Angel

DEAD END

The Good;
Well if you like gross horror concepts this one's for you! A very nice end to the Lindsey story arc (for now) and some good humour about corporations and how they work. Very clever scene where we see around Lindsey's apartment with all the little features showing his life with 1 hand.

The Bad;
When Lindsey shoots up the boardroom where the heck are WR+H's crack security team who always seem to turn up on every other occasion?

Best line:
Lindsey "Stop it evil hand!"

Jeez, how did they get away with that?
Eye stabbing anyone? Or living organ donors? Plus Angel garrotting the parole officer.

Apocalypses: 5

Angel Cliches
Damsel in distress; 18

In disguise; 8

DB get's his shirt off; 12

Cordy's tattoo;
Her green top shows it to great advantage so 6

Cheap Angel;
6

Fang Gang in bondage:
Cordy: 5
Angel: 9
Wes: 4
Gunn; 1

Fang gang knocked out:
Cordy: 10
Angel: 12
Wes: 5
Doyle; 1
Gunn; 1

Kills:
Cordy: 5 vamps, 1 demons
Angel; 26 vamps, 32 and 1/2 demons, 3 humans
Doyle; 1 vamp
Wes; 2 demon
Kate; 3 vamps
Faith; 16 vamps, 6 demons, 3 humans.
Gunn; 7 vamps+ 2 demons.

Fang Gang go evil:
Cordy: 2
Angel: 2

Alternate Fang Gang:
Cordy: 2
Angel: 6

Characters killed: Lindsey's donor
36

Recurring characters killed;
5;

Total number of Angel Investigations:
4, Angel, Cordy, Wes and Gunn

Angel Investigations shot: Angel by the parole officer.
Angel: 11
Wes; 1

Packing heat;
Wes; 3
Doyle; 1
Angel; 1

Notches on Fang Gang bedpost:
Cordy: 2 ?+Wilson/Hacksaw Beast
Angel: 1;Buffy
Wes; 2; Virginia and the bleached blonde

Kinky dinky:
Of course this being LA even the organ donors are insanely pretty. Lindsey pinches Lilah on the way out, well you would, wouldn't you?

Captain Subtext;
Angel seems to yearn for the parole officers 'butterfat'? (Yuck!)

Know the face, different character; 2

Parking garages;
5,

Buffy characters on Angel; 16
Wetherby, Collins and Smith. Angel, Cordy, Oz, Spike, Buffy, Wes, Faith, Darla, Dru, Master, Anne, Harmony, Willow

Questions and observations;
Once again Wes and Angel subtly compete for leadership. Love Wes delegating Angel to help Cordy. Lilah suffers a death of the thousand cuts, constantly humiliated by Lindsey, treated as a secretary by Lindsey's client. No offence to Christian Kane but I really don't think he's that good as a singer. Kate is sorely missed by AI who now have to pay an outside contractor. Poor Cordy, the visions really starting to take their toll. Interestingly Angel warns Lindsey to never come back and Lindsey warns Angel never to play WR&H's game. NEITHER listens to each other's advice.
Marks out of 10; 8/10 great stuff and the last we'll see off Lindsey for 3 whole seasons

Dead End was a perfect and very entertaining episode of Angel. I enjoyed watching this episode because there was a lot of character development for Lindsey. It was really cool to see him sing so well, and how Angel and the gang reacted to this. I thought it fitting that the Host said they all have to work together. This episode had a great story and really showed another side of Lindsey, especially in the end when he more or less saved Lila. Angel pulled a prank on Lindsey which was funny. I think Angel is getting closer to the crew, as Wesley feels threatened a little. I can't wait to find out what happens in the next episode!!!!!!!

Dead End is a great episode that finishes off the arc of W&H's golden boy Lindsey (well, until he appears to annoy again in Season 5). It certainly is a very good episode and I, for one, am glad Lindsey is gone.



