SEASON TWO

Main Cast

Vincent Kartheiser... Connor Angel
Anna Paquin... Salome Simpson
Bret Harrison... James "Jamie" Black III
Kou Shibasaki... Oni Kato
Allison Mack... Mandelina "Mandy" Boyd (Episode 6+)
Tom Lenk... Andrew Wells

01. Revamp
gs: Andy Hallett (Lorne), James C. Leary (Clem), Allison Mack (Mandy Boyd), Nicole DeBoer (Regina King), Kathryn Joosten (Magdalen), Laura Silverman (Sophie), Romola Garai (Clarice), Ryan Alvarez (Mimic)

After spending the summer apart, Connor must readjust to his life as the Destroyer and his friends. But the reappearance of an old enemy will complicate things.

Airdate: February 15th, 2005 Written By: Emcee

• After appearing in twenty episodes in season one and in "Battle of the Champions", Kou Shibasaki becomes a regular cast member.
• Ryan Alvarez, who plays the Mimic, previously guested on "Angel" as Archduke Sebassis' demon slave, otherwise known as the Pee-Pee Demon.
• Salome is working at Caritas again.
• Andrew and Jamie have opened a comic book shop together, named Flying Demon Monkeys. It opens on September 29th.

02. Scream
gs: Seth Green (Oz), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Rhona Mitra (Siobhan Sullivan), Nicole DeBoer (Regina King), Allison Mack (Mandy Boyd), Christopher Khayman Lee (Chico De Mayo)

Oz comes to Palo Alto to find a beautiful singer. When Jamie meets her, he's smitten... But she's focusing her attention on the Destroyer.

Airdate: March 1st, 2005 Written By: Emcee

• Originally scheduled for season one, but moved in favour of "Sugar and Spice".
• It is suggested that Oz and Willow are in a relationship again, while Faith is with Macayle Stewart.
• Takes place September 29th and 30th.
• The video game Andrew and Jamie are playing is "Katamari Damacy".

As Connor's relationship with Salome strains further, he discovers a secret about Mandy Boyd that will draw them closer together.

Airdate: March 22, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• Salome has her 26th birthday.
• Mandy quotes William Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard, Anton Chekov and Lord Byon.
• Andrew refers to Salome pulling the Nyazian Fang from nowhere as "Hammerspace". This is a reference to cartoon physics, in which the ability for a cartoon character to pull a mallet out of nowhere is referred to as "pulling it from Hammerspace". It was popularized in Ranma 1/2 fandom referring to Akane Tendo.
• Unbeknowest to Mandy, the tattoo she has on her back was designed by Salome.
• This is Sophie's first episode without Clem also appearing.
• Mandy is actually mentioned in 1x22: Coda as one of the Slayers training when Faith is giving Jamie a tour.

04. Fissures
gs: Andy Hallett (Lorne), Allison Mack (Mandy Boyd), Nicole DeBoer (Regina King), Deborah Zoe (Mistress Meerna), Joel Grey (Doc) Christopher Khayman Lee (Chico De Mayo), Jared Hillman (John), James C. Leary (Clem), Laura Silverman (Sophie), Katheryn Joosten (Magdalen), Jewel Staite (Macayle Stewart)

Connor is forced to confront his past when old enemies come back to get revenge.

Airdate: March 29th, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• Costumes: Spider-Man (Andrew), Columbia from "Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Salome), The Grim Reaper (Jamie), Salome (Oni), Dorothy Gale from the "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (Mandy). Connor doesn't dress up, but he later dons his Destroyer pelts.
• Songs: Salome and Lorne: Superheroes [Rocky Horror Show], Oni: Nature Boy [David Bowie by way of Nat King Cole], Andrew: Pet [A Perfect Circle], Mandy: Sexy Sadie [The Beatles], Connor: Behind Blue Eyes [The Who], Clem: The Hell of it [Phantom of the Paradise]
• This is both a flashback episode and a musical episode.
• Out of all of the episodes done so far, this is the one Emcee wishes she could see filmed the most.
• Mandy's full name is Mandelina Capulet Boyd.
• The Nyazian Fang is broken.
• Regina King is revealed to be from Quortoth. Her name is Magnimus and she claims to be Illyria's murderer.
• Salome is called the High Priestess of Illyria, a title she gain after "Battle of the Champions".

05. Butterfly
gs: James Marsters (Spike), Peter Wingfield (Azriel Vail), Allison Mack (Mandy Boyd), Deborah Zoe (Mistress Meerna), James C. Leary (Clem), Elisha Cuthbert (Dahlia), DJ Qualls (Pete)

As her relationship with Connor reaches a critical juncture, an accident with Salome's new powers take her to a parallel reality... One where she died in the Nyazian Massacre.

