“Over the Rainbow”
Angel episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 20
Written by	Mere Smith
Directed by	Fred Keller
Guest stars	Susan Blommaert Drew Wicks Amy Acker
Production no. Mere Smith is a television script-writer who wrote a number of episodes of the series Angel. Frederick King Keller is a director, producer and Writer for television and films Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress.	2ADH20
Original airdate	May 8, 2001
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"Over the Rainbow" is episode 20 of season 2 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of episodes for the American cult Television series, Angel. Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations This episode begins immediately where the previous ends: Cordelia Chase has been inadvertently sucked into a dimensional portal. Cordelia Chase (born January 1981, in Sunnydale, California, She ends up as a slave in an alternate world called Pylea, until her owners learn of her precognitive visions. In the fictional universe established by the Television series Angel, Pylea is a world in an alternate dimension where demons are the Precognition (from the Latin præ- “prior to” + cognitio “a getting to know” denotes a form of Extrasensory perception where in a person is said to perceive Back in Los Angeles, Angel, Wesley and the Host attempt to rescue Cordelia, while Gunn discovers he has alienated his old street gang. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Angel is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the Television programs Buffy the Vampire Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price When Faith goes rogue after accidentally killing a human being the Scooby Gang neglect to inform Wesley and Krevlornswath "Lorne" of the Deathwok Clan, also known as The Host, is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the Television Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult Television series

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production details 2.1 Writing 2.2 Acting 2.2.1 Main cast 2.2.2 Guest stars 2.2.3 Co-stars 2.3 Cultural references 2.4 Music 2.5 Translations 3 Reception and reviews 4 References 5 External links 6 See also

Plot

The group realizes Cordelia has been sucked into the Host's home dimension of Pylea, which the Host says he was glad to leave. Angel Investigations is the name of a fictional detective agency run by the title character Angel previously on the WB television series Caritas, the bar he runs, was once the abandoned building where the portal from Pylea opened up. Caritas is a fictional demon-friendly karaoke bar in the US Television series Angel. Angel reads from the book to reopen the portal, but it fails to open; Wesley's researching discovers that the portal can only open in hot spots and Caritas is currently cold. The Host seeks help from a psychic friend in order to find a hot spot, but she won't provide the information until he agrees to go with the others to finish his business in Pylea. Two lawyers from Wolfram & Hart appear at Angel's hotel, informing Angel that the law firm plans to buy the hotel when the current lease expires. Angel vamps out and lawyers take their leave, but not before threatening to make Angel's life difficult. Angel leaves a message on an answering machine with information about saving the hotel in case they don't make it back from Pylea.

Cordelia finds herself in a new dimension, where she is chased down by a green demon who declares her a "cow", or human slave. Her demon owner forces her into a collar that can be used to shock her when she doesn't obey. As she later mucks out the stables, wondering aloud if she can remove the collar, a runaway slave warns her through a hole in a wall that she shouldn't bother fighting. Cordelia is unable to see that the woman is Fred from her vision, crazy after all her years in Pylea. Winifred "Fred" Burkle is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan for the cult Television series Before any more information can be exchanged, Fred is caught and taken away. Later, Cordelia follows her owner, carrying purchases from the market, until a vision causes her to fall and drop everything. She reveals she saw a villager being attacked by a Drokken in her vision, and a crowd draws, declaring her cursed. Cordelia is brought before Constable Narwek and explains she has precognitive visions. Precognition (from the Latin præ- “prior to” + cognitio “a getting to know” denotes a form of Extrasensory perception where in a person is said to perceive

Angel pulls his car up to the gate of a movie studio lot, following the Host's information that it is a psychic hot spot. Although Gunn had earlier stated that George's death made him realize he's needed in this dimension, Angel's depressing phone message persuades him to join the mission. Wesley reads from the book, and with final good-byes to L. A. , Angel drives his car through the portal. The book falls onto the sidewalk as the car vanishes. As the car arrives in daytime Pylea, Angel rushes to cover himself before realizing the two suns are not fatal to vampires. Happy and amazed, Angel goes off to gather branches to hide the car while enjoying the rare opportunity to be in sunlight. After covering the car, the guys realize that the book is gone and that they'll have to find another way to get back home. In town, the Host advises that they stay to the shadows, as humans are treated as slaves. The Host tries to get help from an old friend but is met with bad reception. Chased by villagers, the gang is eventually caught and tied up in the middle of town.

After the Constable arrives, the Host is taken away for questioning while the rest are chained in a dungeon until they are sentenced. In the dungeon, the guys brainstorm for escape plans and then with his vampire hearing, Angel overhears a conversation about Cordelia and her "sight. " Guards bring Angel, Gunn, and Wesley to the Constable, who announces they will all be killed. For their death sentence, they are brought before the Princess of Pylea. . . Cordelia.