The whole evil hand thing was good and different. It was interesting to see the demon appearing during surgery- now we know W&H's top employees don't have to worry about disease or anything. This episode finally had Lindsey leave W&H and L.A., which has been building for almost an entire season as he has become increasingly disillusioned with the firm. I'm happy he's gone- his character never really appealed to me much and IMO Christian Kane isn't an amazing actor. He's certainly improved this season and in this episode, he was actually quite good but on the whole I won't miss him. Another reason I am glad he's gone is that it gives Lilah a chance to grow more as a character and realise her full potential as Uber Bitca next season. Stephanie Romanov is excellent as her and I much prefer Lilah to Lindsey. One thing annoyed me though: why would W&H appoint Lindsey as head when he's stolen documents, helped kill off the blind assassin from Blind Date, defyed policy again and again by helping Darla, publicly embarassed the firm, saved Darla from W&H, let her live with and on the whole make a TERRIBLE mess of things when Lilah's only 2 real mistakes have been driving away Bethany from Untouched and publicly embarrasing the firm? It didn't really sit right with me and I agreed with Lindsey- Lilah deserves the job.



It was hard to watch Cordelia be in so much pain this episode. This is the first sign her visions are taking their toll on her, a story continued in S3. I loved the moment where Angel buys her food and she replies "I love you". It's the first sign of romance between them and as a huge Cangel fan, I loved this scene. Lindsey finally showed some compassion here- it's nice to see not all W&H's employees are pure evil. The scene where he sees the guy in the tank asking to die was sad and it was nice he fulfilled this wish. Also, Christian Kane can REALLY sing, much better than he can act. He should pursue a musical career.



Dead End is a great episode, with excellent character development and an end to the Lindsey arc of the season.

This is a really great episode especially for a Lindsey fan like myself. I love the scenes contrasting him waking up before and after he gets his new hand which shows all the trouble he has to go through when he has to do such simple things. I also love all the Wolfram and Hart scenes with Lilah and Lindsey competing with each other and the clear favor that is given to the man with the new hand. The drama that unfolds surrounding his hand is great and when he makes his final decision to leave after beating up Angel for what he has done to Darla is really well played out and leaves you feeling really bad for him.

He was also really great at Caritas when he sang his song and played his guitar which really added a lot to this episode.

Dead End-Lindsey McDonald is given an amazing bonus by his bosses at Wolfram & Hart -- a new hand to replace the one he lost fighting Angel. When the new hand begins acting strangely, Lindsey becomes suspicious, and when he runs into Angel and the gang researching body parts that seem to be turning on their owners, he must make a life-altering decision.



One of the most underrated episodes which features a fitting farwell (well at least for 2 seasons) to Wolfarm and Hart's biggest player, Lindsey McDonald. Christane Kane gives a great performance from his saddness over losing his hand to fear over what his new hand is capable of. Also we get to see Kane's great guitar skills and impressive singing voice. I love the scene with the Fang Gang watch him as he performs while only Angel is unimpressed and jealous. I also loved Angel and Lindsey's interaction which is just hilarious like:



Lindsey: "That's my lead, you stole my lead!"

Angel:(mocking his voice) "My lead, My lead, I swear this guy thinks his in grammer school."



It's also a very disturbing plot with Wolfarm and Hart taking humans and chopping off their body parts for their lawyers when need and letting them just live in tanks forever with their decapitated bodies. All and All, one of the best this season and fine farwell to Lindsey, especially with the "Cops Sucks" sign that Angel put on Lindsey's car, lol!

this epiosde made me see lindsey in a different light. i had never seen him as attractive, but when i heard him sing that all changed!!! the episode was really well written espeially the constant argueing between angel & lindsey. also the shock on the gangs faces when lindsey was singing great moment. 5this is one of my favs episode of angel.

