ANGEL 4.15 - 'ORPHEUS'
Last Updated: February 23, 2003

Original Air Date: March 19, 2003
Written by: Mere Smith
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara

Description from the WB:

Wednesday, Mar 19 - "Orpheus"

ALYSON HANNIGAN CROSSES OVER TO 'ANGEL' - While in their drug-induced comas, Angelus (David Boreanaz) and Faith (guest star Eliza Dushku) experience flashbacks of Angel’s good deeds over the centuries; Fred (Amy Acker) calls in Willow (guest star Alyson Hannigan, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), the only person ever able to restore Angel’s soul and asks her to help them do it again. Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Vincent Kartheiser and Andy Hallett also star. Terrance O’Hara directed the episode written by Mere Smith

Many thanks to The Tragic Vixen.

- Episode opens with Angelus biting and drinking Faith. But as she falls to the ground we see she has poisoned her own blood by injecting a large amount of junk - same as the drugged-out girl had in episode 14. It basically incapacitates Angelus, enough for them to bring him home unconcious and tied up. However, it has adverse effects on Faith. She's comatose and looks near death. As she states: "I rolled the dice. It paid even odds..." Meanwhile they shackle up Angelus.

- Faith has psychadelic trips, of sorts, with Angelus. They retrace his past deeds, all the things he's done wrong as Angel. It's sort of a "Christmas Carol" type deal. They watch Angel feed on a man who's just been stabbed/shot, and all that other great tragedy, including him saving a puppy. Faith is with him because she's dying.

- Faith is close to death: "She whimpers softly, and we see tears course from her closed eyes, down to her ears. A tissue enters frame, wiping Faith's tears, as we widen to find Lorne dabbing at her. Lorne: She's in the barrens now... They cry for awhile, quiet, mostly. Like they're letting go of everything that meant something."

- She murmurs things, like "momma." Everyone says she was brave.

- In the drams, Angel is no longer just the one being watched, he's able to contact Faith and Angelus. Angel and Faith battle Angelus together. After being taken down by Angelus, Faith says to Angel "I'm dying." Angel replies: "Yeah, easier than redemption, huh?" More fighting.

- Angel is battling Angelus, and telling Faith to get up. She is weak and dying, speaking in half sentences. That she's done her time. Angel says to her that he needs her to fight.

- Faith comes to. She gets up in reality and in the dream. In the basement, where Angelus is shackled, Connor is close to staking Angel when Faith stops him, they duke it out. The spell registers and Angel is back.

- Teary ending. Angel asks how Faith feels to which she replies: "Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear." She says goodbye and heads to Sunnydale with Willow.

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