Tomorrow (Angel)
"Tomorrow" |
Angel episode |
Episode no. |
Season 3
Episode 22 |
Directed by |
David Greenwalt |
Written by |
David Greenwalt |
Production code |
3ADH22 |
Original air date |
May 20, 2002 |
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List of Angel episodes |
"Tomorrow" is episode 22 of season 3 in the television show Angel. The episode was written and directed by executive producer David Greenwalt. The narrative of the season three finale deals with Angel's complex relationship with his son (made worse by the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart). The episode and season is left on a cliffhanger of Angel being thrown to the bottom of the ocean. This is the last episode written by Greenwalt, as he left the show after this season and was no longer an executive producer or the showrunner. He would return to direct an episode in the show's fifth and final season.
Plot synopsis
Angel is happy in his newfound relationship with his son, but Connor is secretly waiting for revenge, mistakenly believing Angel killed Holtz - just as Holtz had planned as his final revenge on Angel. The pair fight off an armed hit group sent by Linwood and Gavin at Wolfram & Hart to abduct Connor. Meanwhile, Lilah continues to try to recruit Wesley by manipulation and seduction, and shows him that he is now very much like her: a human without a soul. The Groosalugg leaves town, after confronting Cordelia about her feelings for him. Cordelia is confronted by the demon guide, Skip, who tells her that as a higher being, it’s now time for her to leave Earth’s plane of existence and move on to another. As she ascends, Angel is waylaid by a vengeful Connor and Justine who seal him in a metal coffin and throw it off a boat to sink down to the ocean floor.
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Arc significance
- Skip reappears to guide Cordelia's ascension, telling her that she can do more good as a higher being.
- Connor believes Justine's lie that Angel killed Holtz and seeks revenge by sealing Angel in a steel coffin and sinking him to the bottom of the ocean.
- Lorne departs for Las Vegas.
- Wesley and Lilah's sexual relationship begins and will be a significant plot point well into the next season.
Continuity
- Again, in true Whedon form, he takes his characters at their happiest, and then rips it away from them. Connor drops Angel to the bottom of the ocean and Cordy ascends to a higher level of existence.
- This episode marks the last appearance of both the Groosalugg and Daniel Holtz
Connor refers to Angel as the "Prince of Lies" a name also used in the fifth season episode "Why We Fight".
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