Angel: Salvage

"Ahh... crap. You mean killing the Beast really brings back the sun? I thought that was Angel's retarded fantasy."

- Angelus

"Salvage" is the thirteenth episode of season four of the supernatural drama series Angel and the seventy-ninth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Jefferson Kibbee and written by David Fury. It first aired on the WB Network Wednesday, March 5th, 2003. In this episode, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce decides to enlist the aide of former Slayer, Faith Lehane in order to stop Angelus. First however, he has to get her out of prison. Meanwhile, Angel has his final confrontation with The Beast. Back at the hotel, Cordelia Chase reveals her pregnancy to Connor.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is available on disc four of the Angel: Season Four DVD collection as well as the Angel: The Complete Series boxset edition.


 * Production code number: 4ADH13


 * This is the first episode of Angel directed by Jefferson Kibbee. His next episode is "Peace Out".


 * This is the seventh episode of Angel written by David Fury. He previously directed "Awakening". His next episode is "Peace Out".


 * Actress Spice Williams Crosby is credited as Spice Williams in this episode.


 * Actor Lon Moriarty is uncredited for his participation in this episode.


 * Actor Joel David Moore is also known for his work in films such as Hatchet, Avatar, as well as recurring appearances on the FOX Network television series Bones, which starred David Boreanaz.


 * Death of The Beast.

Quotes

 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce: We need you.
 * Faith Lehane: Well... hate to wet the paper for you, Wes, but I'm kind of unavailable right now. Maybe you wanna check back in a few decades when my parole comes up!

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 * Angelus: You don't like lackey? How about uh; toady? or lickspittle? Ahh, lickspittle's nice. Oh wait, I got it, flunky! That's it! You're just a big, stupid, butt ugly, slow-moving, flunky!

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 * Cordelia Chase: Faith! What the hell is she doing here?
 * Faith Lehane: Nice to see you too, Cor.
 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce: She's here to help.
 * Cordelia Chase: Oh gee, uh, that's great oh, wait a sec, wasn't she convicted of murder and sent to a state correctional facility for like a gazillion years?
 * Faith Lehane: Murder 2, twenty-five years to life. For the record.
 * Cordelia Chase: So now you brought psycho Slayer out of retirement to kill Angelus?