Angels at the Altar continues season 4's hot streak of quality episodes. The plot is far from perfect, having the usual holes, but the entertainment value makes up for what's missing. The episode has a strong guest cast, with at least four past guest performers returning to play new roles.
But let's start with Kim Cattrall. She plays Sharon Kellerman, a good friend of Kelly Garrett from high school who's getting married. Sharon's family happens to be super rich. We know from Kelly's previous mentioned background that she grew up in an orphanage, so it's curious how she made friends with a rich socialite like Sharon Kellerman. No matter, she hires the Angels to find out who's been trying to kill her soon to be husband.
An interesting side note is that Kim Cattrall was 23 years old at the time of filming, while Jaclyn Smith was 32, and Cattrall's character definitely comes across as 25 tops. So I'm not sure how realistic it was that they were high school friends.
John David Carson plays Sharon Kellerman's would be groom, Scott Miller, an ex skiing champ. This is his second Charlie's Angels appearance, his first being season 3's 'Angels in the Stretch', where he played the duplicitous stable hand Kevin Ryan. In that episode he famously battled Sabrina.
Robert Walker Jr plays Scott Miller's friend Burt Marshall, and we find out early that he's up to no good. As Scott, Sharon, and Kelly are walking along the street, Burt tries to run Scott down with his car. No one gets a look at the driver's face. Walker was known for playing Charlie X in the same named episode of Star Trek.
Another alumni of CA is Joseph Hacker as Randy Todd, a former boyfriend of Sharon's who ends up being hired as the wedding photographer. Hacker made two previous Charlie's Angels appearances, the first being Antique Angels, where he played one of the car owners, the second being Haunted Angels, where he played a psychic who briefly had an admiration for Kris. In this episode, his Randy Todd has fallen on hard times after returning from Vietnam.
Walter Brooke plays Sharon's father. He appeared in season 3's Marathon Angels as the big promoter of the marathon, Twilliger. And Marie Windsor plays Gloria Kellerman, the mother of the bride. She also was in a season 3 episode called Angels in Springtime, playing the murdered actress Eve Le Deux. Windsor was known as the Queen of the B's in the 40's and 50's. Her best known role was probably in Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing".
Rounding out the cast is Adrienne Larussa as Claudia Harper, one of Sharon's bridesmaids who may or may not be as good a friend as she claims. In real life she was once married to Steven Seagal.
As for the Angels themselves, Kelly Garrett doesn't go undercover as she's a bridesmaid in the wedding. But Tiffany joins the wedding band, as she apparently can play the violin. This wasn't much of an episode for Tiffany, overall still playing minor roles in the cases. After investigating Scott Miller's background, Kris finally arrives at the Kellerman estate in Colorado where the wedding is due to take place. She works undercover as a maid, as there's no better position to snoop through guests belongings. And Bosley being Bosley, always given menial tasks, is of course the bartender.
The only real silliness are the clumsy attempts by Robert Walker's character to 'kill' the groom. It's not a spoiler since we know from the opening scene that he's the one doing it, we just don't know why. By making attempts on the the groom's life at the estate, he only draws attention to himself (and to others), narrowing the list of suspects. An additional note, when Kris snoops around dressed as a maid, she find part of a sniper weapon in Burt's room, yet earlier Burt had used a pistol. The stupidest part of the whole plot was for Burt to shoot at the groom while he was with Claudia in the woods. Just bizarre and indicative that these three might have been the stupidest conspirators in Charlie's Angels history.
The wedding was a dramatic moment, ending exactly the way you think it will. But that never stops it from being fun. There's no indication from this episode that Kim Cattrall will go on to bigger things, her performance is a bit raw and her character over earnest. But the final scene back at the Townsend Agency has a certain romanticism to it that almost makes you believe in the power of... love.
But let's start with Kim Cattrall. She plays Sharon Kellerman, a good friend of Kelly Garrett from high school who's getting married. Sharon's family happens to be super rich. We know from Kelly's previous mentioned background that she grew up in an orphanage, so it's curious how she made friends with a rich socialite like Sharon Kellerman. No matter, she hires the Angels to find out who's been trying to kill her soon to be husband.
An interesting side note is that Kim Cattrall was 23 years old at the time of filming, while Jaclyn Smith was 32, and Cattrall's character definitely comes across as 25 tops. So I'm not sure how realistic it was that they were high school friends.
John David Carson plays Sharon Kellerman's would be groom, Scott Miller, an ex skiing champ. This is his second Charlie's Angels appearance, his first being season 3's 'Angels in the Stretch', where he played the duplicitous stable hand Kevin Ryan. In that episode he famously battled Sabrina.
Robert Walker Jr plays Scott Miller's friend Burt Marshall, and we find out early that he's up to no good. As Scott, Sharon, and Kelly are walking along the street, Burt tries to run Scott down with his car. No one gets a look at the driver's face. Walker was known for playing Charlie X in the same named episode of Star Trek.
Another alumni of CA is Joseph Hacker as Randy Todd, a former boyfriend of Sharon's who ends up being hired as the wedding photographer. Hacker made two previous Charlie's Angels appearances, the first being Antique Angels, where he played one of the car owners, the second being Haunted Angels, where he played a psychic who briefly had an admiration for Kris. In this episode, his Randy Todd has fallen on hard times after returning from Vietnam.
Walter Brooke plays Sharon's father. He appeared in season 3's Marathon Angels as the big promoter of the marathon, Twilliger. And Marie Windsor plays Gloria Kellerman, the mother of the bride. She also was in a season 3 episode called Angels in Springtime, playing the murdered actress Eve Le Deux. Windsor was known as the Queen of the B's in the 40's and 50's. Her best known role was probably in Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing".
Rounding out the cast is Adrienne Larussa as Claudia Harper, one of Sharon's bridesmaids who may or may not be as good a friend as she claims. In real life she was once married to Steven Seagal.
As for the Angels themselves, Kelly Garrett doesn't go undercover as she's a bridesmaid in the wedding. But Tiffany joins the wedding band, as she apparently can play the violin. This wasn't much of an episode for Tiffany, overall still playing minor roles in the cases. After investigating Scott Miller's background, Kris finally arrives at the Kellerman estate in Colorado where the wedding is due to take place. She works undercover as a maid, as there's no better position to snoop through guests belongings. And Bosley being Bosley, always given menial tasks, is of course the bartender.
The only real silliness are the clumsy attempts by Robert Walker's character to 'kill' the groom. It's not a spoiler since we know from the opening scene that he's the one doing it, we just don't know why. By making attempts on the the groom's life at the estate, he only draws attention to himself (and to others), narrowing the list of suspects. An additional note, when Kris snoops around dressed as a maid, she find part of a sniper weapon in Burt's room, yet earlier Burt had used a pistol. The stupidest part of the whole plot was for Burt to shoot at the groom while he was with Claudia in the woods. Just bizarre and indicative that these three might have been the stupidest conspirators in Charlie's Angels history.
The wedding was a dramatic moment, ending exactly the way you think it will. But that never stops it from being fun. There's no indication from this episode that Kim Cattrall will go on to bigger things, her performance is a bit raw and her character over earnest. But the final scene back at the Townsend Agency has a certain romanticism to it that almost makes you believe in the power of... love.