Airdate: April 19th, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• The title is an allusion to "The Butterfly Effect", a concept in which something small can cause ripples.
• Salome and Connor finally reconcile.
• Mandy asks Jamie out on a date.
• Mandy's personalized license plate is 2B OR NT 2B... A reference to both Shakespeare and 1x21-- "To Be".
• The gang have a white board in the training room, a callback to both "Get it Done" and "Storyteller".
• Quote Emcee: "having Connor and Salome not get along for five episode is the hardest thing I've ever done in the series."

06. Something Rotten in Palo Alto
gs: Andy Hallett (Lorne), Archie Kao (Crawford Lee / The Phantom), Nathan Bogle (Bradley / Gerard DeGuise), Marc Blucas (Riley Finn), Robin Sachs (Ethan Rayne)

Mandy is directing a production of "Hamlet" and Oni has won herself the role of Ophelia... But a demon is terrorizing the theatre.

Airdate: May 17, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• Allison Mack (Mandy Boyd) becomes a regular cast member as of this episode.
• Marks the first appearance of Archie Kao as Crawford Lee.
• Much of this episode is an homage to "Phantom of the Opera" and its different incarnations. In particular, "Phantom of the Paradise", the 1974 Brian De Palma rock musical.
• Crawford Lee's first name is a tribute to Michael Crawford, the man who originated the role of the Phantom of the Opera in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version.
• Crawford was scarred on May 22, 2001, the same night as Buffy's (second) death.
• Oni says she's not a virgin, whether or not she lost her virginity to Wesley or to a demon are unknown.
• Salome calls herself Qua-Ha Xahn, the same title Knox referred to himself to in "Shells", Qua-Ha Xahn is Gashuni for "High Priest/Priestess"
• The title of this episode comes from Hamlet, with "Palo Alto" substituted for "Denmark".

07. Theory of Relativity (1)
gs: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), Kathryn Joosten (Magdalen), Jim Abele (Lawrence Riley), Adrienne Bret Evans (Colleen Riley), Emma Hunton (Gillian Riley), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), Joel Grey (Doc), Troy T. Blendell (Jinx)

Connor's plans for a getaway with Salome are spoiled when Angel and Spike come for Thanksgiving. Then when the Rileys come to visit, Connor is torn between two families.

Airdate: June 15th, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• Jinx, Glory's head minion from BtVS S5 reappears, now serving Glory's sister, Magnimus.
• Connor turns twenty-one (or four, depending on your point of view).
• Spike makes his first real appearance in The Nyazian Prophecies (not including Andrew's dream sequence in "To Be"). Spike previously met Connor (as Connor Angel, not Connor Riley), Salome, Jamie and Oni in the movie "Battle of the Champions", though we only saw him talk to Connor.
• We find out Connor, with the help of Willow, changed his name back to Connor Angel (and presumably hacked his birth record to list Angel and Darla as his parents) in an effort to protect the Rileys from demons.
• The government agency Riley works for is known as Department H, short for Hostile Sub-Terrestial.
• Department H lists demons by level. Salome is reported as a Meta-Demon Level 5, however it's noted that she should be watched as she her level is expected to rise.

08. Son of a Gun (2)
gs: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Jim Abele (Lawrence Riley), Adrienne Bret Evans (Colleen Riley), Emma Hunton (Gillian Riley), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus)

The demon sent by Magnimus has devoured Angel's soul. It's a race against time to track down the demon before Angel's soul is completely destroyed and Angelus takes over permanently.

Airdate: July 5th, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• Connor finally meets Magnimus.
• The Rileys remember Connor being their son, but have chosen not to tell him that.
• Salome and Jamie are the only main characters who don't get paid by the Slayer's Council.

09. Substitute
gs: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), Archie Kao (Crawford Lee), Nicole deBoer (Magnimus), Joel Grey (Doc)

A spell switches Connor and Andrew's personalities. Connor is left powerless... While Andrew is now the Destroyer.

Airdate: November 12th, 2006 Written By: Emcee

• The episode is named after a song by the Who
• Salome and Connor have sex while Connor inhabits Andrew's body. When the pair are switched back, Andrew retained the memories of sleeping with Salome.

10. Kiss of the Undead
gs: David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), Andy Hallett (Lorne), Patrick Stewart ("Bones" Malloy)

Connor and his friends are trapped in Mandy's National Novel Writing Month story, a gritty supernatural crime drama... The plot of which makes Angel the captive of a mobster.