If you like Lindsey, this is the episode for you. He is neither a black or a white character, but he is deliciously, ambiguously grey. In Blind Date, we first get a glimpse on his moral dilemmas. Also we find out that in a world where you are either stepped on or the one stepping he is determined to not be the person who is stepped on. It appears Lindsey's major goal in life is power. But in this episode it is clear that what he truly wants is freedom, and power is only a means to the end. Because power Lindsey already has. He has survived through staff reviews, mindreaders, been promoted to a junior partner, then to a head of a division. It seems to float to him with an ease as he is yet again about to be promoted. If power was what he wanted, he would have achieved plenty at the Wolfram & Hart. But the promotion comes attached with an expensive gift. A hand transplant that has a mind and apparently an evil agenda of its own, and Lindsey looses what he values most, his freedom. He starts investigating the transplant clinic, and here enters Angel who is after the same case. After much playground bickering and posing and ugly words thrown at each other, the guys work together to solve the mystery and with success. At the end of the episode, like at the end of Blind Date, Lindsey is at a crossroads in his life, but this time he chooses freedom. A wise choice for him, but a sad one for Lindsey fans like me, as he exits the show for almost three seasons. But I won't talk about the way his return was written, it still makes my heart boil with rage. And on a side note, if you liked Lindsey's singing at the Caritas, you should check out Kane, Christian Kane's band. They have recorded two albums so far.

This episode focuses on Lindsey, which is great because I love his character. Lindsey and Lilah are about to be re-evaluated in their departments at work and one of them will get axed (literally!) We soon see that Lindsey is the clear favorite. He even gets sent to get a new hand. W&H really intend to invest alot in him. Well, nothing is ever free and we find out Lindseys new hand has a backstory. We also get to hear Lindsey play his guitar and sing at Caritas, and WOW can Christian Kane ever sing. IN a weird twist, he and Angel end up working together. They find out W&H have a holding place for live bodies that they harvest parts from (EEK!) and Lindsey comes face to face with the man whose hand he now wears. Angel and Lindsey end up blowing up the place. Lindsey ends up getting the promotion at work, but he basically tells them to shove it and give the job to Lilah because she is "their man." Lindsey leaves town to never come back (until season 5!) I really miss Lindsey!!

Lindsey: Stop it, evil hand, stop it! I just can't control my evil hand. I love this episode and I was so sad to see Christian Kane depart. His character of Lindsey did not get as much screen time as I would have liked, or dues for that matter. I really enjoyed watching him over the first two seasons and his short reprive in season 5 left me in tears, all those who saw season 5 will understand that.



I particularly loved, in this episode, that Lindsey's morcal crisis seemed to have some kind of resolution and wasn't left hanging in the air.



And the ending scenes were just the funniest we had ever gotten to see him, not to mention the overall action he had with Angel is this episode brought so many laughs and good moments it made me really miss him through out the third and fourth season.

a fantastic episode! all dealing with lindsey and cordelias painful vision.

the entire episode is dark and it gives lindsey an evil head. lindsey was at his best during this episode. the best part of the episode was linsey singing. man that guy has a good voice! also at the end when lindsey gets the promotion he gives it to lilah and makes a big and hilarious scene.

the episode was fab from start to finish. lindsey had to kill the guy who gave him his hand to do the best and then left by giving angel a tip. also cordelias visions are getting worse. poor cordy!

The only thing I will remember this episode for is Lindsey leaving the series, while it was a great episode it sucked that he left. The song he sung in Caritas has been on my IPod since I was able to obtain it.



Christian Kane has been brilliant in this series and is sorely missed in the next two seasons he isn't in Angel.

Dead End



This is another big masterpiece. goodbye to Lindsey. This episode has something dark going on but also some pretty funny stuff. Just another reason why this season is so great. and from here on Lilah will grow into a great character as well. and Cordy's visions are getting worse.



cut to Lindsey waking up. he grabs his fake hand in the closet and sees his guitar. but he can't play it with his fake hand. cut to a man in the kitchen with his family. they are going somewhere when he suddenly grabs a knife and stabs it in his eye. cut to Cordy having that vision. she starts to cry and the gang go over to her and comfort her.



the credits start



cut to an office meeting. Lindsey knows everything better than Lilah and one of them is going to be chosen for the job. Lilah is mad at Lindsey but he keeps his head cool and Nathan takes him to his office and gives him an appointment to a place. he says that people really look up to him. cut to the office. Cordy tells the guys and she is really hurt. They are gonna search for the guy. cut to Lindsey in a doctors place. they tell him that the law firm really care about him and they are going to give him a new hand. cut to the operation table and a demon re-attached his hand.



