All-in-all, Angel was a good series, even though it kept reinventing itself each season. The set changes (Angel's original digs, the hotel, Wolfram and Hart), the cast changes, and the character changes (Fred to Ilyria) threw off my equilibrium, sometimes leaving me longing for the security of the previous season.One of the hardest changes for me to take was the death of Doyle, who added so much heart and humor to season one. Even sadder was that the actor who played Doyle, Glenn Quinn, went on to die a tragic death in 2002.
Although I am still wondering why "The Powers That Be" of Angel decided to eliminate Doyle's character (yeah, yeah, so Cordelia could have his visions), I can still celebrate him. Like Buffy's Oz, he was extremely quotable.
How about that creepy episode ('I Fall to Pieces') where the neurosurgeon could detach pieces of his body to stalk women? Doyle's take on that was priceless: "Not a lot of things make me shudder. But this guy? Crawling around under the covers? At least it was just his hands down there.... I wish I hadn't even thought that."
Revisit some of Doyle's greatest quotes. Did your favorite make the list?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-27-2008 @ 3:30PM
hub said...
They got rid of Doyle because of Glenn Quinn's personal problems.
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6-27-2008 @ 4:03PM
Eric J. said...
Which probably translates to "Not showing up for work because he was too drunk/high."
6-27-2008 @ 4:29PM
DanGarion said...
I actually could have swore that I read that his contract for the show was only for the # of episodes that he did and that it was already written in that his character was going to die. But what do I know.
6-27-2008 @ 4:35PM
Blair Mitchelmore said...
They didn't get rid of him for his personal problems. His character was designed to be killed off. Joss Whedon wanted to develop a character for a few episodes make you think they'd be one of the immortal "Main Characters" and then kill them off to show you that anyone can die on his shows. He wanted to do the same with the Jesse character on Buffy but he didn't get his way. Luckily, by the time Angel came around he had more clout.
I loved Doyle and was sorry to see him go. In other words, Joss got his way.
6-28-2008 @ 1:54PM
phorbr said...
Doesn't make it any less sad. He was very good. I got hooked on Angel in part because of Doyle. He was funny.Sometimes Angel needed a little comic relief.
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6-27-2008 @ 7:16PM
Laura said...
Doyle was the reason I watched Angel. I tried to watch it after Doyle was killed off but I just didn't like any of the other characters enough to care what happened to them.
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6-28-2008 @ 6:15AM
Doug Nelson said...
Doyle himself was a replacement character, for Whistler.
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6-30-2008 @ 2:14AM
Phish said...
i much prefered wesley anyways!!
especially when he turned dark and kidnapped angel's baby. that was awesome!
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6-30-2008 @ 1:30PM
Usama said...
Although to be precise, the way I see it Wesley kidnapped Angel's kid because he thought he was doing a good thing. Later when Wesley realized what a bone headed move that was and how he hurt those he loved is when he became a darker character. (Add to that Gunn & Fred hooking up)
6-30-2008 @ 9:20AM
laura said...
Glenn died of an overdose, and they had to write him out of the show. He wasnt "let go" and than died. listen to the commentary on "youre welcome"
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6-30-2008 @ 10:00AM
Debra McDuffee said...
The dates just don't match up for this to be true. Doyle was killed off in season 1, episode 9, which aired November 1999. Glenn Quinn passed away in December of 2002.
Were the Angel writers psychic, heh? ;-)