Whichever the show was with the actress, who drugged Angel. Wesley was already there, right?
'The Girl in Question'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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1x17, Eternity. Though, as Wesley said:
Angel, you must listen to me. What you're experiencing is not genuine. You've been fed a drug. It's simulating bliss. All that you're feeling is really just chemical suggestion."
So, in his mind, I expect that flash was merely Angelus Lite.
Yeah, I thought it was fairly well established that that WASN'T actually Angelus, any more than if I took a lot (I mean, a lot a lot) of acid and thought I was a wizard from Middle Earth, I'd actually be able to do spells.
Oh...that explains your e, Gandalfe.
It was Angelus, alright. But he wasn't at full strength. The drug knocked out the conscious mind of Angel and let Angelus take over the body to a great degree.
Oh...that explains your e, Gandalfe.
Exactly. Lots of acid coupled with a long walk in a spoooooooky canyon.
It was Angelus, alright. But he wasn't at full strength. The drug knocked out the conscious mind of Angel and let Angelus take over the body to a great degree.
That's not exactly what canon tells us.
I don't think it was established that it wasn't Angelus, only that it was temporary. DruggedAngel believed he was Angelus, was looking to do some damage, and had the tools needed to do that damage.
It was Angelus, alright. But he wasn't at full strength. The drug knocked out the conscious mind of Angel and let Angelus take over the body to a great degree.
Does that mean then that whenever Angel is asleep, it's really Angelus?
I don't think it was established that it wasn't Angelus, only that it was temporary.
Between what was said in the aired show, and what we seen in the script that I can't remember if it aired or not, the strong impression given is that it was simulated Angelus.