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* BadLiar: At the hospital, Piper assures the bloody Leo that he'll be fine. He points out she was never particularly good at lying.
* BittersweetEnding: Leo is saved from death itself, but he is sent away as part of a bargain with the Angel of Destiny. The only one to get him back for good is for the sisters to defeat an upcoming threat that's unlike their previous opponents.
* ChekhovsClassroom: The Angel of Death tells Piper early on that he's not about the how or the why behind the reason for all this, just the when. After Leo is laid up in the hospital, Piper recalls this and confronts the Angel of Death about that reason.
* BittersweetEnding: Leo is saved from death itself, but he is sent away as part of a bargain with the Angel of Destiny. The only one to get him back for good is for the sisters to defeat an upcoming threat that's unlike their previous opponents.
* ChekhovsClassroom: The Angel of Death tells Piper early on that he's not about the how or the why behind the reason for all this, just the when. After Leo is laid up in the hospital, Piper recalls this and confronts the Angel of Death about that reason.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Before the surgery, Leo is resigned to not getting out of this. He's about to tell Piper his LastRequest (a message for Wyatt and Chris), but she refuses to hear it because she's not done trying to save him.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Burke was about to tell Billie everything when the sisters and the Angel of Destiny arrived. He secured amnesty in exchange for him helping with Leo, but after everyone has left, he and Reinhardt are executed by an unseen force to tie up loose ends.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Burke was about to tell Billie everything when the sisters and the Angel of Destiny arrived. He secured amnesty in exchange for him helping with Leo, but after everyone has left, he and Reinhardt are executed by an unseen force to tie up loose ends.
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* {{Irony}}: The only way to one day save Leo is to lose him now.
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* {{Irony}}: {{Irony}}:
** The only way to one day save Leo is to lose himnow.now.
** Neither the summoned Elder nor the summoned Avatar are willing to use their powers to intervene and save Leo. Piper is frustrated to find that this is the one time that members of both groups agree on anything.
* ItsAllMyFault: Piper blames herself for Leo being frozen and sent away, saying he got caught up in her destiny.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At the time, it was common knowledge that Season 8 would be the last for the series. The Angel of Destiny warns the sisters that they have one last big battle coming up.
** The only way to one day save Leo is to lose him
** Neither the summoned Elder nor the summoned Avatar are willing to use their powers to intervene and save Leo. Piper is frustrated to find that this is the one time that members of both groups agree on anything.
* ItsAllMyFault: Piper blames herself for Leo being frozen and sent away, saying he got caught up in her destiny.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At the time, it was common knowledge that Season 8 would be the last for the series. The Angel of Destiny warns the sisters that they have one last big battle coming up.
* LittleNo: Burke, when he realizes his mysterious employers are about to eliminate him.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Leo gets a real kick out of the antique truck, as he had one like it back when it was new. He practically has to plead with Piper to bring it home.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Leo gets a real kick out of the antique truck, as he had one like it back when it was new. He practically has to plead with Piper to bring it home.
* TheProblemWithFightingDeath: Despite all the brave fronts, Piper and Leo fully acknowledge there's nothing they can really do when the Angel of Death comes knocking. The only way out for Leo is for the sisters to make a deal with an even higher power, who set this sequence of events in motion in the first place. They make the deal and are left devastated by temporarily losing a member of the family.
* SilenceIsGolden: The episode closes on Paige going to Henry for comfort, Phoebe looking after the boys, and Piper crying beside Leo's truck. Only a few sound effects are heard alongside the music.
* TragicKeepsake: In the last scene, Piper cries beside the antique truck that Leo wanted so much.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Piper initially assumed that she was the one the Angel of Death had come to reap.
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* WhoDares: The Angel of Destiny in response to the Charmed Ones summoning her.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Piper initially assumed that she was the one the Angel of Death had come toreap.reap.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: About to be vanquished, Burke asserts that he did everything he was ordered to do. That, of course, means he's no longer useful.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Piper initially assumed that she was the one the Angel of Death had come to
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: About to be vanquished, Burke asserts that he did everything he was ordered to do. That, of course, means he's no longer useful.
