History Recap / AngelS05E12YoureWelcome

* ProperlyParanaoid: Going into the climax, Angel wants any and all intel Spike has on "Doyle", no matter how insignificant. Whoever the imposter is, he's managed to run circles around the Fang Gang ''and'' the Senior Partners; their opponent is clearly formidable and cunning. So Angel's does ''not'' want to go in this fight blind and they need any and all advantages they can get.

* ApologeticAttacker: A variation when it becomes clear Wesley's going to need Lorne's arterial blood for his ritual. Wesley apologizes in advance before he breaks out the ritual knife.

* BeyondRedemption: Angel's opinion of Lindsey during their reunion. Throughout Seasons One and Two, Angel watched as Lindsey kept walking back and forth through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor time and again. After squandering chance after chance, Lindsey ''finally'' committed and walked through through for good after "Dead End". It stuck for the better part of 3 years...only for temptation and envy to rear their ugly heads and now Lindsey's gone and done it ''again''. Combine this with tarnishing Doyle's good name and memory and Angel's ''done'' giving Lindsey any more chances at. In hindsight, this is really where Lindsey's fate in the series finale get sealed.

* XanatosGambit: Lindsey turning Spike loose on Cordelia by making him think she's still Jasmine. Best case scenario, he kills her before the deception can be exposed and it preserves Lindsey's cover (while also leaving a pissed off Angel to go gunning after Spike). Worst case scenario, it fails, but at least it'll buy time for Lindsey to infiltrate W&H and hijack their fail-safe against Angel (and outcome which will also happen regardless even if Plan A works). Interestingly, Lindsey knew going in Plan A was a Hail Mary Pass and fully expected it to fail. But he and Eve still had to roll the dice (and, again, it bought the time Plan B required).

* ConsistentClothingStyle: Downplayed, but Lindsey's penchant for his Texas roots and dressing like an urban cowboy comes back to bite him (as it's part of how Angel and company identify him from Spike's intel).

** Similarly, Spike only had [[Recap/AngelS01E03InTheDark one previous interaction]] with Angel Investigations years before joining the spinoff this Season. While he and Doyle technically met and interacted during the Gem of Amarra incident, Spike also never actually learned Doyle's name. So while Spike has been brought up to speed on the Season Five-era Fang Gang and their then-recent history, he ultimately knows nothing of Doyle, his ultimate fate, or the significance or meaning that name has for Angel and company. Combined with Spike's natural aloofness and poor relations with the rest of Angel Investigations (and Angel in particular) and it's little wonder Lindsey was able to keep the "Doyle" charade going for as long as he did.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Again, this is how Lindsey kept the "Doyle" charade going as long as he did. Spike and Angel's mutual hostility, combined with Spike's aloofness, meant the Fang Gang wars unaware of "Doyle" (and Spike likewise didn't recognize the significance of the name). It takes Cordelia serving as a de facto intermediary to finally blow the lid off Lindsey's deception.

* XanatosGambit: Lindsey turning Spike loose on Cordelia by making him think she's still Jasmine. Best case scenario, he kills her before the deception can be exposed and it preserves Lindsey's cover (while also leaving a pissed off Angel to go gunning after Spike). Worst case scenario, it fails, but at least it'll buy time for Lindsey to infiltrate W&H and hijack their fail-safe against Angel. Interestingly, Lindsey knew Plan A was a Hail Mary Pass and fully expected it to fail, but he and Eve still had to roll the dice (and, again, it bought the time Plan B required).

* BeyondRedemption: Throughout Seasons One and Two, Angel watched as Lindsey kept walking back and forth through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor time and again. It seemed like Lindsey ''finally'' got it after "Dead End" and it stuck for the better part of 3 years...only temptation and envy reared their ugly heads and now Lindsey's gone and done it ''again''. Combine this with tarnishing Doyle's good name and memory and Angel's ''done'' giving Lindsey any more chances. In hindsight, this is really where Lindsey's fate in the series finale get sealed.

* ShirtlessScene: Lindsey goes shirtless during the fight scene for no apparent reason, while making a penis euphemism.

** Similarly, Spike only had [[Recap/AngelS01E03InTheDark one previous interaction]] with Angel Investigations years before joining the spinoff this Season. While he and Doyle technically met and interacted during the Gem of Amarra incident, Spike also never actually learned Doyle's name. So while Spike has been brought up to speed on the Season Five-era Fang Gang and their then-recent history, he ultimately knows nothing of Doyle or the significance or meaning that name has for Angel and company. Combined with Spike's natural aloofness and poor relations with the rest of Angel Investigations (and Angel in particular) and it's little wonder Lindsey was able to keep the "Doyle" charade going for as long as he did.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Cordelia coming out of her coma is one for Lindsey and Eve's campaign and ends up derailing their whole scheme. Before everything goes to hell, Lindsey's actually and ironically ''glad'' Cordy woke up. He rightly sees it as a sign that the Powers are getting nervous about Angel and the stakes are now being raised. To use a gambling analogy, Lindsey compares it to no longer being seated at the $5 table.