History Recap / AngelS01E07BachelorParty

* GivenNameReveal: As some of Doyle's part is finally revealed, so is his full name: Allen Francis Doyle.

* AffablyEvil: The Ano-movic, mainly because they've assimilated into human society. Specifically Richard Straley -- a chipper, suburban-dwelling restauranteur who just happens to be a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]] demon.

* BrainFood

-->'''Doyle:''' "You think I'm a nice guy?"
-->'''Cordy:''' "I think it, I say it. That's my way."
* CallBack: When Cordelia says, "I think it, I say it." this was shown on ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' when Buff had telepathic abilities; everything Cordy said was just was she had just thought.

* CannibalClan

-->'''Dad:''' "The accursed books tell us all very plainly that ingesting a priorly married prospective bride's former primary mate's fresh brains will insure a happy second marriage. This way, Richie can incorporate all the love you and Harry shared, making their union whole. It's an Ano-movic thing, [[DontAsk don't ask]]."

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Doyle finds a picture of Buffy hidden between the pages of the book Angel is reading.
** Doyle laments that he and his ex-wife were too young to break things off amicably, instead fighting each other non-stop until one of them broke; in doing so, he inadvertantly forecasts what will happen to Angel and Buffy later on.
* ForgotAboutTheMindReader: The morning after Doyle's rescue of Cordelia from a pack of vampires, she catches him reenacting his gallantry in front of a mirror.
-->"[[{{Pun}} Fangs for the memories]], vamp-man!"

-->'''Harry:''' "I'm only going to ask you this once, Richard, and I expect a straight answer: were you or were you not intending to eat my ex-husband's brains?"\\
'''Richard:''' (sheepishly) "In a way."\\
'''Harry:''' "And when were you planning on telling me?"\\
'''Richard:''' "I thought maybe I wouldn't have to."\\
'''Harry:''' "You were going to start out our life together with deceit?"\\
'''Doyle to Angel:''' "Sort of [[ComicallyMissingThePoint missing the point]], isn't she?"

* ImStandingRightHere

* LastNameBasis
-->'''Harry:''' "It's good to see you again, Francis."\\
'''Doyle:''' "It's Doyle, now. [[ThatManIsDead It's just Doyle]]."

* MomentKiller: "Cordelia, this is Harry -- my wife."
* NastyParty
* {{Oops I Forgot I Was Married}}

-->'''Angel:''' "The party is over."\\
'''Nick:''' "You brought a ''[[FantasticRacism vampire]]'' to my brother's bachelor party?"
* ParrotExpoWhat
-->'''CORDELIA: '''That's funny, for a moment I thought you said one of Doyle's students?
-->'''HARRY: '''It wasn't fun being treated like a third grader, believe me.
-->'''CORDELIA:''' Grade third taught Doyle?!? ...Doyle taught third grade? The kind with ''children''?

* RightBehindMe: Cordy catches Doyle reenacting last nights' heroics.

* {{Stages of Monster Grief}}: Doyle coped poorly with the revelation of his demon side, and his marriage to Harriet soon crumbled. However, the point is made that is demonic heritage probably wasn't the only reason their marriage broke up. Upon learning about demons, Harriet found the thought of studying an entirely new set of cultures and pastimes intriguing, whereas Doyle just wanted to pretend his demonic side didn't exist
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial
-->'''Cordelia:''' "I'll have you know that Pierce has a lot more than money. He has a house in Montecito, he has a Mercedes CLK 320 and a place in the hills with a lap pool."

-->'''Aunt Martha:''' "Well, they're certainly not going to eat your ex-husband's brains...for instance."

* YouLookFamiliar: Richard is played by Carlos Jacott, who previously appeared as Ken in the ''Series/{{Buffy|The vampire Slayer}}'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]." A rare Buffyverse example in that both characters are mostly seen without demon makeup, making it a pretty clear case of MostDefinitelyNotAVillain. Jacott would later appear in the first two episodes of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Lawrence Dobson.

* OhGodDidSheJustHearThat: The morning after Doyle's rescue of Cordelia from a pack of vampires, she catches him reenacting his gallantry in front of a mirror.
-->"[[{{Pun}} Fangs for the memories]], vamp-man!"

-->"[[IncrediblyLamePun Fangs for the memories]], vamp-man!"

* HeyItsThatGuy: Carlos Jacott (Richard Straley) played another demon (also initially assumed to be human) in the ''Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}'' Season 3 premiere episode "Anne", and Lawrence Dobson on the pilot episode of ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.

* SourGrapes: When Harry gives back the ring and leaves, one of the demons at the party says "Who needs a wife [[BizarreAlienBiology whose knees bend only one way]]."

* SourGrapes: When Harry gives back the ring and leaves, one of the demons at the party says "Who needs a wife whose knees bend only one way."

* CrossOver: At the end of the episode Doyle has a vision of Buffy in danger, leading Angel to go back to Sunnydale for the episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E8Pangs Pangs]]".

-->'''Dad:''' "The accursed books tell us all very plainly that ingesting a priorly married prospective bride's former primary mate's fresh brains will insure a happy second marriage. This way, Richie can incorporate all the love you and Harry shared, making their union whole. It's an Ano-movic thing, don't ask."

* CallBack: When Cordelia says, "I think it, I say it." this was shown on ''{{Buffy}}'' when Buff had telepathic abilities; everything Cordy said was just was she had just thought.

* {{Stages of Monster Grief}}: Doyle coped poorly with the revelation of his demon side, and his marriage to Harriet soon crumbled - even though his wife was pro-demon herself.

* AllGenesAreCodominant: Doyle didn't even know about his father's demonic lineage until he turned twenty — presumably because of the spikes ejecting from his face. He prefers to pass as human, something pure-blood Bracken demons can't do.

* YouLookFamiliar: Richard is played by Carlos Jacott, who previously appeared as Ken in the ''Series/{{Buffy|The vampire Slayer}}'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]." A rare Buffyverse example in that both characters are mostly seen without demon makeup, making it a pretty clear case of MostDefinitelyNotAVillain.

* SuperWindowJump: "Now they own a number of restaurants with pretty expensive windows."

* HeyItsThatGuy: Carlos Jacott (Richard Straley) played another demon (also initially assumed to be human) in the ''{{Buffy}}'' Season 3 premiere episode "Anne", and Lawrence Dobson on the pilot episode of ''{{Firefly}}''.

* YouLookFamiliar: Richard is played by Carlos Jacott, who previously appeared as Ken in the ''{{Buffy}}'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E1Anne Anne]]." A rare Buffyverse example in that both characters are mostly seen without demon makeup, making it a pretty clear case of MostDefinitelyNotAVillain.

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* StandingRightHere
-->'''Cordelia:''' Hi Doyle. Are you gonna become [[BuffySpeak Loser Pining Guy]] like, full time? 'Cause we already have one of those around the office.\\
'''Angel and Doyle:''' Hey!

* AffablyEvil: The Ano-movic, mainly because they've assimilated into human society.
** Richard Straley, a chipper, suburban-dwelling restauranteur who just happens to be a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]] demon. He convinces Doyle to sign divorce papers allowing Richard to marry Harriet -- [[ReadTheFinePrint failing to mention]] that in doing so, Doyle consents to having [[BrainFood his brains devoured]] in a ritual ceremony.

'''Richard (sheepishly):''' "In a way."\\

'''Doyle to Angel:''' "Sort of missing the point, isn't she?"