fictional character created television series vampire slayer appeared spin series angel portrayed character appears series regular seasons exiting series regular seasons angel character television appearance appearing special guest star angel episode appears canonical angel material comic books novels introduced welcome high popular attending school alongside vampire slayer summers interactions friends comes accept existence supernatural forces helps fight television series angel joins angel heroic vampire soul forming detective agency dedicated stopping supernatural forces helping helpless ability visions need heroic character middle season love interest protagonist angel fourth season angel appears villainous role revealed possessed deity storyline eventually leads death subsequent exit series character makes canonical appearances comic books season angel fall dream flashback spirit guide created foil titular heroine initially characterized shallow vain self centered series create conflict characters character went changes gradually course angel received attention academic texts related gender studies social status appearances television appears premiere episode titled welcome introduced potential friend newest student reveals true colors mocking willow befriends instead ignorant supernatural shows regularly season insult ridicule characters plays larger role episode mind sight falls victim social wants revenge popular students ignoring turned invisible season finale helps friends battle vampires finally coming terms existence supernatural forces season active ally begins romantic relationship bothered dating social status causes popular peers reluctantly breaks performs love spell pay hurting realises cares takes rejecting superficial friends process season lovers walk kissing willow ends relationship season episode wish slips antagonistic persona season altogether episode reveals family wealth seized tax fraud later attempts unsuccessful relationship makes peace season finale rallies alongside friends graduation demonic mayor vampire seasons moved star angel spin series focusing vampire lover angel season angel sees los_angeles hopes escaping new found poverty actress angel saves life series pilot helps found supernatural detective agency working administrative position close half demon worker romance ended death episodes series dying episode hero passes ability people distress kisses initially views visions curse season finale demon causes visions causing experience worldwide pain recovery vows help need season reunion staff fired angel increasingly obsessed bringing evil law firm joins august richards forming agency angel eventually reconcile episode acting career continues princess medieval hell dimension called season episode rainbow presented opportunity pass visions champion named refuses returns friends season finale season birthday learns demon skip visions slowly killing human beings strong control save life accepts skip offer alter history met angel instead landing big break actress alternate timeline feels compelled help eventually crosses paths angel received visions place insane unable let friend suffer skip return timeline normal agrees half demon new powers order harbor visions safely season sees angel father stepping mother infant connor kidnapped hell dimension episode sleep tight emerge disturbed teenager price episode waiting wings angel realizes romantic feelings prevented voicing return dates remainder season notices loves angel instead decides leave season finale arranges meet angel confess feelings prevented skip informs higher accepts duty leaves earth dimension season feels trapped position higher episode house wins returns earth state spin bottle memories returned spell vision mysterious beast afterward admits angel feelings apocalypse season apocalypse begins behave character connor murders episode commands beast salvage battles friend willow angel soul episode season players team realize pregnant possessed takes unstable connor run birth supernatural offspring inside skip explains master higher possessed returning earth manipulating events born new body falls post coma remainder season following episode absence returns angel season 100th episode welcome having apparently coma reunites discovers taken defeat angel accepting deal devil reminds true mission higher calling face defeat old enemy attempt destroy angel episode closing moments angel loves kisses shortly receives phone reporting died morning angel turns gone later revealed encounter powers debt allowed pass vision angel giving knowledge needs bring circle black developed minute pilot episode set season series picked network featured voiced high school adventures following leak pilot youtube expressed hope series resurrected form literature appears comic books novels based angel television series vol novelization episodes mind sight assembly required homecoming episodes tell specific incidents targeted classmate zombie bride hunters case mistaken identity appears numerous angel novels member feature prominently forgotten exploitation child immigrants haunted appears contestant supernatural themed reality television vision appears majority angel comics published set episodes television series appears frequently mainly stories set fifth season typically plays minimal role dark horse angel comics issue seventeen special demonic items apartment dark horse presents story lovely dark deep lands role star demonic movie appears comic mini series angel curse set season flashback scenes subsequently reappears mini series angel old friends sees angel battle evil clones friends claims genuine article having returned dead angel kills suspicions prove correct body immediately like clones angel fall canonical comic book continuation television series plotted written features characters angel los_angeles condemned hell events series finale fade away appear twelfth issue acts guide angel dying moments revealed serves capacity higher power character departs issue thirteen appears dream sequence twentieth issue canonical continuation vampire slayer season titled messages right dreams year high physical appearance based art style animated series conception casting originally intended serve dramatic foil series main character adapting concept movie television series decided character shallow cheerleader film played grown mature open minded identified social willow result created traits shallower despite portraying shallow valley girl stock character actress felt early seasons dimensional superficial people thought time carpenter critical frequent role distress angel creator executive producer describes years somewhat shallow somewhat vain somewhat self centered lively honest character spoke mind showed lot originally planned read role late audition instead tried carpenter dressed role believed felt unprepared read definitely character dress minutes prepare character producers responsive carpenter audition left feeling confident got carpenter audition actress offered role carpenter asked come audition originally won role turned contractual obligations later cast vampire slayer second season carpenter proud character growth series winning role characterization characteristics analysis representation modern woman character arc commented academic texts particularly gender studies praising aggression adaptation adolescent girls sex slayer describes initial place series normal life familiar character teen drama popular cheerleader center power status furthermore based real material privilege supernatural power represents exaggerated form unnamed white middle class qualities read privilege characters point visible notes status highlighted nickname queen harmony remark reign functions typical female victim horror screaming running away makes perfect contrast female characters praising argues representations competitive young women represent kinds aggressive adolescent girls article focuses competitive relationship characters initial friendship