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* CallBack: Zander still retains all the "soldier stuff" that was stuck in his brain ("Halloween"), including the layout of the whole army base. He's ''pretty'' sure he can can also [[GunStripping dissemble an M-16 in under a minute]].

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* CallBack: Zander Xander still retains all the "soldier stuff" that was stuck in his brain ("Halloween"), ("[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E6Halloween}} Halloween]]"), including the layout of the whole army base. He's ''pretty'' sure he can can also [[GunStripping dissemble an M-16 in under a minute]].
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* AuthorAppeal: JossWhedon really wanted the scene with Buffy using the rocket launcher, and declares it the part of the series he loves the most.



* FridgeLogic: So, no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating and hammering"?

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* FridgeLogic: So, no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating and hammering"? TelevisionWithoutPity takes their word for it.



* GoryDiscretionShot: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him, it's probably safe to assume that he wasn't left in a pretty state.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him, him and CouldntFindAPen, it's probably safe to assume that he wasn't left in a pretty state.state.
* GroinAttack: Angelous sneers that Buffy can't kill him, so The Slayer punts him in the balls and makes him wish she did.



* Giving the military the benefit of the doubt, why is a door that says "[-SECURED AREA-]" when it's unlocked?

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* ** Giving the military the benefit of the doubt, why is a door that says "[-SECURED AREA-]" when it's unlocked?



* MugglesDoItBetter: Bazooka toting Buffy provides the current page image.



* OnSecondThought: The guard grudgingly lets Xander into the armory, warning him to be back within twenty minutes. Xander, no doubt channeling his favorite spy movie (or the spirit of Joss Whedon), cockily answers, "I just need five." Then, recalling how much a bazooka weighs, adds, "Uhh, forget I said that last part."

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* OnSecondThought: The guard grudgingly lets Xander into the armory, warning him to be back within twenty minutes. Xander, no doubt channeling his favorite spy movie (or the spirit of Joss Whedon), cockily answers, "I just need five." Then, recalling how much a bazooka weighs, and the fact he claimed he was taking Cordilia in for some nookie, adds, "Uhh, forget I said that last part."



* PostmodernMagik: Xander realizes that rocket launchers weren't around last time The Judge appeared. Cue AuthorAppeal.



** [[MeaningfulName Fallen]]. [[FridgeBrilliance Yeah]].



** It's California. The shoppers would pass him off as on the way to Vegas.



* WhoDares: A crossbow bolt suddenly hits the Judge's chest, causing him to lose his concentration, freeing the bystanders from his evil energy. "Who dares?" shouts the Judge.

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* WhoDares: A crossbow bolt suddenly hits the Judge's chest, causing him to lose his concentration, freeing the bystanders from his evil energy. "Who dares?" shouts the Judge. A bazooka toting Buffy does, that's who.


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** Subverted with The Judge, Xander thinks this is exactly what they'll do.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For Xander's plan to work, he says they're going to need wheels. Cordy offers her Mercedes, causing Willow to seethe. Xander gulps and remarks that it "might have to be bigger."

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For Xander's plan to work, he says they're going to need wheels. Cordy offers her Mercedes, causing car, and Willow to seethe.seethes nearby. Xander gulps and remarks that it "might have to be bigger."

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: A sobbing Buffy says this to Angelus. To which he asides, "Love ya too," and leaves.

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: A sobbing Buffy says whimpers this to Angelus. as Angelus is headed out the door. ..To which he asides, "Love ya too," and leaves. without so much as looking back.
* AssholeVictim: Uncle Enyos.



* HopeSpot: Buffy demands that Jenny re-curse Angel, but Jenny claims "those magicks are lost." Buffy then demands that Jenny take her to a higher authority. SmashCut to Uncle Enyos, puffing on his pipe as the door creaks behind him. "I knew ''she'' would bring you. I suppose you want answers," he smugs, apparently thinking it's Buffy at the door. But instead, he turns to be greeted by Angelus. ..And that's the end of Uncle Enyos.

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* HopeSpot: Buffy demands that Jenny re-curse Angel, but Jenny claims "those magicks are lost." Buffy then demands that Jenny take her to a higher authority. SmashCut to Uncle Enyos, puffing on his pipe as the door creaks behind him. "I knew ''she'' would bring you. I suppose you want answers," he smugs, apparently thinking it's Buffy at the door. But instead, he turns to be greeted by Angelus. ..And that's the end of So long, Uncle Enyos.



* ILikeThoseOdds: With Angel defecting to his team, Spike gloat that it's now "four against one; and those are the kinds of odds I like to play." ** Technically, it's more like four against six, but Spike evidentially doesn't hold the Scoobies in much regard.

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* ILikeThoseOdds: With Angel defecting to his team, Spike gloat gloats that it's now "four against one; and those are the kinds of odds I like to play." "
** Technically, it's more like four against six, but Spike evidentially doesn't hold the Scoobies in much regard.
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* ILikeThoseOdds: With Angel defecting to his team, Spike gloat that it's now "four against one; and those are the kinds of odds I like to play." ** Technically, it's more like four against six, but Spike evidentially doesn't hold the Scoobies in much regard.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles suspects "the coming moths will be hard, I suspect on ''all'' of us." If he only knew.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Giles suspects ominously notes that "the coming moths months will be hard, I suspect on ''all'' of us." If he only knew.
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-->'''Willow''': No problem. I'll get Oz. He has a '''van'''.

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-->'''Willow''': No problem. I'll get Oz. He has a '''van'''.'''VAN'''.



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* {{Foreshadowing}}{{Foreshadowing}}: Giles suspects "the coming moths will be hard, I suspect on ''all'' of us." If he only knew.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLoveAnguishedDeclarationOfLove: A sobbing Buffy says this to Angelus. To which he asides, "Love ya too," and leaves.
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* CallBack

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* CallBackCallBack: Zander still retains all the "soldier stuff" that was stuck in his brain ("Halloween"), including the layout of the whole army base. He's ''pretty'' sure he can can also [[GunStripping dissemble an M-16 in under a minute]].



