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Blind Date is the twenty-first episode of the first season of Angel, and the twenty-first episode overall. A blind assassin eludes justice and Christian Kane comes to Angel for help in stopping her next hit.

Guest Stars: Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald), Thomas Burr (Lee Mercer), Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan), Sam Anderson (Holland)

And: J. August Richards (Charles Gunn)

Co-Stars: Jennifer Badger Martin (Vanessa Weeks), Keilana Smith (Mind Reader #1), Dawn Suggs (Mind Reader #2, Charles Constant (Security Center Guard), Scott Berman (Vendor), Derek Anthony (Dying Black Man), Rishi Kumar (Blind Child #1), Karen Lu (Blind Child #2), Alex Buck (Blind Child #3)

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, with the exception of Vanessa who is just a highly trained blind human.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1/2	Vampires	Angel	Staked	Warehouse
3	Man	Vanessa	Stabbed	Warehouse
4	Lee	Phil	Shot	Wolfram & Hart
4	Guardian	Vanessa	Stabbed	Safe House
5	Vanessa	Angel	Stabbed	Safe House

[edit] Music

Music is listed in order of appearance in the episode.

• Grant Langston - Time of Day

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Wolfram & Hart: Lindsey has popped up again, this time as representation for Vanessa Brewer. They're working for her pro bono, so it's apparent that she's an assassin for the firm. Much of the rest of the episode deals with Lindsey's crisis of faith and attempt to get out of the business. One of the lawyers (Lee Mercer) is shot dead and Angel makes off with several discs of secret files from the vaults.
• Foreshadowing: Along with the encryptic disks, Angel also steals a scroll known as the Prophecies of Aberjian. Although the exact prophecies aren't described, they have something to do with Angel.

[edit] Characters

• Angel: According to Lindsey, Angel's father was a merchant of fine linen and silk.

• Lindsey: Lindsay has a genuine desire to leave Wolfram & Hart. In this episode he shows more emotion than that of a soulless, evil lawyer. But, despite this reprieve, he's offered a promotion when his former boss "goes upstairs." It's also mentioned that he went to law school at Hastings.

[edit] Referbacks

• BtVS - 4x21 - Primeval: Cordelia mentions that Willow has also been breaking encrypted files in Sunnydale. This is presumably a reference to the gang attempting to break the code on some Initiative data disks with the big bad for the season's plans on them.

Cordelia: But they've been breaking encrypted computer files, too!

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 5.0/8 in the overnight Nielsen ratings. It was ranked 2nd out of the 15 WB shows which aired that week.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Mecca: Mecca is the holiest site of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia. Muslims are required to make a pilgrimage to the city, called the Hajj, at least once in their lifetime if they can afford it and are able-bodied.

Gunn: Evil white folks really do have a Mecca!

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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