There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb

Infobox Television episode


Title=There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb
Series=Angel
Season=2
Episode=22
Airdate=May 22 2001
Production=2ADH22
Writer=David Greenwalt
Director=David Greenwalt
Guests=Alyson Hannigan
(Willow)
Andy Hallett
(Lorne)
Amy Acker
(Fred)
Brody Hutzler
(Landok)
Mark Lutz
(Groosalugg)
Michael Phenicie
(Silas)
Tom McCleister
(Elder)
Lee Reherman
(Captain)
Prev=Through the Looking Glass
Next=Heartthrob

"There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" is episode 22 of season 2 of the television show "Angel", originally broadcast on the WB network. As the Season Two finale begins, the group is still stranded in Pylea. Lorne has been beheaded by the priests, but is alive as long as his body is intact; he and Cordelia - crowned princess of Pylea due to her precognitive visions - try to escape the castle. Angel struggles to regain his humanity after his experience with his true demon form while Wesley and Gunn lead the human rebels in a revolt against the demon ruling class.

See also List of Angel (series) episodes.

Plot

Cordelia cries over the severed head of Lorne, until his eyes open. She screams loudly, but Lorne calms her, explaining that Pyleans can survive decapitation if the rest of the body remains intact. Silas is pleased to hear that Cordelia is angry and plans to have his guards get the heads of Wesley and Gunn to add to the Princess's collection. Silas tells the captain of the guards to go after the humans and to kill the "bloodsucker" Angel. After talking with one of the servants about these other cows running free, Silas blows up the cow's head with a handheld device. He has a similar, but larger machine that can take care of all the cows. Wesley and Gunn wait to have their heads chopped off by the rebels. Before it can happen, guards attack the camp. After the battle, Gunn and Wesley convince the rebels that they are not enemies. Freed, they discuss their plans to find Angel and get home. Wesley offers suggestions for attacking the castle and unintentionally becomes their leader.

Angel wakes to a pseudo-oatmeal breakfast made by Fred at her cave. Angel and Fred discuss the words she's written on the walls of the caves, and Angel suspects she's unknowingly been opening the portals in Pylea. They are attacked by castle guards; Angel is speared repeatedly but fights off the demon change until Fred knocks the captain out with a rock. Fred takes care of Angel's wounds while the captain sits in the corner, tied up. The captain tells of plans to kill Cordelia after she mates with the Groosalugg, and that Lorne is already dead. Angel goes to find his friends, and Fred goes with him to lead the way.

At the castle, Cordelia summons a servant to show her to the mutilation chamber, where Lorne's body is, but the servant cannot. Instead, Cordelia requests the girl's clothes. Disguised as a servant, Cordelia makes her way into the mutilation chamber and finds body parts strewn about wearing Lorne's clothes. Groosalugg shows up and says he hid Lorne's body and put the clothes on another body to fool the guards. Lorne's body is waiting with his family to be reattached. Groosalugg reveals to Cordelia that during their mating, he would take her visions from her. Cordelia explains that she likes her visions and she doesn't want to give them up.

Angel and Fred arrive at the rebel camp, offering their assistance to the efforts. Landok arrives with Lorne's head in a large basket, explaining that he was bringing it home to the body. Later, Wesley tells Angel he must challenge and kill the Groosalugg. Angel explains that the reason he fired the gang months ago was because he felt the darkness rising in him and he didn't want them to witness it. The demon he changes into is the darkness personified and he's afraid to change into because he doesn't think he can come back to human after it. Wesley has confidence that he can; he's strong enough to do whatever is necessary. Everyone disperses from the camp to prepare for the attack. Angel plants a torch in the ground and calls out to the Groosalugg for battle. Silas, who had been demanding that Cordelia get on with the "com-shuk" drags the Groosalugg outside to face Angel, lying to him about Angel to make him angry. Led by Wesley and Gunn, the rebels attack, many of whom get killed in the process. Silas attacks Cordelia, blaming her for all the problems of their land, but she decapitates him just before he triggers the device to kill all human slaves. Groosalugg and Angel fight, Angel struggling to stay human. Cordelia stops the fight by confessing her love to the Groosalugg.

The next day, Lorne, his head reattached, says goodbye to his family. Lorne is glad he came back to find out he doesn't belong; as they walk away, he starts to sing. Cordelia's last act as princess is to make a new law abolishing slavery, after which she appoints Groosalugg the ruler of Pylea. With Fred's help, they all return home to LA as Angel's car lands in the middle of Caritas. Far happier than they were before they left, the gang return to the hotel. However, when Angel opens the door he finds Willow waiting for them. Her look tells them it's bad news and he knows, "It's Buffy."

Acting

Main cast

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

pecial guest star

*Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg

Guest stars

*Andy Hallett as Lorne
*Amy Acker as Winifred Burkle
*Brody Hutzler as Landok
*Mark Lutz as The Groosalugg
*Michael Phenicie as Silas
*Tom McCleister as Lorne's Mother
*Lee Reherman as The Captain

Co-stars

*Jamie McShane as Rebel #2
*Adoni Maropis as Rebel Leader
*Danan Pere as Rebel #1
*Alex Nesic as Slave #1
*Andrew Parks as Priest #1
*Whitney Dylan as Serving Wench

Production

To get the effect of Lorne's detached head, Andy Hallett's body was digitally removed from many scenes. In other situations, an animatronic radio-controlled head was used. [Citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/angel/episodes/two/page22.shtml |title= Angel Season Two Episode Guide: There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-02-02 ]

Arc significance

Crossover with "Buffy": The team returns home to the Hyperion to find Willow to reveal that Buffy died in "The Gift". Angel will travel to Sri Lanka to reflect on the tragedy, as seen in the next season's opener.

Cultural references

*The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The episode's title is a play on "there's no place like home", a line from the book by L. Frank Baum.

Translations

*German title: "Home, sweet home" (sic)
*Italian title: "Si torna a casa" ("Going back home")
*Spanish title: "Este no es el Otro Lado Del Portal " ("This is not the Other Side of The Portal")

References

External links

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* [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/Shows/Angel/Stories/Theres-No-Place-Like-Plrtz-Glrb Television Without Pity recap]

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