YMMV / Angel S01E22 "To Shanshu in L.A."

• Harsher in Hindsight: Wesley tells Cordelia that death doesn't matter to Angel because there's nothing in life that he wants. Flash-forward to "Not Fade Away", where Angel instructs his team to spend the day before taking on the Cult of the Black Thorn enjoying some leisure time and Wesley stays at home, because he has nothing to enjoy.
• Magnificent Bastard: Vocah, the "Bringer of Calamity", is a demon summoned by Holland Manners to resurrect Darla, hoping to cut off Angel from The Powers That Be along the way. In service of both goals, Vocah trespasses in the land of the Oracles and kills them, then sneaks past Cordelia in broad daylight to infect her with visions of every troubled soul all at once. When she's hospitalized and Angel leaves the office to go visit her, Vocah sneaks in behind him and steals the scroll of Aberjian, replacing it with a bomb to cover his tracks. With Angel Investigations spread out and destroyed, Vocah begins the ritual, yet manages to sense Angel's arrival and duels with him for several minutes, holding off the vampire long enough for Lindsey to finish the ritual on his behalf. Only stopped due to one of the Oracles living on as a spirit long enough to help Angel, Vocah's actions are what finally make Angel realize the true threat the Senior Partners pose and begin his descent into embracing his dark side.

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