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Judgement is the first episode of the second season of Angel, and the twenty-third episode overall. When Angel accidentally kills the guardian of a pregnant woman, he assumes his role as her protector.

Guest Stars: Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald), Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan), Andy Hallett (Caritas Host), Justina Machado (Pregnant Woman), Julie Benz as Darla, Eliza Dushku as Faith

Co-Stars: Rob Boltin (Johnny Fontaine), Iris Fields (Acting Teacher), Keith Campbell (Club Manager), Jason Frasca (White Guy), Andy Kreiss (Lizard Demon), Matthew James (Merl Demon), Glenn David Calloway (Judge), EJ Gage (Mordar the Bentback)

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

• Prio Motu Demon: Prio Motu is a breed of demon that was bred to be a violent killer specializing in massacres. He's an ancient Ofga-beast and likely comes from Asia, considering his apparent Buddhist leanings.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Carnyss Demon	Angel	Stabbed	Gym
2	Prio Motu	Angel	Snapped Neck	Tunnel
3	Vampire	Gunn	Staked	Junkyard
4	Demon	Angel	Bisected	Prio's Lair
5	Demon Knight	Angel	Decapitated	L.A. Streets

[edit] Music

Songs are listed in order of appearance in the episode:

• Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
• Kid Gloves Sampler CD - Last Confession
• Chopin - Prelude in C Minor, Op. 27, No. 20
• The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
• Barry Manilow - Mandy
• Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy, Breaky Heart

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

[edit] Characters

• Darla: Darla is twice as old as Angel, according to Lindsey.

[edit] Referbacks

• BtVS - 1x07 - Angel: Darla was killed by Angel at The Bronze, a Sunnydale nightclub, after she attempted to frame Angel for an attack on Buffy's mother, Joyce Summers.

Darla: He killed me.

• 1x22 - To Shanshu in L.A.: While Angel fought a demon who was attempting to destroy his connection to the powers that be, Wolfram & Hart raised something in a box. Although we know it's Darla, the gang still doesn't in this episode.

• 1x19 - Sanctuary: Angel goes to visit Faith in prison. She turned herself into the police and confessed to murder and assault after being co-opted by Wolfram & Hart to kill Angel.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• First Appearance: This episode marks the first appearance of Lorne, although he isn't named until later. He goes on to become a recurring guest and later a billed cast member. It also marks the first appearance of the Hyperion Hotel, which would become the Angel Investigations headquarters.
• Crazy Credits: Instead of the normal credits sequence, this episode's ending credits are shown over footage of Angel awkwardly singing Mandy by Barry Manilow.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Episode Title: The title of this episode is often erroneously cited as Judgment. Although "Judgement" is an acceptable spelling of the term, it is more commonly assumed that the title is a pun on the villain featured in the episode and the spelling error is deliberate, similar to the fourth season episode, "Calvary."
• Credits Shake-Up: As of this episode, J. August Richards becomes a billed member of the cast, a role he will retain for the duration of series.

[edit] Allusions and References

• The Enemy Below: Curd Jürgens is an Austrian actor who starred in the 1957 movie The Enemy Below about an American naval destroyer and a German U-boat that meet in the ocean and have a long standoff. In the movie he was credited as "Curt Jurgens."

Host: Who's a little Curt Jurgens in The Enemy Below?

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

• Woman: I really appreciate you coming through for us like this. But you know how you're not really good at anything? You sure you can do this?

[edit] Reviews

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