I really found this moving - it's the whole baby thing - despite the fact that I can't stand Darla.
Hated the bit with the baby in the rain, even though I knew it was all trick photography. How stupid is that?!
Brill episode though. I can't wait for next week.
What would Buffy say?

Hehe, the 'Tim Reaper' (Tim Minear, also responsible for killing off Doyle, Kate's dad, Denver & Merle) strikes again.

A truly stunning episode. It starts off slowly, but the last few scenes are incredible. Top performance from Julie Benz and, well, all round really.

Holtz acquires the menace I thought he lacked previously - 'I swore I would show no mercy; and I won't' The parallels between what Angelus and Darla did to his family really bring home his desire for revenge, can't wait to see how that all pans out.

Oh, I've gotta ask: I watched a downloaded version, but I know Sky don't show it in widescreen. How did that work, particularly in the Angel/Darla rooftop scene?

A really good episode. Fred can certainly sum everything in a sentance.
This was good drama,pacy,edge of the seat stuff.

Oh. My. God.!

What an episode!..

I must admit i laughed when Darla told the gang that she didn't breathe.. and then she started to talk to herself!.. i mean... lol!!

It was just an outstanding episode .. never a dull moment.. my heart ached for Darla when she admitted to Angel that she loved the child that she was carrying and didn't want to return to her evil ways once the babe had arrived.. the baby's soul seemed to infect her (for want of a better description) and her baby was the only thing she'd ever loved...

Not to sound too maudlin here, but the scene between Angel and Darla in Lorne's bedroom, when she realised that her baby was dying inside her, really struck a chord with me, probably because i went through something similar... i related to that a lot...

I knew what Darla was going to do, (spoiler groupie that i am ) but actually seeing it didn't lessen the shock of it... she made the ultimate sacrifice for her child.. possibly the only selfless act she's committed. But those last ten minutes were awesome television.. The baby lying there in the rain, the way he was picked up by his father and the way he held him so protectively whilst facing down Holtz's crossbow... amazing... and i got a shiver down my spine at Holtz's final words...

Oh, and the baby lying in the rain... yep, clever computer techie stuff and an animatronic (or whatever) baby, but the prophecy foretold that something like this would happen when the sky opened and the heavens wept (to hugely paraphrase it) and it added a lot to the drama of the episode.

Utterly compelling stuff... counting the days til next week's episode

I can't believed they've killed off Darla. She's one of my favorites Nobody else seems to bothered by it perhaps you all knew I've been avoiding spoilers this season and although I guessed she was going to die half way through the ep, I still can't believe that there's going to be no more Darla.

It makes me wonder if they will ever bring Dru back now.

Great ep, but am I the only one confused by the last part, where Holtz lowers his crossbow and Angel appears to walk past him, i.e. away from the demons and the car, yet in the next shot is walking towards the demons and the car?

Yeah, i noticed that too... strange..

The bit you didn't see was Angel looking up, saying "Oh *!@*$!*", turning round and heading in the other direction

Probably Sky One getting snip happy again.

Great ep-8.5/10

I loved this episode. I had been looking forward to it all week!

I really fel for Lorne...is Caritas ever going to get back up and running? I thought that the end bit with Darla was very moving. I loved Julie Benz in the episode...it was a really good performance (I too like the bit in the car; 'I DON'T BREATHE!' - Very funny !)

All round good episdoe...roll on next week !

What more can I add but truly great ep

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