Covenant run by the evil priest Silas. They plan to have her mate with a creature called the Groosalugg
Groosalugg
The Groosalugg, nicknamed Groo, is a fictional character on the WB network's series Angel. He appeared in seasons 2 and 3, and is portrayed by Mark Lutz.-History:...
so as to pass her visions on to him. Meanwhile, Angel (who can both walk in the sun and see his own reflection) saves the life of a slave girl named Fred
Winifred Burkle
Winifred "Fred" Burkle is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan and Mere Smith on the television series Angel. The character is portrayed by Amy Acker.-Character history:...
who had been sucked in through a portal just like them. The two hide up in a cave that Fred has lived in for the past five years and due to Angel's instability after having transformed into a viscous monster – his true vampiric self, they stay there to recuperate. Gunn and Wesley, acting somewhat as advisors to Cordelia, learn of a connection between the priests and Wolfram & Hart and decide to flee the castle. They escape but Cordelia is caught by Silas and subsequently meets the Groosalugg who turns out to be a handsome champion. In the end, she tells him that she can not give up her visions (despite the pain that comes with them) because they mean too much to her and the people that she and her friends save. Gunn and Wesley are captured by rebels who are attempting to overthrow the Covenant. They eventually join ranks and put Wesley in charge wherein Wesley learns of his true skills as a leader. With the rebels attacking the castle and the Groosalugg having been called out to battle by Angel, Cordelia confronts Silas and chops his head off before he can use his magical device to slaughter every human on Pylea. Cordelia then uses her royal power to free the slaves and create a democratic society with the Groosalugg in charge. The four friends, plus Lorne (who had been dealing with emotional issues concerning his family) and Fred return home to find Willow
Willow Rosenberg
Willow Rosenberg is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan...
at the hotel to inform them of Buffy's death.
Main cast
- David BoreanazDavid BoreanazDavid Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
as Angel - Charisma CarpenterCharisma CarpenterCharisma Lee Carpenter is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. In her most recent film she starred opposite Sylvester Stallone and Jason...
as Cordelia ChaseCordelia ChaseCordelia Chase is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer; she also appeared on Buffy's spin-off series Angel... - Alexis DenisofAlexis DenisofAlexis Denisof is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.-Early life:...
as Wesley Wyndam-PryceWesley Wyndam-PryceWesley Wyndam-Pryce is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel... - J. August RichardsJ. August RichardsJaime Augusto Richards III is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of vampire hunter Charles Gunn on the WB cult television series Angel.-Early life and education:...
as Charles GunnCharles GunnCharles Gunn is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series, Angel. The character is portrayed by J. August Richards, and was named by Whedon after filmmaker James Gunn and actor Sean Gunn, both of whom had worked with Whedon...
Recurring cast
Crew
Series creators Joss WhedonJoss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
and David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt is an American screenwriter, director and producer.He was the co-executive producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and co-creator of its spinoff, Angel. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show Profit...
served as executive producers, while Greenwalt would serve as the series' showrunner as Whedon was running Buffy. Whedon didn't write a script for the season, although he did write the stories to "Judgment" and "Happy Anniversary", directed the fourth episode "Untouched" (the only television episode he's directed that he also didn't write) and even acted in the season's penultimate episode as Lorne's dancing cousin Numfar. Buffy writer/producer Marti Noxon
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :...
served as consulting producer, with other Buffy writers Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson is an American script writer and television producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on the episode "Conversations with Dead People"...
, Douglas Petrie
Doug Petrie
Doug Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Fantastic Four film and Harriet the Spy. He has also written for the television shows Angel, The 4400 and Tru...
and David Fury
David Fury
David Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost...
were asked to write freelance scripts.
Tim Minear
Tim Minear
Tim Minear is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach....
(supervising producer, promoted to co-executive producer midseason) and Jim Kouf
Jim Kouf
Jim Kouf is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on Stakeout .-Filmography :...
(consulting producer) were the only writers kept on the staff. Minear ended up writing the most episodes of the season, including important episodes during the Angel/Darla story arc including "Darla
Darla (Angel episode)
"Darla" is episode 7 of season 2 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Tim Minear, it was originally broadcast on November 14, 2000 on the WB television network. In this episode, Angel tries to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart and Lindsey's affections, as she...
", "The Trial", "Reunion", "Reprise" and "Epiphany". "Darla" also counted as Minear's directorial debut. Mere Smith
Mere Smith
Mere Smith is a American television script-writer who wrote a number of episodes of the series Angel. She was also the executive story editor and script coordinator for 66 episodes from 1999 to 2003....
, who was a script coordinator during the first season was promoted to a staff writer, and began writing episodes. Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan
Shawn Ryan is a writer, and the creator of the FX Networks series The Shield and the Fox TV series The Chicago Code.-Education/Personal life:...
was hired for the season and also served as a producer.
