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Shells is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of Angel, and the one-hundred and fourth episode overall. Illyria attempts to reopen the gateway to her kingdom, where she plans to attempt to rally her troops and destroy mankind. Meanwhile, Angel and the others attempt to find a way to bring Fred back and Wesley looks for revenge.

Guest Stars: Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall), Jonathan M. Woodward (Knox), Marc Vann (Doctor Sparrow), Jennifer Griffin (Trish Burkle)

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.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Knox	Wesley	Shot	Tomb

[edit] Music

Music is listed in order of appearance in the episode:

• Kim Richey, "A Place Called Home"

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Wolfram & Hart: Illyria refers to Wolfram & Hart as "the Wolf, Ram and Hart." This confirms that Wolfram & Hart's existence dates back to the beginning of mankind and also refers to the Wolf, Ram and Hart books that were found in the royal library in Pylea.

[edit] Characters

• Fred: During the process of resurrecting Illyria, Fred's soul was consumed entirely. However, part of her does still live on in Illyria because Illyria retained many of Fred's memories.

• Spike: Spike decides not to take Angel up on his offer to be sent abroad to fight evil through another branch of Wolfram & Hart. He says that staying is what Fred would have wanted him to do.

• Illyria: Illyria attempted to return to her kingdom where she would rally an army to overrun the planet and destroy humanity. However, she found her kingdom in ruins with all her subjects dead. She returned to Wolfram & Hart because she needs to understand how to "walk in this world."

[edit] Referbacks

• 5x09 - Harm's Way: Fred and Harmony went out for drinks once after work because Fred felt bad about Harmony's lack of friends. This led to Harmony being set up by a rival secretary, the death of a prominent demon rights activist and the near destabilization of peace talks between two demon races.

Harmony: Fred's my friend. We went out for drinks all the... once.

• BtVS - 6x01 - Bargaining (1): Willow previously had a hand in bringing Buffy back from the dead after Buffy sacrificed herself that the end of season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This idea may not fly because in the case of Buffy, her soul was in a higher plane of reality like Cordelia was.

Spike: Won't be the first time she rattled the dead.

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[edit] The Show

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 3.8/5 in the overnight Nielsen ratings.

[edit] Allusions and References

• The Flash: Gunn mentions two people who have been The Flash in the DC comics universe. Originally created by Gardner Fox, the Flash is prominent superhero who can move at speeds that break the sound barrier. The names Gunn mentions are Jay Garrick (the first Flash, 1940–55), Barry Allen (the second, 1956–86) and the beginning of Wally West (the third Flash, 1986–2006).

• Rick Springfield: Rick Springfield is a pop singer and soap opera star most famous for his single "Jesse's Girl". Springfield has a devout fanbase in the United States, which has helped him garner four platinum albums.

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Reviews

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