Angel Takes The Cake Celebrating The 100th Episode
 by Jeff Ritchie

The first to step into CityofAngel’s discussion area was the undeniably charismatic Christian Kane. Dressed in Southern style jeans and boots, he simply exuded a laid back, friendly demeanor. His partially unbuttoned shirt revealed his character’s new runic tattoos on his chest and forearms. Playing Wolfram & Hart’s star lawyer Lindsey McDonald, Christian disappeared from Angel late in the second season and hadn’t been seen since. However, he made his surprising return as Eve’s bedfellow in the final scene of episode eight this season. Like the fans, Christian had no clue he was going to return. “I had no idea. This is really recent. It was like a week before they filmed me for episode eight that I found out. I was in New York doing a film with Queen Latifah that I’m still doing called Taxi. [Joss] called me up and he said, ‘We’ve got an idea for you to come back on the show, what do you think?’ Without hesitation I was like, “Absolutely,” because I love working with him. He’s one of the most, if not the most, brilliant writers that I’ve ever worked with.” Not only delighted to return to Angel, Christian was excited to see his friends again. “Of course I get to go and hang out with my best friend, part of my family, which is Boreanaz. We’ve known each other for seven and a half years and it’s just a coincidence that two really great friends get to work on a show together.”

Christian’s return was one of the most guarded shockers that has aired this season. “We kept it really secretive. I think some stuff leaked out that I was coming back in episode ten, but no one had any idea that I was going to be in eight. Joss had the idea of not putting my name on, no credit, no nothing, and just bringing me in. It was really fun.” His impact on the show was immediately felt with fans across the Internet. “I heard five minutes after the show aired like six messages boards crashed or something. Anytime I can do that and can cause havoc, then right on, that’s just my style,” he said with a laugh. Despite not knowing much about the current direction of his character, Christian is more than happy to throw some wrenches into Angel’s life. “I’m always the big bad. Well, Spike and Angel are good now so they gotta have someone come in and be evil. I have no problem doing it.” So with Lindsey back on the scene, and Spike now a regular, will we see a battle of the bands at Wolfram & Hart? “You’ve got James on here now, and you’ve me. We both have bands and so if we don’t sing on the show together we’re planning on doing a show,” Christian joked.