"Passion" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the fantasy-horror television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).
The episode was written by Ty King and directed by Michael Gershman, who served as the show's cinematographer.
In "Passion", Buffy attempts to protect herself and her close ones from Angelus and his murderous intent as Jenny Calendar continues to search for a spell to restore his soul.
Later that night, Willow discovers that Angelus has been in her room too, leaving behind a sick gift of her dead goldfish hanging from a fishing line.
When Giles finds Jenny working late at the school, he invites her to call at his house when she has finished.
Jenny completes her translation of a ritual's text that, along with the Orb of Thesulah, will restore Angelus' soul.
Giles returns home to find the place decorated in a romantic setting with candles, wine and rose petals.
After the lair at the factory burns down, Angelus lives in a mansion on Crawford Street when he returns from Hell in Season 3's "Faith, Hope & Trick," until he moves to L.A. in "Graduation Day (Part 2).
"[3] Vox ranked it at #12 on their "Every Episode Ranked From Worst to Best" list, calling it "the episode that makes it clear the transformation that occurred in "Innocence" is permanent: Angel really did go evil, and bad things really are going to happen on this show, and they won’t always be reversible.