Episode Trivia
A fitting job?
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In 1.20 War Zone one of the women working at the brothel Madam Dorian’s is from Oden Tal. In 1.13 She we learned that the women from Oden Tal can incinerate other beings with their sexual energy.
A Friend From Rio
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At David Nabbit’s party in 1.20 War Zone we hear “Para Lennon & McCartney” by A Friend From Rio.
College days
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J. August Richards (Gunn) attended USC with George Hertzberg (Adam) and Danny Strong (Jonathan). He says of his time there:
“I went to USC with George Hertzberg and Danny Strong, and we were all in the BFA programme there where we did a lot of plays and stuff.
“George and I were in the exact same class so we spent four years together in a programme. George is hilarious, George is one of my closest friends. It was a good experience. Danny’s great too.”
David Herman
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David Herman played David Nabbit in seasons one and two of Angel. He was born on February 20, 1967 in New York, New York, graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and went on to appear in Born on the Fourth of July, Lost Angels and Let It Be Me. Herman was one of the original nine cast members of MADtv when the series aired in 1995. His strange but funny characters included Generation X anchorman Marsh, concerned father Joel Linder, and Joe Don. He left MadTV in 1997 and has appeared in 24, Dude, Where’s My Car?, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Office Space.
He has provided voices for Futurama, King of the Hill, American Dad!, Father of the Pride and the Jak video game series. Herman is a very skilled celebrity impressionist - his subjects including Tom Hanks, Woody Allen, Patrick Stewart, John Ritter, Larry Flynt, Tim Allen, Larry King, Anthony Hopkins, David Duchovny and Bob Dole.
David Nabbit
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David Nabbit was a nerdy billionaire software developer who had become rich through his digital pager network. He first sought Angel for help from a blackmailer in 1.20 War Zone. He attempted to befriend the gang at Angel Investigations, bored of his lifestyle, and feeling he wasn’t leading a real life as they were. He provided investment advice to Angel in 2.03 First Impressions and was not seen on screen again.
David Nabbit was supposed to become a recurring character in Angel, but this didn’t work out due to scheduling.
Dungeons and Dragons
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Giles, Xander, Andrew and Amanda play the game Dungeons and Dragons to pass the time before going to battle in 7.22 Chosen. The nerds were playing Dungeons and Dragons when they decided to take over Sunnydale, seen in a flashback in 6.04 Flooded. Xander thought he found the “frost demon” from 6.09 Smashed in a Dungeons and Dragon manual. In 7.11 Showtime, Giles and Anya visit Beljoxa’s eye. This is a reference to Beljoxa - a dangerous Dungeons and Dragons creature which has many eyes.
In 1.20 War Zone, David Nabbit says, “Are you familiar with Dungeons & Dragons?” and in 1.22 To Shanshu In L.A., he says, “Tonight’s my turn to be Dungeon Master”, on his way to a Dungeons and Dragons game.
Gunn’s entrance
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The character of Gunn is introduced in the following way in the script for 1.20 War Zone:
We start in low and see a pair of black leather boots walk into frame. We move up to reveal black leather pants and the bottom of a black coat. We move further up to reveal a gloved hand holding a drawn sword. The camera moves all the way up to reveal, not Angel, but a YOUNG MAN. Hard beyond his years. This is CHARLES GUNN. Standing behind and to the sides of him are now FOUR SIMILARLY HARD LOOKING YOUTHS. One holds a crossbow, two are holding nasty looking pikes, and the fifth, CHAIN, holds a nastly length of chain with a spiked ball on it.
Idling behind them is a crappy but tricked out, old pick-up truck with a Gatling gun on the bed, aimed over the cab, and stake pikes on either side. Off this stand off of the Mexican variety…
Madam Dorian’s
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Madam Dorian’s is a brothel staffed by demon prostitutes, located in Bel Air. Angel visited there in 1.20 War Zone to question Lina over photos taken of David Nabbit there. As we see increasingly in Angel - humans and demons mix more frequently and publicly than in Buffy.
The name’s Angelus
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Angel usually corrects others when they refer to him as Angelus. However, he refers to himself as Angelus in 1.20 War Zone:
Knox: “Who the hell are you? You know who you’re talking to, you fool?”
Angel: “The name’s Angelus. And I wasn’t actually talking to you. So - do we have a truce? Or do you wanna die?”
[Goof] Angel’s wound
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When Cordelia is bandaging Angel up in 1.20 War Zone, the wound on his had that he got when he stopped the crossbow arrow has disappeared.