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Blade: Sacrifice

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Blade tries to solve the murder of a cop named Flanigan who helped care for him while growing up. Flashback scenes tell how Blade's father brought in Abraham Whistler once he could no longer do anything about Blade's need to feed. Krista copes with her mother's critical condition. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Chris Ruppenthal

Director:: David Straiton

Stars:: Jessica Gower (Chase); Jill Wagner (Krista Starr); Kirk 'Sticky Fingaz' Jones (Blade); Nelson Lee (Shen); Neil Jackson (Marcus Van Sciver)

Recurring Role:: Larry Poindexter (Agent Ray Collins); John DeSantis (Thorne); P. Lynn Johnson (Lisa Starr); Emily Hirst (Charlotte); Don Thompson (Uncle Pat McCallum)

Guest Star:: Richard Roundtree (Older Robert Brooks); Benita Ha (Dr. Chang); Jody Thompson (Glynnis); B.J. Harrison (Older Viola Watkins); Adrian McMorran (Whistler); Todd Thomson (Chthon Doctor); Brett Delaney (Detective #1); Rhonda Dent (Hospice Nurse); Dexter Bell (Robber #1); Sean Whale (Robber #2); Michael-Ann Connor (Receptionist); Robinne Fanfair (Viola Watkins); Colin Lawrence (Robert Brooks); Hiro Kanagawa (Mr. Taka); Bokeem Woodbine (Steppin' Razor); Peter Hall (Older Donny Flanigan); Elias Toufexis (Donny Flanigan); Jon Kent Ethridge (Eric Brooks)

Blade doesn't drink animal blood because it makes him sick. edit »
It is revealed that it was in fact Blade himself who caused the injury to Whistler's leg that we see in the movies which requires him to use a brace. edit »
The second corpse, Mr. Taka, is clearly breathing when Blade and Shen enter the apartment. edit »

Richard Roundtree is billed by his character�s name. edit »

Krista: Give it back.
Glynnis: Don't waste your breath. I've been following you all night. Won't Mr. Van Sciver be interested to know that you had somehow acquired a large stash of... what is this exactly?
Agent Ray Collins: FBI! Hold it! (Krista and Glynnis show their fangs) Oh, ****! edit »
Abraham Whistler: Mr. Brooks?
Robert Brooks: Yeah?
Abraham Whistler: I'm here about the boy. I'm Abraham Whistler. edit »
Glynnis: No, the new girl, Krista. Marcus killed her brother a few days before she fell into Chthon.
Charlotte: Killing a sibling is a common lure. I've used it myself.
Glynnis: Still, there's something off. Something of influence that I can't quite see. edit »
Viola Watkins: Robert, he's not going to be a boy forever. You cannot keep him locked up, out of school, away from the world. He's going to find out what he is soon enough. How are you gonna handle that?
Robert Brooks: I'm his father, I'll handle it. edit »
Krista: Right now, the best thing for her is to stay alive.
Uncle Pat McCallum: That's not gonna happen, Krista. We gotta let her go.
Krista: No...we don't. edit »

The Avengers: The comic that Flannigan gives to the young Eric is a copy of The Avengers. The Avengers are a superhero team published by Marvel Comics who are the creators of Blade. The flashback also takes place in the 1970s at the same time that Blade made his debut. edit »

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sfviewer
member since: Jul 28, 2006
Sacrifice
The Bottom Line: "Flashback episode"
great episode ...Continue »
02/07/07 01:13am | report abuse
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raimondo
member since: Jul 18, 2005
Sacrifice
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"
Good episode and is getting better and better ...Continue »
02/04/07 06:39pm | report abuse
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daywalker73
member since: Aug 22, 2006
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The Bottom Line: "Character development"
I Really Like This Series ...Continue »
08/22/06 08:28am | report abuse
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Carycomic
member since: Jun 15, 2005
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The Bottom Line: "Nerve-wracking"
And, I mean that in both a positive and negative way. ...Continue »
08/11/06 10:17am | report abuse
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candyland80
member since: Aug 5, 2006
Sacrifice
The Bottom Line: "Not my favorite storyline"
It was enjoyable to see more than a bit of Blade's past, but I don't watch the show to take a walk down memory lane for an hour with Blade. ...Continue »
08/10/06 04:38pm | report abuse