Angel must fight through a gauntlet of foes to discover the one thing that can nullify Jasmine’s power. Meanwhile, back in L.A., Connor searches for Cordelia, Jasmine prepares to take her influence to a global level, and the gang receives a very unexpected visitor.
| Airdate: | April 30, 2003 |
| Writer: | David Fury |
| Director: | Jefferson Kibbee |
Angel: I'll die before I let you hurt anyone else.
Jasmine: You're already dead!!
Behind the Scenes Trivia
Cast and Crew Trivia
Character Trivia
Jasmine
Jasmine was a once higher being who manipulated herself into human form, using Cordelia and Connor as her parents. A seemingly beautiful woman, Jasmine gave those who came in contact with her a feeling of complete peace and serenity. She had the ability to control the minds and hearts of her ‘subjects’. In order to sustain herself she had to feed on the people who worshipped her, by devouring them whole. Whilst devouring people she gave off a vibrant green light, and extended tentacles to engulf her victims, absorbing them within her own flesh. With each human she consumed, her body becomes stronger and less susceptible to harm.
When Fred was touched with Jasmine’s blood, and saw her in her true form - a maggot-ridden manifestation. Fred managed to infect her friends with Jasmine’s blood so they could see the truth and the group set about stopping Jasmine from taking over the minds of the world’s population. Jasmine’s goal was end to war, disease, and poverty in the world but the price was too high for Angel Investigations - the loss of personal choice by the human race.
They discovered that her true name was her weakness. Angel found and defeated the Keeper of the Name, who spoke the name out loud, causing Jasmine’s subjects to see her in her true form, thus ending world peace. Jasmine was killed by Connor.
Continuity
Music Trivia
Mythology Trivia
References
Twilight Zone
In Older and Far Away, Xander says, “the only thing missing is a cornfield”. This could be a reference to an episode of Twilight Zone called ‘It’s A Good Life‘ which starred Billy Mumy as a little boy called Anthony, who wished people into a cornfield when they made him mad. The episode was adapted from a short 1953 horror story by Jerome Bixby.
In Lessons, Dawn says, “To serve humans is a cookbook”. This is from a short story by Damon Knight called To Serve Man, made into an episode of the Twilight Zone - in which a group of aliens claim to trying to help humans. They write a book called To Serve Man which is later discovered to be a cookbook. In the Angel episode Peace Out, Gunn says, “To Serve Man! It’s To Serve Man all over again.”
Goofs
Quotes
Angel: Go to hell.
Jasmine: You first, baby.
Connor: I'm not like them. I just, I want to stop. I want to stop fighting. I just want to rest. God, I want to rest. But I can't.
Angel: Give me her name!
High Priest: Keeper!
Angel: Caper?
Jasmine: You don't have to do anything except love one another. Although, a temple would be nice. Something massive and awe-inspiring - yet warm and nurturing!
Jasmine: Because I cared. The other Powers don't. Never really did. You know that's true in your heart. Shame now I gotta rip it out.
Jasmine: You think I ate her.
Connor: What!?
Gunn: Wait, people? She eats people??
Wesley: Something big went down.
Gunn: Yeah, here's its head.
Lorne: If he's not careful we might move about frivolously in our 10-by-9 foot cage.
Angel: He might...
Lilah: End world peace? You already took care of that. Congratulations.
Connor: Tell me and I'll crush your windpipe.
Guy: You mean 'or' right? 'Or' you'll crush my windpipe?
Jasmine: You're not human!
Angel: Hey, I'm working on it!
Reporter: As Jasmine's father, you must be proud.
Connor: Bursting.
Angel: I'll die before I let you hurt anyone else.
Jasmine: You're already dead!!
Jasmine: Where's Angel?
Wes: You're omniscient - you tell us.
Gunn: That's a whole lot of "maybes".
Wes: Maybe.
Jasmine: Why do you hate me ao much?
Angel: Let's run down the list, huh? Rain of fire, blotting out the sun, enslaving mankind, and yeah, oh yeah. Hey! You eat people!
Angel: Hey, I didn't say we were smart. I said it's our right. It's what makes us human.