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Forgiving is the seventeenth episode of the third season of Angel, and the sixty-first episode overall. While Angel looks for a way to make Sahjhan reopen the portal into the dimension his son is in, Fred and Gunn search for Wesley, who is bleeding to death outside of his apartment complex.

Guest Stars: John Rubinstein (Linwood), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Laurel Holloman (Justine Cooper), Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan), Jack Conley (Sahjhan)

Co-Stars: Kay Panabaker (Girl), Kenneth Dolin (Bum), Tripp Pickell (Holtzian), Sean Makon (Truck Driver)

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

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[edit] Monster of the Week

• Sahjhan: Sahjhan's character arc comes to an end with this episode. His race gained a great deal of notoriety in what appeared to be the 1500s or 1600s due to their penchant for torture and violent death. Wolfram & Hart made them intangible in order to end their widespread chaos. Sahjhan can travel through time and dimensions while incorporeal and may also have this ability while in his physical body. At one point, he was captured in an urn by several monks (which is how he is disposed of in this episode). Although he is trapped by the end of this episode, it is fated that Connor will kill him.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1/2	Vampires	Justine	Staked	Lair

[edit] Music

There is no licensed music in this episode.

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Wolfram & Hart: Angel ventures into the mysterious and enigmatic "white room." After his second transdimensional elevator ride in Wolfram & Hart, he finds a little girl who tells him that they're the ones who made Sahjhan immaterial.
• The Prophecy: The prophecies were rewritten by Sahjhan in order to angle someone into killing Connor. In the original scrolls, it was fated that the son of the vampire with a soul would kill Sahjhan.

[edit] Characters

• Wesley: Although left for dead in the previous episode, Wesley is eventually found by Fred and Gunn. He is taken to the hospital where doctors find that he has lost a great deal of blood and has a damaged trachea.

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[edit] The Show

• M.I.A.: Cordelia does not appear in this episode and although Wesley does appear, he does not have any lines.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 3.4/5 in the overnight Nielsen ratings. It was ranked 5th out of the 15 WB shows which aired that week. It had a 46% drop off from its 7th Heaven lead-in.
• Credits Flub: When this episode originally aired, the credit for John Rubinstein was left off of the opening. On its rebroadcast, it was added to the top of the list. This is why the credits appear so soon after the title sequence.

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[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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