Airdate: March 18th, 2007 Written By: Emcee

• Most of the characters "played" by the cast are unnamed, however Mandy mentions a few of them: Adam (Andrew), Cameron (Connor), Sarah (Salome) and Xavier (Xander)
• Crawford Lee was originally to appear in this episode, but was cut for pacing.
• After appearing the last four episode, Angel and Spike leave town.
• Connor is giving a black Dodge Viper by Angel as a belated birthday present.
• Connor proposes to Salome, but admits to Mandy later he's not ready for such a big step and pretends it was because of the spell.
• Patrick Stewart (Bones Malloy) acted with both Vincent Kartheiser and Anna Paquin, in "Masterminds" and the X-Men trilogy, respectively.

11. Semper Fidelis (1)
gs: Andy Hallett (Lorne), Archie Kao (Crawford Lee), Mackenzie Rosman (Faye), James Franco (Matty Moon), Gina Torres (Voice of Jasmine)

Connor discovers not all of Jasmine's followers abandoned her when the spell was broken. He must deal with the guilt over their devotion and discover their plans to resurrected their goddess.

Airdate: December 4th, 2007 Written By: Emcee

• "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for "Always Faithful"
• This is the first appearance of Matthew "Matty" Moon, who works at the magic shop and is friends with Andrew.

12. Tempus Fugit (2)
gs: David Boreanaz (Angel), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), J. August Richards (Charles Gunn), Gina Torres (Jasmine), James Franco (Matty Moon), Mackenzie Rosman (Faye), Madeline Zima (The Gatekeeper)

In their attempt to stop Jasmine's followers, Connor and Jamie are caught within their resurrection spell. They find themselves somewhere very familar... The Hyperion Hotel in May 2003.

Airdate: December 18th, 2007 Written By: Emcee

• Tempus Fugit is Latin for "Time flies".
• Connor, Jamie and Salome's past self end up interacting with the Angel Cast during the episode "Magic Bullet".
• Salome's knowledge of the Cronos Crystal is an example of an ontological paradox. She learns this information from Connor in the past, while Connor learns it from her in the future.
• The first appearance of the mysterious Gatekeeper, a part Nyazian who exists outside of time.

13. Cracking Up
gs: Deborah Zoe (Mistress Meerna), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), Amy Acker (Illyria), Joel Grey (Doc), James C. Leary (Clem), Laura Silverman (Sophie), Archie Kao (Crawford Lee), Kathryn Joosten (Magdalen)

As the darkness of Quortoth presses in on this world, a side of Salome will emerge none have seen before. And it could mean death for her friends.

Airdate: January 4th, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• The origin of the Nyazian Fang is revealed: Is it the tooth from Illyria's original body, forged into a blade.
• The Nyazian Fang is reforged by Illyria.
• While arguing with Illyria, Connor refers to Salome as his wife.
• As of this episode, Salome has fought more gods than any other character in the Buffyverse: Magnimus (2x04: Fissures), Jasmine (2x12: Tempus Fugit) and Illyria. In second place are Connor (Magnimus and Jasmine) and Angel (Jasmine and Illyria).

14. Guilt
gs: J. August Richards (Charles Gunn), Eliza Dushku (Faith Lehane), Elizabeth Rohm (Kate Lockley), Scott Cohen (Detective Silas Cohen), James Franco (Matty Moon), Adam Brody (Gord Siegal)

Connor has made many mistakes in his life. One of the biggest was holding twelve people hostage in a sporting good's store. Now he must pay for his crime.

Airdate: January 16, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• Faith and Gunn are involved in a relationship.
• Kate Lockley reappears in the Buffyverse since leaving in the season two Angel episode "Epiphany". She is now working for the Supernatural Investigations Division of Department H (which also employs Riley Finn and the Groosalugg).
• Connor's middle name is revealed to be Francis. Francis is also the first name used by Alan Francis Doyle, the "first soldier down" at Angel Investigations.

15. Unconventional Means
gs: James Franco (Matty Moon), Archie Kao (Crawford Lee), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Caleb Kane (Tucker Wells), Stephanie Romanov (Lilah Morgan), Adam Brody (Gord Siegel), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg)

Flying Demon Monkeys has a table at a Comic Convention. But mysterious occurrances make Andrew face his past as a villain... And his future as a Watcher.

Airdate: March 17, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• The costumes of the main cast are:
  • The Fourth Doctor and Romana II from "Doctor Who" (Connor and Salome)
  • Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann from "Pirates of the Caribbean" (Jamie and Mandy)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker from "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" (Andrew and Matty)
• The Phantom and Phoenix from "Phantom of the Paradise " (Oni and Crawford)
• This episode marks the beginning of Andrew's first romantic relationship in the Buffyverse with Matty Moon. This relationship also puts to rest the question as to whether or not Andrew is interested in men.
• Warren Meers appears once again, inhabiting a second robotic version of himself.

