Angel: Carpe Noctem

"Carpe Noctem" is the fourth episode of season three of the supernatural action series Angel and the forty-ninth episode of the series overall. It was directed by James A. Contner and written by Scott Murphy. It first aired on the WB Network on October 15th, 2001. In this episode, Angel finds his mind swapped into the body of an elderly man named Marcus Roscoe, who lives in a retirement home. As such, Marcus' mind now inhabits Angel's body. Ecstatic over his rejuvinated youth and newfound vampiric powers, Marcus decides that the only he can insure that he will keep this body for himself is by killing his older self.

Notes & Trivia

 * The title of this episode is greek for "Sieze the night". It is derived from the more popular phrase Carpe diem, which means "Sieze the day". It is a pun based on the notion that vampires can only operate during the night time hours.
 * Actress Magdalena Holland is credited as Magdalena Zielinska in this episode.