cut to the office, they can't find anything so Wesley makes Angel talk to Cordy for more. she tells him a little more and where the kids went to school and that's enough and tells her to get some rest. cut to another meeting. again Lindsey knows everything better than Lilah and he is writing everything down but Lindsey look at what he read and everything says 'Kill' Lindsey then says that he has to go. cut to his home trying to write something down but he can't. He asks his hand whom it is. cut then to the office, Angel bought some food. it's for Cordy and she loves him. then she remembers of her vision that the guy was happy before and that he had like a new eye. Wes and Gunn come and they know what happened. they went to the house but it was cleaned out, they're in a dead end. so Angel has to sing.



cut to the karaoke bar, Lindsey is singing and everybody likes it except for Angel. then Lindsey asks Lorne and he says he needs to work with Angel but Lindsey doesn't want that and he leaves. They need to follow the new hand of Lindsey and Angel grabs a glass with his marks on it. cut to Lindsey in W&H. he looks in the computer for information. cut to the office and they find of whom’s hand that is. it was of a criminal. cut to Lindsey again. he goes out and sees Lilah stealing some files. then he goes to a man and asks for information but he hits Lindsey.



The guy wants to know what the game but he says there isn't a game and then the man wants to kill him but Angel comes to save him and grabs them man and forces him to speak and tell. He says where he took him to a place. cut to Cordy crying and Wes and Gunn are talking about her. they think she has gone crazy or is going to. cut to Linsey and Angel in the car driving. Angel says that the more Lindsey gets the more he mopes. then they arrive and they brake in and knock everyone out. then they go underground and find the people. The people don't have hands and stuff. Angel sees one and says that Lindsey's new hand was his.



Lindsey says he knows him. the guy says to kill, Lindsey asks who and he says 'Kill me'. Lindsey asks Angel what to do but he says that it's up to him. Lindsey shots the machine out and the guy dies. then they save the people they can save and blow the store down. cut to the office. Cordy tells the gang that the visions are starting to take their toll 'It's part of the job, right?'

cut to the office. Nathan says that Lilah was good and all and then she starts to go insane. but Lindsey tells her not to be. he is clearly the guy and he has an evil hand. but then he says that he would have chosen Lilah because she takes files and overworks. she is the guy and he is leaving and then he takes off. Nathan then says that Lilah is now the promoted one.



cut to Angel going to say goodbye to Lindsey, and don't come back. Lindsey is going back to his roots and tells Angel that don't play W&H's games. let them play his and then he leaves with a sign of 'Cops Suck' and the back of his truck.



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Best episode quotes:



Nathan: And the current status of Angel?

Lindsey: Angel? - He's up, he's down. - He's good, he's bad. He's a barrel of dead monkeys...

Lilah: He's back with his group, sir. According to my sources he's doing better, in the sense that he's not currently spending all of his time alone on the warpath trying to kill, well us.

Nathan: Hmm. - Now, when are you and Lindsey meeting with the CFO from Lycor?

Lilah: Oh, uhm, I think it's...

Lindsey: Thursday at eleven.

Nathan: Good. - Friday we will be re-evaluating your division. You two can catch me up then. Let's get to work.

Lilah: Could you stab me in my back a little deeper? I still have feeling in my legs.

Lindsey: Lilah...

Lilah: They're gonna be evaluating us and you know what that means. They'll promote one and cut the other. Around here, that's a literal cutting.

Lindsey: Well, nothing lasts forever.



Melman: Do you have any questions?

Lindsey: One. What the hell's going on?

Melman: Your boss didn't tell you.

Lindsey: No.

Melman: They have a funny sense of humor over there.

Lindsey: Yeah, they keep us hopping.

Melman: Your firm is a major source of funding for our clinic. We see most of you for your primary care and whatnot, but - there are some other, less publicized aspects of our work.

Lindsey: What the hell are they gonna do to me?

Melman: Please, don't - don't be alarmed. They think the world of you. - That's why they moved you to the top of their transplant list.

Lindsey: Transplant.

Melman: Yes, your hand. That's why you're here. We're gonna give you a new one. Don't look so nervous. This is cause for applause. In just a few hours time, you'll be doing the applauding.



Wesley: Guess what I found? More nothing than usual.



Angel: Thanks. Keep the change.

Delivery guy: Wow. A whole dollar just for me. I'm the luckiest delivery man ever.

