I do know that at the beginning of this next season we address that issue. And [at] the fact that she's in a coma, we find that he's pretty disturbed, but at the same time moving on, and taking control of these [Wolfram and Hart] offices.

He doesn't really understand why he's all of a sudden got control of the kingdom, so there's something that's happening that's really going to be messed up. There's a lot of forces that are happening behind the back. It's just too good to be true.

I do think that the subtext of that will bother him all through the season. Same with his son Connor, he doesn't know what's happening there. No one has any memory about it. I know they're playing with an episode where he comes back, and he doesn't know who I am, which should be interesting.

How will Angel manage without Cordelia?

I have to say it will be very difficult, as far as the character is concerned. [It was] more of an attachment than love, I think. Somebody who [he] could identify with as a warrior, somebody who was very characterful and strong, confident.

Not as truly deep, I think, as love, but Cordelia, for Angel, was a pivotal part of his understanding of having a son, understanding who he is and his place in the world.

That relationship did kick off, but I think there's a misunderstanding between the two of them that's not been resolved. Where else it's going to go I don't know, she's in a coma. Joss Whedon, ha ha ha.

She'll be back.