Life of the Party

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Life of the Party is the fifth episode of the fifth season of Angel and the ninety-third episode overall. Written by Ben Edlund and directed by Bill L. Norton, it was originally broadcast on October 29, 2003 on the WB network.

As Halloween approaches, Lorne throws a Halloween party for all the firm's clients and employees . During the gathering, Lorne's timely advice to his friends starts happening literally, causing mischief. The events lead to more trouble when Lorne's empathic subconscious begins manifesting itself in a hulking demon.

Synopsis

As Halloween approaches, Lorne throws a Halloween party for all the firm’s clients and employees and even gets a reluctant Angel to invite a powerful demon lord, named Archduke Sebassis, to the party. During the gathering, Lorne's timely advice to his friends starts happening literally. Fred and Wesley get drunk after Lorne tells them that their problem is that they're sober, and should be three-sheets to the wind already. Gunn embarrassingly begins relieving himself around the building after Lorne tells him to mark his territory. Angel and Eve have sex after Lorne tells them to get a room due to the sexual tension he could sense. Finally Spike begins enjoying himself on the dance floor listening to the music, and becomes overly happy and agreeable once Lorne tells him to be a little more positive.

There is more trouble when Lorne's sleep deprivation causes his empathic subconscious to manifest itself as a hulking demon. The deprivation itself was the result of Lorne having Wolfram and Hart remove his ability to sleep entirely. Lorne's subconscious causes much violence before the gang restores Lorne's sleep which neutralizes the manifestation.

The chaos and destruction has a positive side however; most of Wolfram and Hart's employees feel that it made the party much better.

Cast

Starring

Guest Starring

Co Starring

Michael Maize as Artode
Jim Blanchette as Devlin
T.J. Thyne as Employee #1
Ryan Alvarez as Pee Pee Demon

Background Information

thumb|300px|right|Life of the Party - TV Promo

Other

During the party montage following Artode's untimely demise in the bathroom stall, a green demon can be seen on the dance floor wearing the same tunic worn by El Eliminati in Bad Girls.

While searching for Lorne's sleep, Fred comes across Madeline from accounting's "ennui" which basically means her boredom or listlessness.
Lorne finds Angel hiding from the party in his office, watching a hockey game. Actor David Boreanaz is a real-life Philadelphia Flyers fan.
The changes caused by Lorne's increased empath abilities have a similar effect to the spell cast by Willow in Season Four's Something Blue.

Quotes

Lorne - "Stop it! Stop killing! Listen to me, Me! (his hulking alter ego knocks him down) Wow, I must really hate myself."

Wesley - "Lorne's sleep should be in here... somewhere."
Fred - "Lorne's sleep. Looking for Lorne's sleep. You know, I think we have pretty interesting lives."
Wesley - "I'd say that's true, given the average—"
Fred - "And I'm having such a good time right now. We should do stuff like this more often. You know, just hang out like we used to. Friend stuff."
Wesley - "Absolutely. Frankly, I always— I always thought we'd be better friends than we are."
Fred - "Oh, we should be. Let's be better friends than we are right now." [hugs Wes with enthusiasm, smiling and giggling]
Wesley - "Great."
Fred - "You know, share stuff, talk to each other, tell each other what we're thinking."
Wesley - "Yes, that would be—I would—"
Fred - "It would be nice. We could be confidantes. Confiding confidentially."