"Angel" Parting Gifts (1999)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

James A. Contner

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator) &
David Greenwalt (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

14 December 1999 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

Wesley arrives in town as a "rogue demon hunter" and he's soon working with Angel on his newest case...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Hero | Cult Favorite | Physical Abuse | Neo Noir | Attempted Murder

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Glenn Quinn	...	Allen Doyle (credit only)
Maury Sterling	...	Barney
Carey Cannon	...	Female Oracle
Randall Slavin	...	Male Oracle
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Jayson Creek	...	Producer #1
Sean Smith	...	Producer #2
Sara Devlin	...	Producer #3
Jason Kim	...	Soon
Brett Gilbert	...	Reptilian Demon
Henry Kingi	...	Kungai Demon
Lawrence Turner	...	Hank
Cheyenne Wilbur	...	Concierge (as Cheyenne Wilber)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Quotes:

Cordelia: Damn! I can't believe he did this to me.
Angel: Who did what?
Cordelia: Doyle! I thought our kiss meant something. And instead, he-he used that moment to pass it on to me. Why couldn't it have been mono or herpes?

I didn t ask for this responsibility, unlike some people, who shall remain lifeless

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I didn't ask for this responsibility, unlike some people, who shall remain lifeless - The beginning of a new area as a new character gets introduced and an old character begins to change from a b!tch into a hero. This was the last season one episode I watched on TV as I was so upset with 'Doyle's death and wasn't too crazy about 'Wesley' at that time. It was really impossible to guess how much 'Wesley' would grow into one of the best characters ever on television, because in this episode he was just a lame dork, A fun lame work. But still a lame dork. What makes this episode interesting for me was 'Cordy', she had countless of great moments like her audition which always cracks me up as she begins to cry, and then suddenly gets her first vision. I love how the jury react as they think she's just acting. And then of course when she tries to get rid of her visions by kissing every frog she can find, including 'Wes', their kissed seemed to be a lot better then their first to say the least. 'Barney' on the other hand was a very irritating character who kidnaps 'Cordy' to sell her at an auction, I did love the scene where she pretends to be having a vision and then kicks him in his private part. The episode was pretty dry, but not nearly as bad as I used think. I really like the ending where 'Wesley' eats eggs with 'Cordy' and 'Angel' which begins a whole new bond. Good old times. CORDELIA: Wesley? What are you doing here? Are you working with Angel? WESLEY: A lone wolf, such as myself, never works with anyone. I'm merely allowing Angel to assist me. CORDELIA: Oh, wow. WESLEY: I'm a rogue demon hunter now. CORDELIA: Oh, wow. What's a rogue demon? (7.0 out of 10)