Angel Season 3 Episode 13 Waiting In The Wings
- TV14
- February 4, 2002
- 44 min
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8.7 (2,289)
In the Angel season 3 episode 13, "Waiting In The Wings," Angel and his team attend a performance of the ballet "Giselle" at the invitation of Cordelia, who hopes to seduce the company's lead dancer, named James. Meanwhile, Angel becomes fascinated with a mysterious woman, who he had met many years prior and who he cannot help but be drawn to.
As the night goes on, strange things begin to happen. The audience starts to vanish one by one, and the team starts to realize that they are trapped in the theater with seemingly no way out. It is revealed that they have been transported to another dimension and that the woman Angel is enamored with is actually a vampire who is attempting to lure him into a trap.
As the team tries to find a way back to their world, they each must confront their own fears and desires. Wesley confronts his feelings for Fred, who he has been secretly in love with for some time. Gunn grapples with his own insecurities about his place on the team. Cordelia struggles with her guilt over using James to try and further her own career.
Meanwhile, Angel and the mysterious woman, who is revealed to be an assassin hired to kill Angel, engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse as they try to outmaneuver each other. As the night wears on, secrets are revealed, alliances are formed and broken, and the team must rely on each other in order to survive.
In the end, the team is able to find a way back to their own dimension and escape the theater. However, the experience leaves them all deeply shaken and questioning their own desires and motivations. Angel is left to ponder the nature of love and the role it plays in his life, while the rest of the team must come to terms with their own emotional struggles.
Overall, "Waiting In The Wings" is a tense and haunting episode that explores themes of desire, love, and mortality. With its expertly crafted suspense, complex character dynamics, and stunning visual effects, it is a standout episode that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.
