1/3/2023 0 Comments Angel s01 e03![]() August Richards) whilst rival corporate firm Wolfram And Hart become a constant thorn in Angel’s side, even going so far as hiring vampire hunter Faith (Eliza Dushku), who featured heavily in Buffy’s third season, to try and take him out. The darker tone Angel adopts allows for much more adult themes to be explored and ideas around isolation, loneliness and alienation in an ever changing world is really nicely implemented throughout the episodes. As the episodes progress, more characters join them including Wesley Wyndam-Pryce ( Alexis Denisof) and Gunn ( J. Irish demon Doyle (Glenn Quinn) joins Cordelia ( Charisma Carpenter) and Angel as they set up their own law firm to tackle the rising demon threat in L.A. Although the opening is a little slow to get going and there’s a fair amount of filler episodes throughout, for the most part Angel’s first season is a successful one and bodes well for the future of this ambitious series.Īt 22 episodes there is inevitably some filler here and the over-arching plot does take a while to get going but the opening quarter of the series is predominantly used to set the tone and mood of the show whilst introducing the regular main-stay characters. The compelling, maturely written world is suitably dark without ever feeling contrived and when familiar faces from Buffy do make an appearance, including Buffy herself, it only further emphasises the serious work put into making this a successful series in its own right. Following the success of the female vampire hunter was always going to be a difficult feat for this spin-off featuring Angel ( David Boreanaz), the tormented vampire with a soul, as its lead protagonist. Angel’s darker, grittier depiction of a demon-infested world and refreshing locale change to Los Angeles gives a much needed fresh perspective and tone to the series, helping to solidify itself as a worthy show to watch in its own right. ![]() ![]() ![]() When it was announced at the end of season 3 of Buffy that Angel would be hosting his owns stand-alone show, it certainly raised some concerns among die-hard fans whether this would be able to match up to the excellent work done on Buffy. ![]()
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