Life of the Party (Angel)

"Life of the Party"
Angel episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 5
Directed by	Bill L. Norton
Written by	Ben Edlund
Production code	5ADH05
Original air date	October 29, 2003
Guest actors
Sarah Thompson as Eve Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall Jonathan M. Woodward as Knox Leland Crooke as Archduke Sebassis Michael Maize as Artode Jim Blanchette as Devlin T. J. Thyne as Employee #1 Ryan Alvarez as Demon Slave David Mattey as Behemoth Lorne

"Life of the Party" is episode 5 of season 5 in the television show Angel.

Plot

As Halloween approaches, Lorne throws a Halloween party for all the firm’s clients and employees and even gets a reluctant Angel to invite a powerful demon lord, named Archduke Sebassis, to the party. During the gathering, Lorne's timely advice to his friends starts happening literally, leading to Fred and Wesley getting drunk after Lorne tells them to loosen up, Gunn to embarrassingly relieve himself to "stake out his territory", Angel and Eve to have sex, and even Spike and the dim-witted Harmony to have fun on the dance floor. The events lead to only more trouble when Lorne's empathic subconscious begins manifesting itself in a hulking demon (resembling a larger Lorne on steroids). The demon appeared as a result of Lorne's sleep deprivation after Lorne had Wolfram and Hart remove his sleep: an empath with long-term sleeplessness can write people's destinies instead of just reading them, and the empath's subconscious can physically manifest. The episode also reveals that Lorne is proud of his organizational skills, as he feels most of his other talents simply do not match up to what his friends can do.

The larger Lorne causes much violence before the gang restores Lorne's sleep, thus neutralizing the monster. The chaos and destruction has a positive side: the rank and file of Wolfram and Hart express the opinion that it greatly improved the party.

Continuity

The changes caused by Lorne's increased empath abilities have a similar effect to the spell cast by Willow in Season Four's Something Blue.
During the party montage following Artode's untimely demise in the bathroom stall, a green demon can be seen on the dance floor wearing the same tunic worn by El Eliminati in "Bad Girls."

Trivia

Lorne finds Angel hiding from the party in his office, watching a hockey game. Actor David Boreanaz is a real-life Philadelphia Flyers fan.
T.J. Thyne who appears as a Wolfram & Hart employee, now stars with David Boreanaz on Bones as Jack Hodgins.

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Main	Angel Connor Cordelia Doyle Fred Gunn Harmony Illyria Lorne Spike Wesley

Recurring	Drusilla Faith Groo Justine Kate Sahjhan Skip

Wolfram & Hart	Eve Lilah

Villains	Wolfram & Hart Darla Holtz Jasmine Lindsey

Buffy guest stars	Andrew Buffy The Master Oz Willow

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Angel episodes

Season 1	"City Of" "Lonely Hearts" "In the Dark" "I Fall to Pieces" "Rm w/a Vu" "Sense & Sensitivity" "Bachelor Party" "I Will Remember You" "Hero" "Parting Gifts" "Somnambulist" "Expecting" "She" "I've Got You Under My Skin" "The Prodigal" "The Ring" "Eternity" "Five by Five" "Sanctuary" "War Zone" "Blind Date" "To Shanshu in L.A."

Season 2	"Judgment" "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" "First Impressions" "Untouched" "Dear Boy" "Guise Will Be Guise" "Darla" "The Shroud of Rahmon" "The Trial" "Reunion" "Redefinition" "Blood Money" "Happy Anniversary" "The Thin Dead Line" "Reprise" "Epiphany" "Disharmony" "Dead End" "Belonging" "Over the Rainbow" "Through the Looking Glass" "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb"

Season 3	"Heartthrob" "That Vision Thing" "That Old Gang of Mine" "Carpe Noctem" "Fredless" "Billy" "Offspring" "Quickening" "Lullaby" "Dad" "Birthday" "Provider" "Waiting in the Wings" "Couplet" "Loyalty" "Sleep Tight" "Forgiving" "Double or Nothing" "The Price" "A New World" "Benediction" "Tomorrow"

Season 4	"Deep Down" "Ground State" "The House Always Wins" "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" "Supersymmetry" "Spin the Bottle" "Apocalypse, Nowish" "Habeas Corpses" "Long Day's Journey" "Awakening" "Soulless" "Calvary" "Salvage" "Release" "Orpheus" "Players" "Inside Out" "Shiny Happy People" "The Magic Bullet" "Sacrifice" "Peace Out" "Home"

Season 5	"Conviction" "Just Rewards" "Unleashed" "Hell Bound" "Life of the Party" "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" "Lineage" "Destiny" "Harm's Way" "Soul Purpose" "Damage" "You're Welcome" "Why We Fight" "Smile Time" "A Hole in the World" "Shells" "Underneath" "Origin" "Time Bomb" "The Girl in Question" "Power Play" "Not Fade Away"

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