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* OddFriendship: Faith and Fred are on their way to becoming good friends, despite being total opposites.

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* OddFriendship: Faith and Fred are on their way to becoming good friends, despite being total opposites. Their relationship even parallels that of Buffy and Willow.

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From 2003 to 2015, going by the comics running along with the series, would make it twelve years. Loooooong stretch for Faith.


* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Amy.]]

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* BadassTeacher: What could possibly be a more BadAss gym coach than a Slayer? Faith likely took what she saw in school as lessons of what not to do, as well as her previous training and teaching experience, to avert SadistTeacher.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Amy. Dru. Nadira.]]



* ShipTease: As of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym", Detective Brandt is clearly being set up as a love interest for Faith (which is fair, considering Faith's last known hookup was with Wood at least a year or two prior).

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* ShipTease: As of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym", Detective Brandt is clearly being set up as a love interest for Faith (which is fair, considering Faith's last known hookup was with Wood at least some twelve years prior, and it's mentioned [[NoodleIncident she dated a year or two prior).cop]]).
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-->''I'm a'' '''grown man''', damn it all! I wear Saville Row clothes and drink Darjeeling tea and appreciate the nuances of Dostoyevsky in the'' '''original Russian!''' ''I am not some flighty, hormonal'' '''child''' ''who believes the world revolves around him and throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way!'' (Faith's reaction is that she's enjoying the spot on impersonation of said flighty hormonal child)

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-->''I'm a'' '''grown man''', damn ''damn it all! I wear Saville Row clothes and drink Darjeeling tea and appreciate the nuances of Dostoyevsky in the'' '''original Russian!''' ''I am not some flighty, hormonal'' '''child''' ''who believes the world revolves around him and throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way!'' (Faith's reaction is that she's enjoying the spot on impersonation of said flighty hormonal child)
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* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Poor Giles just cannot handle being [[spoiler: a fifty-ish brain inside a twelve year old's body.]] This is one of the lesser examples:
-->''I'm a'' '''grown man''', damn it all! I wear Saville Row clothes and drink Darjeeling tea and appreciate the nuances of Dostoyevsky in the'' '''original Russian!''' ''I am not some flighty, hormonal'' '''child''' ''who believes the world revolves around him and throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way!'' (Faith's reaction is that she's enjoying the spot on impersonation of said flighty hormonal child)
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* ITakeOffenceToThatLastOne: Faith blows off doing research on a wannabe rock star protection gig, attacks him when the father of one of the girls he's with intervenes, and attacks Kennedy when she has to step in. Faith justifies it that he's a pedophile, and Kennedy's rather upset that Faith thinks she's okay with that, bringing it up several times to assure her she doesn't.
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** First Angel then Faith gain a FriendOnTheForce named Detective Brandt, a British copper. NamesTheSame as a hulking, vicious [[Film/{{Blitz}} Sergeant Brandt.]]
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* PlotParallel: "Daddy Issues", which involves Drusilla and Faith dealing with their respective [[CaptainObvious paternal problems.]] Though Drusilla's have to do with her sire, Angel.

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* PlotParallel: "Daddy Issues", which involves Drusilla and Faith dealing with their respective [[CaptainObvious paternal problems.]] problems. Though Drusilla's have to do with her sire, Angel.
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** In the same issue, Faith tries to pull this on Angel to avoid making him suffer anymore.

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** Faith being somewhat of a CelibateHero also counts, considering her old ReallyGetsAround tendencies.

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** Faith being somewhat of a CelibateHero also counts, considering her old former ReallyGetsAround tendencies.



** The role tends to switch back and forth between Faith and Angel, with the other playing TheLancer. Subverted after they go their separate ways in Season Ten.



* AbsenteeActor: Angel himself in the first issue of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym." Justified in that he left to crossover onto the Buffy comics.



* FriendOnTheForce: Angel has one, a cop who used to work the beat in Hackney before it became Magic Town.
* GenreShift: Faith's role in the story, and Kennedy and her Slayers, have gone from medieval warriors to almost a ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' clan, replete with special forces outfits, guns that kill vampires with silver bullets and jungle warfare.
* MissionControl: [[spoiler: Nadira]] serves as this to Angel.

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* FriendOnTheForce: Angel has one, a cop who used to work the beat in Hackney before it became Magic Town.
Detective Brandt, for Angel.
* GenreShift: Faith's role in the story, and Kennedy and her Slayers, have gone from medieval warriors to almost a ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' clan, replete with special forces outfits, guns that kill vampires with silver bullets and jungle warfare.
warfare. Faith parts with them after the first half of the season.
* MissionControl: [[spoiler: Nadira]] serves as this to Angel.


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* OddFriendship: Faith and Fred are on their way to becoming good friends, despite being total opposites.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Faith has gone from being an AntiHero to pretty damn heroic. In universe even Willow treats her as TheHero of both series, since she's still mad at Buffy.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Faith has gone from being an AntiHero to pretty damn heroic. In universe In-universe even Willow treats her as TheHero of both series, since she's still mad at Buffy.Buffy.
** Faith being somewhat of a CelibateHero also counts, considering her old ReallyGetsAround tendencies.



* ShipTease: Faith and Detective Brandt, as of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym."

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* ShipTease: Faith and Detective Brandt, as As of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym."Gym", Detective Brandt is clearly being set up as a love interest for Faith (which is fair, considering Faith's last known hookup was with Wood at least a year or two prior).
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* ShipTease: Faith and Detective Brandt, as of "Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym."

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* {{Jossed}}: In Buffy Season Seven, it looks as if Faith slept with Spike. When Angel introduces Harmony, however, Faith offers these words:
-->"I love that '''I'm''' supposed to be the slutty one when [[ContinuityNod everyone]] '''but''' me has nailed Spike."



* KinkyCuffs: Faith makes a joke about this: "Cuff 'em faster! Boom boom! Am I the only one who's dated a cop? ''Move it''!"

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* KinkyCuffs: Lampshaded by Faith makes a joke about this: when some of the zombified slayers are being restrained: "Cuff 'em faster! Boom boom! Am I the only one who's dated a cop? ''Move it''!"
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** Spike, probably the biggest snarker in either series next to Xander, shows that he hasn't let up on it since during his appearances this season.


