"I Will Remember You" is episode 8 of season 1 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WBnetwork. In this episode, Buffy follows Angel back to Los Angeles, where she confronts him about his surreptitious assistance back in Sunnydale. They are attacked by a Mohra demon; when Angel kills the demon he is restored to life by its powerful blood. After The Oracles — a link to The Powers That Be — confirm he is human again, Angel and Buffy spend a blissful night together. When Doyle receives a vision that the Mohra has regenerated itself, Angel leaves to kill the demon for good. In the ensuing battle, Angel discovers the consequences of having only human strength; Buffy must come to his rescue and slay the demon herself. Angel returns to The Oracles, who agree to turn back time so that Angel, accepting the entire cost of the bargain, can kill the Mohra before its blood makes him human. This episode is #78 on the TV Guide list of TV's Top 100 Episodes of all time.
Buffy surprises Angel with a visit to Los Angeles. Their emotion-driven discussion is interrupted by the arrival of a Mohra demon. Angel stabs the demon, but it retreats to the sewers. Buffy and Angel hesitantly follow, discussing their future as a couple and their feelings for each other. They split up, and Angel meets the demon on his route. As they fight, the Mohra demon cuts Angel. Angel kills the demon, and its blood, eventually found to be the Blood of Eternity, merges with his own, making him human.
Realizing what this means for their relationship, Angel spends the night with Buffy. However, Doyle shares the news that the Mohra demon is alive: the demon's rejuvenating blood also worked on itself. So, Angel sets out with Doyle to kill the demon, without Buffy's much-needed supernatural assistance. Angel fails miserably until Buffy shows up and slays the demon. Angel realizes how useless he is in his human form, and asks the Oracles to turn back time to make him a "demon with a soul" once more. They consent, and time is set back twenty four hours despite a heartbroken Buffy begging Angel to remain human before the Mohra demon is killed, with only Angel as a witness to the night he and Buffy shared in the erased timeline.
Production detailsedit
In his essay on the music used in Angel, Matthew Mills points out how, when Angel asks the Oracles to turn back time, the slow tempo and use of the clarinet in the background music adds "emotive weight to the Oracles' sympathy" for his situation. As the Oracles explain that only Angel will remember the moments he shared with Buffy, Angel's theme ends on a minor key, underscoring the sacrifice being made.[1]
"Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration," Peter S. Beagle says, "who thrive on never achieving their hearts' desire." This episode, in which Angel relinquishes the chance to have a normal, happy life with Buffy in order to "fulfill his penance," perfectly typifies Angel's character and fate, says Beagle.[2]
Receptionedit
Noel Murray of The A.V. Club liked the premise but not the whole execution, writing, "It's an undeniably sweet episode, but I have to say I found the set-up clunky and the complications a little forced, no matter how beautifully it all plays out."[3]
^Mills, Matthew (2005), "Ubi Caritas?: Music as Narrative Agent in Angel", in Stacey Abbott (ed.), Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off With a Soul, I.B.Tauris, pp. 33–34, ISBN1-85043-839-0, retrieved 1 November 2007
^Beagle, Peter S. (2004), "The Good Vampire: Spike and Angel", in Glenn Yeffeth (ed.), Five Seasons of Angel, BenBella, p. 120, ISBN1-932100-33-4
^Murray, Noel (7 August 2009). ""The Initiative", etc". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^Bernardin, Marc; Vary, Adam B. (24 September 2009). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^, BBC, 18 January 2005, archived from the original on 19 March 2005, retrieved 2007-10-16
