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9:00am
ET, 15-July-03
McNab
Joins Angel
Joss Whedon, co-creator of The WB's Angel, told
SCI FI Wire that former Buffy the Vampire Slayer
supporting player Mercedes McNab (Harmony) will
join the cast as a recurring player in the upcoming
fifth season, one of many changes coming up. McNab's
Harmony and a second as-yet-uncast new recurring
female character will join James Marsters' Spike
on the show, Whedon added in an interview at The
WB's fall press preview. "Well, Spike and Harmony
do have a history," Whedon said, referring to the
vampire duo's steamy affair on Buffy. "But that
doesn't mean they'll necessarily hook up. It just
means we love Mercedes, and we want to see more
of her."
As for how Marsters' character—who met a fiery end
in the Buffy series finale last May—comes back,
Whedon remained silent. "I can't really give you
much of a hint [as to how Spike will be integrated
into the show], except that badly would be the word,"
Whedon said. "Because he sticks out like a sore
thumb, which is exactly what we always hire him
to do. I see him not fitting in. And that's exactly
what they need right now. Because, although they
all have their separate agendas, to an extent, they're
a team. And when you're a team, you need somebody
to come in and f--k up the team."
In the coming fifth season, Angel will move out
of its hotel set into a swanky, new set representing
the Wolfram & Hart law firm, where Whedon said to
look for West-Wing style camera movements. Whedon
added that big changes are in store for the character
of Charles Gunn, played by J. August Richards—a
transformation that was foreshadowed in last season's
finale. "Yeah, he's going to go through some interesting
changes," Whedon said. "And again, we'll find out
early on what it is, but not exactly what it means.
But, yeah, you know, Gunn is somebody that we felt
was a little underutilized. J.'s an amazing actor.
And we thought Wolfram & Hart would be the perfect
venue to find a new side of him. So we're shaking
it up."
Angel will return to its regular timeslot, Wednesdays
at 9 p.m. ET/PT, in the fall.
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