Angel discovers how hard it is being a new dad - especially when the demon underworld is after your newborn son. Meanwhile, Holtz goes about recruiting new help for his quest to destroy Angel.
| Airdate: | 10 December 2001 |
| Writer: | David H. Goodman |
| Director: | Fred Keller |
Lilah: So what we re dealing with is a single-minded vengeance machine with a blood lust to match. That's just... awesome.
Behind the Scenes Trivia
Cast and Crew Trivia
Laurel Holloman
Laurel Holloman played vampire hunter Justine Cooper in Angel. Born on May 23, 1971 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina she is probably best known for playing the role of Tina Kennard on The L Word. Holloman made her film debut in Maria Maggenti’s The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love and appeared in The Myth of Fingerprints and Boogie Nights.
She is married to Paul Macherey since 2002; they have a daughter, Lola, who was born in November, 2004.
Character Trivia
Justine Cooper
Justine’s twin sister Julia was killed by vampires, leaving her to seek vengeance for her loss. She was recruited by Holtz in his war against Angel, and became his right-hand woman, though he treated her roughly. Utterly devoted to Holtz, Justine aided him to kidnap Connor, even slitting Wesley’s throat in the process. She was devastated when Holtz escaped to a hell dimension with Connor without her, but aided him when he returned an old man. On his request she killed Holtz, making it look like a vampire bite, to set up Angel. She helped Connor to send his father to the bottom of the sea, but Wesley forced her to help him to find the vampire.
Continuity
Lorne moves in
Lorne moves into the Hyperion hotel in Dad, after the destruction of Caritas in the previous episode Lullaby.
Scourge again
In Dad, written on their list of possible threats to Angel’s baby, Connor, is The Scourge - the Nazi-like pure-blood demons from the first season episode Hero.
Music Trivia
Mythology Trivia
References
Macbeth
Lilah references Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Dad when she says, “Dusted during childbirth is more like it. According to our sources she staked herself, leaving the baby alive and kicking but never actually born. MacDuff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.”
In Shakespeare’s play the three witches’ prophecy read that “…none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” Macbeth therefore believes that no man can kill him - until he discovered that MacDuff was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped” (or born via caesarian section) and thus not born naturally.
Goofs
Quotes
Wesley: Not to mention some bastard's blown a gaping hole in the lift.
Angel: Sorry, my bastard.
Cordelia: You don't have a woman's touch. Whatever your taste in clothing may indicate.
Angel: All right. So we've got a list. All I have to do is erase everyone on it.
Fred: I can do that for you. (begins erasing the writing on the board)
Sahjhan: You know, you throw around a lot of big words, like death and pain and no mercy, but so far I haven't seen bupkis.
Holtz: We can find information with this box, correct? (points to computer)
Sahjhan: Yes, and you won't believe how fast my connection is.
Linwood: Clever loophole. We could use some of those Nyazian scroll writers in Contracts and Negotiations.
Linwood: Now that's a cute little baby. (In a baby-talk voice) Yes you are. And your daddy's a vampire with a soul, and sometimes he reverts to a creature of pure, malevolent evil who could rip your tiny throat out. Yes he does. I like kids. The senior partners took mine before I really got to know them. Turn it up. (The baby starts to cry loudly) Turn it down.
Lorne: Look at him. He's more than a mission, bro. Look at him.
Lilah: How do you know about that?
Gwen: I'm Files and Records. It's my job.
Lilah: That whole thing is Angel's file?
Gwen: Just the first 35 cabinets.
Angel: If he has to get to the hospital at noon on the sunniest day of the year, he'll get there. Even if I don't.
Lilah: This is impossible. 275 years of the most inane... what kind of wussy name is Liam anyway?
Lilah: So what we re dealing with is a single-minded vengeance machine with a blood lust to match. That's just... awesome.
Gunn: What are you doing?
Wesley: Trying to imagine myself as John Wayne in Rio Bravo. You?
Gunn: Austin Stoker. Assault on Precinct 13. (they high five)
Angel: Connor. His name is Connor.
Gunn: I got the best one a very small amount of money could buy.