Angel: City of...

"Los Angeles. You see it at night and it shines; a beacon. People are drawn to it. People and other things. They come for all sorts of reasons. My reason? No surprise there. It started with a girl."

- Angel

"City of..." is the pilot episode of the television series Angel. It first aired on the WB Network on October 5th, 1999. This episode was directed by series creator Joss Whedon with a script written by Whedon and executive producer David Greenwalt. The events from this episode take place following the events of "Graduation Day (Part 2)" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the episode, the eponymous hero Angel relocates to Los Angeles, California where he hopes to find redemption by saving the lives of people in need. He encounters a half-human/half-demon named Quinn who has clairvoyant visions that aids Angel in finding those in need of his specific brand of help. Another former Sunnydale resident, Cordelia Chase, arrives in L.A. hoping to become an actress. Little does she realize that she is about to become Angel's next client.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included in the Angel: Season One DVD collection.


 * The title of the episode is shortened from "City of Angels", the Spanish translation of Los Angeles.


 * Angel and Cordelia both appeared last in the "Graduation Day (Part 2)" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


 * First appearance of Allen Doyle and Lindsey McDonald. Lindsey will play an integral role in Angel's life in future episodes.


 * Episode includes archive footage of Sarah Michelle Gellar from the pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Welcome to the Hellmouth".


 * When she was a sophmore in high school, Cordelia once remarked about how she had always wanted to visit L.A.

Quotes
"Left you with a bit of craving, didn't it? Let me tell you something, pal, that craving's gonna grow. And one day soon, one of those helpless victims that you don't really care about is gonna look way too appetizing to turn down. And you'll figure, "Hey, what's one against all I've saved? Might as well eat them. Still ahead by the numbers.""

- Doyle

"As it happens, I'm very much human... on my mother's side."

- Doyle