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** Paige is shown carrying the same [[https://www.reddit.com/r/charmed/comments/x37u5u/in_the_midst_of_wild_demon_vanquishing_and/ green bag]] she was holding onto when meeting the sisters for the first time in "Charmed Again, Part 1"
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* SuperCellReception: [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshaded]] by Phoebe when she receives a phone call in Magic School.
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* SuperCellReception: [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshaded]] by Phoebe when she receives a phone call in Magic School. A subversion occurs later in the episode when Piper summons Phoebe using the To Call a Lost Witch spell—even though Piper was aware that Phoebe went to the underworld to help Billie and that the former agreed to call the latter.
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* SuperCellReception: [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshaded]] by Phoebe when she receives a phone call in Magic School.
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* ContinuityPorn: Let's see...
** The Angel of Death makes a reappearance, referencing the events of "Styx Feet Under".
** Piper summons both an Elder and an Avatar, calling back to Leo's history with both respective groups.
** The Angel of Destiny is summoned; a being that appeared only once, and four years ago at that. It's lampshaded and explained why a different actor (of a different gender too) appears.
** Leo pretends to be a handy man when he's hiding from the Angel of Destiny, which is what he pretended to be in Season 1 when the sisters didn't know he was a whitelighter.
** Piper says she can get Wyatt to heal Leo, referencing the events of "The Seven Year Witch", where Wyatt was able to heal her when she was dying.
** The Angel of Death makes a reappearance, referencing the events of "Styx Feet Under".
** Piper summons both an Elder and an Avatar, calling back to Leo's history with both respective groups.
** The Angel of Destiny is summoned; a being that appeared only once, and four years ago at that. It's lampshaded and explained why a different actor (of a different gender too) appears.
** Leo pretends to be a handy man when he's hiding from the Angel of Destiny, which is what he pretended to be in Season 1 when the sisters didn't know he was a whitelighter.
** Piper says she can get Wyatt to heal Leo, referencing the events of "The Seven Year Witch", where Wyatt was able to heal her when she was dying.
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* PetTheDog: As a true neutral, the Angel of Death's actions are this; warning Piper that Leo is due to die, so she can prepare herself. When pushed, he gives her a lead that allows her to save him.
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* NotSoDifferent: The summoned Elder and Avatar have no regard for each other, but they're both resistant to telling Piper what's going on. Piper lampshades that this is the one time Elders and Avatars actually agree on anything.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse:
-->'''Piper:''' You're not taking me.\\
'''Angel of Death:''' You're right. I'm not. ''[beat]'' I'm taking Leo.\\
'''Piper:''' [[OhCrap What?]]
-->'''Piper:''' You're not taking me.\\
'''Angel of Death:''' You're right. I'm not. ''[beat]'' I'm taking Leo.\\
'''Piper:''' [[OhCrap What?]]
* DramaticIrony: After the spell is in effect, Leo slips away from the manor by pretending to be a mere handyman, which is what he pretended to be when he first arrived in Season 1.
* HiddenInPlainSight: Piper's spell to hide Leo from the Angel of Death ends up making everyone else in the city look like Leo. By the time he catches up with the real Leo, he admits the hunt was actually a fun challenge.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Paige is annoyed that Henry didn't pay for lunch, saying he specifically asked her on a date. Henry said he asked her to go to lunch at a place called ''Nate's'' (though he admits he was going to ask her out for real but got scared she'd turn him down).
* ProperlyParanoid: Paige doubts the accident is a mundane affair, due to the Angel of Death's earlier appearance. Though Paige is ultimately wrong about demons being involved, her discussion about it gets Piper to thinking and pulling connections to look into it all.
