Orpheus

"Orpheus" é o episódio 15 da temporada 4 da série de televisão Angel. Escrito por Mere Smith e dirigido por Terrence O'Hara, foi originalmente transmitido em 19 de março de 2003 na rede WB. "Orpheus" conclui o arco de três episódios envolvendo a estrela convidada Eliza Dushku reprisando seu papel como a Slayer Faith, começando imediatamente onde o episódio anterior terminou: Angelus começa a se alimentar de Faith. No entanto, ela havia deliberadamente envenenado seu sangue com uma droga psicodélica, e os dois desmaiam. Em seu coma, Angelus é forçado a reviver as boas ações de seu alter ego Angel com Faith ao seu lado, enquanto Cordelia tenta impedir que Willow Rosenberg restaure a alma de Angel. Plot After drinking from Faith, Angelus pulls away in shock as she flashes back to earlier, when she injected herself with a drug stolen from a vampire junkie at the demon bar. Angelus and Faith both collapse, unconscious. Gunn drags Angelus's body to the Hyperion Hotel, where he and Connor shackle Angelus securely in the basement cage. Wesley brings a barely alive Faith to one of the hotel bedrooms. Knowing Faith injected herself with Orpheus, an enchanted psychedelic drug that poses a serious threat to her life, Lorne berates Wesley for allowing Faith to purposely get bit by Angelus. Connor updates Cordelia on Faith and Angelus' conditions. Suddenly, Cordelia brutally shoves Connor into a wall in response to his constant talk about Faith. He's shocked and she tries to cover her behavior by blaming it on the pregnancy and crazy hormones. Downstairs, Connor shouts at Fred and Wesley about the need for killing Angelus, when Willow Rosenberg appears at the door suggesting that she's a better alternative. Fred called Willow for help since she's the only one alive to have successfully restored Angel's soul. Willow wants to see Cordelia again and Connor reluctantly takes her upstairs. As Willow talks about the difficulties associated with ensouling Angelus, Cordelia secretly reaches for a large knife under her pillow and tries to get Willow close enough to strike. Willow realizes if they break the jar, they can avoid all the complications and free the soul. Willow rushes out of the room in time to unknowingly avoid the knife thrown at her, which hits the door instead. In their shared coma, Angelus and Faith witness the 1920s-version of Angel rescue a small puppy from an oncoming car.