Angel: Sanctuary

"Sanctuary" is the nineteenth episode of season one of the vampire television series Angel. It was directed by Michael Lange and written by Tim Minear and series creator Joss Whedon. It first aired on the WB Network on May 2nd, 2000. In this episode, former vampire slayer Faith Lehane is physically and emotionally overwhelmed and loses the energy to fight. Angel takes her in and becomes her redemption "sponser." He promises to help her find a way to forgive herself and start over, but there are still many obstacles standing in her way. The Watcher's Council continue to hunt down for Faith for past transgressions and Cordelia and Wesley do not share Angel's confidence in her. Adding to this is the fact that Faith's former rival, Buffy Summers, is on her way to Los Angeles for a little payback.