-->'''Xander:''' Now I'm having a wiggins.

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-->'''Xander:''' Now [[OhCrap I'm having a wiggins.wiggins]].

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* SayingTooMuch: Willow wonders how Jenny anticipated Angel turning evil, much less knowing exactly where to be with a cross in hand. Buffy is too distraught to see much into it -- at leaat right now.

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* SayingTooMuch: Willow wonders how Jenny anticipated Angel turning evil, much less knowing exactly where to be with a cross in hand. Buffy is too distraught to see much into it -- at leaat least right now.



* ShowSomeLeg

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* ShowSomeLegShowSomeLeg: Xander asks the guard on duty to let him give a trashy-looking Cordy the tour. "Well, you know the ladies. They like to see the big guns."
-->'''Cordelia:'''"Hi! I'm not a soldier. [[BadLiar Right]]?"

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* DescriptionCut: Willow catches Buffy in the hall to ask if she thinks that Angel would have gone after the Judge himself. Cut to Angelus (not Angel) getting zapped by the Judge, who reads him "clean" of humanity.



* DescriptionCut



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For Xander's plan to work, he says they're going to need wheels. Cordy offers her Mercedes, causing Willow to seethe. Xander gulps and remarks that it "might have to be bigger."
-->'''Willow''': No problem. I'll get Oz. He has a '''van'''.



* ExactEavesdropping: Willow catches Buffy in the school hallway to ask if she thinks that Angel would have gone after the Judge himself. Buffy says she doesn't think so and says, "I just...I wish he'd contact me. I need to talk to him." The make their way up the stairs, and Jenny skulks around the corner, putting two and two together.
** Xander suggests that he and Cordy "kiss and make up." Cordy's not forthcoming with the forgiveness -- but she's fine with "the other part." As they pull apart from a kiss, the camera pans to show Willow standing there with a shocked and hurt look on her face.

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* ExactEavesdropping: Willow catches Buffy Jenny, already clued in the school hallway to ask if she thinks that Angel would have gone after the Judge himself. Buffy says she doesn't think so and says, "I just...I wish he'd contact me. I need to talk to him." The make their way up the stairs, and Jenny Angel's soul is in danger, skulks around the corner, putting two corner as Will and two together.
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Buffy discuss his conspicuous absence.
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Xander suggests that he and Cordy "kiss and make up." Cordy's not forthcoming with the forgiveness -- but she's fine with "the other part." As they pull apart from a kiss, the camera pans to show Willow standing there with a shocked and hurt look on her face.



* FreudianSlip



* SayingTooMuch

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* SayingTooMuchSayingTooMuch: Willow wonders how Jenny anticipated Angel turning evil, much less knowing exactly where to be with a cross in hand. Buffy is too distraught to see much into it -- at leaat right now.

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* LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.

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* LinkedListClueMethodology: LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.



* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." "
* LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.
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** When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer [[Fridgebrilliance isn't in a committed relationship]]. (This may, however, be [[EpilepticTrees unintentional]])

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** When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer [[Fridgebrilliance [[FridgeBrilliance isn't in a committed relationship]]. (This may, however, be [[EpilepticTrees unintentional]])



* LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.

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* LinkedListClueMethodology: LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.



* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* DeletedScene: In the original script, there is an entire scene of Angelus torturing Jenny's uncle which was cut.

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* DeletedScene: In the original script, there is an entire scene of Angelus torturing bantering with Jenny's uncle which was cut.



* GutPunch: Asked about his decision to turn Angel evil, Joss Whedon said that he feels it was necessary to keep the story fresh. Although the fan base wanted Buffy and Angel to be together romantically, Whedon says, "What people want is not what they need."



* LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.

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* LinkedListClueMethodology: LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.



* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* DeletedScene

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* DeletedSceneDeletedScene: In the original script, there is an entire scene of Angelus torturing Jenny's uncle which was cut.
** The actors credited as "Teacher" and "Student" do not actually appear in the episode. The scene they were appeared, which revolved around Buffy running out of class after a series of dark thoughts about having sex the night before, was cut due to time.



** Possibly unintentional: When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer isn't in a committed relationship.

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** Possibly unintentional: When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer [[Fridgebrilliance isn't in a committed relationship. relationship]]. (This may, however, be [[EpilepticTrees unintentional]])



* {{Jossed}}: The scene with Oz was specifically written by Joss to make the audience warm to the character, as many viewers were still hoping for Xander and Willow to date.



* LexLuthorSecurity: The army base. Xander lampshades: "The security here really is a joke. I should, uh, report it."
* LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LexLuthorSecurity: The army base. Lampshaded when Xander lampshades: breaks into the army base via a torn a torn chain-link fence. "The security here really is a joke. I should, uh, report it."
* LinkedListClueMethodology: Giving the military the benefit of the doubt, why is a door that says "[-SECURED AREA-]" when it's unlocked?
* LinkedListClueMethodology:
Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
* LoopholeAbuse: LostInCharacter: In the scene where Buffy cries in her bedroom, Sarah Michelle Gellar got so affected that production had to shut down for 25 minutes because she couldn't stop crying. She said in an interview one year after that she thought she was [[FreakOut having a breakdown]].
* LoopholeAbuse:
The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.



* PostMortemOneLiner

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* PostMortemOneLinerTheOtherDarrin: In the flashback scenes of Buffy and Angel making love, the heavy breathing wasn't voiced by David and Sarah, but rather by series creator Joss Whedon and supervising sound editor Cindy Rabideau. (Apparently Joss was too embarrassed to ask the stars to record it).



* ProductPlacement

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* ProductPlacementProductPlacement: During their fight at the mall, you can see advance posters for ''QuestForCamelot'' behind Buffy and Angel. Earlier, you can see the poster for ''{{Fallen}}'' behind Angel. Both movies were distributed by Warner Bros. around the time this episode aired.



* {{Retcon}}

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* {{Retcon}}{{Retcon}}: The comic story "False Memories" reexamines how the early years of ''Buffy'' were changed by the CosmicRetcon that gave birth to Dawn Summers. In the alternate history, it was Dawn rather than Willow who Angelus throttles inside the school.



