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The Trial is the ninth episode of the second season of Angel, and the thirty-first episode overall. Angel discovers that Darla is not long for this world and attempts to save her life, even if it costs him his.

Guest Stars: Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald), Andy Hallett (Caritas Host), Sam Anderson (Holland), Jim Piddock (Trial Overseer), Julie Benz as Darla, Juliet Landau as Drusilla

Co-Stars: Evan Arnold (Vampire)

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

• With the exception of the yellow demon from the first trial who could reattach severed body parts, there was no "monster of the week" in this episode.

[edit] Body Count

#	Whom	By Whom	How	Where
1	Vampire	Angel	Staked	Bar Alley
2	Darla	Drusilla	Turned into Vampire	Hotel Room

[edit] Music

Music is listed in order of appearance in the episode:

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good)

[edit] Arc Advancement

[edit] Happenings

• Wolfram & Hart: Lindsey has Darla turned back into a vampire. Although it is unknown whether or not the firm itself was complicit in his actions, he was carrying a fair amount of muscle.

[edit] Characters

• Darla: Because she was brought back as a human, Darla was also brought back with the syphilis that was killing her prior to being turned into a vampire by the Master. She ultimately forgives Angel for not turning her again after seeing how he felt during the Trials, but is turned anyway by Drusilla.

[edit] Referbacks

• 2x07 - Darla: During one of the flashbacks, Drusilla made a comment to Darla that she "could be her mummy." This is likely foreshadowing to this episode where Drusilla becomes her sire, which is a little odd considering that in vampire terms she's technically Drusilla's grandmother.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] The Show

• Previously On: J. August Richards does the voiceover for the "previously on" recap for the first time.
• Crazy Credits: In order to keep her cameo a surprise, Juliet Landau is credited with her guest appearance at the end of the episode rather than the beginning.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

• Ratings: On its first airing, this episode scored a 4.1/6 in the overnight Nielsen ratings. It was ranked 4th out of the 17 WB shows which aired that week.

[edit] Allusions and References

• Survivor: The reality show is centered around a group of people that have been stranded on a desert island. Every few days, the contestants assemble in a so-called tribal council and vote one member off the island. The first season of Survivor became a surprise summer hit and had finished airing just three months before this episode of Angel.

Cordelia: I'm sorry, but after four hundred years of death and destruction it seems to me you get voted off the island.

• Space Oddity: Lorne quotes a line from "Space Oddity," a song off the album of the same name by David Bowie. The song tells the story of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut who becomes lost in space after something malfunctions in his space ship. The full lyric is: "Ground Control to Major Tom / Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong / Can you hear me, Major Tom?"

Host: It means "ooh, ground control to major Tom" we may not be able to save this bird.

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Quotes

• Angel: (about to leap into the empty pool) I'm either coming back with a cure or you're about to see something kinda funny.

[edit] Reviews

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