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--> '''Spike:''' Me and Angel don't agree on much, but one thing's never changed. Put us together... and there will be blood.


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* KinkyCuffs: Faith makes a joke about this: "Cuff 'em faster! Boom boom! Am I the only one who's dated a cop? ''Move it''!"

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'''''Angel & Faith''''' is a comic book continuation of ''Seres/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' that has been running since 2011 (concurrently with the Buffy comics) and follows ensouled vampire Angel and rebel Slayer with a cause Faith as [[TheAtoner they look to not only redeem themselves for past actions]], but also to keep others from making the same mistakes. Much of the series takes place in London at Faith's estate, formerly the home of Rupert Giles, which Faith inherited [[spoiler:following his death at the hands of a possessed Angel]].

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'''''Angel & Faith''''' is a comic book continuation of ''Seres/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' that has been running since 2011 (concurrently with the Buffy comics) and follows ensouled vampire Angel and rebel Slayer with a cause Faith as [[TheAtoner they look to not only redeem themselves for past actions]], but also to keep others from making the same mistakes. Much of the series takes place in London at Faith's estate, formerly the home of Rupert Giles, which Faith inherited [[spoiler:following his death at the hands of a possessed Angel]].



** In the same issue: Spike and Angel. Faith points out that they understand each other better than anyone because they both clearly still carry a torch for Buffy. Spike vigorously tries to deny it, but we know.

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** In the same issue: Spike and Angel. Faith points out that they understand each other better than anyone because they both clearly still carry a torch for Buffy. Spike vigorously tries to deny it, but we know.know -- no matter how much they claim to hate each other, they're VitriolicBestBuds.
--> '''Faith:''' Annnd cue the slap fight.

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* BrutalHonesty: Giles' aunts, Lavinia and Sophie, in the mold of Cordelia and Anya.



* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: Giles' aunts.

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* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: Giles' aunts.Lavinia and Sophie.



* CoattailRidingRelative: Faith assumed this was why her DisappearedDad suddenly reappeared in her life. In reality, it's because he found out she was a slayer and wanted her to kill someone for him.

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* CoattailRidingRelative: Faith assumed this was why her DisappearedDad [[spoiler:DisappearedDad]] suddenly reappeared in her life. In reality, it's because he found out she was a slayer and wanted her to kill someone for him.



* DespairEventHorizon: Faith after her dad shows up and she does something she regrets, which causes her to go see "Mother Superior" in ''Daddy Issues.''

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* DespairEventHorizon: Faith after her dad [[spoiler:dad]] shows up and she does something she regrets, which causes her to go see "Mother Superior" in ''Daddy Issues.''



* FalseReassurance: Faith's dad tells her that he is really sober this time. He doesn't tell her that he's been involved in some shady dealings and some guys are after him.

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* FalseReassurance: Faith's dad [[spoiler:dad]] tells her that he is really sober this time. He doesn't tell her that he's been involved in some shady dealings and some guys are after him.



** Faith's [[spoiler:father]] could qualify as well. Showing up claiming you want to [[spoiler:reunite with your daughter]] when you really want her to kill someone for you, it's a [[spoiler:no wonder Faith was ''pissed the fuck off''.]]



** In the same issue, Faith tries to pull this on Angel to avoid making him suffer anymore.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Angel, you killed the demon that kept Drusilla sane and allowed her to help others, understandable after Jasmine's MindRape. Now that she's off the rails again she's become even more vicious killing Slayers and giving Nadira even more of a reason to want you dead.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Angel, you killed the demon that kept Drusilla sane [[spoiler:sane]] and allowed her to help others, understandable after Jasmine's MindRape. Now that she's off the rails again she's become even more vicious killing Slayers and giving Nadira even more of a reason to want you dead.


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* SheCleansUpNicely: Faith (with a CallBack to Season 8) when she and Angel go incognito at a party.


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* TooMuchInformation: Harmony and Spike re what's about to go down in the basement.
--> '''Spike:''' If I'm not out in six hours, send a search party.
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* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Spike is rejected by both Faith and Giles' aunts. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.

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* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Spike is rejected by both Faith and Giles' aunts. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor. A similar joke comes up later when Spike hooks up with Harmony. Disgusted, Angel offers to take Faith out to breakfast. Since it's the middle of broad daylight, Faith says he'll burst into flames, which Angel is well aware of.

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* BlatantLies: After Faith tells Spike he'll probably get laid when he gets over Buffy:
--> '''Spike:''' Well, that's jolly good news for the womenfolk of London, because I'm over her right now... Nah. Even I wasn't buying that one.
** Later on he goes into a spiel about how he envies Angel for being able to move on after falling for the Slayer. When Angel reveals that [[spoiler:Giles' soul]] was already drawn out and he heard every word, Spike is visibly stunned, only to claim immediately after that his "brilliant plan" to pull Angel out of the void worked. Whatever, Spike.



* DiggingYourselfDeeper:
--> '''Spike:''' I am ''nothing'' like Angel!
--> '''Faith:''' Sure you are. Vampire with a soul, hung up on Buffy, fighting your own kind... you understand each other better than anyone on Earth. That's why you've got this whole back door bromance going.
--> '''Spike:''' "Bromance?" There is no "bromance"! And definitely nothing to do with back doors!
--> '''Faith:''' Sure. That's why you keep hanging out even though you say you hate each other.
--> '''Spike:''' We do not "hang out"! Circumstances thrust us together! Wait, not "thrust." Fate draws us together... we move in similar circles, all right?



* MaleGaze: [[spoiler:Giles]] after he is [[spoiler:resurrected]], much to Faith's disgust. Being a [[spoiler:12 year old]], it is what it is.

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* MaleGaze: [[spoiler:Giles]] after he is [[spoiler:resurrected]], much to Faith's disgust. Being a [[spoiler:12 [[spoiler:hormonal 12 year old]], it is what it is.old]] will do that to you.


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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Faith is horrified after Spike drops his towel following a shower with Harmony.
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* ClosetGeek: Not only does Faith have Franchise/{{Batman}} pajamas she makes enough StarWars references to make one think she had been hanging out with Andrew.

