The Edge of Darkness

"'Sometimes in order to defeat the darkness, one must embrace the darkness.'" The Edge of Darkness is a story based on the second season of the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, Angel. It is the second installment of the "Slayer" series.

It will soon air on FanFiction.net.

Summary
Brooklyn continues her duties as the Slayer, with the rest of Angel Investigations at her side. However, Wolf'ram & Hart have resurrected someone from Angel's past and soon the team becomes divided. Desperate to protect her city, Brooklyn will do whatever it takes to take down Wolfram & Hart, even if it means embracing the darkness within herself.

Principal Cast

 * David Boreanaz as Angel


 * Dianna Agron as Brooklyn Decker
 * Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
 * Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
 * Amy Jo Jonson as Kacy Andrews
 * Thomas Dekker as Jensen Turner
 * J. August Richards as Charles Gunn

Recurring Cast

 * Andy Hallet as Lorne
 * Christan Kane as Lindsey McDonald
 * Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan
 * Julie Benz as Darla

Special Guest Stars

 * Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane
 * Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg

Misc.

 * This season marks the first where Kacy Andrews, Jensen Turner, and Charles Gunn are upgraded to the Main Cast. The coloring in the opening is as follows:
 * Light Blue: Angel
 * Silver: Brooklyn
 * Green: Cordelia
 * Gold: Wesley
 * Lavender: Kacy
 * White: Jensen
 * Orange: Gunn
 * This season is the first to feature Lorne.
 * The main antagonists of this season were Darla, Drusilla, and Wolfram & Hart.

Continuity

 * This episode takes place a few days after "Happy Anniversary"
 * In this episode, it's established that Brooklyn has already turned eighteen.
 * After discovering the drugs in Brooklyn's bloodstream, Wesley tells the team about the "Tento di Cruciamentum" and calls it "archaic and cruel", which is how Rupert Giles described it in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Behind the Scenes

 * This episode shares some similarities to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season three episode "Helpless", with Brooklyn being drugged to the point of nearly human and must fight a supernatural being without her Slayer powers.