Epiphany (Angel episode)
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| Angel episode | |
| "Epiphany" | |
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| Episode № | Season 2 Episode 16 |
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| Guest star(s) | Elisabeth Röhm (Kate) Andy Hallett (Lorne) Julie Benz (Darla) Christian Kane (Lindsey) Kevin Fry |
| Writer(s) | Tim Minear |
| Director | Thomas J Wright |
| Production № | 2ADH16 |
| Airdate | February 27, 2001 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous episode | Reprise |
| Next episode | Disharmony |
"Epiphany" is episode 16 of season 2 in the television show Angel. See List of Angel (series) episodes for a complete list.
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After spending an evening of empty passion with Darla, despite knowing that any moment of true happiness will make him lose his soul, Angel wakes up with his soul intact and realises that being evil to combat evil is not all it’s cracked up to be. Now, Angel needs to regain the trust of Wesley, Cordelia and Gunn who have been taken hostage by a group of murderous, revenge-seeking Skilosh demons who are looking for human hosts to spread their kin. Meanwhile, a jealous Lindsey learns that Darla has had sex with Angel, and goes looking to kill Angel himself. Also, Kate recovers and sees a new light to her life after Angel saves her from a suicide attempt.
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Angel pulls on some clothes and struggles to the balcony, falling to his knees in pain as Darla watches on, waiting for him to become Angelus. Angel apologizes for not being able to save her, revealing that he never lost his soul. Darla is eager to get rid of his soul, but the sex has reawakened the good in Angel, making him realizes the mistakes he's made recently. Angel advises Darla to leave and then rushes over to Kate's place and revives her from her drug and alcohol induced unconsciousness.
Lindsey returns to his apartment to find Darla who tells him of her night with Angel. Angel shows up at the bar after hours and wakes the host for advice. He's confused about his future and the Host warns him that his friends may not be around for much longer as their lives are all in danger. Cordelia arrives at the Sharp home, finding all of the family dead. She receives a vision about a demon attacking her, only to have it actually occur moments later.
Cordelia realizes that the demons have an eye on the back of their heads and they want all of her friends destroyed in retaliation for destroying their spawn in Stephanie Sharp. Wesley hears noises in his apartment and just before one of the Skilosh demons attacks, Angel arrives. Wesley invites him inside and the two manage to destroy the demons. He tries to hide his excitement to see Angel and Angel tries to explain his return to helping his friends. Wesley tells everything he knows about the demons, their reproduction through human hosts, and the destruction of the demon in Stephanie.
The Skilosh demons are upset about losing two more of their kind so they use Cordelia as bait to bring hosts for more. Wesley lectures Angel about how little he knows about his friends or about helping people. Gunn shows up at the office and after some detective work, the three head for the Sharp's to save Cordelia. After being attacked while driving, Angel leaves the car for Gunn and Wesley and volunteers to take care of the demons. As Angel's about to start fighting with the demons, Lindsey drives a truck full-speed down the street, repeatedly running Angel over.
Angel is beaten down with a sledgehammer by Lindsey, who wants to know what happened with Darla. Angel turns the tables on Lindsey, smashing his prosthetic hand and stealing his truck to rescue Cordelia and the others. Gunn and Wesley try to sneak into the Sharp home, but are caught. Angel crashes Lindsey's truck through the Sharp house, rescuing his friends but he's hurt emotionally when they aren't willing to accept his returned presence. After finding his damaged truck returned by Angel, Lindsey finds that Darla has moved out of his apartment.
Angel talks with Kate about his new look on life and Kate mentions how a higher power must be watching over them because she never invited him into her home. Angel appears at the Angel Investigations office and apologizes to his friends. He offers to work for them to earn their trust back. A vision from Cordelia puts their doubts on the back burner and sends them all out to help someone.
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"Epiphany" marks Kate Lockley's final appearance in the series.
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- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: January 2001 - Spring 2001 (non-canon = italic) |
|---|---|
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.12 Checkpoint |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.12 Blood Money |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.13 Happy Anniversary |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.13 Blood Ties |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.14 The Thin Dead Line |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.15 Reprise |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.14 Crush |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.16 Epiphany |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Wisdom of War |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.15 I Was Made to Love You |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.17 Disharmony |
| L.A., 2001 | Angel book: Vengeance |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.16 The Body |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.18 Dead End |
| L.A., 2001 | Angel book: Haunted |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.17 Forever |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.19 Belonging |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Ugly Little Monsters |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy comic: 'Chaos Bleeds' prequel |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy video game: Chaos Bleeds |
| L.A., 2001 | Tales of the Slayer: Again, Sunnydale |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.18 Intervention |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Tempted Champions |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Little Things |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Crossings |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy book: Sweet Sixteen |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.19 Tough Love |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.20 Over the Rainbow |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.20 Spiral |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.21 Through the Looking Glass |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.21 The Weight of the World |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | B5.22 The Gift |
| L.A., 2001 | A2.22 There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy: Lost & Found’ |
| Sunnydale, 2001 | Buffy graphic novel: Death of Buffy |
