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"Why We Fight" is episode 13 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Sam Lawson, a mysterious man from Angel's past, arrives at Wolfram & Hart and takes Wesley, Fred and Gunn hostage. In a flashback to 1943, it is revealed that Angel was forcibly recruited by the Demon Research Initiative to recover a captured German U-boat with American sailors on board. The ship also has a secret cargo of three vampires: Spike, the Prince of Lies, and Nostroyev, who were kidnapped by a Nazi team. The submarine is damaged, and Lawson, the only surviving engineer, is mortally wounded. In order to save the rest of the crew, Angel makes Lawson a vampire (seemingly the only one he sired since 1898) and forces both Lawson and Spike out of the submarine to swim to shore. Sixty years later, Lawson seeks out Angel for revenge.
Original Release
02/11/2004
US Release
02/11/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Boreanaz | Angel |
James Marsters | Spike |
J. August Richards | Charles Gunn |
Amy Acker | Illyria / Winifred Burkle / Fred Burkle |
Andy Hallett | Lorne |
Alexis Denisof | Wesley Wyndam-Pryce |
Eyal Podell | Sam Lawson |
Lindsey Ginter | Commander Petrie |
Scott Klace | Fury |
Roy Werner | Heinreich |
Directors
Writers
Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight, Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Boreanaz | Angel |
James Marsters | Spike |
J. August Richards | Charles Gunn |
Amy Acker | Illyria / Winifred Burkle / Fred Burkle |
Andy Hallett | Lorne |
Alexis Denisof | Wesley Wyndam-Pryce |
Eyal Podell | Sam Lawson |
Lindsey Ginter | Commander Petrie |
Scott Klace | Fury |
Roy Werner | Heinreich |
Bradley Snedeker | Tyler |
Mikey Day | O'Shea |
Matt Goodwin | Hodge |
Camden Toy | Prince of Lies |
Bart McCarthy | Nostroyev |
Nick Spano | Spinelli |
David Block | Wolfram & Hart Lawyer |
Joel Polis | Captain Franklin |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joss Whedon | Executive Producer |
Jeffrey Bell | Executive Producer |
Gail Berman | Executive Producer |
David Fury | Executive Producer |
Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
Fran Rubel Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Kaz Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Steven S. DeKnight | Producer |
Ben Edlund | Producer |
Kelly A. Manners | Producer |
Skip Schoolnik | Producer |
David Greenwalt | Producer |