Episode Trivia
Brigid Brannagh
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Brigid Brannagh played Virginia Bryce during season two of Angel. She was born August 3, 1972 and raised in San Francisco, California., Brigid comes from a large Irish family - she has eight brothers and sisters. She is also sometimes credited as Brigid Walsh and Brigid Conley Walsh.
When she was 17, she landed the role of Katie Davis on the TV series True Colors, and played Sasha in the vampire-based Kindred: The Embraced with Channon Roe (Jack O’Toole in Buffy’s 3.13 The Zeppo) and Jeff Kober (Buffy’s Rack and Zachary Kralik). She has also guest-starred in Ally McBeal, C.S.I, 24, Bull, Cold Case and West Wing.
Cordelia’s surnames
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Cordelia has a habit of giving people sarcastic new surnames.
She has called Angel:
- “Mr. I Was Alive for 200 Years and Never Developed an Investment Portfolio” in 1.01 City of.
- “Mr. I can’t tail the suspect during the day because I’ll burst into flames Private Eye” in 1.15 The Prodigal.
- “Mr. ‘oh, you’re my big, fat hero!” in 3.05 Fredless.
- “Mr. Distance” in 1.17 Eternity.
- “Mr. Killing Spree” In 3.02 Dead Man’s Party.
- “Mr. ‘I’m so tortured’” in 1.11 Somnambulist.
- “Angel? Mr. Bumpy-face? Hello?” in 4.04 Slouching Toward Bethlehem.
She has called Gunn:
- “Mr. I don’t take orders - now where do I stick my axe?” in 2.11 Redefinition.
- “Mr. Rationalization” in 2.03 First Impressions.
She has called Lorne:
- “Mr. Big Mojo-guy” in 2.11 Redefinition.
- “Mr. Green-Mojo-Guy” in 2.20 Over The Rainbow.
She has called Wesley:
- “Mr. Fussy Pants” in 2.05 Dear Boy.
- “Mr. Grouchy Pants” in 1.16 The Ring.
- “Mr. Don’t Talk to Me Before I’ve Had my Flagon of Oatbran in the Morning” in 1.16 The Ring
- “Mr. Star-schmoozer” in The 2.08 Shroud Of Rahmon.
- “Mr. Too-much-cologne” in 1.14 I’ve Got You Under My Skin.
Others have also been named by Cordy:
- To Xander: “Mr. Excitement” in 3.13 The Zeppo.
- To Devon: “Mr. I’m-the-lead-singer-I’m-so-great- I-don’t-have-to-show-up- for-my-date-or- even-call” in 2.06 Halloween.
- To Xander: “Mr. Faithful” in 3.01 Anne.
- To Wesley and Gunn: “Mr. and Mrs. Bickerson” in 3.05 Fredless.
- To Pierce: “Mr. Armani” in 1.07 Bachelor Party.
- To Barney: “Mr. Emotional Radar” in 1.10 Parting Gifts.
- To Kate and Angel: “Mr. and Mrs. Spock” in 1.06 Sense And Sensitivity.
Cordelia has also thrown in a few Misses in her name calling. She has called Buffy:
- “Little Miss Likes-to-fight” in 3.22 Graduation Day (Part Two).
- “Miss Not-Over-Yourself-Yet” in 3.07 Revelations.
- “Miss Save-The-World” in 2.13 Surprise.
Cordelia has even called herself a name:
- “Miss one-foot-in-the-grave” in 5.12 You’re Welcome.
Cordy’s pain
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The following scene from Redifinition was cut, due to length: Cordelia moans at length to Phantom Dennis about her personal distress after Angel’s decision. After a bit of monologue, Dennis opens TV Guide, then turns on the television:
Cordy: “Oh, I’m sorry Dennis. Is my pain boring you? You dead guys are so insensitive”.
Drusilla
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Angelus turned Drusilla insane by killing her family then sired her on the day she was due to become a nun. Dru had some kind of psychic power which enabled her to see things others couldn’t, as well as the ability to hypnotise people. She sired Spike and the two of them paired up with Darla and Angel to cause trouble. When Angel lost his soul, he teamed up with Spike and Dru again, making Spike jealous by flirting with Drusilla. Dru also killed Kendra by slitting her throat (3.21 Graduation Day (Part One)). After leaving Sunnydale, Drusilla left Spike for a Chaos demon.
Drusilla was hired by evil law firm Wolfram & Hart to sire Darla as a vampire again. The two retaliated by murdering a group of W&H employees. Realising he would have to kill Darla, Angel exacted his revenge on the two female vampires by setting them on fire. Drusilla returned to Sunnydale to try and win Spike back in 5.14 Crush but he chose Buffy instead, though the Slayer hated him. Drusilla left town, never to be heard of again.
Godzilla
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Godzilla is a massive, nearly invincible dinosaur/lizard-like creature with incredible strength and destructive fire. Godzilla has starred in 22 movies produced from 1954 to the present. Godzilla has been referenced in Buffy a few times. In 1.04 Teacher’s Pet, Xander says:
“We’re on Monster Island”
He’s referring to the island where Godzilla lives. Xander says in 2.05 Reptile Boy:
“Godzilla’s attacking downtown Tokyo! Aargh, Aargh!”
In 5.14 Crush, Harmony calls Drusilla “Droodzilla”, which is probably a reference to Godzilla.
In 7.18 Dirty Girls, Amanda says,
“Matthew Broderick can kill Godzilla. How tough is he?”
This is a reference to the 1997 movie Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick which disappointed many fans (like Xander and Andrew).
In 2.11 Redefinition, Merl says:
“I heard about your girls - Godzilla, Darcilla, whatever”.
Juliet Landau
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Juliet Landau played Drusilla. She was a ballerina, and then decided to take up acting. Her first role was in Grifters in 1990. Juliet has also been in Pump Up the Volume, Millennium, Carlo’s Wake, Going Shopping, Millennium and Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. Juliet is the daughter of Martin Landau, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood. Lugosi was most famous for playing Dracula in the original US movie directed by Toss Browning. Juliet appeared in Ed Wood alongside her father.
Juliet is Californian (she’s from Los Angeles) so the English accent she uses as Drusilla is not real. She did live in England for a few years when she was a child, though.
Matthew James
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Matthew James played snitch-demon Merl in Angel. He also played The Dude in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, with Eliza Dushku, and has appeared in Clean and Til Night.
Michael Grossman
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Michael Grossman was a Buffy director during season seven. He has also directed episodes of One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, Jake 2.0, Firefly, (episode ‘Safe’), Enterprise, Gilmore Girls and Angel (episodes 2.11 Redefinition, Birthday, 4.02 Ground State, Players).