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Angel: Ground State

When Wesley advises Angel to visit Dinza, a dark "goddess of the lost" who has valuable information on how to find Cordelia, he learns that a certain mystical antiquity can locate souls across dimensions. Angel, Fred and Gunn break into an auction house to retrieve the object only to discover that an electrifying cat burglar has the same intentions.


8.6/10 (5 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 4x2
Production Number: 4ADH02
Airdate: Sunday October 13th, 2002

Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Mere Smith

Alternate Airdates:

NL (Sci-Fi) Sep 30, 2009

Guest Stars
Alexa DavalosAlexa Davalos
As Gwen Raiden
Recurring
Stephanie RomanovStephanie Romanov
As Lilah Morgan
Recurring
Belinda WaymouthBelinda Waymouth
As Ms. Thorpe
Easton GageEaston Gage
As Young Boy
Heidi FechtHeidi Fecht
As Mrs. Raiden
Megan CorlettoMegan Corletto
As Young Gwen
Michael MedicoMichael Medico
As Mr. Raiden
Rena OwenRena Owen
As Dinza
Tom Irwin (1)Tom Irwin (1)
As Elliot
Troy Brenna (1)Troy Brenna (1)
As Plated Demon
Main Cast
Alexis DenisofAlexis Denisof
As Wesley Wyndham-Pryce
Charisma CarpenterCharisma Carpenter
As Cordelia Chase
J. August RichardsJ. August Richards
As Charles Gunn
Amy AckerAmy Acker
As Winifred "Fred" Burkle/Illyria
Episode Notes
This episode received a 3.7/5 in the overnight ratings

This episode ranked 9th out of 17 WB shows for that week.

This episode received a 2.5 in the national ratings.

This episode received a 95 out of 124 prime time shows.



Episode Quotes
Fred: Sure. Banished to the ocean depths by your ungrateful snot of a son.
Gunn: Not that she's bitter.

Angel: Say you're not here for the Axis.
Gwen Raiden: I'm not here for the Axis.
Angel: You're lying.
Gwen Raiden: I'm Fibbing. It's lying only classier.

(To Wesley)
Angel: What should I send this Dinza? A sacrifice? A box?(watches Wesley walk off) An unholy fruit basket?

(To Angel)
Dinza: I'd love to keep you, but you have so much more to loose.

Elliot: I thought I said discreet!
Gwen: What? Do you see nipple?

(Regarding Fred)
Angel: I like the way she has stepped up. It kind of reminds me of Cordy.

(To Angel)
Lilah: You forget I am still evil. I don't do erins unless...there evil erins.

(To Angel)
Gwen: You really are going to use that axis to find her aren't you? Anybody this bad at stealing stuff has to be doing it for love.



Episode Goofs
Who maintained the bills for Cordelia's apartment for three months? This is not mentioned on camera.



Cultural References
Dinza: I know you are lost. I know all the lost things.
Angel: Really? City of Atlantis? Holy Grail? Jimmy Hoffa?

The City of Atlantis is a myth about a city that was lost beneath the ocean's waters or hidden away; rumored to have amazing technology.

The Holy Grail - a cup used by Jesus to drink out of - rumored to have special powers

Jimmy Hoffa is a person who disappeared on July 30, 1975 - he had many enemies and several theories persist about his disappearance

(To Gunn)
Gwen: Hey there Denzel.

Gwen is making a reference to the African American actor Denzel Washington.

Gwen: What are you? Lex Luthor?

Gwen is making a reference to Superman's villian.



Episode References
Gunn: You're not forgetting the crazy making death shroud that nearly killed us.

Gunn is making a reference to how Angel and Gunn went "crazy" in season two when trying to get the shroud of Ramon from a museum.

(To Wesley)
Lilah: Mr. Robinson, is that what you are?

Lilah is referring to the song "Mr. Robinson" by Quango.



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