* ProperlyParanoid: Paige doubts the accident is a mundane affair, due to the Angel of Death's earlier appearance. Though Paige is ultimately wrong about demons being involved, her discussion about it gets Piper to thinking and pulling connections to look into it all.
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* PutOnABus: Leo is frozen and taken away by the Angel of Destiny.
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* PutOnABus: Leo is frozen and taken away by the Angel of Destiny.Destiny.
* SpannerInTheWorks: The Angel of Destiny's plan runs into complications all because the Angel of Death felt uncharacteristically sympathetic about this situation and warned Piper what was coming.
* WhamLine: "I'm taking Leo."
* WrongGenreSavvy: Piper initially assumed that she was the one the Angel of Death had come to reap.
* SpannerInTheWorks: The Angel of Destiny's plan runs into complications all because the Angel of Death felt uncharacteristically sympathetic about this situation and warned Piper what was coming.
* WhamLine: "I'm taking Leo."
* WrongGenreSavvy: Piper initially assumed that she was the one the Angel of Death had come to reap.
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* TheDreaded: The Angle of Death, the Avatars and the Elders are all terrified of the Angels of Destiny.
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* TheDreaded: The Angle Angel of Death, the Avatars and the Elders are all terrified of the Angels of Destiny.
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* TheDreaded: The Angle of Death, the Avatars and the Elders are all terrified of the Angels of Destiny.
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* BargainWithHeaven: The Charmed Ones make a deal with the Angel of Destiny for Leo to be returned if they defeat the coming threat.
* CosmicPlaything: Literally. The Angel of Destiny arranged for Leo to die in order to give the Charmed Ones the motivation to overcome a coming evil.
* DontFearTheReaper: The Angel of Death appears to Leo before it's time in order to give him time to prepare for what's coming. Also, he admits to feeling bad about the whole thing (which he attributes to his past encounters with the sisters) and points Piper in the direction of the answers she seeks.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Piper at the end of the episode.
* CosmicPlaything: Literally. The Angel of Destiny arranged for Leo to die in order to give the Charmed Ones the motivation to overcome a coming evil.
* DontFearTheReaper: The Angel of Death appears to Leo before it's time in order to give him time to prepare for what's coming. Also, he admits to feeling bad about the whole thing (which he attributes to his past encounters with the sisters) and points Piper in the direction of the answers she seeks.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Piper at the end of the episode.
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* {{Irony}}: The only way to one day save Leo is to lose him now.
* LifeIsntFair: Leo notes that he gave up being an Elder to be with his family and only a few months later, he's going to die.
* NotSoDifferent: The summoned Elder and Avatar have no regard for each other, but they're both resistant to telling Piper what's going on. Piper lampshades that this is the one time Elders and Avatars actually agree on anything.
* PunchClockVillain: The Angel of Death's role in the plot. He tells Piper that he's just carrying out his part in the grand design and didn't make it so.
* LifeIsntFair: Leo notes that he gave up being an Elder to be with his family and only a few months later, he's going to die.
* NotSoDifferent: The summoned Elder and Avatar have no regard for each other, but they're both resistant to telling Piper what's going on. Piper lampshades that this is the one time Elders and Avatars actually agree on anything.
* PunchClockVillain: The Angel of Death's role in the plot. He tells Piper that he's just carrying out his part in the grand design and didn't make it so.
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Paige is outraged when Henry offers to split the bill on their date. Billie finds the low-level demon who kidnapped her sister, but the latter gets taken away by a demonic bounty hunter who doesn't want him to talk. The Angel of Death appears before Piper with a warning: he will soon come for Leo. A protection spell Piper casts on Leo makes all men in San Francisco look like him.
!! Tropes
* HumanPopsicle: Leo's fate at the end of the episode.
* PutOnABus: Leo is frozen and taken away by the Angel of Destiny.
!! Tropes
* HumanPopsicle: Leo's fate at the end of the episode.
* PutOnABus: Leo is frozen and taken away by the Angel of Destiny.