16. Into That Good Night
gs: Archie Kao (Crawford Lee), James Franco (Matty Moon), Paul McGann (Doctor Decarabia), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus)

Oni is forced to confront harsh reality when Crawford reveals the damage done by his transformation is more than skin deep.

Airdate: May 29, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• This episode marks the death of reoccuring character Crawford Lee.
• Salome is ill in this episode, foreshadowing her pregnancy in the next episode.
• Following the many Doctor Who reference in the previous episode, Paul McGann begins a reoccurrring role as "Doctor Decarabia", the doctor with claws mentioned in "Origin". Paul McGann previously played the Eighth Doctor in "Doctor Who: The Movie".

17. Nothing Important Happened Today
gs: James Franco (Matty Moon), Paul McGann (Doctor Decarabia), James C. Leary (Clem), Laura Silverman (Sophie), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers/Spirit of the Slayer), Mageina Tovah (Jules Black)

One night can change the course of a life. Connor and his friends will have such a night.

Airdate: July 5, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• Oni receives a job as a receptionist for Doctor Decarabia
• Sophie gives birth to a boy. She and Clem ask Oni to name him and she chooses "Lee", after Crawford.
• Sophie's last name is Talbot. Clem took her last name, because his last name is vulgar in English.
• According to Mandy, Buffy recently died (briefly) in Lisbon.
• Buffy Summers makes her first appearance in the Nyazian Prophecies when Mandy goes on the Slayer spiritual quest.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar was credited at the end of the episode to keep her appearance a secret.
• The episode is title after a (probably apocryphal) quote from George III, supposedly written in his journal on July 4, 1776. It was previously used as the title of an X-Files episode (something Emcee completely forgot about, but is probably where she first heard the quote)

Wesley returns to Palo Alto a changed man. But will his new powers be able to help him with the fissures to Quortoth? And how will he react to the changes in Oni's life?

Airdate: August 27, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• Oni and Wesley sleep together for this first time in this episode.
• The effects left by Cyvus Vail when he inhabited Wesley's body are finally revealed: Wesley is now telekinetic.
• Wesley figures out that Salome is capable of accessing Illyria's powers.

19. Sisters
gs: Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), Clare Kramer (Glory), Freema Agyeman (Grace Kendrick/Grandae), James Franco (Matty Moon), Keith Szarabajka (Daniel Holtz), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers)

Airdate: December 20, 2008 Written By: Emcee

• This episode marks the first actual appearance by Quortoth, albeit in flashback.
• The true form of the Three-in-One is revealed as a monsterous three-headed dragon.
• Freeman Agyeman, who plays the third hellgod, Grandae, is best known as the second Companion to the Tenth Doctor in "Doctor Who", Martha Jones. She is the second Doctor Who alumni to appear on The Nyazian Prophecies.

20. Lock and Key (1)
gs: Michelle Tractenberg (Dawn Summers), Freema Agyeman (Grace Kendrick), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), James Franco (Matty Moon)

Dawn appears in Palo Alto, finally sick of running from her fate and gives Connor a difficult choice: killing her or letting the world die.

Airdate: February 23, 2009 Written By: Emcee

21. ...Frozen Over (2)
gs: Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), Freema Agyeman (Grace Kendrick/Grandae), James Franco (Matty Moon), Amy Acker (Illyria), Alexis Denisof (Wesley Wyndam-Pryce), Adam Brody (Gord Siegel), David Boreanaz (Angel), Laura Silverman (Sophie Talbot), James C. Leary (Clem)

Connor is back in Quortoth and its a world not as he remembers it. He must rescue those lost in Quortoth and close the fissures, while his friends must resurrect the Hellgod Glorificus.

Airdate: May 19, 2009 Written By: Emcee

22. Deux Ex Machina (3)
gs: Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), Nicole DeBoer (Magnimus), Clare Kramer (Glory), Freema Agyeman (Grace Kendrick/Grandae), James Franco (Matty Moon), Amy Acker (Illyria), Adam Brody (Gord Siegel), David Boreanaz (Angel), James Marsters (Spike), Madeline Zima (The Gatekeeper)

Quortoth and Earth begin to merge as one and Magnimus is at full strength. Connor has one change to stop it. But will he be able to save himself, or be trapped in his nightmare home forever?

Airdate: September 1st, 2009 Written By: Emcee

• Grace gives Connor the title of Connor, the Destroyer, Lord of Quortoth. This follows being dubbed the Grand Master of the Byzantium Order.