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I Will Remember You is episode 8 of season 1 in the television show Angel originally broadcast on the WB network In this episode Buffy follows Angel back to Los Angeles where she confronts him about his surreptitious assistance back in Sunnydale They are attacked by a Mohra demon when Angel kills the demon he is restored to life by its powerful blood After The Oracles a link to The Powers That Be confirm he is human again Angel and Buffy spend a blissful night together When Doyle receives a vision that the Mohra has regenerated itself Angel leaves to kill the demon for good In the ensuing battle Angel discovers the consequences of having only human strength Buffy must come to his rescue and slay the demon herself Angel returns to The Oracles who agree to turn back time so that Angel accepting the entire cost of the bargain can kill the Mohra before its blood makes him human This episode is 78 on the TV Guide list of TV s Top 100 Episodes of all time I Will Remember You Angel episodeEpisode no Season 1Episode 8Directed byDavid GrossmanWritten byDavid Greenwalt Jeannine RenshawProduction code1ADH08Original air dateNovember 23 1999 1999 11 23 Guest appearancesSarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers Carey Cannon as Female Oracle Randall Slavin as Male Oracle David Wald as Mohra Demon 1 Chris Durand as Mohra Demon 2Episode chronology Previous Bachelor Party Next Hero Angelseason 1List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production details 3 Reception 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksPlot editBuffy surprises Angel with a visit to Los Angeles Their emotion driven discussion is interrupted by the arrival of a Mohra demon Angel stabs the demon but it retreats to the sewers Buffy and Angel hesitantly follow discussing their future as a couple and their feelings for each other They split up and Angel meets the demon on his route As they fight the Mohra demon cuts Angel Angel kills the demon and its blood eventually found to be the Blood of Eternity merges with his own making him human Realizing what this means for their relationship Angel spends the night with Buffy However Doyle shares the news that the Mohra demon is alive the demon s rejuvenating blood also worked on itself So Angel sets out with Doyle to kill the demon without Buffy s much needed supernatural assistance Angel fails miserably until Buffy shows up and slays the demon Angel realizes how useless he is in his human form and asks the Oracles to turn back time to make him a demon with a soul once more They consent and time is set back twenty four hours despite a heartbroken Buffy begging Angel to remain human before the Mohra demon is killed with only Angel as a witness to the night he and Buffy shared in the erased timeline Production details editIn his essay on the music used in Angel Matthew Mills points out how when Angel asks the Oracles to turn back time the slow tempo and use of the clarinet in the background music adds emotive weight to the Oracles sympathy for his situation As the Oracles explain that only Angel will remember the moments he shared with Buffy Angel s theme ends on a minor key underscoring the sacrifice being made 1 Angel is one of those heroes who flourish on frustration Peter S Beagle says who thrive on never achieving their hearts desire This episode in which Angel relinquishes the chance to have a normal happy life with Buffy in order to fulfill his penance perfectly typifies Angel s character and fate says Beagle 2 Reception editNoel Murray of The A V Club liked the premise but not the whole execution writing It s an undeniably sweet episode but I have to say I found the set up clunky and the complications a little forced no matter how beautifully it all plays out 3 In Entertainment Weekly s list of the 25 best Whedonverse episodes including episodes from Angel as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer Firefly and Dollhouse I Will Remember You placed at 14 4 This episode was rated the series best episode in a poll done by Angel Magazine in 2005 5 References edit Mills Matthew 2005 Ubi Caritas Music as Narrative Agent in Angel in Stacey Abbott ed Reading Angel The TV Spin off With a Soul I B Tauris pp 33 34 ISBN 1 85043 839 0 retrieved 1 November 2007 Beagle Peter S 2004 The Good Vampire Spike and Angel in Glenn Yeffeth ed Five Seasons of Angel BenBella p 120 ISBN 1 932100 33 4 Murray Noel 7 August 2009 The Initiative etc The A V Club Retrieved 3 July 2013 Bernardin Marc Vary Adam B 24 September 2009 25 Best Whedonverse Episodes Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 12 January 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2013 Top Angel episodes BBC 18 January 2005 archived from the original on 19 March 2005 retrieved 2007 10 16Further reading editMuir John Kenneth 2008 The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television 2 ed McFarland amp Company p 55 ISBN 9780786437559 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to I Will Remember You I Will Remember You at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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