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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: The Fang gang spends the whole episode mistrusting a seemingly repentant Harmony while Cordelia berate them for it. As it turns out, she was leading them to an ambush.

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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: The Fang gang spends the whole episode mistrusting a seemingly repentant reformed Harmony while Cordelia berate them for it. As it turns out, in the end she was leading them to gets suckered into the vamp cult's rhetoric and leads the team into an ambush.
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* HolierThanThou: Cordelia accuses Angel of feeling as such to Harmony just because he has a soul, pointing out that that [[JerkassHasAPoint didn't stop him from betraying the rest of the team]].

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* HolierThanThou: Cordelia accuses Angel of feeling as such to Harmony just because he has a soul, pointing out that that [[JerkassHasAPoint didn't stop him from betraying the rest of the team]].team.
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** In Season 3 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Xander ended their post-relationship SnarkToSnarkCombat by buying Cordelia a dress for the prom -- Angel likely had this incident in mind when he tries the same tactic.

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** In Season 3 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Xander ended their post-relationship SnarkToSnarkCombat by buying Cordelia a dress for the prom he knew she'd been saving up for -- Angel likely Angel, if he knew about it, maybe had this incident in mind when he tries the same tactic.tactic -- or more likely he remembered Cordy's earlier statement that one of the things she was still mad about was him giving away her clothes.

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* PowerWalk: Angel, Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn are on their way to rescue the humans captured by Doug's cult. The camera starts with a group shot, then focuses on each of their intent expressions in turn, then suddenly reveals that Harmony is skipping along beside them.


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* TeamPowerWalk: Angel, Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn are on their way to rescue the humans captured by Doug's cult. The camera starts with a group shot, then focuses on each of their intent expressions in turn, then suddenly reveals that Harmony is skipping along beside them.
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* DesignatedGirlFight: In the brawl, Cordelia fights Harmony one on one - [[TookALevelInBadass and wins.]]


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* TemptingFate: Cordelia fighting Harmony, with Cordy eventually on the ground pointing a one-handed crossbow at Harmony's ''neck.''
-->'''Harmony:''' You're such an idiot. That won't kill me.
-->'''Cordy:''' No. It'll just hurt like hell. ''[[IAmNotLeftHanded (pulls out a second crossbow with her other hand and aims it at Harmony's chest)]]'' This is the one that'll kill you.
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* HeelFaceMole: Harmony is sent into the Palace to spy on the cult, but decides Doug's message is more appealing.
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* KillEmAll: Doug smugly tells our heroes to put down their weapons as they're outnumbered.
-->'''Doug:''' "Really Angel, you don't want all your friends to die horribly now, do you?"\\
'''Angel:''' "No I don't. Wesley?"\\
'''Wesley:''' "Kill 'em all!" ''[Team Wesley spring into action]''
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* AnAxeToGrind: Doug Sanders attacks Angel with a fire axe. Angel decapitates him with it.

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* CallBack: In Season 3 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Xander ended their post-relationship SnarkToSnarkCombat by buying Cordelia a dress for the prom -- Angel likely had this incident in mind when he tries the same tactic.

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In Season 3 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Xander ended their post-relationship SnarkToSnarkCombat by buying Cordelia a dress for the prom -- Angel likely had this incident in mind when he tries the same tactic.
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** PunnyName: Used for the title of the "day in the life" episode centered around Harmony in Season 5.

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* FeetFirstIntroduction / LingerieScene: Hungry!Harm sneaks into Cordy's room in a white negligee and pink fuzzy slippers.


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* LingerieScene: Hungry!Harm sneaks into Cordy's room in a white negligee and pink fuzzy slippers.

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* BigDamnHeroes = RedundantRescue
** Wesley and Angel kick down Cordy's door thinking that Harmony is attacking her.
-->'''Wesley:''' "Get away from her ''(realizes that Harmony is painting Cordy's toenails)'' ...foot!"
** Later the Fang Gang sneak in to rescue the humans held in the Palace Theatre, only to find Harmony has tipped off the vampires they are coming.


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* RedundantRescue: Wesley and Angel kick down Cordy's door thinking that Harmony is attacking her.
-->'''Wesley:''' "Get away from her ''(realizes that Harmony is painting Cordy's toenails)'' ...foot!"
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** The only member of the team Angel is desperate to re-win is Cordy, [[spoiler:his eventual love interest]].
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* NotSoDire: The episode was originally to include a scene where Gunn and Cordelia are apparently discussing some bloodstained bodies, but they're actually complaining about Angel's unwashed mugs cluttering up the place.
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** Cordelia telling Harmony to get out of "her" city and that she's going to want to stay as far away from her as possible is a paraphrase of what Angel told the vampire gang in [[Recap/AngelS01E20WarZone "War Zone"]].
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* LeaveNoSurvivor:: Doug smugly tells our heroes to put down their weapons as they're outnumbered.

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* LeaveNoSurvivor:: KillEmAll: Doug smugly tells our heroes to put down their weapons as they're outnumbered.



'''Wesley:''' "Kill 'em all!" [Team Wesley spring into action]

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'''Wesley:''' "Kill 'em all!" [Team ''[Team Wesley spring into action]action]''
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* BubbleGumPopping: Wesley gets annoyed when Harmony keeps popping her gum while he's trying to sort out the Crisis of the Week, and calls loudly for someone to stake her. Though that's nothing to his reaction when she wraps her gum in a page she's just torn from a 1200 year-old TomeOfEldritchLore.

