soul purpose
Season 5 Episode 10
Episode aired january 21, 2004
Plot
lindsey mcdonald approaches spike, introducing himself as doyle and telling him that the powers that be have selected spike to be their new champion now that angel is working for wolfram and hart. meanwhile, angel has been infected by a parasite and slips into a series of feverish hallucinations in which his destiny as champion has been claimed by spike.
Behind the Scenes
david boreanaz had just had knee surgery when shooting began. as a consequence angel spends most of the episode sitting or lying down.