* ThrowItIn

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* ThrowItInThrowItIn: The scene where Angel dumps Buffy in his apartment was not supposed to take place there. Halfway through shooting the scene on Buffy's lawn, Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz told Joss that the scene wasn't working, so he moved it to the bedroom. Buffy is still heard saying she saw him at "the house".


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** Jenny Calendar was originally supposed to die in ''this'' episode.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the military base, Xander approaches a door marked "Secured Area." On cue, a guard [[DramaticGunCock cocks his gun]] and demands that they identify themselves. Xander persuades the guard that he's a private "on leave" from "the 33rd", and asks that the solider turn a blind eye so he can show his girlfriend (Cordy) some hardware. The guard doesn't humor him, but Xander blackmails him by barking out, "Well, if you do, I won't tell Colonel Newsome that your boots ain't regulation, your post wasn't covered, and you hold your gun like a sissy girl."

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the military base, Xander approaches a door marked "Secured Area." On cue, a guard [[DramaticGunCock cocks his gun]] and demands that they identify themselves. Xander persuades the guard that he's a private "on leave" from "the 33rd", and asks that the solider turn a blind eye so he can show his girlfriend (Cordy) some hardware. The guard doesn't humor him, on post isn't in a humoring mood, but Xander blackmails him by barking out, "Well, if you do, I won't tell Colonel Newsome that your boots ain't regulation, your post wasn't covered, and you hold your gun like a sissy girl."



* BecauseDestinySaysSo

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* BecauseDestinySaysSoBecauseDestinySaysSo: Uncle Enyos came to Sunnydale to stop Angelus' return, but now realizes that it was foretold.



-->"Sometimes, when I'm sitting in class -- you know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage."



* CouldntFindAPen

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* CouldntFindAPenCouldntFindAPen: Smeared in Enyos's blood above his bed are the words "WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU TOO?"



* EurekaMoment: Xander asks Willow if they've made any progress on the Judge. Brief recap of bad news: no weapons forged can defeat him, last time it took an army. Willow begins to mock one of the books, saying, "Where's an ''army'' when you need one?"

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* EurekaMoment: Xander asks Willow if they've made any progress on the Judge. Brief recap of bad news: no weapons forged can defeat him, last time it took an army. Willow begins to mock one of the books, saying, "Where's "[[WheresXWhenYouReallyNeedIt Where's an ''army'' army when you need one?"one?]]"



* EyeScream



* GroinAttack
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy
* HeelFaceMole: Buffy accuses and Giles tries to interfere until Jenny admits she was planted there to keep her and Angel apart.
* HellBentForLeather

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* GroinAttack
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy
TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: In the military base, Xander approaches a door marked "Secured Area." On cue, a guard [[DramaticGunCock cocks his gun]] and demands that they identify themselves. Xander persuades the guard that he's a private "on leave" from "the 33rd", and asks that the solider turn a blind eye so he can show his girlfriend (Cordy) some hardware.
* HeelFaceMole: Buffy accuses and Giles tries to interfere until Jenny admits she was planted there to keep her and Angel apart. \n* HellBentForLeather When war plans are being laid, Jenny stands in the doorway and offers her help, but both Buffy and Giles tell her to get out and then turn their backs on her. Ouch!



* KnightOfCerebus

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* KnightOfCerebusKnightOfCerebus: Angelus.



* LexLuthorSecurity
* LinkedClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LexLuthorSecurity
LexLuthorSecurity: The army base. Xander lampshades: "The security here really is a joke. I should, uh, report it."
* LinkedClueMethodology: LinkedListClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now." * LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.



* OppositesAttractRevenge

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* OppositesAttractRevenge OppositesAttractRevenge: Outside in the van, Willow asks Oz in a just-making-conversation tone, "Do you want to make out with me?" Oz gently confides that he gets the feeling she's using him get back at Xander in some way, which is a bit "on the empty side." He tells her that in his fantasy, when he's kissing her, she's kissing ''him''. Oz says [[SubvertedTrope he'll wait]].



* ShooOutTheClowns: Angelus noticeably ditches the wheelchair-bound Spike behind. The colorful antagonist spends the rest of this season at odds with Angelus and Dru.

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* ShooOutTheClowns: Angelus noticeably ditches and Dru escort the wheelchair-bound Judge to his upcoming slaughter, leaving a very resentful Spike behind. The behind in the factory. Our colorful antagonist spends the rest of this season at odds with Angelus and Dru.moldering in his wheelchair.



* SmashCut



* WheresXWhenYouReallyNeedIt

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: Angel and Willow turn to face Buffy as he answers, "Well, it's not really the kind of message you tell. It sort of involves finding the bodies of all your friends."

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* AndYourLittleDogToo: Angel and Willow turn to face Buffy as he answers, "Well, it's not really Giles says Angel's profile indicates he'll "strike out at the kind of message you tell. It sort of involves finding the bodies of all your friends." things that made him most human."



* BestServedCold

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* BestServedColdBestServedCold: Angelus' rage at Buffy for making him experience love.
** Also the gypsies' rationale.
-->'''Uncle Enyos''': To the modern man, vengeance is a verb, an idea. Payback. One thing for another. Like commerce. ''Not'' with us. [[BadassBoast Vengeance is a living thing. It passes through generations. It commands. It kills]].



* ChainLightning

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* ChainLightningChainLightning: The Judge spreads his arms and send out bolts of soul-sucking energy. The bolts jump from person to person, and soon everyone in the vicinity is trapped in a web of lightning.



* DangerouslyGenreSavvy
* DarkReprise

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy
DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Angelus isn't the type to leave loose ends.
* DarkRepriseDarkReprise: The Buffy/Angel theme, "Close Your Eyes", won't ever have quite the same ring again.



** Buffy, Giles, Xander, and the rest of the gang find the Factory deserted, although Spike is actually there, lurking in the shadows. Tellingly, he does '''[[SubvertedTrope not]]''' take action to warn Angelus.



