History Recap / AngelS03E13WaitingInTheWings

* TheCastShowoff: The ballet episode originally conceived as an excuse for Whedon to utilize Creator/AmyAcker's dancing talent. The only scene that required her to dance was cut from the episode for pacing reasons. It did, however, allow him to display former ballerina Creator/SummerGlau's dancing talents — and her knack for accents.
** Summer Glau is arguably a subversion — "Waiting in the Wings" was the very first acting role that she ever took, so when Joss hired her, she wasn't so much an actor who could also dance as a dancer who could also act. In hindsight, however, it becomes a straight example.

* DeletedScene: The fantasy ballet sequence between Fred and Wesley, available on the DVD.

* FakeRussian / RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other Creator/JossWhedon productions like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''.

* AtTheOperaTonight: Not the opera but the ballet.
* AnywhereButTheirLips: While KissingUnderTheInfluence, Angel removes Cordy's dress and [[StockKisses kisses his way down to her navel]].

* ThatCameOutWrong: "The best action I can get is an invisible ghost who's good with the Loohfah." Gentleman that he is, Wesley states that [[IllPretendIDidntHearThat he never heard that comment]] by Cordelia.

%% Zero Context Examples have been commented out.

* BrickJoke: Cordelia wakes up after falling asleep on Angel's shoulder and asks if she drooled on him. Angel replies, "It matches the back." (where Connor drooled on him earlier)

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Groo has been deposed as ruler of Pylea, so has come searching for Cordelia, his OneTrueLove.]]

* CannotSpitItOut: Wesley is 'waiting for the right moment' to tell Fred his feelings, unaware that Fred is gravitating towards Gunn. Likewise Angel is stumbling his way through what may or may not be a LoveConfession [[spoiler:when Groo shows up.]]

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Lorne too notices the Kyrumption between Angel and Cordelia.
-->'''Lorne:''' "Okay. When two great heroes come together..."\\

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Angel and Cordy come out of the dressing room where they were making out, Cordy mentions she's glad there are no lasting effects. Angel agrees, as he takes off his tux jacket and holds it in front of himself.

%% * InterruptedDeclarationOfLove

-->'''Cordy:''' (moaning) Oh no, oh no... (minions burst in) Oh thank God!

-->'''Cordy:''' Hey...it's awkward, but it's not ''us''. So long as nothing is removed or...inserted it's all forgotten."

-->'''Cordy:''' "Six breasts. Any man is gonna love that."

* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Cordelia thinks Fred is referring to Wesley when she's actually talking about being attracted to Gunn.

* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Angel and Cordelia are trying to get out of the ballerina's dressing room while KissingUnderTheInfluence.
-->'''Cordelia:''' Open the door!
-->'''Angel:''' Kinda hard.
-->'''Cordelia:''' Kinda noticed.
** And then when they finally get out...
-->'''Cordelia:''' Good thing it wears off right away, huh?
-->'''Angel:''' Yeah. ''(Takes off jacket and folds it in front of his pants)''

* DreamBallet / ICantDance: In the DeletedScene Wesley [[ImagineSpot imagines himself]] ballet dancing (ineptly) up stage with a graceful Fred.

* SucksAtDancing: A DeletedScene has Wesley fantasizing that he's dancing with Fred on stage, oblivious of how awful he is.

* TooMuchInformation: Angel mutters that he used to get box seats, "or I'd eat the people in them." Cordelia tells him to stop with the reminiscing.
** Also:

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* ThatCameOutWrong: "The best action I can get is an invisible ghost who's good with the Loohfah." Gentleman that he is, Wesley states that he never heard that comment by Cordelia.

* VerbalTic: Lorne refers to Angel as 'crumb cake', 'corn muffin', 'strudel', and 'cinnamon buns', causing an irritated Angel to ask him to "Stop calling me pastries!"

%% * RelationshipUpgrade
%% * RussianGuySuffersMost

* FakeRussian / HeyItsThatGirl: Creator/SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other Creator/JossWhedon productions like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''.

* TheCastShowoff: The ballet episode originally conceived as an excuse for Whedon to utilize Creator/AmyAcker's dancing talent. The only scene that required her to dance was cut from the episode for pacing reasons. It did, however, allow him to display former ballerina SummerGlau's dancing talents — and her knack for accents.

* FakeRussian / HeyItsThatGirl: SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other Creator/JossWhedon productions like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''.

* CreatorInJoke: Marti Hari, the band Gunn originally thinks they're going to see, is a band Joss Whedon's brother is in.

* SheCleansUpNicely: Everyone in the Fang Gang.

-->Fred: Oh. Okay. I'm very excited about tonight. I love the ballet! I mean, I haven't seen that much, but my family used to go to the Nutcracker every Christmas, and I had my first sexual dream about the Mouseking.

-->'''Fred:'' "My family used to go to ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' every Christmas, and I had [[TooMuchInformation my first sexual dream about]] [[{{Yiff}} the Mouse King]]!"

