Dark Angel

After watching this episode on DVD, it is enlightening to watch it again with the commentary that accompanies the episode. There was actually supposed to be a third season to tie up some open ended issues. The commentary answers a lot of questions that are left unaddressed from the season that were supposed to be dealt with in the third season.

TRIVIA: Fox promoted that James Cameron was directing this episode but left out the fact that the WWF superstar, Lita was in this episode.

TRIVIA: WWF superstar Lita, a professional wrestler, did most of her signature moves on Max.

TRIVIA: During filming, Lita was involved in an accident in which she suffered severe neck injuries after being dropped on her head trying to perform a signature move.

The introductory narration which had been used at the start of the opening credits for all second season episodes was skipped.

TRIVIA: Sketchy finally finds out that Max and Alec are transgenics in this episode.

TRIVIA: Kandyse McClure (Annie Fisher) and Jorge Vargas (Bug - one of the three streetboys) starred in the 2000 TV series Higher Ground about a group of troubled & arguably misunderstood teens sent to a boot camp/school.

When Joshua is donating his blood to Logan in order to save his life, Logan should have immediately died anyway. The scene shows the transfusion tube hooked up to Logan's arm before it has been filled with blood - a major medical mistake. The blood from Joshua would push all the air in the tube in front of it into Logan's arm, causing an air embolism. It would have stopped Logan's heart!

TRIVIA: The TV that Alec is watching in Joshua's house has the words "Harbor Lights Hospital" written on the bottom.

TRIVIA: The rap song playing on the TV right before Alec and Joshua see the news bulletin is Closet Freak by Cee-Lo.

Mike Mitchell, the stunt coordinator for Dark Angel, plays "Mule" in this episode.

TRIVIA: Ben's story and the events referred to here occurred in the first season 1 episode "Pollo Loco".

Mike Mitchell, the stunt coordinator for Dark Angel, plays "Mule" in this episode.

Mike Mitchell, the stunt coordinator for Dark Angel, plays "Bull" in this episode.

TRIVIA: Sketchy's real name is revealed to be Calvin Simon Theodore.

TRIVIA: In this episode, Normal has an erotic dream about Alec and his fighting alter-ego, Monty Cora.

TRIVIA: Alec fights for money again for the first time since the episode Proof of Purchase.

TRIVIA: Mia has Telecoersion powers and is the second transgenic to be shown as a product of the Manticore PsyOps Division. The first was Brain, a battle processor from the episode Brainiac.

When Alec is fighting in the cage the referee gives the microphone to the girl. Yet a few minutes later in an eagle eye view, the referee once again hands over the microphone.

TRIVIA: Though credited, Jensen Ackles (Alec), J.C. MacKenzie (Normal), Richard Gunn (Sketchy) and Ashley Scott (Asha) do not appear in this episode.