--> '''The Judge:''' ''(on seeing the rocket launcher)'' "What's that do?"

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--> '''The Judge:''' ''(on [on seeing the rocket launcher)'' launcher] "What's that do?"



* IronicBirthday

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* IronicBirthdayIronicBirthday: At the end, Joyce surprises Buffy with a cake. ...Well, technically some sad-looking cupcakes. lights a candle on one of the cupcakes and tells Buffy to make a wish. Buffy says to let the candle burn.



* KillTheOnesYouLove

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* KillTheOnesYouLoveKillTheOnesYouLove: Buffy's not prepared to do it yet. But she will be.



* LastVillainStand

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* LastVillainStandLastVillainStand: A soaked Angelus hightails it out of there, but is waylaid by Buffy in a concession snack room. Buffy ''nearly'' finishes him, but relents at the last second.



* LoopholeAbuse
* LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.

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* LoopholeAbuse
LinkedClueMethodology: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
* LoopholeAbuse: The Judge reiterating that no weapon forged can top him. "That was then," Buffy replies, shouldering a rocket launcher, "'''This''' is now."
* LostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.



* SwordOverHead

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* SwordOverHeadSwordOverHead: Angelus collapses and Buffy pulls a stake, but then her lip quivers and she lowers the weapon. "You can't do it. You can't kill me," sneers Angelus, so Buffy settles for dealing him an extremely powerful [[GroinKick kick to the goolies]].
-->'''Buffy:''' [[WeWillMeetAgain Give me time]].



** Angelus, in his game face, grabs her by the throat from behind. Angelus tells the present company that he has a "message for Buffy." "Why don't you give it to me yourself?" asks Buffy from behind him.
* WeWillMeetAgain

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** Angelus, in his game face, grabs her by the throat from behind. Angelus tells the present company that he has a "message message for Buffy." Buffy. "Why don't you give it to me yourself?" asks Buffy from behind him.
-->'''Angelus:''' Well, it's not really the kind of message you tell. It sorta involves finding the bodies of all your friends.
* WeWillMeetAgainWeWillMeetAgain: Inverted - Buffy promises Angelus that she won't be so heartfelt next time.



* WhoDares

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* WhoDaresWhoDares: A crossbow bolt suddenly hits the Judge's chest, causing him to lose his concentration, freeing the bystanders from his evil energy. "Who dares?" shouts the Judge.

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: So no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating and hammering"?
* AndYourLittleDogToo

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: So no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating AndYourLittleDogToo: Angel and hammering"?
* AndYourLittleDogToo
Willow turn to face Buffy as he answers, "Well, it's not really the kind of message you tell. It sort of involves finding the bodies of all your friends."



* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking
* ArtisticLicenseBiology

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking
* ArtisticLicenseBiology
ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the military base, Xander approaches a door marked "Secured Area." On cue, a guard [[DramaticGunCock cocks his gun]] and demands that they identify themselves. Xander persuades the guard that he's a private "on leave" from "the 33rd", and asks that the solider turn a blind eye so he can show his girlfriend (Cordy) some hardware. The guard doesn't humor him, but Xander blackmails him by barking out, "Well, if you do, I won't tell Colonel Newsome that your boots ain't regulation, your post wasn't covered, and you hold your gun like a sissy girl."



* BigShutUp

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* BigShutUpBigShutUp: Giles concludes that some "event" must have triggered Angel's transformation. The AwfulTruth begins to dawn on Buffy, but she denies knowledge of anything that could have caused it. Giles presses her, but Buffy jumps up and flees from the library, saying, "Giles, please. I can't," in a choked voice. Giles calls after her, but Willow, having put the pieces together, mutters, "Giles, ''shut up.''"



* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Willow runs off after seeing Xander and Cordy snogging. Xander calls after her and gives pursuit. "I ''knew'' it!", she declares, confronting him, "I ''knew'' it! Well, not 'knew' in the sense of having the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know!"

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Willow runs off after seeing Xander and Cordy snogging. Xander calls after her and gives pursuit. "I ''knew'' it!", she declares, confronting him, "I
-->"I knew it! I
''knew'' it! Well, not 'knew' in the sense of having the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know!"



* DreamingTheTruth

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* DreamingTheTruthDreamingTheTruth: Following the dream flahback to Angel losing his soul, Buffy sees herself standing amongst mourners at a sunlit funeral. Angel approaches and intones, "You have to know what to see." She turns her face toward the assembled mourners, then turns to see Jenny Calendar lifting a black veil (symbolic of gypsies?) off her face.



* EurekaMoment

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* EurekaMomentEurekaMoment: Xander asks Willow if they've made any progress on the Judge. Brief recap of bad news: no weapons forged can defeat him, last time it took an army. Willow begins to mock one of the books, saying, "Where's an ''army'' when you need one?"
-->'''Xander:''' [lightbulb over head] Whoa, whoa. I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, that's a thought. -- Now I'm having a ''plan''!
-->[the lights cut off].
-->'''Xander:''' Now I'm having a wiggins.



* EvilIsStylish

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* EvilIsStylishEvilIsStylish: Angelus brags to Spike and the dolly-clutching Drusilla about his adventures at the school. Spike is still back stuck at the part where he ''didn't'' kill the Slayer, but Drusilla's worked it out. Poking her doll in the eyes (a frequent Dru motif), explains that Angelus wants to hurt Buffy before he kills her. She smiles at him nostalgically: "Just like you hurt ''me''." Angelus taunts Spike that his usual mode of attack clearly isn't working, seeing how he's stuck in a wheelchair. He concludes:
-->"To kill this girl, you have to love her."



* FridgeLogic: So, no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating and hammering"?



* HeelFaceMole

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* HeelFaceMoleHeelFaceMole: Buffy accuses and Giles tries to interfere until Jenny admits she was planted there to keep her and Angel apart.



