The Ring S1 E16 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast – Angel)

The Ring S1 E16 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast – Angel)

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

April 6, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 8

About this episode

This episode discusses the themes and character developments in The Ring, S1 E16 of Angel.

In The Ring ( S1 E16 of Angel) , a missing person case leads to Angel being enslaved by gamblers running a gladiator-like boxing ring of demons. Along with the recap of The Ring , this podcast episode focuses on: (1) themes of found family and leadership; (2) foreshadowing twists; (3) Cordelia and Wesley grow – separately and together; and (4) the episode rating from 0 to 10. Try The Awakening (Book 1) by Lisa M. Lilly 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/ Read the Buffy and the Art of Story books: https://lisalilly.com/buffy/ About Lisa M. Lilly In addition to hosting the Buffy and the Art of Story podcast, Lisa M. Lilly is the author of the bestselling four-book Awakening supernatural thriller series as well as numerous short stories. She is currently writing the latest novel in her Q.C. Davis…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa M. Lilly

Topics covered

  • found family
  • leadership
  • foreshadowing
  • character growth
  • episode rating

Keywords

  • Angel
  • The Ring
  • found family
  • leadership
  • Cordelia
  • Wesley
  • episode rating
  • Buffy
  • Lisa M. Lilly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Buffy and the Art of Story, Lisa M. Lilly

Books & works: The Ring, Angel, The Awakening

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