Doyle - The sad passing of Glen Quinn

[Rogue_demonhunter]

Many of you may know that actor Glen Quinn passed away on the 3rd December 2002.

He will be better known to us through his roles on sitcom Roseanne and of course Angel with his role as fan favourite Doyle.

Without a doubt i think everything that Angel is doing now all started with Doyle. Without him I really cant have seen it getting past that tricky first season.

He was an amazing character and one that we all hoped would come back one day, sadly that aint going to be the case.

Our thoughts go out to his family at this difficult time.



The site will finally be updated this weekend as I am making special Doyle images. So until then...

"Is that it? Am I done?"

[Mephisto]

An extremely sad time for fans of Angel, Doyle and Glen Quinn.

It was quite shocking to hear of his death at the age of 32, a time when he should have been at his peak. My heart goes out to all those who knew him and have been touched by his life.

It seems slightly wrong to discuss his death but I believe that if certain rumours are proven correct it answers a large question for fans of 'Angel'. A police statement suggested a drug overdose.

I believe this is probably the reason for his exit from 'Angel' during season 1.

Doyle was easily the best character in the first season of Angel, Glen Quinn played him so well-with such warmth, humour and conviction that it seamed crazy to have the character killed so early on. Indeed most fans were pining for the return of Doyle, right up until the news of his parting recently, over three years since his last appearance.
The creators of B+A are clearly in tune with their audience, any particularly liked or disliked character is almost always seen again, whether in specially created cameos-Clem, Skip etc or are incorporated into the fabric of the show for at least a short while as a major player-Spike, Anya, Lorne, Gru etc. Why then no Doyle?

The only character in my eyes that rivals the kind of interest Spike generates in the buffyverse was Doyle.

It now seems kind of obvious that if the rumours are true this was the reason for his exit rather than any 'similarities between the Doyle character and Angel' as was espoused by Joss and David Greenwhalt.

Sorry for my rambling and conjecture but it is a sad time and I feel the need to be forthcoming with my opinions. If I have offended anybody by suggesting drugs or you feel like I have said anything offensive I apologise.