* HeroicBSOD

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* HeroicBSODHeroicBSOD: Overwhelmed by the revelation of the part she played in Angelus' return, Buffy retreats back to her bedroom. She spots the crucifix Angel gave her and [[DramaticNecklaceRemoval pulls his claddagh ring from her finger]]. Sobbing, she falls on the bed, cradling the ring.



* HopeSpot: Buffy demands that Jenny re-curse Angel, but Jenny claims "those magicks are lost." Buffy then demands that Jenny take her to a higher authority. SmashCut to Uncle Enyos, puffing on his pipe as the door creaks behind him. "I knew ''she'' would bring you. I suppose you want answers," he smugs, apparently thinking it's Buffy at the door. But instead, he turns to be greeted by Angelus. ..And that's the end of Uncle Enyos.



* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique

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* JackBauerInterrogationTechniqueJackBauerInterrogationTechnique: In the wake of Buffy's dream, she stomps into school the next morning, headed straight for Jenny's classroom. She spots Jenny and Giles chatting at the front, grabs Jenny's throat, and slams her backward onto the desk, demanding. "Did you do it? Did you change him?" A stammering Giles meekly dismisses the class.



* LostLoveMontage

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* LostLoveMontageLostLoveMontage: Buffy flashes back to the previous night she spent with Angel. Angel whispers, "I love you," and to a crashing noise he suddenly turns and vamps out.



* OnSecondThought

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* OnSecondThoughtOnSecondThought: The guard grudgingly lets Xander into the armory, warning him to be back within twenty minutes. Xander, no doubt channeling his favorite spy movie (or the spirit of Joss Whedon), cockily answers, "I just need five." Then, recalling how much a bazooka weighs, adds, "Uhh, forget I said that last part."



* QuizzicalTilt

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* QuizzicalTiltQuizzicalTilt: Drusilla cocks her head when the Judge has no effect on Angel. Wot?



* RockBottom

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* RockBottomRockBottom:
-->'''Cordelia:''' This is great. There's an unkillable demon in town, Angel's joined his team, the Slayer is a basket case -- I'd say we've hit bottom.
-->'''Xander:''' I have a plan.
-->'''Cordelia:''' Oh, no, here's a ''lower'' place.



** Angelus, in his game face, grabs her by the throat from behind. Angelus tells the present company that he has a "message for Buffy." "Why don't you give it to me yourself?" asks Buffy from behind him.



* WhyDontYaJustShootHim

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* WhyDontYaJustShootHimWhyDontYaJustShootHim: Spike's puzzlement at why Angelus didn't just kill Buffy when he had the chance. Spike continues simmering in his frustration for the rest of the arc.



* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou

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* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYouYouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: Angelus on the means by which he his soul. Given how Spike tries to get a rise out of him later, it's probably for the best.

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Willow runs off after seeing Xander and Cordy snogging. Xander calls after her and gives pursuit. "I ''knew'' it!", she declares, confronting him, "I ''knew'' it! Well, not 'knew' in the sense of having the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know!"



* DialogueReversal: This episode picks up at the warehouse, with the Judge chilling in a corner. The Judge informs Spike that he is "preparing," and Spike retorts that "'preparing' looks a great bit like ''sitting on your ass''."
** Upon being dismissed by Giles, Xander finds a quiet corner to apologize to Cordy for snapping at her earlier. He was "crazed" and he "wasn't thinking."
-->'''Cordelia:'''You were too busy rushing off to die for your beloved Buffy. You'd never die for me.
-->'''Xander'''' I might die ''from'' you. Does that get me any points?



* ExactEavesdropping

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* ExactEavesdroppingExactEavesdropping: Willow catches Buffy in the school hallway to ask if she thinks that Angel would have gone after the Judge himself. Buffy says she doesn't think so and says, "I just...I wish he'd contact me. I need to talk to him." The make their way up the stairs, and Jenny skulks around the corner, putting two and two together.
** Xander suggests that he and Cordy "kiss and make up." Cordy's not forthcoming with the forgiveness -- but she's fine with "the other part." As they pull apart from a kiss, the camera pans to show Willow standing there with a shocked and hurt look on her face.



** Smoking continues to be used on ''{{Angel}}'' as a motif for Angel's DarkSide. Angel is later seen lighting up during [[{{Recap/AngelS02E02AreYouNowOrHaveYourEverBeen}} flashbacks to the 1950s]], when he was alienated from humans (though to be fair, [[EverybodySmokes everybody smoked]]). Most notably, Angel sets [[spoiler:Darla and Drusilla]] on fire by puffing on a cigarette and flicking it into [[VaporTrail a pool of gasoline]]. ("[[{{Recap/AngelS02E11Redefinition}} Redefinition]]")

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** Smoking continues to be used on ''{{Angel}}'' as a motif for Angel's DarkSide. Angel is later seen lighting up during [[{{Recap/AngelS02E02AreYouNowOrHaveYourEverBeen}} flashbacks to the 1950s]], when he was alienated from humans (though to be fair, [[EverybodySmokes everybody smoked]]). Most More notably, Angel sets [[spoiler:Darla and Drusilla]] on fire by puffing on a cigarette and flicking it into [[VaporTrail a pool of gasoline]]. ("[[{{Recap/AngelS02E11Redefinition}} Redefinition]]")



* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFightIKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight:
-->'''Buffy:''' Angel, there must be some part of you inside that still remembers who you are.
-->'''Angelus:''' Dream on, schoolgirl. [[ThatManIsDead Your boyfriend is dead]]. You're ''all'' gonna join him.



* ThatManIsDead



* VampiricDraining: This episode picks up at the warehouse, with the Judge chilling in a corner. The Judge informs Spike that he is "preparing," and Spike retorts that "[[DialogueReversal preparing looks a great bit like sitting on your ass]]." The Judge exposits that he's a living battery, and needs to murder a swath of people before he's at full strength.

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* VampiricDraining: This episode picks up at the warehouse, with the Judge chilling in a corner. The Judge informs Spike that he is "preparing," and Spike retorts that "[[DialogueReversal preparing looks a great bit like sitting on your ass]]." The Judge exposits that he's a living battery, and needs to murder a swath of people before he's at full strength.

