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Angel: Season One

Angel left Sunnydale (and the show "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer") because he felt like he couldn’t trust himself with the love of his immortal life, Buffy. Although he was sired (turned into a vampire) in Ireland in 1753, a gypsy curse in Romania in 1898 gave him a soul. When a person is made a vampire, a demon takes over the body and has the freedom of a remorseless existence without the conscience of a soul. The curse that restored Angel’s soul makes him feel guilt, which makes him work for the side of good to atone for his past evil.

When the temptation of losing his soul became too great, Angel moved to Los Angeles and, as in Sunnydale, there was no shortage of evil to take on. He made the move to LA alone, but was befriended almost immediately by a half-demon named Doyle who gets visions from the Powers-That-Be. With his new link to future victims, Angel starts to find his way.

The season starts with a blast from the past, as Angel’s first enemy has Cordelia Chase in his sights. Cordelia was the richest, most popular girl in Sunnydale until her Dad was busted and everything was taken from her. She moved to LA to become a big star and had a hard time as a small fish in a large pond. One of her new “friends” sets her up with a producer whose only interest is drinking Cordelia’s blood.

Angel manages to rescue Cordelia, who helps him and Doyle set up shop as private investigators that specialize in paranormal activity. Season One is a slow start for the series that only picks up after Doyle dies to save Cordelia and Angel. Not that Doyle’s character is the reason for the lag -- he’s actually the bright spot of the first half of the season. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (from Buffy) takes over Doyle’s vacant spot, and a street-thug named Gunn rounds out the team.

The season’s evil comes in the form of (what else in LA?) a law firm called Wolfram and Hart. The evil lawyers keep Angel and his crew busy until blowing up his offices, injuring his crew and bringing an evil from Angel’s past all in the final episode. The show starts to find its feet by the end of the season.

Written by: Tracy Elledge

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