Cordelia: What's all this?

Angel: Lunch. I was hungry.

Cordelia: You don't eat food.

Angel: Oh, I can. It doesn't keep me alive, but, you know, sometimes I get a hankering.

Cordelia: You had a hankering for turkey, ham and roast beef sandwiches?

Angel: You missed the vegetarian.

Cordelia: Soup and salad, too? What is going on here?

Angel: I forgot what you liked.

Cordelia: Why didn't you ask me?

Angel: Well, you said, why is everyone asking you if they can get you anything, and-and I didn't wanna do that...

Cordelia: So you did this - instead.

Angel: Yup.

Cordelia: I love you. And you ought to do that more often.

Angel: Buy you food?

Cordelia: Smile.



Wesley: What do we know?

Cordelia: We don't know anything. The guy's gone, the family's gone. Someone or something has the power to make them all disappear in a day.

Gunn: We're at a dead end.

Wesley: I thought we had more than that.

Angel: There is only we can do now.

Cordelia: Oh, god. Oh, no.

Wesley: The Karaoke bar.

Gunn: Angel's gonna sing?

Cordelia: Isn't there some other way?

Wesley: There has to be. Think, damn it!

Angel: Hey! Wha..?



Lindsey: Pretty girl on every corner. Sunshine turns the sky to gold. Warm, warm, it's always warm here. And I can't take the cold.

Cordelia: You should pick something short.

Angel: I was thinking about Stairway to Heaven.

Wesley: Don't even joke about that.

Cordelia: Oh, my god, look who's...

Angel: Lindsey?

Lindsey: This whole world shines so brightly.

Lorne: Isn't he fabulous?

Angel: He comes here?

Lorne: He used to come all the time before some caballero chopped off his strumming hand. - Looks like he's got a new one.

Lindsey: Pretty as a picture, she's...

Cordelia: Wow. He's good.

Gunn: Lawyer's got some pipes.

Lindsey: Settles me with love and laughter.

Angel: You think he's good.

Cordelia: Shh.

Lindsey: and I can't feel a thing. The sky's gonna open. People gonna pray and crawl. It's gonna rain down fire…

Angel: What is that? Rock? Country? Ballad? Pick a style, pal.

Wesley: Shh.

Lorne: Angel cakes. Don't make me ask you to leave.

Lindsey: The sky is gonna open, people gonna pray and sing. Oh, I can't feel...

Cordelia: We can't sing after that.

Lorne: You won't have to. Golly, pilgrim. Sure is good to have you back in the saddle. Your favorite. T&T, the imported.

Lindsey: Look, I got a crazy man's hand here who wants to kill - someone, maybe me, I don't know. What do you see?

Lorne: Well, you know what they say: the hand is quicker than the eye. You'll get that later.

Lindsey: Look. I need help.

Angel: I'll say. You might want to start with his singing.

Cordelia: Hi. You probably don't remember me. Cordelia. I know you're evil - and everything, but that was just so amazing.

Gunn: That was kind of tight.

Wesley: Terrific, really.

Angel: Is everyone drunk?

Lindsey: What's he doing here, huh? What are you looking at?

Lorne: Easy, easy, children. I don't allow violence in my club. Angel's here for the same reason you are.

Lindsey: How's that?

Lorne: Two enemies, one case, all come together in a beautiful buddy-movie kind of way.

Gunn: They supposed to work together on this?

Lindsey: Work with him? Work with him?

Lorne: Am I the only one who saw 'Forty-eight Hours?'

Lindsey: I've got a murderous hand on me and you're telling me to team up with the guy who cut mine off in the first place?

Lorne: I'm telling you what's what, sugar. What you do with it is up to you.

Lindsey: If I see outside of the club, I'm gonna kill you.

Lorne: Uh, resentment is such an ugly emotion. I hope you've overcome yours, Angel, because right now he's got your case in forgive me, in the palm of his hand. Toodles.

Gunn: If Lindsey's the lead, shouldn't we be following him?

Angel: You said the guy in the vision just got a new eye. And Lindsey just got a new hand.

Wesley: Right. Then we should find out where the transplants took place.

Gunn: So we're following him, right?

