Happy Anniversary (Angel episode)
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| “Happy Anniversary” | |
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| Angel episode | |
 Angel is awoken by the Host, who tells him the world will end tomorrow  Gene activates his time freezing device around himself and his girlfriend |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
| Guest stars | Brigid Brannagh Eric Lange Matt Champagne Darby Stanchfield |
| Written by | David Greenwalt |
| Directed by | Bill Norton |
| Production no. | 2ADH13 |
| Original airdate | February 6, 2001 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Blood Money" | "The Thin Dead Line" |
| List of Angel episodes | |
"Happy Anniversary" is episode 13 of season 2 in the television show Angel. See List of Angel episodes for a complete list.
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[edit] Summary
Angel and the Host team up to search for a college physicist, named Gene, whom they fear will cause the end of the world. Gene however is trying to form a new time freezing machine to stop time in order to impress his girlfriend Denise, while Gene unknowingly has help from two apocalypse-loving Lubber demons hoping to use his machine to bring about the end of the world. Meanwhile, Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn finally open their new detective agency where Virginia Bryce helps them by landing them their first client to help jump start their business.
[edit] Expanded overview
Wesley and Cordelia discuss their future as investigators without Angel and most likely without enough clients to keep their business running for long. At the hotel, Angel awakes to the singing of the Host down in the lobby. He tells Angel the story of a guy who came to sing at Caritas and when reading the man's aura, the host realized the world would be ending.
The man singing at the bar, a physicist named Gene Rainy, works on a formula to stop time. His girlfriend, Denise, visits him and they talk of their plans for their first anniversary. Angel and the Host check out karaoke bars to find Gene. After an unsuccessful attempt to test his formula, Gene leaves his work area and two Lubber demons emerge from the shadows to alter the formula Gene has been working on. Wesley, Gunn and Cordelia mope about their job troubles but Virginia stops by with food, champagne, and a case they can take to earn a lot of money.
Angel and the Host check out yearbooks at the college library for the name of their depressed mystery man. Denise confesses to her friend that she has to break up with Gene because things aren't working out. Gene overhears this and returns to the lab, dejected. While getting directions to Gene and the Physics lab, Angel is attacked by the Lubber demons.
Finally, at the Physics lab, it's discovered that Gene is gone and so is his equipment. He has plans to freeze time during a moment of love between him and Denise. Angel confesses his many problems to the Host as they rush to stop Gene before he stops everything. Gunn kills the demon that he and the others were hired to protect a rich family from. Wesley discovers the real truth behind the murder, that one of the family hired the demon to kill one of the men and gain control of the family money.
Angel and the Host take care of several Lubber demons who tried to stand in the way, then rush to stop Gene before it's too late. Gene freezes Denise and himself in a moment of passion, but Angel is able to get past several more Lubber demons then stop the machine and undo the whole process. Gene later confesses he didn't know the overall effects of his actions; he just didn't want to lose his love. At their new office, Wesley, Cordelia and Gunn party in celebration of their success with several friends until a man shows up in need of their services.
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[edit] Music
- Lorne - The Star Spangled Banner
- Everly Brothers - "Bye Bye Love" sang by a Torto demon
- Eric Carmen - "All By Myself"
[edit] Quotes and trivia
The Host: The wheel keeps turning. You can't stop it. Sometimes thing get worse, sometimes they get better. Gene: I want the wheel to stop. The Host: That just doesn't work, Genie. It's like a song. Now, I can hold a note a long time. Actually, I can hold a note forever. But eventually, that's just noise. It's the *change* we're listening for. The note coming after and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
[edit] Translations
- Italian title: "Il mondo finirà" ("The world will end")
[edit] See also
- Buffyverse chronology - List of Buffyverse stories (episodes, comics and novels) in chronological order.
- List of Buffyverse-related topics - Index of articles relating to Buffy and Angel.
