Darla (episode)

Angel tries to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart, as she begins suffering from the guilt of her demonic past and staying around Lindsey, who has feelings for her.

Meanwhile, the origins of Darla are shown in a flashback to 1609 Colonial Virginia which shows Darla as a syphilis-stricken prostitute who gets bitten and transformed into a vampire by the demonic Master. Then in 1760 England, Darla decided to leave the Master's domain to be with Angelus. Later in 1880 England; Angelus, Darla, and Drusilla first met Spike, a failed poet named William. Drusilla sired him into a vampire and he was welcomed into their group. Then in 1898 Romania; Darla, Spike, and Drusilla decimated a Gypsy camp in retaliation for them cursing Angel with a human soul, leading to the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China, while Spike was killing his first Slayer, Darla tried to bring back Angel into their group by tempting him to kill again.