Black Orpheus janitor takes him down a large darkened spiral staircase – a reference to the mythical Orpheus' descent into the underworld – to a Macumba ritual, a regional form of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. At the gate, there is a dog named Cerberus, after the three-headed dog of Hades in Greek mythology. During the ritual, the janitor tells Orfeu to call to his beloved by singing. The spirit of Eurydice inhabits the body of an old woman and speaks to him. Orfeu wants to gaze upon her, but Eurydice begs him not to lest he lose her forever. When he turns
Orpheus (Angel) work," he said. "My girl is here... really all I want to do is run over and give her a hug." Terrence points out in the donut shop scene with Angel and Faith that, "The gunman here is actually Eliza's brother Nate." Charisma Carpenter is genuinely pregnant in this episode, and has been since Cordelia's return from the "higher plane". The title refers to the Greek myth of Orpheus. A legendary musician, Orpheus followed his dead wife into the Underworld to beg for her return. Asked how prison has changed the angry, aggressive Faith, Eliza Dushku says, "How would prison