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Xander hatches a plan using memories from being a soldier on Halloween, pretending that he is a corporal in the army and he is sneaking around with Cordelia. Tracking down the Judge at the crowded mall, Buffy and her team blow him to bits with her new "present" – a rocket launcher, while Angelus and Drusilla narrowly escape the blast. The Slayer stalks Angelus through the fleeing crowd. Reaching a stand-off, neither of them is quite ready to kill the other, although Buffy does settle for kicking Angelus in the nuts.

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Xander hatches a plan using memories from being a soldier on Halloween, pretending that he is posing as a corporal in the army order to sneak in and he is sneaking around with Cordelia.borrow some heavy duty ordinance. Tracking down the Judge at the crowded mall, Buffy and her team blow him to bits with her new "present" – a rocket launcher, while Angelus and Drusilla narrowly escape the blast. The Slayer stalks Angelus through the fleeing crowd. Reaching a stand-off, neither of them is quite ready to kill the other, although Buffy does settle for kicking Angelus in the nuts.



* DumbassHasAPoint

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* DumbassHasAPointDumbassHasAPoint: Giles tells Xander that the Judge is probably assembled by now. Xander immediately starts planning to storm Spike's factory. "And do what?", Cordelia pipes up, "''Besides'' be afraid and die?" As pre-arranged, Xander has a snide comeback ready, but Giles tells him that Cordelia actually has a good point.



* FaceHeelTurn

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* FaceHeelTurnFaceHeelTurn: Angel.



* {{Hobos}}

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* {{Hobos}}{{Hobos}}: Xander reports that the bus depot was a wash-out with regard to tracking down the Judge's pieces, but it wasn't a total loss: "A 400 lb wino offered to wash my hair."



* LameComeback

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* LameComebackLameComeback: Xander enters the library and picks up on the worried vibe, then asks where Buffy is. Willow replies that she never checked in. The Scoobies butt heads over whether or not to double-back to Spike's lair and risk getting roasted; Xander and Willow are ready to stomp off and save Buffy, but Giles and Ms. Calender are more cautious.
-->'''Willow:''' My God, you people are all -- well, I'm upset and I can't think of a mean word right now, but ''that's'' what you are and we're going to the factory!



* PsychoStrings

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* PsychoStringsPsychoStrings: Foreshadowing Angel's change.



* SexAsRiteOfPassage
* ShooOutTheClowns

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* SexAsRiteOfPassage
SexAsRiteOfPassage: Feeling abandoned by Angel, Buffy returns home and starts climbing the stairs to her room when she's stopped by Joyce. Mother and daughter engage in small talk; Buffy is visibly shaken. Joyce uses her Super Mom Powers to discern that something's different with Buffy.
-->'''Joyce:''' Is something wrong?
-->Buffy: [startled] No. What would be wrong?
-->'''Joyce:''' I don't know. You just look... [stares curiously]
* ShooOutTheClownsShooOutTheClowns: Angelus noticeably ditches the wheelchair-bound Spike behind. The colorful antagonist spends the rest of this season at odds with Angelus and Dru.



* VillainExitStageLeft: Spike rolls onto the scene and voices his concern that Angel and Buffy now know the location of the hideout: "We should be vacating." Dru reassures him that Angel won't be making a return visit because he'll be afraid to face the Judge.

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* VillainExitStageLeft: Spike rolls onto the scene and voices his concern that Angel and Buffy now know the location of the hideout: "We should be vacating.''vacating''." Dru reassures him that Angel won't be making a return visit because he'll be afraid to face the Judge.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain

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* CreateYourOwnVillainCreateYourOwnVillain: The BigBad for season two, Angelus, has finally appeared and Buffy made it happen. He takes great pleasure in reminding Buffy of this fact.
-->



* DisposableSexWorker

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* DisposableSexWorkerDisposableSexWorker: Outside in the alley, Angel falls flat on the pavement. A streetwalker standing nearby sees him and skulks over. She asks Angel if he wants her to call an ambulance. and Angel gets to his feet, saying, "No. The pain is gone." The woman takes a drag off her cig and asks if he's sure. In response, he spins to face her in full game face and grabs her in a feeding frenzy.
-->'''Angelus:''' [[PostMortemOneLiner I feel just fine]].



* EmpathicEnvironment

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* EmpathicEnvironmentEmpathicEnvironment: As the lights go out inside the school, Angelus appears at the end of a darkened hallway, his shape blocking a lit '[-EXIT-]' sign.



* EvilCostumeSwitch: But... he ''must'' be evil! Behold the leather pants!

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* EvilCostumeSwitch: But... he ''must'' be evil! Behold the [[HellBentForLeather leather pants!pants]]!



* EvilGloating:
-->'''Angelus:''' You know what the worst part was, huh? Pretending that I ''loved'' you. If I'd known how easily you'd give it up, I wouldn't have even bothered.
-->'''Buffy:''' That doesn't work anymore. You're not Angel.
-->'''Angelus:''' You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? It doesn't matter. The important thing is '''you''' made me the man I am today!



* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking

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* GoodSmokingEvilSmokingGoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Once he's finished gnawing on the streetwalker's neck, Angelus exhales her last tobacco-filled breath for her.
** So I guess Angel [[SmokingHotSex likes to smoke a cig afterwards]]?
** Just to indicate his lack of soul, Angelus lights a cigarette in the presence of Spike and Dru, thus proving that he is Truly Evil.
** Smoking continues to be used on ''{{Angel}}'' as a motif for Angel's DarkSide. Angel is later seen lighting up during [[{{Recap/AngelS02E02AreYouNowOrHaveYourEverBeen}} flashbacks to the 1950s]], when he was alienated from humans (though to be fair, [[EverybodySmokes everybody smoked]]). Most notably, Angel sets [[spoiler:Darla and Drusilla]] on fire by puffing on a cigarette and flicking it into [[VaporTrail a pool of gasoline]]. ("[[{{Recap/AngelS02E11Redefinition}} Redefinition]]")



* NotStayingForBreakfast: Buffy reaches for Angel but awakens when she finds his side of the bed empty. After scouring the city for him, she eventually finds Angelus back where he left her: his apartment. Buffy sheds tears of relief as she asks why he disappeared, which causes Angelus to act petulant. "You've got a lot to learn about men, kiddo," he quips, insinuating that she didn't satisfy him. Buffy is weeping by this time, and Angelus tells her not to make a big deal out of the situation, to which Buffy proclaims that "It '''is''' a big deal!!" Angelus laughs and coldly tells her she's too immature for him, then throws an "I'll call ya," over his shoulder before leaving.

