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Belonging is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Angel, and the forty-first episode overall. While the gang attempts to find and kill a demon that came out of a portal, they accidentally abduct the Host's cousin out of his home dimension.

Guest Stars: Andy Hallett (Caritas Host), Amy Acker (Winifred Burkle), Jarrod Crawford (Rondell), Darris Love (George), Brody Hutzler (Landok)

Co-Stars: Kevin Otto (Seth), Maureen Grier (Woman), Lynne Maclean (Claire)

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

• Drokken: Native to the Host's dimension, the Drokken is a large ape-like beast that is extremely strong and feral. Because his skin is too thick for most attacks, either a very strong blow is required to piece its skin or a blade dipped in thromite. The Drokken's bite contains an extremely powerful poison that is lethal to Lorne's people, but the poison is curable with an antidote from the dimension it comes from.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Man	Drokken	Devoured	Alley
2	Rondell	Vampire	Blood Drained	Park
3	Drokken	Angel	Stabbed in the Throat	Pallet Maze

[edit] Music

Songs are listed in order of apperance in the episode:

• Stevie Wonder - Superstition

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] Characters

• Wesley: A bit more of Wesley's relatinoship with his father is expanded upon. He clearly is uncomfortable speaking to him and, although we don't hear what his father is saying over the phone, it seems to confirm the "fathers don't need to be possessed to terrorize their children" line from a previous episode.

• The Host: The Host's full name is revealed to be Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan, or "Lorne" for short. He's something of the black sheep of the family and may have left his dimension in order to look for something more than champions fighting evil.

• Cordelia: Cordelia is accidentally sucked into Lorne's home dimension when Landok is transported back.

[edit] Referbacks

• Happy Anniversary: Angel and Lorne previously teamed up to stop a physicist from accidentally stopping time. They tracked him down to a university library where Lorne had to pretend to be the school mascot and read a Russian/English dictionary.

Lorne: How come every time you and me hit the big city we end up in a library?

• The Thin Dead Line: Wesley was shot when he attempted to aid Gunn in his crazy plan to videotape the cops using unnecessary, aggravated force.

Cordelia: Besides, last time we went chasing after him on a hunt you got shot.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• First Apperance: This episode marks the first apperance of Winifred "Fred" Burkle in the series. Although she only appears in Cordelia's vision, she goes on to become a billed cast member.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 4.4/7 in the overnight Nielsen ratings. It was ranked 3rd out of the 17 WB shows which aired that week.
• Final Episode: This is the last episode that Shawn Ryan wrote for the series. Following this, he went on to create The Shield for FX.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Elton John: Elton John is a singer who has sold over 250 million albums and has had over 50 Top 40 hits. Among his best known songs are Tiny Dancer, Candle in the Wind and (as Lorne said) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Lorne: Mr. Elton John hits the first few keys of 'yellow brick road' I defy you not to feel like the only other person in the room.

• Lorne Green: Lorne Green was one of the stars of Bonanza, in which he played the role of Ben Cartwright. He also had roles in television shows like Battlestar Galactica and the Nineteen Eighty-Four miniseries.

Angel: Right. Lorne Greene... Bonanza? Fifteen years on the air not mean anything to anyone here?

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

• Cordelia: I feel a little guilty.
  Angel: Don't. I mean, nineteen dollars for a sashimi couscous appetizer is money well spent. How was it anyway? Pretty good? I mean, it ought to be pretty...
  Cordelia: It's delicious but that's not what I feel guilty about.
  Angel: Oh. I'm not cheap, I'm just old. I remember when a few bob got you a good meal, a bottle and a tavern wench... You were saying?

[edit] Reviews

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