%% * AtTheOperaTonight

%% * BreatherEpisode

-->'''Fred:''' "My family used to go to ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' every Christmas, and I had [[TooMuchInformation my first sexual dream about]] [[{{Yiff}} the Mouse King]]!"

* FakeRussian / HeyItsThatGirl: SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other JossWhedon productions like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''.

* BreatherEpisode
%% * BrickJoke: Cordelia wakes up after falling asleep on Angel's shoulder and asks if she drooled on him. Angel replies, "It matches the back." (where Connor drooled on him earlier)

* AtTheOperaTonight

* BrickJoke: Cordelia wakes up after falling asleep on Angel's shoulder and asks if she drooled on him. Angel replies, "It matches the back." (where Connor drooled on him earlier)

* CreatorInJoke: Marti Hari, the band Gunn originally thinks they're going to see, is a band JossWhedon's brother is in.

* Theatre/{{Giselle}}

* GroundhogDayLoop: The ballerina is trapped in a temporal fold, doomed to perform the exact same dance she did back in 1890 (even down to a minor stumble). Realising the wizard's power is weakening, Angel gets her to break the spell by dancing her own steps.

* HolyBurnsEvil / MomentKiller: Angel and Cordelia are snapped out of KissingUnderTheInfluence when the cross necklace Cordelia has picked up burns Angel. Cordy suggests going back in the room to find out more information, but Angel worries that things might get too intimate. Cordy says the cross will protect her, but it drops unnoticed to the floor once they start making out again.
* HugoAward: Nominated 2003.

* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove

* OneSceneWonder: SummerGlau as the ballerina only speaks in one scene.

* RelationshipUpgrade
* [[RussianGuySuffersMost Russian Gal Suffers Most]]

* ThatCameOutWrong: "The best action I can get is an invisible ghost who's good with the Loohfah." Gentlemen that he is, Wesley states that he never heard that comment by Cordelia.

* DreamBallet / ICantDance: Wesley [[ImagineSpot imagines himself]] ballet dancing (ineptly) up stage with a graceful Fred.

* FakeRussian / HeyItsThatGirl: SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other JossWhedon productions like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''{{Dollhouse}}''.

* PostMortemOneLiner: Wesley runs through a Comedy minion with his sword.
-->'''Wes:''' "[[WhosLaughingNow Who is laughing now?]] (minion continues to laugh) Well, you. But I still win."

* YouRemindMeOfX: In reference to Cordy, Lorne kids Angel about his liking for ex-cheerleaders. Nice one Lorne -- you've just reminded Angel of his [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer last disastrous affair with a human girl]].

* AnywhereButTheirLips: While KissingUnderTheInfluence, Angel removes Cordy's dress and kisses his way down to her navel.

* TheCastShowoff: The ballet episode originally conceived as an excuse for Whedon to utilize AmyAcker's dancing talent. The only scene that required her to dance was cut from the episode for pacing reasons. It did, however, allow him to display former ballerina SummerGlau's dancing talents — and her knack for accents.

->'''Angel:''' I saw their production of "Giselle" in 1890. I cried like a baby - and I was evil!
** Subverted with Count Kurskov -- he doesn't even know ballet that well, and fails to notice the mistake the ballerina makes in every performance.

* HoldingHands: Wes and Gunn are sitting on either side of Fred during the performance. Each of them slowly reach over to touch her (leading either to a startled Fred or a hilarious accidental-gay joke) when Fred suddenly says that Angel and Cordy have been gone too long and they'd better go look for them.

** Subverted with the Count -- he doesn't even know ballet that well, and fails to notice the mistake she makes in every performance.

* FakeRussian / HeyItsThatGirl: SummerGlau in her first acting performance. She would later go on to other JossWhedon productions like ''{{Firefly}}'' and ''{{Dollhouse}}''.

* YouRemindMeOfX: In reference to Cordy, Lorne kids Angel about his liking for ex-cheerleaders. Nice one Lorne -- you've just reminded Angel of his [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer last disastrous affair with a human girl]].

-->'''Wes:''' "Who is laughing now? (minion continues to laugh) Well, you. But I still win."

-->'''Cordy:''' "You know, we should probably just not talk about...our little adventure. Anything that might have been seen, anything that might have been, oh (lets out a laugh) perky."\\

* YouRemindMeOfX: In reference to Cordy, Lorne kids Angel about his liking for ex-cheerleaders. Nice one Lorne -- you've just reminded Angel of his last disastrous affair with a human girl.

* VerbalBackspace
-->'''Angel:''' "Don't be stupid. I'm that guy and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen is making eyes at me? It's either bachelor party or a scam."\\
'''Cordy:''' "What did you just call me?"\\
'''Angel:''' "I'm sorry. You're not stupid."\\
'''Cordy:''' "No. After that."

* IncrediblyLamePun
-->'''Cordy:''' "There will be no visions tonight."\\
'''Angel:''' "How can you be sure?"\\
'''Cordy:''' "I had a vision."