Angel: Actually what we need to follow is his new hand. Wonder who it belonged to.



Angel: Alright. I hired a private detective. He's got a friend on the force.

Wesley: We're supposed to be the private detectives.

Gunn: We are supposed to have a friend on the force.

Angel: We did, but she got fired. Get over it.



Lindsey: What are you doing here?!

Angel: Gee, I don't know, saving your life?

Lindsey: I don't need you to save my life.

Guy: Hey, watch it with that!

Angel: Gee, a little gratitude, Lindsey. Goes a long way.

Lindsey: You got no business..! What-why aren't you trying to kill me?!

Angel: Excuse me. I'm on a case here, Lindsey. Does everything always have to be about killing you all the time?

Guy: I-I can see you guys got issues, so I'll just...

Lindsey: That's my lead! You're choking my lead!

Angel: 'He's my lead! He's my lead!' What, are we on the schoolyard here? Look, if you wanna get to the bottom of this, you got to learn how to play with others. Look, I'm gonna loosen the rope and you're gonna tell me everything about your parolee, Bradley Scott.

Lindsey: Who?

Angel: The guy who's hand you're wearing. You might want to listen up.

Lindsey: You don't tell me what to do.

Angel: He’s so immature.

Lindsey: Shut up!!

Angel: We're waiting.

Guy: I'm not telling you zip. You can kill me but Wolfram and Hart will do a lot worse.

Angel: Kill you? - Why would I kill you when I could live off you for a month? Hmm, can't you just taste that butter fat?

Lindsey: You are really gross, you know that?



Cordelia: I'm fine. - It's just Gunn and Wesley playing with the doors.



Angel: A funny thing happened the other day. Guy picks up butcher knife, sticks it in his own eye. – yow! - I guess he went to the same clinic you did. - Your hand hasn't been doing anything - funny lately, has it? - I know, it's none of my business, but you don't seem all that happy lately.

Lindsey: You know, I know you're Mr. 'save a soul' now, but at least you used to throw down with your enemies. What do wanna do now? You wanna share?

Angel: I guess it's a lot to carry. I mean, losing Darla - and even me in a way, as a place to focus your rage. It's ironic. I mean, here you are. You're young, and healthy, good job, new hand. - Seems like the more you get, the less you have. - Am I getting through here? You just keep on moping. You're good at that.



Brad: Kill...Kill...

Lindsey: Kill who? Huh? Who do you want to kill?

Brad: Kill - me…Please...

Lindsey: What am I supposed to do here?

Angel: I know what I'd do. This is your deal. Whatever it is, you better do it quick.



Angel: How is everything in your head?

Cordelia: What?

Angel: Any vision aftermaths?

Cordelia: I-it's better.

Wesley: What?

Cordelia: It's just - they're starting to take their toll. It's part of the job, right?



Nathan: These Reevaluations are always a bit of a mixed blessing. Sad as we lose one of our own. But also hopeful as we turn towards the future and - promote one of our own. - Lilah. You have made a lot of great contributions and I know you have tried your very, very best...

Lilah: No!

Lindsey: Lilah. Please. - They chose me. - I'm clearly the guy.

Nathan: Yes, you are.

Lindsey: You could've had it. - But you didn't have what it takes.

Lindsey: An evil hand. - I mean, come on, who here does, huh? Leon doesn't. - Charlie doesn't. You do know you gave me an evil hand, right? I've been writing 'Kill, kill, kill' on everything. It's crazy. It's crazy. Anything could happen!

Nathan: Allen.

Lindsey: Allen, how are you? Uh-oh. Uh, that's gonna hurt in the morning! Stop, evil hand, stop it. I just can't control my evil hand. Nathan, I'm so proud that you chose me. Charlie! If I would have been in your shoes - I would have chosen Lilah. Let me tell you why. Do you have any idea of the hours this chick has logged in? Huh? The files she has on you guys? - Deep stuff. Ronnie, your stock manipulations, Nathan's little offshore accounts... Can you imagine if something were to happen to this girl and those files got back to the senior partners? - They'd eat you alive! She's been working overtime, boys. She's everything you ever dreamed off. Lilah is your guy. Me – I’m unreliable. I've got these evil hand issues - and I'm bored with this crap. - And besides, I'm leaving, so - if you wanna chase me, be my guest, and remember evil. Charlie. Good luck. Evil.