James A. Contner
James A. Contner
James Atwater Contner is an American television and film director and cinematographer. His work includes episodes of such television series as Miami Vice, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Star Trek: Enterprise...
(also co-producer) directed the highest amount of episodes in the second season, directing three episodes. David Greenwalt directed two, including the season finale.
Episodes
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Crossovers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The second season of Angel aired along with the fifth seasonBuffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5)
- Crew :Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner, and wrote and directed three episodes including the season finale. Marti Noxon was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote three episodes, including directing two of them. Jane Espenson was promoted to producer and...
of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Both shows retained their timeslots on The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
, airing on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET respectively.
The Buffy episode "Fool for Love" is a companion to the Angel episode "Darla
Darla (Angel episode)
"Darla" is episode 7 of season 2 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Tim Minear, it was originally broadcast on November 14, 2000 on the WB television network. In this episode, Angel tries to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart and Lindsey's affections, as she...
". Both episodes feature multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike (James Marsters
James Marsters
James Wesley Marsters is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond yobbish English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel from 1997 to 2004...
) and Darla (Julie Benz
Julie Benz
Julie M. Benz is an American actress, best known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and as Rita Bennett on Dexter, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television...
), shown from their respective viewpoints. Angel (David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau
Juliet Landau
Juliet Rose Landau is an American actress best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nomination. She is also known for co-starring as Loretta King Hadler in Tim Burton's Ed Wood.She has appeared in a...
) also appear in both episodes. Both episodes feature the same scene – one from the point of view of Spike and the other from Angel, Darla, and Drusilla.
Buffy recurring character Drusilla makes her first present appearance on Angel in the episode "The Trial". She returns to Sunnydale in her final present-tense appearance in the episode "Crush".
Angel visits Buffy in the episode "Forever" to comfort her after he learns her mother
Joyce Summers
Joyce Summers is a fictional character in the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Played by Kristine Sutherland, Joyce is the mother of the main character, Buffy Summers . Joyce appears regularly from the first episode until the character's death in the fifth season episode "The...
died.
Buffy recurring character Harmony Kendall
Harmony Kendall
Harmony Kendall is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. The character is portrayed by Mercedes McNab...
(Mercedes McNab
Mercedes McNab
Mercedes Alicia McNab is a Canadian-born actress perhaps best known for playing Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel...
) visits L.A. in the episode "Disharmony". Harmony would later appear in the fifth season of Angel and become a main character. Willow
Willow Rosenberg
Willow Rosenberg is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan...
(Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Lee Hannigan is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the cult classic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle Flaherty in three American Pie films, and Lily Aldrin on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.-Early life:Hannigan was born in...
) also appears in the episode in a conversation with Cordelia
Cordelia Chase
Cordelia Chase is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer; she also appeared on Buffy's spin-off series Angel...
(Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Lee Carpenter is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. In her most recent film she starred opposite Sylvester Stallone and Jason...
) over the phone.
Willow comes to L.A. in the season two finale, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" to deliver the news to Angel that Buffy had died.
Reception
The second season won for "Best Television" by the International Horror GuildInternational Horror Guild
The International Horror Guild was created in 1995 as a way to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy. The IHG presented the International Horror Guild Award. Nancy A. Collins, the founder of the award, felt there was a need for an award granted by...
. It was nominated for five Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
s – Best Network Television Series, Best Actor on Television (David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
), Best Actress on Television (Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Carpenter
Charisma Lee Carpenter is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cordelia Chase in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. In her most recent film she starred opposite Sylvester Stallone and Jason...
), Best Supporting Actor on Television (Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.-Early life:...
) and Best Supporting Actress on Television (Juliet Landau
Juliet Landau
Juliet Rose Landau is an American actress best known for her role as Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, the latter appearance earning her a Saturn Award nomination. She is also known for co-starring as Loretta King Hadler in Tim Burton's Ed Wood.She has appeared in a...
).
The Futon Critic named "Reunion" the 20th best episode of 2000.
The second season averaged 4.1 million viewers, slightly lower than the fifth season of Buffy.
DVD release
Angel: The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2003 and in region 2 on April 15, 2002. The DVD includes all 22 episodes on 6 discs presented in anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Special features on the DVD include two commentary tracks—"Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" by writer Tim MinearTim Minear
Tim Minear is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach....
and "Over the Rainbow" by director Fred Keller. Scripts for "Darla" and "Disharmony" are included. Featurettes include, "Making up the Monsters", which details the make-up design; "Inside the Agency" is a set tour of various sets; "Stunts" details the choreography of the stunts; and "Season 2 Overview" is a summary of the season featuring interviews with cast and crew members. A photo stills gallery is also included.