The Angel episode Long Day’s Journey is dedicated to Glenn Quinn, who played Doyle. The episode first aired in January 22, 2003, a month and nineteen days after Glenn’s death.

There are many unusual names in the Whedonverse, and ‘Andrew’ is certainly not one of them. His name is not so meaningless, however, if we consider that it is a reference to the ‘merry-andrew’of olde. A merry-andrew is essentially a clown or buffoon character, a sort of amusing diversion or …

Goof seen at 29:09

In the episode Sacrifice, when Gunn & Fred come through the grate out of the sewers to look for Matthew, (29:09), Fred’s jacket is fastened, but then when we see them turn thew corner at 29:29, her jacket is now open.

This line of the vampire Marissa was cut from Deep Down due to length:

“I didn’t see nothing. I swear. You know how dark it is down by the bluffs? And hey, my eyes were never that good. Sure, the creature of the night thing helps, …

Angel’s unexpected reaction to Gwen’s powers in Ground State was written in the stage directions as follows:

ZAP! CGI SPARKS leap from her hands, and we go into a SPECIAL FX SHOT: AN INTERNAL-ORGAN VERSION OF ANGEL’S BODY, as we see his SHRIVELLED DEAD HEART CONVULSE, as though zapped with …

In Supersymmetry, Cordelia hangs photos of friends and family on her wall as reminders of who’s who. One of the photos is of Fred and Gunn at the ballet in Waiting in the Wings. The only problem is - who took the photo and when? The photo is taken from …

In City Of, Cordelia says to Angel, “So are you still… Grr?” To which Angel replies “Yeah, there’s not actually a cure for that.” We later learn that there is a cure - in I Will Remember You Angel turns human after coming in contact with the blood of a …

In Habeas Corpses, Cordelia rolls onto her back just after Connor asks, “makes what harder?”, but in the next shot of Connor, you can see she is still lying on her side with Connor is still rubbing her arm. Then in the next shot she is on her back again.

When Connor punches the young girl in Inside Out, a bruise is visible on her face, but when we see her lying dead after Cordelia kills her, the bruise is not there.

Julie Benz is credited as a “Special Guest Star” in the Angel episode Inside Out.

The title of the season four Angel episode Shiny Happy People is a reference to one of the hits from REM’s album Out of Time. The lyrics include the line, “Everyone around love them, love them” which echoes Jasmine’s message of peace.

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 …

In Home, Lilah says to Angel, “Come on, Charlie. Let me show you around the Chocolate Factory.” This is a reference to Roald Dahl’s novel Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, in which a poor boy named Charlie wins a tour through the mysterious Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, which ultimately leads …

Angel seemingly ‘kills’ Connor with a knife in Home, fulfilling the fake prophecy from season two in which it was said that “The father will kill the son”. He doesn’t really kill him though - Connor’s memories are erased and he’s sent to live with a new family.

The final episode to be written and directed by Tim Minear was Home. He left the show to work on Wonderfalls, which was unfortunately cancelled after only four episodes.