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* ClosetGeek: Not only does Faith have Franchise/{{Batman}} pajamas pajamas, she makes enough StarWars references to make one think she had been hanging out with Andrew.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Angel, you killed the demon that kept Drusilia sane and allowed her to help others, understandable after Jasmine's MindRape. Now that she's off the rails again she's become even more vicious killing Slayers and giving Nadira even more of a reason to want you dead.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Angel, you killed the demon that kept Drusilia Drusilla sane and allowed her to help others, understandable after Jasmine's MindRape. Now that she's off the rails again she's become even more vicious killing Slayers and giving Nadira even more of a reason to want you dead.



* SelfMadeOrphan: Subverted. [[spoiler: As mentioned above (ContinuityNod) Faith is made so angry that she chokes and almost kills her father, but was stopped by Angel.]]

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* SelfMadeOrphan: Subverted. [[spoiler: As mentioned above (ContinuityNod) above, Faith is made so angry that she chokes and almost kills her father, but was is stopped by Angel.]]



* StatusQuoIsGod: At the end of "Daddy Issues", Drusilla [[spoiler:goes back to being insane]], and our heroes will continue to atone another day.
* TheCameo: Creator/DavidTennant and Billie Piper appeared in "In Perfect Harmony." Also a CelebrityParadox since [[TheNthDoctor the 10th doctor]] appeared with [[Series/DoctorWho Rose and the [=TARDIS=] in the future in Buffy Season 8.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: At the end of "Daddy Issues", Drusilla [[spoiler:goes back to being insane]], and our heroes will continue live to atone another day.
* TheCameo: Creator/DavidTennant and Billie Piper appeared in "In Perfect Harmony." Also a CelebrityParadox since [[TheNthDoctor the 10th doctor]] appeared with [[Series/DoctorWho Rose and the [=TARDIS=] [=TARDIS=]]] in the future in Buffy Season 8.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Faith's father.]] He shows up sober for the first time in a long while and you think he might actually want to reconcile with Faith. [[spoiler:Wrong. Rather, he wants her to kill an Irish mobster he's been mixed up in shady dealings with, fully aware of her murderous past and taking advantage of it for his own benefit. Plus, the guy thinks he did what he had to do to provide for Faith, when he really spent most of her childhood as an alcoholic who ran out on his daughter and only resurfaced now without so much as a hello. In other words, a shitty father figure. Faith calls him out and he tells her that she'll never be a true hero simply because she is a Lehane and it is InTheBlood.]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Faith's father.]] He shows up sober for the first time in a long while and you think he might actually want to reconcile with Faith. [[spoiler:Wrong. Rather, he wants her to kill an Irish mobster he's been mixed up in shady dealings with, fully aware of her murderous past and taking willing to take advantage of it for his own benefit. Plus, the guy thinks he did what he had to do to provide for Faith, when he really spent most of her childhood as an alcoholic who ran out on his daughter and only resurfaced now without so much as a hello. In other words, a shitty father figure. Faith calls him out and he tells her that she'll never be a true hero simply because she is a Lehane and it is InTheBlood.]]



* MaleGaze: [[spoiler:Giles]] after he is [[spoiler:resurrected]], much to Faith's disgust. Being a [[spoiler:12 year old]], it is what it is.



** In the same issue: Spike and Angel. Faith points out that the two ensouled vampires understand each other better than anyone because they are both still obviously in love with Buffy. Spike furiously tries to deny it, but we know.

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** In the same issue: Spike and Angel. Faith points out that the two ensouled vampires they understand each other better than anyone because they are both clearly still obviously in love with carry a torch for Buffy. Spike furiously vigorously tries to deny it, but we know.



* ShaggyDogStory: "In Perfect Harmony". The perpetrator behind Harmony's sex tape is [[spoiler:her SycophanticServant Clem]], who is in love with her and only wanted Harmony to finally see him as a hero when he made the tape go away. Naturally, this being Harmony, she refuses to date him because being, you know, rich and famous means you can only date tens. And then he goes back to hanging at her every word. Angel and Faith throw the tape away and go home with nothing but a waste of their time to show for it.

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* ShaggyDogStory: "In Perfect Harmony". The perpetrator behind Harmony's sex tape is [[spoiler:her SycophanticServant Clem]], who is in love with her and only wanted Harmony to finally see him as a hero when he made the tape go away. Naturally, this This being Harmony, she refuses to date him because being, you know, being rich and famous means you can only date tens. And then he goes back to hanging at on her every word. Angel and Faith throw the tape away and go home with nothing but a waste of their time to show for it.

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* PopCulturedBadass: Faith.



* UndyingLoyalty: The series manages to shine some light on a lot of Faith's more positive traits, her dedication to Angel being the most prominent.

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* UndyingLoyalty: The series manages Faith and Angel, to shine some light on a lot of Faith's more positive traits, her dedication to Angel being the most prominent.each other.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Averted in that Faith turns down a horny Spike because she has matured past this and no longer seeks to be just someone's quick lay.



* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Faith and Giles' spinster aunts knock Spike back, Faith wants a shag but Creator/DanielCraig, not him, and he's called boring. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.

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* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Spike is rejected by both Faith and Giles' spinster aunts knock Spike back, Faith wants a shag but Creator/DanielCraig, not him, and he's called boring.aunts. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.



* {{Irony}}: Drusilla shows up alive, sane, and using a demon that feeds on trauma to help those who ask for it. Angel thinks this is wrong so he kills the demon, thereby [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill no longer giving those who would have wanted and needed Drusilla a choice,]] thinking what she was doing was MindRape.

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* {{Irony}}: Drusilla shows up alive, sane, [[spoiler:sane]], and using a demon that feeds on trauma to help those who ask for it. Angel thinks this is wrong so he kills the demon, thereby [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill no longer giving those who would have wanted and needed Drusilla a choice,]] thinking what she was doing was MindRape.



--> '''Angel:''' Fire in the hole!
--> '''Faith:''' I've always thought that sounded dirty. I mean, seriously, if I worked demolitions, I'd be giggling like a twelve year old every time I said it.



* StatusQuoIsGod: At the end of "Daddy Issues", Drusilla [[spoiler:goes back to being insane]], and our heroes will continue to atone another day.



* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Both Riley and his wife Samantha recall Faith's technical rape of Riley, saying that it's in the past, and the only true way for Faith to move on is to forgive herself and seek to do better in the future.