Nathan: Well. Let's amend the minutes. - Lilah Morgan was promoted. - And, uh, someone call an ambulance.



Lindsey: If you're here to kill me, grab ya a ticket and get in line.

Angel: Oh, I really like this truck. '56, right? First year they had that wrap-around windshield. You know, back in the fifties we all thought life was gonna be like in the Jetsons by now. Air cars, robots. - I'd love to have an air car. Wouldn't that be cool?

Lindsey: So, you're here to talk me to death.

Angel: Nah, I just came here to say, things don't always work out like you think. - I bet Wolfram and Hart aren't too happy losing one of their best and their brightest.

Lindsey: Yeah, well, let 'em come try to stop me. It'll be fun.

Angel: Well, I don't know if that's a healthy attitude. - So, where're you going, Lindsey? Back to your roots?

Lindsey: Something like that. I hope you're not waiting for me to tell you that I learned some kind of a lesson. That I had a big moral crisis, but now I see the light.

Angel: If you told me that, then I'd have to kill you. - I'm just here to say 'bon voyage' - don't come back.

Lindsey: To L.A.? - Nah. - You can have this place.

Angel: Good. I'm glad I didn't have to do something immature here.

Lindsey: The key to Wolfram and Hart: don't let them make you play their game. - You gotta make them play yours.

Angel: Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. Don't drive too fast now. Lots of cops out there.



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Story: 10

Acting: 10

Writing: 10

Picture: 10

Gripping: 10

My Rank: 10

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Total: 10

I totally loved the opening with Lindsey in bed sans shirt. Very pleasing to the eye.



Then cut to a guy stabbing himself in the eye.



Very graphic. Extremely graphic. Did I mention it was graphic?



I can really feel Cordelia's pain during that vision. Having a guy deoculate himself in surround sound is really a



horrific thing to behold.



They did a great job filming and editing that sequence.



Then cut to Lilah and Lindsey. Looks like the senior partners are ready to let one of them go. There will be no more



sharing of the Senior Vice President of Special Projects job.



Lilah seems paranoid, while Lindsey doesn't seem to give a crap.



To add to Lilah's paranoia Nathan summons Lindsey to his office. Looks like Lindsey is getting a reward. Now what



could it possibly be?



A hand, Lindsey is getting a new hand - chock full of demony goodness. And evil, very evil. :)



Meanwhile everyone at Angel Investigations is walking eggshells around Cordy.



Wesley: Go ahead, probably best not to crowd her.



Angel: Me? You're the one in charge now.



Wesley: You're right. That's why I'm assigning this one to you.



The next day Lilah and Lindsey meet with chocolatier Irv Kraigle. Lindsey is doing great work, until he notices his



evil hand is writing "Kill Kill Kill" all over his legal pad. Looks like it's time to go.



Meanwhile back at Angel Investigations Angel is still trying to make Cordy feel better.



Cordelia: What is going on here?



Angel: I forgot what you liked.



Cordelia: Why didn't you ask me?



Angel: Well, you said why is everyone asking you if they can get you anything, and I didn't want to do that ...



Cordelia: So you did this instead?



Angel: Yup



Cordelia: I love you.



Angels reaction is a great big smile - which Cordy tells him he should do more often. A very great moment between them.



Next it's decided that the gang must go to Caritas. Apparently it's time for Angel to sing - which doesn't go over well



with the gang.



Instead they find Lindsey already onstage singing. And he's good. Everyone in the place loves him - except Angel.



Very funny dialog with everyone gushing over Lindsey while Angel tries to pretend Lindsey isn't any good.



Cordelia: Hi. You probably don't remember me. Cordelia. I know you're evil and everything but that was just so amazing.



Gunn: That was kind of tight.



Wesley: Terrific, really.



Angel: Is everyone drunk? Rock, country, ballad, pick a style already.



To everyone's surprise, Angel and Lindsey must team up on this one.



Lorne: Two enemies, one case, it's all coming together in a beautiful buddy movie kind of way.



