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   before Angel headed back to L.A. However, this episode effectively severed   
   ties between the characters for a while, and Gellar would never again have a   
   proper appearance on Angel.   
      
      
   Fool For Love/Darla   
      
   The seventh episodes of Buffy season 5 and Angel season 2 showed events from   
   two very different perspectives. Spike recounted his history to Buffy, who   
   was shaken after nearly being killed by an ordinary vampire. Ever the   
   unreliable narrator, he explained his transformation at the hands of   
   Drusilla, as well as his brutal slaying of Buffy's predecessors. Just as   
   “Fool for Love” served as an origin story for Spike, “Darla” revealed   
   the   
   backstory of Angel’s sire. After being staked by Angel in season 1 of Buffy   
   the Vampire Slayer, Darla had been resurrected by Wolfram & Hart in Angel's   
   season 1 finale.   
      
   Season 2 revealed the villainous law firm had brought her back as a human.   
   "Darla" greatly expanded on the character, who was sired by the Master, and   
   followed her relationship with Angel from the time she made him up until the   
   couples’ contentious end. The real crossover was the events of the Boxer   
   Rebellion. Through Spike’s eyes, Angelus didn't quite seem like himself, but   
   Darla’s perspective revealed the vampire had already been cursed with a soul   
   and was horrified by the events unfolding around him. Needless to say, Spike   
   had much fonder memories of the time period than Darla.   
      
      
   The Trial/Reunion/Redefinition/Crush   
      
   This crossover very technically begins with Angel season 2, episode 9, “The   
   Trial”, as Angel fought to save the life of an ailing Darla. He succeeded in   
   his task, but things didn't work out as intended. So, Wolfram & Hart brought   
   in Drusilla (in her first present tense appearance on the show) to make   
   Darla a vampire once more. The following episode saw the two women   
   terrorizing Los Angeles and proved that Angel had a breaking point, as he   
   let them go to town on a wine cellar full of Wolfram & Hart employees. He   
   then proceeded to fire his entire team, who would never accept what he'd   
   done.   
      
   The vampire with a soul was in a dark place by season 2, episode 11,   
   "Redefinition". He set his sights on taking down Darla and Dru, and by   
   episode’s end had literally set them on fire. A wounded Drusilla returned to   
   Sunnydale in Buffy season 5, episode 14, “Crush”, hoping to reunite with   
   Spike. Of course, things had changed: Spike had a chip in his head and also   
   was madly in love with Buffy. This installment was the final nail in the   
   coffin for fans still shipping Spike and Dru, as Spike chose Buffy’s life in   
   the end, not that it made a difference to the slayer, who was understandably   
   disgusted by the entire situation. This served as the last major crossover   
   event until Buffy's final season.   
      
      
   Salvage/Release/Orpheus   
      
   This crossover technically begins with Angel season 4, episode 13,   
   “Salvage”,   
   in which Faith was attacked in prison by a woman wielding the same type of   
   knife being used by the Bringers to kill potential slayers in Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer. She survived, but Wesley convinced her to break out and help   
   him capture Angelus, who was brought forth on purpose for complicated and   
   somewhat ridiculous reasons. Faith would be the only person who truly   
   understood why the mission needed to be capture rather than kill. After a   
   vicious battle in "Release" that left the slayer in a drug-induced coma,   
   Angelus was put back in his cage. However, his soul, which was ostensibly   
   being safely stored, had gone missing.   
      
   If Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 17, “Lies My Parents Told Me”   
   had aired before Angel season 4, episode 15, “Orpheus”, it would make more   
   sense chronologically. The only real crossover moment was Andrew answering a   
   call from someone named Fred, who was looking for Willow. Angel fans would   
   recognize this as Amy Acker’s character calling the one living person who   
   had re-ensouled Angelus previously. Willow headed to L.A.; seeing Alyson   
   Hannigan interact onscreen with her real-life husband, Alexis Denisof, was a   
   highlight of the episode. After some struggle, Willow saved Angel and then   
   brought Faith back to Sunnydale to help the Scoobies fight The First.   
      
      
   Home/End Of Days/Chosen   
      
   Angel’s season 4 finale has mere moments devoted to this crossover, but the   
   show’s contribution was pivotal to Buffy’s series finale. An expired Lila   
   Morgan gave Angel an amulet because Wolfram & Hart had their own apocalypse   
   planned. Angel showed up in Sunnydale at the end of Buffy the Vampire   
   Slayer’s   
   penultimate episode, “End of Days”. His brief, but memorable appearance   
   continued in “Chosen”, in which he gave Buffy the amulet, discovered her   
   relationship with Spike, and got the now-famous "cookie dough" speech. Buffy   
   gave Spike the amulet, which wound up being the very thing that enabled the   
   Scooby Gang to defeat The First. Spike sacrificed himself in the process,   
   but oddly, The WB had already chosen to announce that Marsters would be   
   heading over to Angel for season 5, which somewhat lessened the impact.   
      
      
   More Minor Crossovers Between Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Angel   
      
      
   Freshman/City Of   
      
   The first crossover between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel was this   
   slight nod to their shared universe. Buffy received a phone call in the   
   season 4 premiere. The caller hung up, but Angel's pilot revealed the call   
   came from the vampire with a soul, who was clearly missing his ex.   
      
      
   Parting Gifts   
      
   After Doyle’s heroic sacrifice in the preceding installment, Angel season 1,   
   episode 10, “Parting Gifts”, reintroduced a familiar face from Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer. A “rogue demon hunter” was working the same case as Angel   
   Investigations, and it happened to be Faith’s former watcher, Wesley   
   Wyndam-Pryce. He would go on to become an integral part of Team Angel, as   
   well as a fan-favorite character.   
      
      
   Blind Date   
      
   The penultimate episode of Angel’s first season featured a very minor   
   crossover. Cordelia called Willow for help hacking some files. Although   
   Willow explained the Scoobies were busy working on encrypted files as well   
   (assumedly Adam’s), this doesn’t actually make sense in terms of both   
   shows’   
   timelines. The call is only shown from Cordy's perspective.   
      
      
   Blood Money   
      
   Angel season 2, episode 12 is a crossover in that it reintroduced Julia Lee’s   
   character, who first showed up as Chantarelle in season 2 of Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer. She returned in season 3, going by Lily and by episode’s end   
   had taken on Buffy’s persona as “Anne”. “Blood Money” revealed she   
   not only   
   kept Buffy’s middle name as her own but had also chosen to help homeless   
   teens. Anne would go on to appear later in the season, as well as in the   
   series finale.   
      
      
   Forever   
      
   After Joyce’s tragic death, Angel went to Sunnydale to comfort Buffy in   
   season 5, episode 17.   
      
   Disharmony   
      
   Thanks to yet another disappointment from Spike in “Crush”, Harmony headed   
   to L.A. in season 2, episode 17, “Disharmony” to catch up with her old pal   
   Cordelia, who still had no idea she was a vampire. This episode also   
   features a hilarious phone call between Cordy and Willow.   
      
      
   There’s No Place Like Plrtz Glrb   
      
   Willow showed up in Angel’s season 2 finale to let Angel know that Buffy had   
   died.   
      
      
   Carpe Noctem/Flooded   
      
   Angel learned of Buffy’s resurrection and gave her a call. What could've   
      
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