Angel is still haunted by flashbacks of his 150-year love affair with Darla and has Gunn help track her down, but he soon discovers that he is faced with an impossible choice: watch her die from a terminal illness or use his dark powers to turn her back into a vampire and give her eternal life.

one very fantastic slo mo entrance ............ ahhhh the return of dru (even if for a :fear: reason) ... bad lyndsay :lol:

the trials are great but to end up being refused a second chance because she already a second chance <_<

the flashback about holtz are interesting

darla trying to be turned by an average (lame) vamp ... :shifty:

darla finally accepting her fate just when dru arrived :tear:

a great episode

This always reminded me a bit of 'The Avengers' as there were sometimes bizarre fiendish 'trials' they would be put through in some devilish village. Usually Emma Peel would end up being trussed up in a bondage leaning fantasy while Steed would have to ride in to rescue her. Clearly this does not exactly equate to The Trial but the similarity always seemed striking to me. I wonder if this was some sort of homage.

As prophecy girl comments a great episode if not quite one of the best. Putting Angel through all of that but having to accept that there was nothing that could be done is somehow unsatisfying though I suppose it does 'force' the events in a certain direction. 8/10. sk

:tear: Very sad episode

Strange how Angel is willing to sacrifice himself for Darla when he wouldn't opt for humanity to be with Buffy :blink:

Ah poor Darla :tear: :cry:

I'm really enjoying this season because i love all the darla and angel interaction in the episodes. I loved the way Angel would die to try and save Darla even after everything she did to him. Darla starting to act human finally :thumbsup:
It's a pity Darla can't be saved. But yay for Dru, i always love her returns,creepy ending though. :fear: