In the opening credits there is a shot of a girl standing alone on the corner of a street. This was taken from the Buffy episode "Anne", when Buffy was staying in Los Angeles.
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In the opening credits there is a shot of a girl standing alone on the corner of a street. This was taken from the Buffy episode "Anne", when Buffy was staying in Los Angeles.
Angel's human name was Liam. "Liam" is an Irish form of "William", so basically, Angel and Spike have the same name.
About 7 seconds into the opening theme you see the face of a young man looking up (Just before you see Angel with the sword) That young man is Phantom Dennis. He is only seen once in episode 5 of the 1st season- Room with an Vu. After that he's an unseen "character" until season 4.
Angel's headquarters in season 2-4 was in the Hyperion Hotel. Hyperion is another name of Helios (the god of Sun in Greek mythology), and means "the one who goes above".
Angel and Lindsey McDonald were the only characters who appeared in both the series premiere and series finale. Harmony Kendall was the only character from the finale who also appeared in the unaired "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pilot.
By the series finale, Angel lost and regained his soul a total of three times: (1) in flashbacks to when he was sired and cursed, (2) after he slept with Buffy on her 17th birthday and re-ensouled by Willow, and (3) when Angel Investigations battled The Beast in season four (again re-ensouled by Willow). And while he didn't lose his soul in the episode "Eternity," he did briefly turn into Angelus; he also pretended to become Angelus in the Buffy episode "Enemies."
Lonely Hearts (series 1)
In this episode, Cordelia makes a reference to "self-destructing tapes and a dossier". This is a reference to the 1966 TV series Mission Impossible, which featured self-destructing tapes used to send the main character on his assignment. An interesting fact is that Mission Impossible regulars Martin Landau and Barbara Bain are the real life parents of Juliet Landau, who played Angel's former love Drusilla during season 2 of Buffy.
City Of (series 1)
At the end of the episode, when Doyle asks "What happened to Russell?", Angel says "He went into the light". Anne Rice used this line quite a lot in her books about vampires.
There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb (series 2)
Lorne's brother Numfar, who performs the "dance of shame," is played by Joss Whedon. Apparently, this fact was so secret, only a handful of people knew about it beforehand.
Dead End (series 2)
Joss Whedon hints at future events in season 4 during Lindsay's song in "Dead End." It hints about the coming of Jasmine: "The sky's gonna open, People gonna pray and crawl, Gonna rain down fire, Gonna burn us all," and "Pretty as a picture, She is like a golden dream." All references to Jasmine.
Disharmony (series 2)
While it is mentioned numerous times, the shots of Willow in her dorm (on the phone with Cordelia talking about Harmony) mark the only appearance of Sunnydale on the show.
Blood Money (series 2)
When the Special Guest TV Stars come out and "rob" guests of their donations at the ball, one of the starring ladies is asked "What's the deal with making your character a lesbian? Is it for ratings?" A little jab at Willow's coming out on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Redefinition (series 2)
Except for voice-overs, Angel's role is entirely silent.
The Trial (series 2)
This episode marked the first mention of Daniel Holtz, Angelus' nemesis from the 18th century. Holtz later made his first on screen appearance in "Heartthrob."
The Shroud Of Rahmon (series 2)
Cordelia and Wesley realize that the robbery is happening that night because the door latch is taped down - exactly the same way the guards at the Watergate Hotel realized a robbery was in progress in 1974, which led to President's Nixon's resignation.
Untouched (series 2)
In the episode 'Untouched' Angel asks Cordelia 'Do you have any idea how hard it is to think when you've got a rebar through you?', her reply of 'Actually, I do. Benefits of a Sunnydale education' is a reference to the BTVS episode 'Lover's Walk', in which Cordy falls through a staircase and is impaled on a rebar.
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been (series 2)
When Angel is outside the observatory, he is dressed in the same clothes that James Dean wore in Rebel Without a Cause (a film where there are significant scenes at the same observatory), and Judy has a bit of the Natalie Woods about her too. They are also both set in the 50s.
Waiting In The Wings (series 3)
The prima ballerina is played by Summer Glau, who also appeared on "Firefly". In addition to acting, Glau is a classically trained ballerina.
Dad (series 3)
Holtz is watching two people fight in a graveyard - the graveyard's blatantly the same one as used in Buffy. Doesn't really qualify as a mistake, because arguably many graveyards look alike, but fans of both series will be able to recognise it.
Fredless (series 3)
Fred's Mum says that her Dad enjoys films like Alien, except for the last one, during which he fell asleep. Joss Whedon wrote the original screenplay for Alien Resurrection but it didn't turn out in any way, shape, or form how he envisioned:he now claims he wants to tour the country lecturing on how not to make films using only this film as an example.
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