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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Both Riley and his wife Samantha recall Faith's technical rape of Riley, still remembers what Faith did to him all those years ago, but doesn't hold it against her, saying that it's in the past, and the only true way for Faith to move on finally get past that incident is to forgive herself and seek to do better forgiveness in the future.herself.
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* TheAtoner: The goal of our two protagonists.

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* TheAtoner: The goal Both of our two protagonists.

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* TheAtoner: The goal of our two protagonists.



* OlderAndWiser: Believe it or not Faith. She's a CoolBigSis to other Slayers, uses her mistakes as a basis of what to do, and Angel personally picked her because she would guide him or stop him if he becomes obsessed, crazy or dangerous.

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** The role tends to switch back and forth between Faith and Angel, with the other playing TheLancer. Subverted after they go their separate ways in Season Ten.
* OlderAndWiser: Believe it or not not, Faith. She's a CoolBigSis to other Slayers, uses her mistakes as a basis of what to do, and Angel personally picked her because she would guide him or stop him if he becomes obsessed, crazy or dangerous.



* BackFromTheDead: Angel's mission this season is to find a way to resurrect Giles in a world without magic; he comes close. After he and Faith obtain the [[McGuffin Crown of Coils]], [[spoiler: they dig up his coffin to find it empty.]] Nadira and some other slayers come and she tells him to resurrect a dead slayer, though Angel tells her that he can't. The girls instead go to someone they have heard would be able to do it [[spoiler: turns out to be Giles.]] Subverted in that [[spoiler: Giles isn't really resurrected, just having his corpse used as a dogsbody by the demon Eyghon.]] However, it's later [[spoiler: played straight, except [[FountainOfYouth with a twist]].

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* BackFromTheDead: Angel's mission this season is to find a way to resurrect Giles in a world without magic; he comes close. After he and Faith obtain the [[McGuffin Crown of Coils]], [[spoiler: they dig up his coffin to find it empty.]] Nadira and some other slayers come and she tells him to resurrect a dead slayer, though Angel tells her that he can't. The girls instead go to someone they have heard would be able to do it [[spoiler: turns out to be Giles.]] Subverted in that [[spoiler: Giles isn't really resurrected, just having his corpse used as a dogsbody by the demon Eyghon.]] However, it's later [[spoiler: played straight, except [[FountainOfYouth with a twist]].twist]]]].



* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Faith and Giles' spinster aunts knock Spike back, Faith wants a shag but DanielCraig, not him, and he's called boring. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.

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* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Faith and Giles' spinster aunts knock Spike back, Faith wants a shag but DanielCraig, Creator/DanielCraig, not him, and he's called boring. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Faith's father.]] He shows up sober for the first time in a long while and you think he might actually want to reconcile with Faith. [[spoiler:Wrong. Rather, he wants her to kill an Irish mobster he's been mixed up in shady dealings with, fully aware of her murderous past and taking advantage of it for his own benefit. Plus, the guy thinks he did what he had to do to provide for Faith, when he really spent most of her childhood as an alcoholic who ran out on his daughter and only resurfaced now without so much as a hello. In other words, a shitty father figure. Faith calls him out and he tells her that because of her Lehane temper she'll be nothing more than a killer.]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Faith's father.]] He shows up sober for the first time in a long while and you think he might actually want to reconcile with Faith. [[spoiler:Wrong. Rather, he wants her to kill an Irish mobster he's been mixed up in shady dealings with, fully aware of her murderous past and taking advantage of it for his own benefit. Plus, the guy thinks he did what he had to do to provide for Faith, when he really spent most of her childhood as an alcoholic who ran out on his daughter and only resurfaced now without so much as a hello. In other words, a shitty father figure. Faith calls him out and he tells her that because of her Lehane temper she'll never be nothing more than a killer.true hero simply because she is a Lehane and it is InTheBlood.]]



* NotSoDifferent: Buffy and Faith, of course: previously, Buffy had mentioned her celeb crush as being Creator/DanielCraig. Here, Faith grills Angel on not dragging him to her to ravish.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferent:
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Buffy and Faith, of course: previously, Buffy had mentioned her celeb crush as being having a CelebCrush on Creator/DanielCraig. Here, Faith grills Angel on not dragging him to her to ravish.ravish.
** In the same issue: Spike and Angel. Faith points out that the two ensouled vampires understand each other better than anyone because they are both still obviously in love with Buffy. Spike furiously tries to deny it, but we know.



* PetTheDog: After realizing that Spike is not yet over Buffy, Angel plays pimp and gives him Harmony's number as a consolation prize. Naturally he and Faith find them together in the shower the next morning.

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* PetTheDog: After realizing that Spike most of Spike's anger stems from the fact that he is not yet over Buffy, Angel plays pimp and gives him Harmony's number as a consolation prize. Naturally he and Faith find them together in the shower the next morning.



* TheAtoner: When Faith intends to leave Deepscan, Kennedy gets her to stay by offering a mission to find Riley. Faith wants to do this to make up for her actions while she was the body swapped with Buffy.

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* TheAtoner: When Faith intends to leave Deepscan, Kennedy gets her to stay by offering a mission to find Riley. Faith wants to do this to make up for her actions while she was during the body swapped swap with Buffy.


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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Both Riley and his wife Samantha recall Faith's technical rape of Riley, saying that it's in the past, and the only true way for Faith to move on is to forgive herself and seek to do better in the future.
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* BittersweetEnding: "Daddy Issues". Faith never [[spoiler:reconciles with her father]], [[TragicVillain Drusilla]] is [[spoiler:insane again]], and Angel and Faith are forced to live with the knowledge of their past sins intact. Angel reasons that it is this knowledge which makes Faith the tough, independent girl she has become, as opposed to the frightened, mentally unstable BrokenBird she was.

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* BittersweetEnding: "Daddy Issues". Faith never [[spoiler:reconciles with her father]], [[TragicVillain Drusilla]] is [[spoiler:insane again]], and Angel and Faith are forced to live with the knowledge of their past sins intact. However, Angel reasons that it is this knowledge which makes Faith the tough, independent girl she has become, as opposed to the frightened, mentally unstable BrokenBird she was.