Production details

Production designer Stuart Blatt says the Angel location department had found a movie ranch with a standing set for a "Tijuana town," which they dressed for the Boxer Rebellion scenes of "Darla" and used again for the village of Pylea. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U " Darla " is episode 7 of season 2 in the television show Angel. He says, "it just so happens that the Chinese province town which looked a lot like Mexico also happens to look a lot like England, or Pylea or any other medieval pseudo Euro-space, alternative dimension with two suns kind of world". The set designers added timbers to the existing clay buildings, put thatching on the roofs, and created stalls for merchants and vendors. Blatt says their animal wranglers brought in "medieval chickens and goats and pigs and yaks" and old chariots were reconstructed to create the vehicles. ^[1]

The scene in which Angel opens the portal to Pylea was shot outside Paramount Pictures, where the series is filmed. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. ^[2]

Writing

Despite fan speculation that the Pylea episodes were due to Julie Benz being unavailable for the conclusion of the Darla storyline, writer Tim Minear says the writers decided they were "weary of the Darla drama" and wanted the finale to be something "totally unexpected" instead. Julie Benz (born May 1 1972 is an American actress For her role as Rita Bennett on Dexter, Benz won the 2006 Satellite Award for Actress Tim Minear (born October 29 1963 is an American screenwriter and director ^[3] Julie Benz confirmed that she left because the writers had "played out the storyline as much as possible. "^[4]

Acting

Main cast

• David Boreanaz as Angel
• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
• Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
• J. August Richards as Charles Gunn

Guest stars

• Andy Hallett as Lorne
• Amy Acker as Winifred Burkle
• Susan Blommaert as Vakma
• Persia White as Agnes 'Aggie' Belfleur
• Daniel Dae Kim as Gavin Park
• Michael Phenicie as Silas

Co-stars

• Brian Tahash as Constable
• William Newman as Old Demon Man
• Drew Wicks as Blix

Cultural references

• Over the Rainbow: The episode's title is a reference to the famous song written for The Wizard of Oz. David Paul Boreanaz (born May 16, 1969) is an American film and television actor Angel is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the Television programs Buffy the Vampire Charisma Lee Carpenter (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress Cordelia Chase (born January 1981, in Sunnydale, California, Alexis Denisof (born February 25 1966, Salisbury Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price When Faith goes rogue after accidentally killing a human being the Scooby Gang neglect to inform Wesley and Jaime Augusto Richards III (born August 28, 1973 in Washington D Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult Television series Andy Hallett (born 4 August 1975) is an American singer and actor best known for playing the part of Lorne ('The Host' in the television series Krevlornswath "Lorne" of the Deathwok Clan, also known as The Host, is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the Television Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. Winifred "Fred" Burkle is a Fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan for the cult Television series Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1976) is an American actress and Musician. Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series This article features minor Fictional characters who appear as guest stars on the cult Television program Angel, ordered alphabetically Brian Tahash is an actor who has mostly made minor appearances in several television shows and movies " Over the Rainbow " (sometimes mistakenly known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a Song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s

Music

• Robert Kral - "Welcome to Pylea"
• Robert Kral - "Cordy meets Fred"
• Robert Kral - "Princess Cordelia"
• Robert Kral - "Castle Attack"

Translations

• German title: "Gefangene der Dimension" ("Captive of the dimension")
• Italian title: "Ritorno a Pylea" ("Back to Pylea")
• Spanish title: "Otra dimensión" ("Another dimension")

Reception and reviews

The "Pylea" arc, which begins with this episode and concludes with the season finale, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb", appears ninth on Slayage. Robert J Kral is an Australian film and Television composer He is best known for scoring the TV series Angel (the spin-off of Buffy Robert J Kral is an Australian film and Television composer He is best known for scoring the TV series Angel (the spin-off of Buffy Robert J Kral is an Australian film and Television composer He is best known for scoring the TV series Angel (the spin-off of Buffy Robert J Kral is an Australian film and Television composer He is best known for scoring the TV series Angel (the spin-off of Buffy The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. " There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb " is episode 22 of season 2 of the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network com's list of the top 10 episodes of Angel. ^[5] Charisma Carpenter was praised for demonstrating "true strength as a comedic actress. "^[6] However, UGO Networks felt that the episodes were "something of a disappointment" because the "Dungeons & Dragons style world" of Pylea broke the dark tone that had been established. UGO Entertainment is a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment targeting males age 18-34 Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by ^[7]

References

External links

• "Over the Rainbow" at the Internet Movie Database

See also

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