  "you're welcome" is the twelfth episode of season five of the television show angel. written and directed by david fury, it is the 100th episode of the series, and originally broadcast on february 4, 2004 on the wb network. in "you're welcome", former series regular charisma carpenter returns as a guest star, when the character of cordelia chase miraculously awakens from her coma. it is her duty to put angel, who has recently been feeling ineffective at fighting the powers of darkness, back on the right path. meanwhile, angel's old enemy lindsey mcdonald has resurfaced and is plotting revenge. the episode features the death and final onscreen appearance of cordelia. the episode was written to reinforce the show's earlier themes, and examine the evolution of the characters in the show's one hundred episodes. sarah michelle gellar was originally scripted to return as buffy summers, but when she could not appear, it instead focused on rounding off the character of cordelia. the episode proved generally popular with critics, who praised charisma carpenter's final performance as cordelia and the sense of resolution for the character. ==plot== in a hospital room, cordelia jolts out of her coma after experiencing a vision of the symbols painted on eve's apartment door and tattooed on lindsey's (christian kane) chest. angel elaborates on his decision to resign from his position of ceo of wolfram & hart's l.a. office, saying instead of ridding the world of evil, they are now negotiating with, or for, evil. as gunn argues that quitting may incur dire consequences, he is interrupted by a phone call from the hospital, with the news that cordelia has awoken from her coma. angel and wesley arrive at cordelia's hospital room and see a woman's body lying in bed, partially covered by drapes (head not visible), who they assume is cordelia. when angel calls out her name, cordelia suddenly appears from the opposite side of the room saying, "yep, that chick's in rough shape. you'd think they'd give m
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