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** "Daddy Issues": Faith's accidental killing of the deputy mayor in season 3. It's because she remembers this that she is able to stop another slayer from making the same mistake. Later, her father reveals he knew about this and tries to get her to kill humans that are after him. [[spoiler: To save Angel, she ends up cutting off one of the guys' hands and is [[DespairEventHorizon understandably horrified]].]]
** Faith worried about what will happen to Angel in Quor'toth, since the last time he was in an alternate dimension he had trouble controlling his demon side. It is revealed being in Quor'toth may [[ADarkerMe affect their behavior.]]

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** "Daddy Issues": Faith's accidental killing of the deputy mayor in season 3. It's because she remembers this that she is able to stop another slayer from making the same mistake. Later, her father [[spoiler:her father]] reveals he knew about this and tries to get her to kill humans that are after him. [[spoiler: To save Angel, she ends up cutting off one of the guys' hands and is [[DespairEventHorizon understandably horrified]].]]
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** "Family Reunion": Faith worried about what will happen to Angel in Quor'toth, since the last time he was in an alternate dimension he had trouble controlling his demon side. It is revealed being in Quor'toth may [[ADarkerMe affect their behavior.]]



* DeadpanSnarker: Faith and Giles' aunts. Angel also has his moments.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Faith and Giles' aunts. Angel also has his moments.moments, particularly during the Harmony issue:
--> '''Angel:''' You know, when you started this story, I didn't think it was possible for me to care any less. But here we are.
--> '''Angel:''' I didn't realize how ''famous'' you were. Sorry, that stuck in my throat.



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* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: Giles' aunts.
* TookALevelInKindness: ''Faith''. Aside from the occasional RageBreakingPoint, she's now one of the nicest, most down-to-earth characters in either series. Giles' aunts even consider her more level-headed than Angel.



* VainSorceress: Giles' aunts.

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* VainSorceress: Giles' aunts.
aunts, who are TheThingThatWouldNotLeave to both Angel and Faith, but are permitted to stay as part of [[spoiler:Giles' will.]]



* BittersweetEnding: "Daddy Issues". Faith never [[spoiler:reconciles with her father]], [[TragicVillain Drusilla]] is [[spoiler:insane again]], and Angel and Faith are forced to live with the knowledge of their past sins intact. Angel reasons that it is this knowledge which makes Faith the tough, independent girl she has become, as opposed to the frightened, mentally unstable BrokenBird she was.
* BreatherEpisode: After the [[BuffySpeak hectic-ness]] of the "Live Through This" arc, we get "In Perfect Harmony", which involves Angel and Faith being recruited by Harmony to find out who wants to blackmail her. Over a sex tape.



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Faith's father.]] He shows up sober for the first time in a long while and you think he might actually want to reconcile with Faith. [[spoiler:Wrong. Rather, he wants her to kill an Irish mobster he's been mixed up in shady dealings with, fully aware of her murderous past and taking advantage of it for his own benefit. Plus, the guy thinks he did what he had to do to provide for Faith, when he really spent most of her childhood as an alcoholic who ran out on his daughter and only resurfaced now without so much as a hello. In other words, a shitty father figure. Faith calls him out and he tells her that because of her Lehane temper she'll be nothing more than a killer.]]



* MustMakeAmends: Angel wants to make up for killing [[spoiler:Giles]] by finding a way to bring [[spoiler:him]] back from the dead.

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* MustMakeAmends: Angel wants to make up for killing [[spoiler:Giles]] by finding a way to bring [[spoiler:him]] him back from the dead.



* NotSoDifferent: Buffy and Faith of course: this time in regards to Creator/DanielCraig. Buffy makes a few references to having a crush on him and later Faith grills Angel on not dragging him to her to ravish.

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* NotSoDifferent: Buffy and Faith Faith, of course: this time in regards to previously, Buffy had mentioned her celeb crush as being Creator/DanielCraig. Buffy makes a few references to having a crush on him and later Here, Faith grills Angel on not dragging him to her to ravish.



* PlotParallel: "Daddy Issues", with Drusilla and Faith dealing with their respective [[CaptainObvious issues with their fathers.]] Though Drusilla's issues have to do with her sire, Angel.

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* SexTape: A plot device of "In Perfect Harmony", where Angel and Faith try to find out who is blackmailing Harmony over a sex tape.
* ShaggyDogStory: "In Perfect Harmony". The perpetrator behind Harmony's sex tape is [[spoiler:her SycophanticServant Clem]], who is in love with her and only wanted Harmony to finally see him as a hero when he made the tape go away. Naturally, this being Harmony, she refuses to date him because being, you know, rich and famous means you can only date tens. And then he goes back to hanging at her every word. Angel and Faith throw the tape away and go home with nothing but a waste of their time to show for it.
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'''''Angel & Faith''''' is a comic book continuation of ''Seres/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' that has been running since 2011 (concurrently with the Buffy comics) and follows ensouled vampire Angel and rebel Slayer with a cause Faith as [[TheAtoner they look to not only redeem themselves for past actions]], but also to keep others from making the same mistakes. Most Much of the series takes place in London at Faith's estate, formerly the home of Rupert Giles, which Faith inherited [[spoiler:following his death at the hands of a possessed Angel]].

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** Issue #21 has Faith not know who Dawn is, which would make sense in regards to Angel as he never knew Buffy's sister was retconned into canon. However the two met when Faith came back to Sunnydale, and since Willow was Dawn's adoptive mother it should have been brought up. Seeing as how the first four seasons would have included Dawn the fact Faith nor Angel (one scene had him attacking her as Angelus) makes it even more odd.
** [[spoiler:Turns out, with the seed destroyed, the spell that made Dawn is expiring. She's being undone and wiped from memories.]]



* CelebrityParadox: In ''Season 8'''s [[{{ComicBook/Fray}} "Time of]] [[{{Crossover}} Your Life"]], The [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor and Rose]] made a brief appearance. In "In Perfect Harmony", [[TheNthDoctor David Tennant]] and Billie Piper appear.

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* CelebrityParadox: In ''Season 8'''s Buffy Season 8's [[{{ComicBook/Fray}} "Time of]] [[{{Crossover}} Your Life"]], The [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor and Rose]] made a brief appearance. In "In Perfect Harmony", [[TheNthDoctor David Tennant]] and Billie Piper appear.



