Just found out Andy Hallett died. Lorne was such a great part of Angel; the idea of a karaoke-singing empath demon could have remained a one-episode gag, or at least remained confined to a single season, if Andy Hallett hadn't filled the character with such life, charm, and as the writers used him more and more beyond giving exposition, depth. londonkds points out that Lorne has one of the key moments of the series finale, and it's a great and heartbreaking performance by Andy Hallet. Sorry, Lindsey fans, but it was really Lorne I felt for in that scene. And of course it's impossible to watch and not to think of Lorne in an earlier episode, Spin the Bottle, where at the end we find out he's telling the story to an empty room, and then to understand why he did that. It occurs to me that in many way's, Lorne's voice is the narrative voice of Angel the Series - sometimes whimsical, sometimes cynical, with affection for the characters but also seeing them too clearly to want to stay with them forever. And that voice was given life by Andy Hallett.