

Season 2, Episode 10
Written by Tim Minear and Shawn Ryan
Directed by James A. Contner
Original Airdate: 19 December 2000
“And yet, somehow, I just can’t seem to care.”
Angel
REGULAR CAST
- David Boreanaz as Angel
- Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
- Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
- J. August Richards as Charles Gunn
GUEST CAST
- Elisabeth Röhm as Kate Lockley
- Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
- Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan
- Sam Anderson as Holland Manners
- Julie Benz as Darla
- Juliet Landau as Drusilla
CO-STARRING
- Stephanie Manglaras as Landlord
- Karen Tucker as Female Shopper
- Erik Liberman as Erik
- Katherine Ann McGregor as Catherine Manners
- Michael Rotondi as Burly Guy
SYNOPSIS
Gunn carries Angel back to the hotel, having been called by Angel for help. Angel babbles about the recent events and reveals to his co-workers that Drusilla has returned to make Darla a vampire again. He intends to intervene before it is completed and stake Darla. Wesley and Cordelia look for any information they can find on Wolfram and Hart’s plans for Drusilla and Darla.
Angel breaks into Lindsey’s apartment only to find it completely empty. The landlord talks about Lindsey’s cousin and her plans to have a baby. Angel realizes that the cousin is Drusilla and her plans with a nursery and a view of the stars are part of her plans for a traditional rebirth. Drusilla prepares the ritual in a greenhouse at the top of a building. At the office, Angel rants about Drusilla, trying to figure out where she and Darla are located. Using the information they do have, Angel and crew are able to find the location of the vampires.
Angel finds Darla buried beneath a layer of dirt and a tarp. Just as he’s about to stake her, Drusilla knocks him down with a shovel. While Angel fights with his childe, Darla wakes up. Angel battles against both females until Darla leaps from the top of the building to the ground and Drusilla disappears. With no information about the two female vampires or their whereabouts, Angel arms his friends and they all head to Wolfram and Hart for answers.
Holland talks to Lindsey about a wine tasting at his house. Drusilla reveals herself to be hiding in the shadows, and she’s worried about Darla. Unrepentantly, Darla appears and drags Drusilla with her and out of the building. In the car, Cordelia gets a vision and resorts to threatening her boss with a stake in order to make him turn the car around. Darla throws Drusilla around town, literally, angry and demanding answers. Drusilla explains her reasons for remaking her grand sire, then breaks down into tears and Darla comforts her. After their reunion, Darla kills a man and the girls go shopping.
Angel takes care of the man Cordelia’s vision sent him after. He quickly disarms the man who is sacrificing his life to a demon then ignores his friend’s protests and pursues the two vampires painting L.A. red. Holland calls Drusilla and tells the ladies to massacre the town with the full support of the firm. Darla and Drusilla raid a clothing store for new wardrobes, killing the salespeople in the process.
Angel crashes through a window into an office at Wolfram and Hart. He demands information about Darla and Drusilla from Lindsey but gets none. Angel is arrested and put in a police car with Kate. She realizes that she can’t stop Darla and Drusilla and releases Angel, hoping that he can.
Holland’s wife, Catherine leads Lindsey into the wine cellar of Holland’s home. Holland gives a speech to his colleagues, but he is interrupted by the appearance of Darla and Drusilla who plan to massacre those in the wine cellar. Angel talks to a woman hiding in a dressing room and finds that Dru and Darla are headed to Holland’s. Holland apologizes to Darla and tries to convince her that the firm is an ally. She senses fear from everyone in the room except for Lindsey.
After being bitten by Drusilla, a dying Catherine invites Angel inside in her plea for help. Although Angel knows what will happen, he locks the vampires in the room with those from Wolfram and Hart, not caring that they will be killed. Wesley, Gunn and Cordelia question Angel’s actions and partially blame themselves for not doing something sooner. They are all concerned about him and the fact they’re the only thing that between him and evil. Realizing this, Angel fires them all and leaves.
CONTINUITY
Drusilla sings: “Run and catch, run and catch, the lamb is caught in the blackberry patch,” a rhyme she said in Lie to Me her mother used to sing to her. She also sang it in the episode What’s My Line? (Part 2).
Angel’s decision to let Darla and Drusilla slaughter the lawyers was similar to Buffy’s choice to leave Ford at the mercy of vampires in Lie to Me.
In The Thin Dead Line, Kate will tell Angel she’s working on the cases of “two women killed in a clothing store” and “thirteen lawyers from Wolfram & Hart slaughtered in a wine cellar,” referring to the deaths caused by Darla and Drusilla in this episode.
GOOFS
When Cordelia has her vision and Angel’s car is spun around, skid marks from previous takes are visible.
When the car skids while turning around, a green/yellow mannequin can be seen where Cordelia is supposed to be sitting.
In the widescreen version, about 15 minutes in, during a reaction shot of Gunn’s face, you can see Cordelia’s mouth moving during Angel’s dialogue.
In the widescreen version, when Darla throws Drusilla on the ground in front of the outdoor café, their doubles can be seen standing on the left side of the screen waiting for their cues.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
EPISODE
The Trial / Redefinition
STORY ORDER
The Trial / Redefinition









