To Shanshu in L.A.
"To Shanshu in L.A." | |
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Angel episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
Directed by | David Greenwalt |
Written by | David Greenwalt |
Production code | 1ADH22 |
Original air date | May 23, 2000 |
Guest appearances | |
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"To Shanshu in L.A." is episode 22 of season 1 of the television show
Plot
Wesley continues to try to decipher the text of The Prophecies of Aberjian (part of which is the Shanshu Prophecy). When he deciphers the crucial word "shanshu" as "death", he surmises that means Angel will die. The lawyers at Wolfram & Hart call forth a warrior of the underworld named Vocah to perform a Raising. Vocah learns that the scroll containing the prophecy is in Angel's possession and sets off to retrieve it. Cordelia has a vision that sends Angel on his way to help a homeless woman fighting a slime demon. Kate arrives on the scene after Angel has defeated it, and declares she is determined to rid the city of vampires.
The next morning, Wesley and Cordelia discuss Angel's ability to change and grow, and Cordelia decides he needs a hobby. Vocah, after killing the Oracles of
Angel goes to see Cordelia, now in a catatonic state.[6] He then notices a symbol on Cordelia's hand, and goes to the Oracles for help. He finds them dead, but the spirit of the female Oracle gives him instruction. He needs the scrolls, specifically the words of Anatole, to save Cordelia. She points him in the direction of Wolfram & Hart. Refusing to leave his friends unprotected again, Angel asks Gunn to stand guard at the hospital while he goes to hunt down Vocah. Vocah reads from the scrolls while sacrificing five vampires that are chained to a large cage. Angel watches as the Wolfram & Hart lawyers leave to attend the raising ritual.
Angel crashes the party and goes into a battle with Vocah. Lindsey picks up where Vocah left off and continues the ritual. His chanting kills the five vampires chained to the cage and then
Wesley reads the words of Anatole and Cordelia is released from Vocah's curse. After seeing so many visions, Cordelia realizes how many people out there need their help and she and Angel vow to help them.
Production details
- Producer Angel Investigations office because the sets were uncomfortably cramped when filming.[7]
- Julie Benz's name was placed at the end credits to keep her appearance as a surprise. Here, she is credited as a Special Guest Star.
References
- ISBN 9781476633442
- ^ a b Lavery, David, Masson, Cynthea, Cochran, Tanya, Wilcox, Rhonda V. Reading Joss Whedon. pp. 116, 137 (Syracuse University Press; 2014) (Project Muse 30944)
- ^ Stein, Atara. The Byronic Hero in Film, Fiction, and Television. p. 216 (Southern Illinois University Press; 2004) (Project Muse 41925)
- ^ Amy Kind (2010) "The Vampire with a Soul: Angel and the Quest for Identity". p. 87. In The Philosophy of Horror (Fahy, Thomas; ed.) (University Press of Kentucky) (Project Muse 665)
- ^ Joyce Millman (2014). "Angel". pp. 30–31. In The Essential Cult TV Reader (Lavery, David; ed.) (University Press of Kentucky) (Project Muse 37209)
- ^ a b Abbott, Stacey. Angel. pp. 56–57 (Wayne State University Press; 2009) (Project Muse 7897)
- ^ To Shanshu in L.A., BBC
Further reading
- Gross, Edward; Altman, Mark A (2017). Slayers & Vampires: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy & Angel. Tor. pp. 356–61. ISBN 9781250128935.
- ISBN 9780786437559.
- Lorrie Palmer (Summer/Fall 2019). Homefires Burning: Domestic Space in the Noir City of Angel. Slayage17 (2): 19–47
- Catherine Pugh (Summer/Fall 2019). Made to Suffer: The Redemptive Power of Disability in Angel. Slayage17 (2): 125–154
External links
- "To Shanshu in L.A." at IMDb