Fan Forum - View Single Post - Cordelia Chase/Charisma Carpenter Appreciation #61: "I know my purpose in this world and it includes the visions."

straws · 09-22-2017, 04:55 PM

Cordelia moved to L.A. to follow her dreams of becoming a famous actress,
but it proved a lot more difficult than she had thought. Cordelia went through
months of rejection and slowly became more and more dejected as she
realized how alone she was. Fate intervened, however, when she ran in Angel
and he later rescued her from a vampire. Still pursuing her dreams of stardom,
Cordelia ‘temporarily’ joined forces with Angel and his new companion, Doyle,
in his quest for redemption.

Cordelia kept Angel on track as they helped the helpless and picked up
straight where she left off in Sunnydale as she continued to grow into a warrior.
She also developed romantic feelings for Doyle, despite her best efforts not too.
Even when she found out that he was part demon, she was willing to give
him a chance – but it just wasn’t to be. Doyle sacrificed himself to save
the lives of others, but his decision would set Cordelia on her path to
becoming a true champion.

When Doyle kissed Cordelia, he transferred his visions to her. Cordelia was
furious at first, but soon realized that she would always have a part of
Doyle with her. She was now Angel’s connection to the Powers That Be, as her
involvement in Angel’s redemption continued to develop. Wesley also joined
their team and the three of them became like family.

After Cordelia was infected by a demon and drove nearly insane with the visions,
she realized how much pain was out there and became determined to help
everyone that needed it. She quickly turned her attentions to Gunn, who clearly
needed the kind of help that could only come from their little group,
and it wasn’t long before he joined their team too.

Cordelia found herself at a crossroads when Angel, driven to despair
by Wolfram and Hart, fired her and the others. The three realized that their
purposes were not tied to Angel, and that they could continue to protect the
innocent without him. They banded together to reform Angel Investigations,
even though it was a tough time for them. Angel eventually came to his
senses and Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn slowly began to trust him again,
knowing what an asset he would be for their mission.

As Cordelia became more dedicated to her mission with Angel, she realized
that she would have to let go of her dreams of becoming an actress.
After one abusive director too many, Cordelia hit rock bottom and realized
that she would probably never get from acting the feeling that she craved.
Evidently, she belonged elsewhere…

When sucked into the hell dimension Pylea, Cordelia went from
slave to princess and when she realized that the priests ruling the land were evil,
she resolved to bring them down. Despite their threats and efforts to silence her,
she succeeded in ending their evil reign and set a lot of people free.
Making a difference like that proved to be just what Cordelia needed
after she had been beginning to question her place in the world.
After the liberation, however, Cordelia knew that she couldn’t stay
and took her newfound confidence and purpose back to L.A. with her.

Having saved Fred from Pylea, she quickly became one of the gang and the
bonds they all shared continued to grow deeper. Lorne joined forces
with them more and more often too, and when Angel had a son,
Connor, the group seemed tighter than ever.