Expecting S1 E12 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast – Angel)

Expecting S1 E12 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast – Angel)

From Buffy and the Art of Story by Lisa M. Lilly

February 9, 2026 · 1h 9m · Season 8

About this episode

This episode discusses the themes and character dynamics in the Angel episode 'Expecting'.

In Expecting ( S1 E12 of Angel) , Cordelia is eight months pregnant the morning after what she thought was the perfect date and Angel and Wesley strive to protect her. Along with the recap of Expecting , this podcast episode focuses on: (1) the challenges of a group protagonist; (2) themes of found family and jealousy; (3) whether Angel, Cordelia, or Wesley grow; (4) why Expecting is key to the season arc; and (5) the episode rating from 0 to 10. Get The Awakening (Book 1) free at https://lisalilly.com/free/ Download free Story Structure worksheets: https://www.lisalilly.com/worksheets Get more content, including Buffy bonus episodes and access to the self-study course How To Plot Your Novel: From Idea To First Draft , by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/lisamlilly Listen to the Buffy podcast episodes starting from the beginning: https://lisalilly.com/buffy-story-hellmouth/ Try out Lisa M. Lilly’s Q.C. Davis mysteries/crime novels with a free novella: https://LisaLilly.com/no-good-plays/ Get 16% Off Ritual Zero Proof (enter the code BUFFYSTORY at checkout): https://www.ritualzeroproof.com/discount/BUFFYSTORY Read the Buffy and the Art of Story books…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa M. Lilly

Topics covered

  • challenges of a group protagonist
  • found family
  • jealousy
  • character growth
  • season arc significance

Keywords

  • Buffy
  • Angel
  • Expecting
  • Cordelia
  • Wesley
  • character analysis
  • season arc

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Books & works: Expecting, Angel

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