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* NotStayingForBreakfast: Buffy reaches for Angel but awakens when she finds his side of the bed empty. After scouring the city for him, she eventually finds Angelus back where he left her: his apartment. Buffy sheds tears of relief as she asks why he disappeared, which causes Angelus to act petulant. "You've got a lot to learn about men, kiddo," he quips, insinuating that she didn't satisfy him. Buffy is weeping by this time, and Angelus tells her not to make a big deal out of the situation, to which Buffy proclaims that "It '''is''' a big deal!!" Angelus laughs and coldly tells her she's too immature for him, then throws an an "I'll call ya," over his shoulder before leaving.



* AStormIsComing



* TakeThatKiss: Spike tells Angelus that it made him sick seeing him as Buffy's "lap dog." At this, Angelus lunges over and grabs Spike by his lapels. But then he kisses him on the forehead, and everyone bursts into laughter.

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* TakeThatKiss: Spike tells Angelus that it made him sick seeing him as Buffy's "lap dog."lapdog." At this, Angelus lunges over and grabs Spike by his lapels. But then he kisses him on the forehead, and everyone bursts into laughter.laughter.
** Once Miss Calender drives him off, Angelus grabs Buffy by the shoulders and, his face inches away from hers, hisses, "Things are about to get ''very interesting''." He full-on kiss on the mouth, then shoves her against the wall railing before mwu ha ha'ing it out of there.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The arrival of the Judge appears to have not raised an eyebrow amongst the blasé West Coast shoppers.

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The arrival of the Judge appears to have does not raised appear to raise an eyebrow amongst the blasé West Coast shoppers.shoppers. Commentary?



* YouCanPanicNow

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-->'''Spike:''' Now, I know you haven't been in the game for a while, mate, but we still do ''kill'' people. Sort of our raison d'être , you know.
* YouCanPanicNowYouCanPanicNow: Giles is not weathering the news of Angelus's return well. In fact, when Xander ask what they're going to do about it, Giles says he's "leaning towards blind panic."

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality

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* AcceptableBreaksFromRealityAcceptableBreaksFromReality: So no part of a explosive rocket or bazooka is manufactured through "heating and hammering"?



* BattleInTheRain

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* BattleInTheRain[[BattleInTheRain Battle Under the Sprinklers]]: The flaming husk of the Judge sets off the shopping mall's sprinkler system, dousing Buffy as she follows after Angelus. He's nowhere to be found, but suddenly hops out and punches Buffy in the face, knocking her down. Interestingly, this fight defies the usual conceit of combatants never losing their footing in the rain, as there's plenty of slipping around and stumbling on the rain-slicked floor.



* CheshireCatGrin

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* CheshireCatGrinCheshireCatGrin: Drusilla seems to sense the departure of Angel's soul. At the factory, Spike is alarmed by the sound of Dru moaning. She drops to the floor in one of her patented seer seizures. Spike asks what's the matter, but all Dru can utter is, "Angel." Slowly, her agonized expression is replaced by an eerie smile.



* EvilCostumeSwitch

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* EvilCostumeSwitchEvilCostumeSwitch: But... he ''must'' be evil! Behold the leather pants!
** Possibly unintentional: When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer isn't in a committed relationship.
** Angelus continues wearing the claddagh ring throughout the season, possibly as a testament to his evil designs for Buffy.



-->'''Willow:''' It's Cordelia! Remember? The 'We Hate Cordelia Club', of which you are '''the treasurer'''...!



* ForGreatJustice

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* ForGreatJusticeForGreatJustice: Parodied by Angelus. Spike, mistaking him for the Vampire With a Soul, drops that old clinker, "[[WhyWontYouDie You never give up, do you?]]"
-->'''Angelus:''' As long as there's injustice in the world, as long as scum like you is walking-- [notices the wheelchair] well, rolling the streets... I'll be around. Look over your shoulder. I'll be there."



* NotStayingForBreakfast

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* NotStayingForBreakfastNotStayingForBreakfast: Buffy reaches for Angel but awakens when she finds his side of the bed empty. After scouring the city for him, she eventually finds Angelus back where he left her: his apartment. Buffy sheds tears of relief as she asks why he disappeared, which causes Angelus to act petulant. "You've got a lot to learn about men, kiddo," he quips, insinuating that she didn't satisfy him. Buffy is weeping by this time, and Angelus tells her not to make a big deal out of the situation, to which Buffy proclaims that "It '''is''' a big deal!!" Angelus laughs and coldly tells her she's too immature for him, then throws an "I'll call ya," over his shoulder before leaving.



* TakeThatKiss

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* TakeThatKissTakeThatKiss: Spike tells Angelus that it made him sick seeing him as Buffy's "lap dog." At this, Angelus lunges over and grabs Spike by his lapels. But then he kisses him on the forehead, and everyone bursts into laughter.



