Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Angel is talking to Kate about the "evil thing" , the boom mike appears at the top of the frame. (Widescreen Edition).
Revealing mistake: At the end of the opening credits, you can see Angel's reflection in the puddle on the floor. Since he is a vampire, this should not happen.
Revealing mistake: In the last scene of the episode, Angel kicks the guy out of the glass building. This guy's a vampire, and you can see his reflection in the glass windows. Vampires aren't supposed to have reflections.
Revealing mistake: In the scene when Angel, a vampire, runs after the barman towards the end, after the barman has tried to pass on the demon to Kate and Angel stopped him, there is a mirror, and when Angel runs past it, he has a reflection. (00:38:20)
Continuity mistake: In the season one episode 'I Will Remember You' when Buffy and Angel are talking in the sewer Buffy's hair goes from being just a few strands over her shoulder to having a whole side over it, and back again. (00:11:05)
Revealing mistake: In "To Shanshu in LA" in season one, as Angel is pulling out of parking lot to follow the W&H Trucks, you can see his reflection in his rear view mirror (vampires have no reflections). Also odd that throughout the first season the rear view mirror is removed in some episodes. (00:31:19)
Continuity mistake: In Season One Finale, "To Shanshu In LA" when Wes is lecturing Cordy on wants and desires, the number of bites taken from the doughnut changes, in one instance it breaks in half, most visibly when Wes takes a bite from Cordy's doughnut on the angle change. (00:13:31)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the episode where Wesley is studying the Shanshu scroll in Cordillia's apartment, the boom mike appears at the top of the frame TWICE.
Continuity mistake: In the season one finale "To Shanshu in LA," near the end Angel is fighting Vocah in the mausoleum and Angel rips off Vocah's mask, revealing the maggoty face Underneath. In subsequent shots of Angel from behind Vocah, you can still see the edges of the mask on his face. (00:34:30)
Continuity mistake: In the final fight, Angel gets stabbed on his right side. In the slow-motion bit before his opponent chooses not to fight any more, the wound switches to his left for one shot. (00:36:40)
Disharmony - S2-E17
Continuity mistake: When Harmony enters Cordelias bedroom, the strap on Corelia's shirt falls off her shoulder and then magically is back in place after the angle change. (00:13:50)
Disharmony - S2-E17
Other mistake: At the very end, as Angel walks out the door he reflects in the panes of glass on the door. (00:42:10)
Disharmony - S2-E17
Other mistake: When Harmony spills her pig's blood on the keyboard, the computer shorts out, and the monitor flickers off, but the mouse cursor is still visible. (00:25:35)
Other mistake: In the episode "The Shroud Of Rahmon," when Angel changes into his vampire face, his teeth don't change into fangs. (00:33:55)
Answer: Due to his epiphany, Angel basically had the 'true darkness' he worked so hard to reattain ripped away from him, like his soul was after sleeping with Buffy.