Gunn: They're supposed to work together on this?



Lindsey: Work with him? Work with him?



Lorne: Am I the only one who saw Forty-Eight Hours?



Lindsey: I got a murderous hand on me and you're telling me to team up with the guy who cut mine off in the first place?



Lorne: I'm telling you what's what, sugar. What you do with it is up to you.



Lindsey: (to Angel) I see you outside of this club, I'm going to kill you.



So they of course go their separate ways. This eventually leads them both to the apartment of Bradley Scott's parole



officer.



Lindsey arrives first and almost gets himself killed by Sam because he doesn't know the password.



Angel arrives just in the nick of time to save Lindsey. This fact really seems to make Lindsey mad, which makes things



really funny.



They have a great buddy cop arguement with Angel taunting Lindsey with Hey, you're chocking my lead. What are we? On



the schoolyard? Seriously funny stuff.



Sam: I'm not tellin' you zip. You can kill me but Wolfram & Hart'll do a lot worse.



Angel: Kill you? Why would I kill you ... when I could live off you for a month?



Sam: Dahhhhhh!



Angel: (pinches Sam's cheek) Mmmm, can't you just taste that butter fat?



Lindsey: You're really gross, you know that?



Completely priceless. :)



Now it's off to the Angelmobile and the address Sam finally spilled. Angel proceeds to annoy Lindsey on the way there.



So very funny. :)





When they arrive the easily dispatch the guards and go down into a lab that any mad scientist would feel right at home.



Lindsey comes face-to-face with the man who's hand he now wheres as his own. What's worse Lindsey knows the guy. They



used to work in the mail-room together. I'm sure it's not totally lost on Lindsey that he could have been the one who



ended up there if circumstances would have been any different.



Bradley: Kill ... kill ...



Lindsey: Kill who? Who do you want me to kill?



Bradley: Kill ... me ... please.



Lindsey tells Bradley he is sorry then shuts off the lifesupport.



Angel Investigations celebrate solving the case and we discover that Cordy is still in pain from the vision. That's not



looking too good. I wonder if that'll be fixed?



I loved the ending of this episode. so many funny things happen.



Poor Lilah she's all high strung. She seems about ready to pull out the gun in her purse when Lindsey stops her.



Then Lindsey and his evil hand strut around the room terroizing everyone. I loved it when he shot the guard in the foot



and blamed it on his evil hand. Then he's wandering around waving the gun around with his evil hand shooting a few



random items in the room.



But the best part is when he tells them why they should have promoted Lilah instead of him.



"Me? I'm unreliable. I've got these evil-hand issues. And I'm bored with this crap. And besides, I'm leaving."



And then, just when you think it couldn't possibly get any better, he grabs Lilah's bum on the way out. :)



I totally loved the ending. The scene between Lindsey and Angel is very well acted. They seem to come to a sort of



understanding to which Angel states:



"Good, I'm glad I didn't have to do something immature here. Don't drive too fast now, lot of cops our there."



Cut to the back of Lindsey's truck as he drives away. A nice big sign that says "Cops Suck". :)



I wonder if we'll ever get to see Lindsey again? ;)



I'll leave you guys with some interesting tidbits from Angel The Casefile Volume 1:



"L.A.", the song Lindsey sings in Caritas, was written by David Greenwalt.



And here's a scene which was cut from the show:



"Final Cut



A scene with Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn observing Angel after his night our with Lindsey for signs of reversion to the



dark side was cut for length.



Gunn: How you doin'?



Angel: (so dark and grim) How am I doin'? How am I doin'? How's it look like I'm doin'?



(The three exchange a look: uh-oh.)



Wesley: Angel ... you need to get a grip on yourself.



Angel: No, I need to get a grip on ...

(grabs Wes)

... you!



(I'm not saying Wes hollers exactly like a girl as Angel bursts out laughing.)



Angel: That was so great, the look on your faces.



Cordelia: That was not great. There was no greatness about that.



(she hits him with a book or something)



Angel: What, I can't have any fun?



Gunn: Didn't fool me.



(Gunn slips the stake he had in his hand back under the reception desk.)"



*Note: Really not liking not being able to format the review with BB code.*