* VillainExitStageLeft
* WalkInChimeIn

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* VillainExitStageLeft
UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The arrival of the Judge appears to have not raised an eyebrow amongst the blasé West Coast shoppers.
* WalkInChimeInVampiricDraining: This episode picks up at the warehouse, with the Judge chilling in a corner. The Judge informs Spike that he is "preparing," and Spike retorts that "[[DialogueReversal preparing looks a great bit like sitting on your ass]]." The Judge exposits that he's a living battery, and needs to murder a swath of people before he's at full strength.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Spike rolls onto the scene and voices his concern that Angel and Buffy now know the location of the hideout: "We should be vacating." Dru reassures him that Angel won't be making a return visit because he'll be afraid to face the Judge.
** Angelus and Dru hit the deck just before Buffy fires her rocket. The Judge bursts into tiny pieces, showering Angelus and Dru where they lie on the floor. Dru, realizing she covered in charred remains, emits a high-pitched whimper and totters off in her high heels.
* WalkInChimeIn: Spike hopefully asks Drusilla whether she sees what's in store for Angel. On cue, Angelus strolls in, saying, "Well, he moves to New York and tries to fulfill that Broadway dream. It's tough sledding, but one day he's working in the chorus when the big star twists her ankle..."



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinousWhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: Angelus talks his buddies into putting their plans for world domination on hold so he can harass the Slayer. Spike marvels that Angelus must be ''really'' itching to hurt Buffy.
-->'''Angelus:''' She made me feel like a human being. That's not the kind of thing you just forgive.
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* ShooOutTheClowns

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After losing his soul, Angelus helps Spike resurrect the Judge. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Buffy kills him with a rocket launcher]]

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After losing making love with Buffy earlier that night, Angel stumbles into the alley outside as his soul, soul is ripped from him. When he shows up at the factory, Spike is surprised and Drusilla are stunned that the Judge cannot burn him—Angel has reverted to the evil Angelus. The three are pleased to be a "family" again. Meanwhile, Buffy wakes up to find Angel missing, and starts a desperate search for him. Eventually finding him back at his apartment, Angelus begins his torment of her by hitting her with numerous cutting remarks about the previous night.

While researching a way to defeat the Judge, Xander and Cordelia get caught kissing in the library by a crushed Willow. Angelus terrorizes Buffy and the Gang at school, and after several realizations about what might have happened to cause it, an emotionally shattered Buffy leaves, unable to cope. Buffy has another dream in which Angel
helps Spike resurrect her realise that Jenny knows more than she's letting on. The next morning she confronts Jenny at school, who admits she is a member of the Judge. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Gypsy clan that cursed Angelus with his soul so long ago.

Xander hatches a plan using memories from being a soldier on Halloween, pretending that he is a corporal in the army and he is sneaking around with Cordelia. Tracking down the Judge at the crowded mall,
Buffy kills and her team blow him to bits with her new "present" – a rocket launcher]]
launcher, while Angelus and Drusilla narrowly escape the blast. The Slayer stalks Angelus through the fleeing crowd. Reaching a stand-off, neither of them is quite ready to kill the other, although Buffy does settle for kicking Angelus in the nuts.

Buffy home and she feels awful for putting her friends in serious danger from Angelus. Giles assures her that, although she did act irresponsibly, it is obvious that she and Angel loved each other and that he hasn't lost his trust and respect in her. Later, Buffy and her mother sit down to watch a movie. Joyce asks Buffy what she got for her birthday, and Buffy simply answers that she got older.

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!Tropes

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality
* AndYourLittleDogToo
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking
* ArtisticLicenseBiology
* BattleInTheRain
* BecauseDestinySaysSo
* BestServedCold
* BigShutUp
* {{BFG}}
* BuffySpeak
* CallBack
* ChainLightning
* CheshireCatGrin
* CouldntFindAPen
* CreateYourOwnVillain
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy
* DarkReprise
* DarknessEqualsDeath
* DeletedScene
* DescriptionCut
* DisposableSexWorker
* DreamingTheTruth
* DumbassHasAPoint
* EmpathicEnvironment
* EurekaMoment
* EvilCostumeSwitch
* EvilIsStylish
* ExactEavesdropping
* EyeScream
* FaceHeelTurn



* ForGreatJustice
* {{Foreshadowing}}
* FreudianSlip
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking



* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy
* HeelFaceMole
* HellBentForLeather
* HeroicBSOD
* {{Hobos}}
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
* IronicBirthday
* ItGotWorse
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique
* KillTheOnesYouLove
* LameComeback
* LastVillainStand
* LexLuthorSecurity
* LoopholeAbuse
* LostLoveMontage
* LoveMakesYouEvil
* TheMall
* NoHonorAmongThieves
* NotHimself
* NotStayingForBreakfast



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The rocket launcher was originally a tank in the script.

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* OnSecondThought
* OppositesAttractRevenge
* PostMortemOneLiner
* PsychoElectro
* PsychoStrings
* ProductPlacement
* QuizzicalTilt
* {{Retcon}}
* RockBottom
* SayingTooMuch
* SexAsRiteOfPassage
* ShowSomeLeg
* SmashCut
* AStormIsComing
* SwordOverHead
* TakeThatKiss
* ThatManIsDead
* ThrowItIn
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee
* VillainExitStageLeft
* WalkInChimeIn
* WeWillMeetAgain
* WhamEpisode
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The rocket launcher was originally a tank in the script.script.
* WheresXWhenYouReallyNeedIt
* WhoDares
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim
* YouCanPanicNow
* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou
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-->"''Things are about to get [[KnightOFCerebus very interesting]]...''"

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* FamousLastWords: "What's that do?"

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* FamousLastWords: FamousLastWords:
--> '''The Judge:''' ''(on seeing the rocket launcher)''
"What's that do?"


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* OhCrap: Angelus and Drusilla's faces when Buffy pulls out the rocket launcher.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him, we can assume he wasn't left in a pretty state.

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* FamousLastWords: "What's that do?"
* GoryDiscretionShot: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him, we can it's probably safe to assume that he wasn't left in a pretty state.

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After losing his soul, Angelus helps Spike reserect the Judge. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Buffy kills him with a rocket launcher]]


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\nAfter losing his soul, Angelus helps Spike reserect resurrect the Judge. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Buffy kills him with a rocket launcher]]




* {{What could have been}}- the rocket lancher was oringinally a tank in the script

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* {{What could have been}}- the GoryDiscretionShot: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him, we can assume he wasn't left in a pretty state.
* GroinAttack
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The
rocket lancher launcher was oringinally originally a tank in the scriptscript.

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