Tomorrow (Angel episode)
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"Tomorrow" is episode 22 of season 3 in the television show Angel
. The episode was written and directed by executive producer
David Greenwalt
. The narrative of the season three finale deals with Angel's complex relationship with his son (made worse by the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart). The episode and season is left on a cliffhanger of Angel being thrown to the bottom of the ocean. This is the last episode written by Greenwalt, as he left the show after this season and was no longer an executive producer or the showrunner. He would return to direct an episode in the show's fifth and final season.
had planned as his final revenge on Angel. The pair fight off an armed hit group sent by Linwood and Gavin at Wolfram & Hart
to abduct Connor. Meanwhile, Lilah
continues to try to recruit Wesley
by manipulation and seduction, and shows him that he is now very much like her: a human without a soul
. The Groosalugg leaves town, after confronting Cordelia about her feelings for him. Cordelia is confronted by the demon guide, Skip, who tells her that as a higher being, it’s now time for her to leave Earth’s plane of existence and move on to another. As she ascends, Angel is waylaid by a vengeful Connor and Justine who seal him in a metal coffin and throw it off a boat to sink down to the ocean floor.
Connor refers to Angel as the "Prince of Lies" a name also used in the fifth season episode "Why We Fight".
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
. The episode was written and directed by executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt is an American screenwriter, director and producer.He was the co-executive producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and co-creator of its spinoff, Angel. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show Profit...
. The narrative of the season three finale deals with Angel's complex relationship with his son (made worse by the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart). The episode and season is left on a cliffhanger of Angel being thrown to the bottom of the ocean. This is the last episode written by Greenwalt, as he left the show after this season and was no longer an executive producer or the showrunner. He would return to direct an episode in the show's fifth and final season.
Plot synopsis
Angel is happy in his newfound relationship with his son, but Connor is secretly waiting for revenge, mistakenly believing Angel killed Holtz - just as HoltzDaniel Holtz
Daniel Holtz is a fictional character on the television series Angel. He was played by Keith Szarabajka.-Character history:Holtz was an 18th century English vampire hunter who chased Angelus and Darla through much of Europe and North Africa. He had connections to an elite order of Inquisitors...
had planned as his final revenge on Angel. The pair fight off an armed hit group sent by Linwood and Gavin at Wolfram & Hart
Wolfram and Hart
Wolfram & Hart − Attorneys at Law is a fictional international, and interdimensional law firm featured in the television series Angel, as well as other extended materials in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse.-Fictional history:...
to abduct Connor. Meanwhile, Lilah
Lilah Morgan
Lilah Morgan is a fictional character from the television series Angel, played by Stephanie Romanov. She is first introduced in the episode "The Ring," and appears in the show's first and second seasons. After Lindsey McDonald leaves Los Angeles, Lilah becomes the primary face of Wolfram & Hart,...
continues to try to recruit Wesley
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel...
by manipulation and seduction, and shows him that he is now very much like her: a human without a soul
Soul
A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...
. The Groosalugg leaves town, after confronting Cordelia about her feelings for him. Cordelia is confronted by the demon guide, Skip, who tells her that as a higher being, it’s now time for her to leave Earth’s plane of existence and move on to another. As she ascends, Angel is waylaid by a vengeful Connor and Justine who seal him in a metal coffin and throw it off a boat to sink down to the ocean floor.
Arc significance
- Skip reappears to guide Cordelia's ascension, telling her that she can do more good as a higher being.
- Connor believes Justine's lie that Angel killed Holtz and seeks revenge by sealing Angel in a steel coffin and sinking him to the bottom of the ocean.
- Lorne departs for Las Vegas.
- Wesley and Lilah's sexual relationship begins and will be a significant plot point well into the next season.
Continuity
- Again, in true Whedon form, he takes his characters at their happiest, and then rips it away from them. Connor drops Angel to the bottom of the ocean and Cordy ascends to a higher level of existence.
- This episode marks the last appearance of both the Groosalugg and Daniel Holtz
Connor refers to Angel as the "Prince of Lies" a name also used in the fifth season episode "Why We Fight".