* AllsWellThatEndsWell: You can almost hear Joss on the phone asking why the May 2015 issue ended on such a happy note. [[spoiler: Fred recovered and subdued Illyria, Angel and Faith are back together, Zaynetech had recovered their investigations and are set to rebuild, Nadira had comforted Koh and talked him out of revenge before resuming watch over a peaceful Magic Town...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and no Kennedy in sight.]]

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* AllsWellThatEndsWell: You can almost hear Joss on the phone asking why the May 2015 issue ended on such a happy note. [[spoiler: Fred recovered and subdued Illyria, Angel and Faith are back together, Zaynetech had recovered their investigations and are set to rebuild, Nadira had comforted Koh and talked him out of revenge before resuming watch over a peaceful Magic Town...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and no Kennedy in sight.]]]]]]
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** Mohra Demon blood from ''Series/{{Angel}}'' season 1, now being sold on the BlackMarket.
* CharacterDevelopment: Faith has gone from being an AntiHero to pretty damn heroic. In universe even Willow treats her as TheHero of both series, since she's still mad at Buffy.


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* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
--> '''Angel:''' You ever try finishing a sentence when Buffy's all worked up?
--> '''Willow:''' Oh, that is sexist. And funny and so very, very true.
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: Dark Willow]] in Quor'toth.
* ArcWelding: When Whistler shows a vision of the future to come in a world without magic, it's clearly the world of ''{{ComicBook/Fray}}'', if you notice the hovercars.
** This is more complicated than it first seems. ''{{ComicBook/Fray}}'' is set in a world without magic and Urkonn tells Fray that the 'last' Slayer faced an apocalyptic army of demons, after which all magic (and demons, and the Slayer herself) vanished from the world. It's clearly established though that vampires are normal in this setting - Fray's brother is turned into one and - crucially - is not a 'zompire' or an evolved vampire that appear after magic is restored. It's possible that ''{{ComicBook/Fray}}'' is set in some kind of alternate timeline or reality, or perhaps there are future revelations that will cause that future to come to pass. The vampires Fray battles (called Lurks in that time period) are very similar to normal vampires in the series, appearing vulnerable to the same things.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Willow does this to Angel.
* BackFromTheDead: Angel's mission this season is to find a way to resurrect Giles in a world without magic; he comes close. After he and Faith obtain the [[McGuffin Crown of Coils]], [[spoiler: they dig up his coffin to find it empty.]] Nadira and some other slayers come and she tells him to resurrect a dead slayer, though Angel tells her that he can't. The girls instead go to someone they have heard would be able to do it [[spoiler: turns out to be Giles.]] Subverted in that [[spoiler: Giles isn't really resurrected, just having his corpse used as a dogsbody by the demon Eyghon.]] However, it's later [[spoiler: played straight, except [[FountainOfYouth with a twist]].
* BadassBoast:
--> '''Angel:''' "Willow... can you handle Quor'toth?"
--> '''Willow:''' "Can I handle an [[EldritchAbomination Old One]]? The embodiment of the most hellish of all hell dimensions? Heh. Here's a better question, Angel. ''Can it handle me?''" ''(proceeds to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punch out Cthulhu.]])''
* BigBad / BigBadFriend: Whistler is revealed to have been behind Twilight in Season 8 and working with Pearl and Nash.


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--> '''Faith:''' "So all we have to do is get inside ... survive ... bust your pals out ... survive ... and get us all to a safe dimension. Alive."


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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Whistler regarding his actions in Buffy Season 8. His plan was to create a better world where good and evil were balanced [[ShootTheDog even if it meant sacrificing a lot of people's lives]].
* InterspeciesRomance: Whistler is the product of a relationship between a pure-blood demon and one of ThePowersThatBe. They were killed for this.


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* CallBack:
** "Daddy Issues": Faith's accidental killing of the deputy mayor in season 3. It's because she remembers this that she is able to stop another slayer from making the same mistake. Later, her father reveals he knew about this and tries to get her to kill humans that are after him. [[spoiler: To save Angel, she ends up cutting off one of the guys' hands and is [[DespairEventHorizon understandably horrified]].]]
** Faith worried about what will happen to Angel in Quor'toth, since the last time he was in an alternate dimension he had trouble controlling his demon side. It is revealed being in Quor'toth may [[ADarkerMe affect their behavior.]]



* ContinuityNod:
** When Angel, Willow, and Faith go to visit Connor:
--> '''Angel (to Faith):''' "It wasn't that long ago I had to [[spoiler: pull you off your father before you choked him to death.]] So keep your [[spoiler: parenting]] advice to yourself." ''Ouch.''



* FixFic: The series can be seen as this to Buffy Season 8, which got a very mixed reaction from fans.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Faith's compassion has reached the point to where TheDeadHaveNames and EvenEvilHasLovedOnes in regards to vampire drug dealers, while slicing off the arms of human gangsters who threaten her and Angel and attempting to forcibly turn him human so he can let go of having to make amends.
* TheHero: Faith has become this to some, including Willow, and stands as perhaps the best example since Buffy's name is mud after [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she did what she had to do]] and Angel more an obsessed AntiHero.
* OlderAndWiser: Believe it or not Faith. She's a CoolBigSis to other Slayers, uses her mistakes as a basis of what to do, and Angel personally picked her because she would guide him or stop him if he becomes obsessed, crazy or dangerous.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Giles' aunts use magic to prevent them from aging.
* ParentalAbandonment: Connor. Angel refuses any contact with him, even ignoring his phone calls, because he thinks it will be better for him. Connor's fake family, the Rileys, [[AscendedFridgeHorror have lost all memories of him as a result of the magic being gone]] so he has lost them too.
** Faith of course.
* PlatonicLifePartners: What Angel and Faith have become.
* SeriesContinuityError:
** Issue #21 has Faith not know who Dawn is, which would make sense in regards to Angel as he never knew Buffy's sister was retconned into canon. However the two met when Faith came back to Sunnydale, and since Willow was Dawn's adoptive mother it should have been brought up. Seeing as how the first four seasons would have included Dawn the fact Faith nor Angel (one scene had him attacking her as Angelus) makes it even more odd.
** [[spoiler:Turns out, with the seed destroyed, the spell that made Dawn is expiring. She's being undone and wiped from memories.]]
* ShoutOut:
** Faith updates Angel on the latest inmates from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', while tracking a demon that feeds on trauma.
** In ''Death & Consequences'' does the jacket Faith wear look like it belongs to someone else? [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 Commander Shepard perhaps?]] Looks like our GamerChick had upgraded from the PlayStation the Mayor gave her to an {{XBOX}}.
** Faith says there ain't no saints in this room. Funny she should mention that: that's exactly who her actress Creator/ElizaDushku played in SaintsRow2.
** And Faith being sick of being responsible for Angel, she's "not friggin' SpiderMan."
** As mentioned before, Faith references ''Franchise/StarWars'' quite a bit.




