Darla (episode)
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| Season 2, Episode 7 | |
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| Air date | November 14, 2000 |
| Written by | Tim Minear |
| Directed by | Tim Minear |
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"Darla" is the seventh episode of the second season of Angel as well as the second part of a crossover with Buffy the Vampire Slayer that begins in "Fool for Love".
Angel tries to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart, as she begins suffering from the guilt of her demonic past and staying around Lindsey, who has feelings for her.
Meanwhile, the origins of Darla are shown in a flashback to 1609 Colonial Virginia which shows Darla as a syphilis-stricken prostitute who gets bitten and transformed into a vampire by the demonic Master. Then in 1760 England, Darla decided to leave the Master's domain to be with Angelus. Later in 1880 England; Angelus, Darla, and Drusilla first met Spike, a failed poet named William. Drusilla sired him into a vampire and he was welcomed into their group. Then in 1898 Romania; Darla, Spike, and Drusilla decimated a Gypsy camp in retaliation for them cursing Angel with a human soul, leading to the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China, while Spike was killing his first Slayer, Darla tried to bring back Angel into their group by tempting him to kill again.
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Synopsis
As Angel draws pictures of Darla, Wesley expresses his concern that Angel has become obsessed with her. Meanwhile, Darla is haunted by memories of her past. In 1609, Virginia Colony, the human prostitute Darla lies in her deathbed, covered in sores from the syphilis that is killing her. She receives a visit from the Master, who takes her life and makes her a vampire. In 1760, Darla brings Angelus before the Master, bragging about her wonderful new creation, but Angelus' lack of respect towards the Master results in him receiving a beating. In the end, Darla chooses Angelus over the Master. In 1880, while strolling the streets of London, Angelus, Darla, and Drusilla bump into a man named William, later known as Spike. In need of companionship, Drusilla makes him into a vampire. In 1898, Darla begs a Gypsy to halt the curse on Angelus in exchange for her protection of his family, but unfortunately Spike has already slaughtered the Gypsy's family. The next year, during the Boxer Rebellion in China, Angel tracks down Darla, and - despite being cursed with a soul - asks her for a second chance to rule at her side. However, when he comes upon a terrified family he distracts his vampire companions from them, then tries to express excitement when Spike reveals he's killed his first Slayer. Angel returns to Darla, who demands he prove he's evil. She says she went back and killed the family in the alleyway, but kept their baby, which she wants him to kill. Angel's soul prevents him from hurting the baby and he grabs it and jumps through a window.
In the present, Darla calls Angel, telling him Lindsey kissed her and she needs to escape. Lindsey overhears, and he and a security guard try to restrain her; the security guard is shot. Upon violently persuading Lindsey to reveal Holland ordered Darla terminated, he rescues her and brings her back to the hotel. Lindsey finds that the security guard he supposedly killed is actually alive, and Holland reveals their intent all along was for Angel to make Darla a vampire again. However, when Darla begs Angel to make her a vampire, he refuses.
Acting
Main cast
- David Boreanaz as Angel/Angelus
- Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
- Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
- J. August Richards as Charles Gunn
Guest starring
- Sam Anderson as Holland Manners
- Julie Benz as Darla
- Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
- Zitto Kazann as Gypsy Man
- Juliet Landau as Drusilla
- James Marsters as Spike/William
- Mark Metcalf as The Master
- Lin Oeding as Chinese Boxer
- Bart Petty as Security Guard
