the breaking stage, is when Kate goes through Angel to stake Penn. Minear calls this "the perfect moment. Because it's Angel opening himself up and actually sort of taking responsibility in a visceral movie kind of way for this horrible thing that he's done." References External links Angel (season 1) episodes 2000 American television episodes Television episodes about telepathy Television episodes about nightmares Television episodes set in Ireland Television episodes about serial killers Television episodes written by Tim Minear