compromised sees attractive socially competent threat joins friend theirs friendship mutual support warmth intimacy mutual authors unlike representation feminine type stereotypes time dominating girls school commanding attention boys describing character arc views transformed characters reveals previously unexpected vulnerability attractive traits argues main group largely relationship main character rendered sympathetic audience witness peer pressure old friends viewer scenes showing pain shown viewer cheated willow chooses instead retains autonomy note subversive representation feminine stereotypes describing stereotype bitch actually offers viewers clandestine pleasures female self assertion strongest traits honesty highlighted temporarily develops powers hear thoughts friends avoid hide thoughts thought processes actual completely identical embodies female self sacrifice years opposite kind typically attributed women writer interprets lack depth strength mean argue stupid pointing easily mistaken comes coupled keen intelligence purpose makes invincible feels confidence based wealth despite sympathetic series progressed comic appeal offers viewers opportunity honest truth telling development early seasons comic relief occasionally distress plot device require series heroine save concerns simply dimensional actress writers developed character relationships later led carpenter convinced potential article psychology characters writes wealthy superficial appearing care popularity progresses learn mother suffers chronic fatigue syndrome father prosecuted income tax reluctant participant loyal feelings attraction unpopular goes describe characters particularly compelling depictions important adolescent themes discussing relationship carpenter says lot conflict lot comes love spite spite best moments character growing involvement friends caused actress concern wasn sure felt didn want lose edge didn want nice didn want change carpenter challenge find balance good bad sides explains enjoy playing got somewhat hang try lose edge honesty carpenter claims rough edges difficult experiences fans expected like character charisma continually pleaded vampire writers let final appearance graduation day course appearances angel develop enormously character describing evolution carpenter comments started playing wasn nice deepened stronger sense responsibility team player case beginning carpenter playing multi character like meant actress describing road travelled journey taken joy play actress chances different emotions heroic vulnerable angry possessed funny different things rolled getting role god good decision cultural critic points initially perfect transition selfish superficial los_angeles turned trial fire executive producer keen acquire character spin series commenting desperately wanted come angel angel dark need big bright smile time felt presence missed fourth season characters got point loving sort like leading introduce spike cast accommodate absence describes rich gal family ended losing episode angel showed trying start career actress family jail actually states mourning begins finding new level humanity discusses sort forced deeper character starts receive visions suffering helpless sort living foot world want actress foot world want save help people deeper purpose mission felt development allowed develop high like superhero provided carpenter opportunity stretch potential actress tenth episode parting gifts begins actively function supernatural character series introduction contributes added comic relief series episode forced mature death visions serve painful reminder season finale saw visions inflict suffering human world effectively act carpenter acting coach showed pictures real human pain motivation scene took hours film carpenter relieved experience saw resolve help need stating saw world pain help carpenter explains suffering world experiences discovers important life carpenter pleaded producers let cut hair second season angel dissatisfied darker tone cut created dark edge wasn warm usually season wanted shorter angel season demonstrates development fully fledged heroine episode birthday saw offered chance live life met angel inner desire help sees sacrifice life humanity half demon better withstand visions carries billy begins train alongside angel better fighter learns quickly carpenter began train extensively stunt learn fight handle weaponry episode waiting wings angel remark fine woman finally noting like superhero expected growing episode angel realize fallen love goes critically considers ascension heavens end season point writers evidently lost minds goes describe compliance skip entirely character argues created character privilege gets higher exit angel overwhelmingly positive force later fred amy character conflicted privilege season ends possessed old demon angel season played audience expectations heroic revealing season big bad later established possessed manipulative deity called storyline controversial fans carpenter admitted possessed angel teenage son carpenter said denial storyline creepy director comments carpenter lot fun playing manipulative episode enjoyed coming new characterization episode inside saw height character seen urging connor murder innocent girl order birth child conceived effort stop connor powers send spirit connor mother convince episode sees carpenter dressed black appears heavenly white voice reason morality wrote directed episode felt brilliant role reversal actresses carpenter accustomed playing normally seen sinister vampire season storyline adjusted carpenter real life pregnancy gives birth episode inside left coma remainder fourth season discusses felt flaws execution fourth season man absolutely boy dresses like drag queen talks like dynasty reject fun watch let secret connor extended rape death beloved character discuss treatment angel monstrous mothers vampires soul investigating television horror reading angel spin soul send offs fred characters pattern highly elaborated seen angel possession season recurring pattern characters angel suffered threatened invasion rape symbolically literally recounts demon expecting similarly develops demon head told mate looking glass remarks hills williams quote remarks status violated character states figure want find dimension demon doesn want spawn horror motif examples inside called monstrous book monstrous feminine film feminism comments comparison season storyline storyline positive fred rebirth fred got live taken right receives interesting blue haired continuing fact meaningful connection real bad things killed moment true wakes coma illustrating comparisons fred joined mother daughter dual constituent connected evil child remembered healthy vibrant knew pointing symbolic parallels notes vocal advocate privilege creates fully formed supernatural attempts control world fred hand privilege express terms body inside demon angel fifth season fourth spike steps replace source comedic dialogue series noted critics fifth season doesn long version giving cold honest truth want appearance angel fifth final season says 100th episode reinforce mission statement assess characters compared began explains episode presents ideal opportunity beginning ask angel started feel return original concerns echoed flashback season advertisement points aerial images los_angeles time tells angel forgot bringing link city summers originally intended appear 100th episode angel track obligations writer director explains couldn sarah episode instead written adds turned charisma fantastic original script fury wrote conversation angel driving hospital set possible vegetable scene shot shock seeing month coma didn want tip soon says fury reception role appeared television series angel nominated times saturn awards carpenter earned nominations best actress television respectively actress receive nominations obtained nominations best actress television series television series respectively
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