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* UndyingLoyalty: The series manages to shine some light on a lot of Faith's more positive traits, her dedication to Angel being the most prominent.
* VainSorceress: Giles' aunts.



* CallBack:
** "Daddy Issues": Faith's accidental killing of the deputy mayor in season 3. It's because she remembers this that she is able to stop another slayer from making the same mistake. Later, her father reveals he knew about this and tries to get her to kill humans that are after him. [[spoiler: To save Angel, she ends up cutting off one of the guys' hands and is [[DespairEventHorizon understandably horrified]].]]
** Faith worried about what will happen to Angel in Quor'toth, since the last time he was in an alternate dimension he had trouble controlling his demon side. It is revealed being in Quor'toth may [[ADarkerMe affect their behavior.]]



* ContinuityNod: When Angel, Willow, and Faith go to visit Connor:
--> '''Angel (to Faith):''' "It wasn't that long ago I had to [[spoiler: pull you off your father before you choked him to death.]] So keep your [[spoiler: parenting]] advice to yourself." ''Ouch.''




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* FalseReassurance: Faith's dad tells her that he is really sober this time. He doesn't tell her that he's been involved in some shady dealings and some guys are after him.
* {{Gorn}}: The first issue is very bloody.
* GroinAttack: Faith does this to a possessed Spike. When he returns to normal and asks why his bollocks hurt she replies, [[BlatantLies "Beats me."]]
* IronicEchoCut: In "Women of a Certain Age" two panels juxtaposed, each panel showing one of Giles' aunts, with opposing views of how they feel about Angel [[spoiler: trying to resurrect Giles.]] One thinks he really will succeed and one of them thinks he shouldn't try because he wouldn't.
* {{Irony}}: Drusilla shows up alive, sane, and using a demon that feeds on trauma to help those who ask for it. Angel thinks this is wrong so he kills the demon, thereby [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill no longer giving those who would have wanted and needed Drusilla a choice,]] thinking what she was doing was MindRape.
* {{Jossed}}: In Buffy Season Seven, it looks as if Faith slept with Spike. When Angel introduces Harmony, however, Faith offers these words:
-->"I love that '''I'm''' supposed to be the slutty one when [[ContinuityNod everyone]] '''but''' me has nailed Spike."
* KillItWithFire: Angel and Faith fight demons who can regenerate, so they use a flamethrower to burn their whole bodies into ash.
* ManipulativeBastard: Arguably Whistler.
* MercyKill: Angel and Faith kill the people who took the Mohra Demon blood, as they kept growing giant tumors all over their bodies.
* MistakenForGay: Whistler leaves a message for Angel to meet him at a disclosed location on their "anniversary." One of Giles' aunts immediately says "''That's'' why Angel hasn't hit on me."
* McGuffin: An object used for regeneration.
--> '''Faith:''' "So that's the McGuffin?"
--> '''Angel:''' "The crown of coils."
* MoodWhiplash: Whistler, after inviting Angel out for dinner to talk, punches a hole through his stomach. After almost killing him, Whistler decides to spare Angel then tells him that once his stomach grows back, he should try the food there.
* MustMakeAmends: Angel wants to make up for killing [[spoiler:Giles]] by finding a way to bring [[spoiler:him]] back from the dead.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well done Angel, you killed the demon that kept Drusilia sane and allowed her to help others, understandable after Jasmine's MindRape. Now that she's off the rails again she's become even more vicious killing Slayers and giving Nadira even more of a reason to want you dead.
* NoExceptYes:
--> '''Sophie:''' "We certainly don't associate with ''anyone'' who'd do something like ''that''. Wait. Yes we ''do'', don't we?"
* NotSoDifferent: Buffy and Faith of course: this time in regards to Creator/DanielCraig. Buffy makes a few references to having a crush on him and later Faith grills Angel on not dragging him to her to ravish.
* OhCrap:
--> '''Faith:''' "OhCrap. Hey, little, when you said we'd have to fight 'Quor'toth itself,' what did you mean?"
--> '''Demon:''' "The [[EldritchAbomination Old One]] who gives this world it's name. Why?"
** Yet again when Nadira and some other slayers show up Giles' house. And they know Angel is there.
* PlotParallel: "Daddy Issues", with Drusilla and Faith dealing with their respective [[CaptainObvious issues with their fathers.]] Though Drusilla's issues have to do with her sire, Angel.
* RuleOfThree:
--> '''Faith:''' "Brooding. Bad decisions. Violence. Rinse and repeat."
* SelfMadeOrphan: Subverted. [[spoiler: As mentioned above (ContinuityNod) Faith is made so angry that she chokes and almost kills her father, but was stopped by Angel.]]
* SerialEscalation
--> '''Whistler:''' "You think you [Angel] and Blondie knocking boots was radical? A vampire and a Slayer? Try a ''pureblood demon'' [[InterspeciesRomance and]] an agent of ''{{The Powers That Be}}''. [[DatingCatwoman Evil incarnate and a servant of good]]. Or, as I like to call them, Mom and Dad."
* ShootTheDog: Whistler regarding his actions in Buffy Season 8. His plan was to create a better world where good and evil were balanced even if it meant sacrificing billions of people's lives.
* TheSoulless: Angel uses the Crown of Coils on a human skeleton. The body heals completely but, as Angel explains, without a soul the man will just die again.
* TheCameo: Creator/DavidTennant and Billie Piper appeared in "In Perfect Harmony." Also a CelebrityParadox since [[TheNthDoctor the 10th doctor]] appeared with [[Series/DoctorWho Rose and the [=TARDIS=] in the future in Buffy Season 8.
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: ''The Hero Of His Own Story.''
* VillainEpisode: One half of ''The Hero Of His Own Story'' focuses on the [[{{Backstory}} pasts]] of Pearl and Nash and Whistler explains his backstory to Angel in the other half.
* WhatTheHellHero: Angel thinks Connor would be better off without him, so he pretty much abandons him. He doesn't even answer his phone calls, which Faith calls him out on.
** Angel actually gets a few of these from Faith.
* WeNeedADistraction: One of Faith's Slayers picks a fight with a soccer team. Faith looks like she is going to flash them, only to draw attention to the drinks she bought so they'd lay off.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Drusilla returns, sane, and seeming to have pulled a genuine HeelFaceTurn. So just what is she up to these days? She encountered a demon that feeds on trauma (the reason she is so well,) trained it to work only in that regard, and sets up a shelter for those who have been traumatized, willing to have the demon feed on them so the pain they feel goes away if they ask for it. Angel sees the whole thing as a abomination and MindRape, believing people must suffer for what's happened to them and that if they did not feel bad about (in his case, Angelus) there's no reason not to make amends. Faith, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a problem with it since the people are going willingly. After Angel kills the demon Dru is back to being the vicious, Slayer-killing psychotic.
* TheWorfEffect: We've never seen Whistler fight in the series, but when he meets up with Angel again he is able to literally punch out Angel's stomach without breaking a sweat. [[spoiler:He decides to spare him, though.]]
* YouRemindMeOfX: Faith tries to help a younger slayer who reminds her of herself, particularly since she is angry, pushes people away, and feels like she can't trust anyone.


