History Recap / AngelS02E06GuiseWillBeGuise

* ArmchairPsychology: Inside the cabin, Angel and the T'ish Magev sit at the fireplace as the Swami ties fishing flies. As they're shooting the breeze about Angel's automobile, his clothes, the hair product he uses, the Swami makes Angel aware of obvious contradictions in his nature, leading Angel to analyze their inner meanings. His car: a vampire living in a city known for it's sun drives a convertible. His clothes: all dark in appearance; obviously image is important to him even though he has no reflection. Angel has a snappy retort to each of the Swami's claims (The roof is retractable / I don't have a body temperature / [[Creator/NeilGaiman If all I wear is black, I doesn't have to coordinate my outfits]]). The swami tells Angel that he's too concerned with the mask he presents to the world.

* ArmchairPsychology: Inside the cabin, Angel and the T'ish Magev sit at the fireplace as the Swami ties fishing flies. As they're shooting the breeze about Angel's automobile, his clothes, the hair product he uses, the Swami makes Angel aware of obvious contradictions in his nature, leading Angel to analyze their inner meanings. His car: a vampire living in a city known for it's sun drives a convertible. His clothes: all dark in appearance; obviously image is important to him even though he has no reflection. Angel has a snappy retort to each of the Swami's claims (The roof is retractable / I don't have a body temperature / [[NeilGaiman If all I wear is black, I doesn't have to coordinate my outfits]]). The swami tells Angel that he's too concerned with the mask he presents to the world.

* CleavageWindow: Virginia in her first scene.

-->'''Magev:''' "Right. So here's what you do. You go out and find yourself some [[{{Buffy}} small, blonde thing]]. You [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E13Surprise bed her]], you [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E7Angel love her]], you [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence treat her like crap]], you [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E20TheProm break her heart]]. You and your inner demon will thank me, I promise."

-->'''Angel:''' Maybe [[{{Understatement}} I am a little angry]].

* SarcasmMode
-->'''Bryce:''' "Don't make me angry."
-->'''Virginia:''' "No, because then you might do something bad."

-->'''Angel:'' "Well, maybe my persona ''is'' a little - affected."\\

* SpikyHair: Another hairgel joke; plus Wes trying to spike up his hair.

* FootFirstIntroduction: Wesley as himself, scratching the back of his leg with his heel, and Wesley in a BadassLongcoat as 'Angel'.

* SlipperySkid: At the episode's start, Wesley tugs on a drawer. It won't open. He tugs harder, and it flies out, spilling its contents all over the floor and causing Wes to repeatedly {{Pratfall}}. Somehow, the customer at the front desk is unimpressed by the crack staff at Angel Investigations.

* SlipperySkid: At the episode's start, Wesley tugs on a drawer. It won't open. He tugs harder, and it flies out, spilling its contents all over the floor and causing Wes to repeatedly PratFall. Somehow, the customer at the front desk is unimpressed by the crack staff at Angel Investigations.

* SnowballLie* SoftGlass: Averted; Cordelia knocks down a mook by hitting his legs with a champagne bottle like you would with a baton.

* EverythingIsOnline: Subverted. Cordy gets bored looking at mug shots online, and starts [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny flipping through a glossy magazine]]. [[ConvenientBroadcast By sheer chance]], she lands on a photo depicting Bryce and his daughter standing alongside their bodyguard - the same goon who grabbed Wesley at gunpoint.

* DefinitelyNotAVillain

* ArmchairPsychology: Inside the cabin, Angel and the T'ish Magev sit at the fireplace as the Swami ties fishing flies. As they're shooting the breeze about Angel's automobile, his clothes, the hair product he uses, the Swami makes Angel aware of obvious contradictions in his nature, leading Angel to analyze their inner meanings. His car: a vampire living in a city known for it's sun drives a convertible. His clothes: all dark in appearance; obviously image is important to him even though he has no reflection. Angel has a snappy retort to each of the Swami's claims (The roof is retractable / I don't have a body temperature / [[NeilGaiman If all I wear is black, I doesn't have to coordinate my outfits]]). He tells Angel that he's too concerned with the mask he presents to the world.

* [[BecomingTheMask Becoming the]] BadassLongcoat

* DiscreetDrinkDisposal

* EverythingIsOnline: Subverted. Cordy gets bored looking at mug shots online, and starts flipping through a glossy magazine. By sheer chance, she lands on a photo depicting Bryce and his daughter standing alongside their bodyguard - the same goon who grabbed Wesley at gunpoint.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Virgina mentions her father's 50th birthday s coming up and he's having a big bash for his "favorite creepy deity," the Goddess Yeska.

* HiddenPurposeTest: On a boat dock outside the cabin, Angel and the Swami are fighting with staves. Magev accuses Angel of holding back, and Angel confesses that if he lets "it" loose, he will kill Magev. The Swami responds by knocking Angel flat with his stick, thus illustrating the point. Angel can't win the fight against evil while he's fighting himself

* IHaveNoSon: Virginia renounces her father after socking him in the face.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Wesley recognizes Magus Bryce's name from the business page, but Bryce explains that his cable network and software are a front. His money really comes from Wizardry, custom design work for people with money. "You see someone in this town with looks and talent, chances are we provided one of them."

* RescueRomance

* ScareChord: As the elevator closes on Angel and Gunn, a briefcase suddenly swings between the doors -- it's Wesley.

* SlipperySkid: At the episode's start, Wesley tugs on a drawer. It won't open. He tugs harder, and it flies out, spilling its contents all over the floor and causing Wes to repeatedly trip up. Somehow, the customer at the front desk is unimpressed by the crack staff at Angel Investigations.

* SnowballLie

-->'''Gunn''': See? [double take] -- what?? ''That's'' the plan? Walkin' real quick was the plan?!"

* UnwantedRescue: Cordelia, having traced Wesley to the Byrce home, barges her way inside to take Wesley away. To her astonishment, Wesley begs off; he's quite happy here and doesn't want to leave Virginia unprotected.
* VillainousDemotivator: Benny wonders aloud why they're letting Cordy and Wes go, suggesting that he should just kill them. Bryce grabs him and throws him up against the wall. Benny is lucky he doesn't kill ''him'' for hiring a Shemp instead of Angel.

* EmergencyImpersonation: The former TropeNamer for GuiseWillBeGuise.

* GuiseWillBeGuise: The TropeNamer.

-->'''Gunn''': See? [double take] --[[FlatWhat what]]?? ''That's'' the plan? Walkin' real quick was the plan?!"

* VillainousDemotivator: Benny wonders aloud why they're letting Cordy and Wes go, suggesting that he should [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just kill them]]. Bryce grabs him and throws him up against the wall. Benny is lucky he doesn't kill ''him'' for hiring a Shemp instead of Angel.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis