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Awakening is the tenth episode of the fourth season of Angel, and the seventy-sixth episode overall. Wesley brings in a mystic to remove the soul from Angel's body.

Special Guest Star: Andy Hallett (Lorne)

Guest Stars: Vladimir Kulich (The Beast), Roger Yuan (Wo-Pang)

Co-Stars: Larry McCormick as Himself

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 2.1 Monster of the Week 2.2 Body Count 2.3 Music 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes 6 Reviews

[edit] Plot Overview

[edit] Notes

[edit] Monster of the Week

There is no monster of the week in this episode.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Wo-Pang	Himself	Stabbed	Basement (Fantasy)
2	The Beast	Angel	Stabbed	The Hyperion (Fantasy)

[edit] Music

There is no licensed music in this episode.

[edit] Arc Advancement

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[edit] Characters

• Angel: Angel is transformed into Angelus by a dark mystic. The bulk of this episode is a fantasy created by Angel in order to achieve perfect happiness so that his soul would escape.

[edit] Referbacks

• BtVS - 2x13 - Surprise: Angelus' first words before his maniacal laughter was "Buffy." This was also the first thing he said after Angelus was awakened in the second season after Angel and Buffy had sex.

Angelus: Buffy?

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[edit] The Show

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 3.2/4 in the overnight Nielsen ratings.

[edit] Allusions and References

• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a song originally performed by Vicki Lawrence about a man who plots to kill the man his wife had an affair with, only to discover him shot dead by another person. He's caught and wrongly executed for the crime. The song was later covered by Reba McEntire in 1992.

• Indiana Jones: The entire part of the episode in which Angel searches for the sword that will kill the Beast is heavily inspired by the Indiana Jones series of movies. The spike booby traps, the trap activated by taking the sword out of the portal, Angel's "Wood. Why did it have to be wood?" quote, and the scene in which Wesley presses stones to open the door all reflect scenes from the movies.

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[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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