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Long Day's Journey is the ninth episode of the fourth season of Angel, and the seventy-fifth episode overall. The Beast is killing powerful beings connected to Ra in order to blot out the sun and only Angel and the gang can try to stop him before he succeeds.

Special Guest Star: Andy Hallett (Lorne)

Guest Stars: Alexa Davalos (Gwen Raiden), Jack Kehler (Manny), Michael Chinyamurindi (Ashet), Vladimir Kulich (The Beast)

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 was no monster of the week in this episode.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Ashet	The Beast	Disembowled	Rooftop
2	Manny	The Beast	Torn Apart	Gwen's Panic Room

[edit] Music

There is no licensed music in this episode.

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Wolfram & Hart: Without the little girl from the White Room, the Earthbound offices of Wolfram & Hart are cutoff from the senior partners. Her real name was Mesektet, she was one of five beings linked to Ra, an ancient god.
• Big Bad: The Beast has been targeting members of the Ra-tet and removing the items under their protection. Using the things he took from the five, he performs the ritual which blots out the sun and reveals that he once offered an alliance with Angelus.
• Shanshu Foreshadowing: The Shanshu prophecy noted that "the vampire with a soul" will become human after many trials and challenges, including "the coming darkness." In this episode, the sun is blotted out.

[edit] Characters

• Angel: The Beast seems to have some kind of subconscious control over Angel due in part to the meeting between him and Angelus two hundred years prior to the events of this episode. The gang comes up with a plan to figure out what the Beast's next move is by turning Angel into Angelus.

[edit] Referbacks

• 4x02 - Ground State: The gang first met Gwen when they attempted to steal the Axis of Pythia in order to make contact with the then higher reality bound Cordelia. Gwen was also trying to steal it to make a heavy profit and wound up accidentally killing Gunn in the process.

Gwen: Gunn, I already apologized for killing you. What more do you want? A wake?

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[edit] The Show

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 2.7/4 in the overnight Nielsen ratings.
• Dedication: This episode was dedicated to "the loving memory of Glenn Quinn." Quinn died of a heroin overdose on December 3, 2002. In the first season, he played the role of Doyle.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Cinemax: Manny refers to a commonly used colloquialism for the premium channel, Cinemax. Unlike other channels like Showtime and HBO, Cinemax opted to air films with a violent or sexual nature during the day. The nickname comes from the channel's broadcast of softcore pornographic films at night.

Manny: Hey, Gwen. Don't suppose this joint's got Skin-emax?

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[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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