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* AllsWellThatEndsWell: You can almost hear Joss on the phone asking why the May 2015 issue ended on such a happy note. [[spoiler: Fred recovered and subdued Illyria, Angel and Faith are back together, Zaynetech had recovered their investigations and are set to rebuild, Nadira had comforted Koh and talked him out of revenge before resuming watch over a peaceful Magic Town...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and no Kennedy in sight.]]
* TheAtoner: When Faith intends to leave Deepscan, Kennedy gets her to stay by offering a mission to find Riley. Faith wants to do this to make up for her actions while she was the body swapped with Buffy.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Amy.]]
* DoesntLikeGuns: Faith understandably prefers using an old-fashioned stake rather than a gun to do her dirty work, since she really isn't too good of a shot.
* FriendOnTheForce: Angel has one, a cop who used to work the beat in Hackney before it became Magic Town.
* GenreShift: Faith's role in the story, and Kennedy and her Slayers, have gone from medieval warriors to almost a ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' clan, replete with special forces outfits, guns that kill vampires with silver bullets and jungle warfare.
* MissionControl: [[spoiler: Nadira]] serves as this to Angel.
* MustMakeAmends: Faith goes on a mission to recover a missing Riley Finn to make up for sleeping with him [[GrandTheftMe while in Buffy's body.]]
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: [[spoiler:Amy]] is set up as this season's BigBad despite neither Angel or Faith having met her in canon.
* StarterVillain: Corky, the formerly human pixie thug Angel fights during the first arc.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: For the first half of the season Angel and Faith are off doing their own thing, with the former in London trying to protect Magic Town, and the latter in the States joining Kennedy as part of Deepscan.
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* [[UnclePennybags Aunt Pennybags]]: [[spoiler: Giles]]' latest WhatTheHellHero moment was to leave Faith everything in his will. If you know Faith you know she's [[AxCrazy usually]] fun to be around, but she's also putting that new found wealth to good use, from helping Angel and his research to paying off Arsenal football hooligans when Nadira picks a fight with them.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Faith is very loyal to Angel for this reason, him being the only one who has never "used" her. Also the reason why she helps Angel, is because she really wants Giles back, since he was nice to her, too.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Angel and Faith, obviously, especially at the start of Season Nine, where Angel is recovering from [[spoiler:having killed Giles]].
* ClosetGeek: Not only does Faith have Franchise/{{Batman}} pajamas she makes enough StarWars references to make one think she had been hanging out with Andrew.
* DeadpanSnarker: Faith and Giles' aunts. Angel also has his moments.
* TookALevelInKindness: ''Faith''.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of Giles' aunts discovers Faith's stash of stakes and refers to them in front of everyone as vibrators.
* CallBack:
** "Daddy Issues": Faith's accidental killing of the deputy mayor in season 3. It's because she remembers this that she is able to stop another slayer from making the same mistake. Later, her father reveals he knew about this and tries to get her to kill humans that are after him. [[spoiler: To save Angel, she ends up cutting off one of the guys' hands and is [[DespairEventHorizon understandably horrified]].]]
** Faith worried about what will happen to Angel in Quor'toth, since the last time he was in an alternate dimension he had trouble controlling his demon side. It is revealed being in Quor'toth may [[ADarkerMe affect their behavior.]]
* CelebrityParadox: In ''Season 8'''s [[{{ComicBook/Fray}} "Time of]] [[{{Crossover}} Your Life"]], The [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor and Rose]] made a brief appearance. In "In Perfect Harmony", [[TheNthDoctor David Tennant]] and Billie Piper appear.
* CoattailRidingRelative: Faith assumed this was why her DisappearedDad suddenly reappeared in her life. In reality, it's because he found out she was a slayer and wanted her to kill someone for him.
* ContinuityNod: When Angel, Willow, and Faith go to visit Connor:
--> '''Angel (to Faith):''' "It wasn't that long ago I had to [[spoiler: pull you off your father before you choked him to death.]] So keep your [[spoiler: parenting]] advice to yourself." ''Ouch.''
* DespairEventHorizon: Faith after her dad shows up and she does something she regrets, which causes her to go see "Mother Superior" in ''Daddy Issues.''
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Angel, after his HeroicBSOD in Season 8 [[spoiler: having killed Giles.]] What brings him out of his HeroicBSOD is the hope that can [[MustMakeAmends find a way to]] [[spoiler: resurrect Giles.]]
* DistractedByTheSexy: Faith looks like she is going to pull this when a slayer picks a fight with the Arsenal football team, and she later muses how she would have done it before. It turns out Faith used beer as a viable solution to the conflict.
* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs after Faith and Giles' spinster aunts knock Spike back, Faith wants a shag but DanielCraig, not him, and he's called boring. He contemplates a stake because it's quick and sunlight because 'going out in flames' seems like an apt metaphor.

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