Darla (Angel episode)

"**Darla**"
"Darla"
Angel episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 7
Directed by	Tim Minear
Written by	Tim Minear
Production code	2ADH07
Original air date	November 14, 2000
Guest appearances
	Sam Anderson as Holland Manners; Julie Benz as Darla; Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald; Juliet Landau as Drusilla; James Marsters as William; Mark Metcalf as The Master; Zitto Kazann as Gypsy Man; Lin Oeding as Chinese Boxer; Bart Petty as Security Guard;
Episode chronology
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"Darla" is the 7th episode of the second season of the American television series Angel. Written and directed by Tim Minear, it was originally broadcast on November 14, 2000, on the WB television network. In this episode, Angel tries to rescue Darla from the clutches of Wolfram & Hart and Lindsey's affections, as she suffers guilt of her demonic past. Flashbacks show Darla as a syphilis-stricken prostitute being transformed into a vampire by the demonic Master, her retaliation when the Gypsies cursed Angelus with a soul, and the Boxer Rebellion in China.