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* BubbleGumPopping: Wesley gets annoyed when Harmony keeps popping her gum while he's trying to sort out the Crisis of the Week, and calls loudly for someone to stake her. Though that's nothing to [[LetMeAtHim his reaction reaction]] when she wraps her gum in a page she's just torn from a 1200 year-old TomeOfEldritchLore.

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* KillEmAll: Doug smugly tells our heroes to put down their weapons as they're outnumbered.

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* KillEmAll: LeaveNoSurvivor:: Doug smugly tells our heroes to put down their weapons as they're outnumbered.



* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: The Fang gang spends the whole episode mistrusting a seemingly repentant Harmony while Cordelia berate them for it. As it turns out, she was leading them to an ambush.



-->'''Willow:''' [dryly] Thanks for the affirmation.

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-->'''Willow:''' [dryly] Thanks for the affirmation.affirmation.
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** PunnyName: Used for the title of the "day in the life" episode centered around Harmony in Season 5.

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Cordelia's old school friend-turned-vampire Harmony arrives on the scene, looking for some direction after [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E14Crush breaking up with Spike]]. Cordelia is determined to give her one. Meanwhile Angel is trying to get back in Cordy's good books, but thinks her attempts to help Harmony are doomed to failure.

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Angel has a difficult time adjusting to the new situation at Angel Investigations where he is bossed around by Wesley, Cordelia, and Gunn. He is having trouble earning back his friends' trust and atoning for his earlier behavior. Cordelia makes it clear that she is still very angry and they are not friends anymore. Then she gets a vision that sends the men out to help some people being attacked, while Cordelia follows Angel's advice to take the rest of the night off. As she's leaving, an old friend from Sunnydale, Harmony, shows up at Angel Investigations.

The girls talk about their lives and how they've both changed, Harmony failing to mention that she's now a vampire. Harmony tells of her recent breakup, and Cordelia invites her to stay at her place while she's in town. Angel, Wesley and Gunn find the car from
Cordelia's old school friend-turned-vampire vision, and they go to the rescue of a woman they hear screaming. The woman is saved and the three fight what turns out to be a vampire attacking her. Wesley notices that the green robe the vampire had been wearing has a strange symbol upon it and resolves to research it further. Upset that Cordy doesn't consider them friends, Angel talks to Wesley about Cordelia. He wants to buy her things, but Wesley says Angel cannot buy forgiveness or friendship.

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Harmony arrives on the scene, looking for some direction after [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E14Crush breaking up have a great time chatting over glasses of wine. Harmony is hungry and tempted by her friend's neck. Later that night, Harmony goes to Cordelia's room while she's sleeping with Spike]]. the aim of feeding off her, but Cordelia's resident ghost, Dennis, wakes Cordelia, and an embarrassed Harmony apologizes in such a way that Cordelia interprets Harmony's desires as sexual lust, not blood lust. Cordelia calls Willow to discuss Harmony's midnight bedroom intrusion, which Willow, knowing Harmony is a vampire, understands to be predatory, but which Cordelia believes to be amorous. The two have a confused conversation until Willow sets things straight: Harmony is not a lesbian but a vampire, and cannot be trusted. Cordelia embarrasses herself further by voicing a mild slur before she learns that Willow is now a lesbian. Willow urges Cordelia to get to safety before they talk further, when Harmony suddenly turns up.

Willow calls the hotel and informs Angel about Harmony. He and Wesley rush to Cordelia's rescue, bursting into her apartment with stake and crossbow ready, only to find that the ladies are gossiping together and painting each other's toenails. The men still want to stake Harmony, but
Cordelia is determined offended by the idea, and explains that she is there to give help her one. Meanwhile undead friend. Cordelia brings Harmony to the Hyperion, where she researches the symbol found on the robe. Angel, still attempting to get on Cordelia's good side, agrees that Cordy should be allowed to spend time with her friend, but Harmony greatly annoys everybody else, breaking the computer, defacing one of Wesley's ancient books, loudly chewing gum, and inspiring thirst for human blood in Angel, while ridiculing the pig's blood that he drinks. Meanwhile, Wesley, and Angel try to find other clues from Cordelia's vision, including a large bird figure she saw.

Gunn returns, having found that a large number of humans have recently vanished off the streets, and the gang concludes that, since there are no bodies, the humans are being taken not for food, but to add to an army of vampires.

Inside a large theater, a vampire speaks to a crowd of robed vampires about his plan—a self-actualizing pyramid scheme in which vampires each turn two humans into vampires, and also bring one human to the group's "blood bank", which is a large cage on stage filled with people. He has published a book that tells of his plan, called ''Selective Slaughter: Turning a Blood Bath into a Blood Bank''.

Back at the Hyperion, Cordelia finds that the symbol on the robe is similar to that for a pyramid scheme started by a (human) motivational speaker named Doug Sanders, and it's assumed that he's now become a vampire and is continuing the scheme. Harmony accidentally spills her cup of blood onto the keyboard prompting Wesley to demand that she leave immediately. Cordelia takes her confused friend to Caritas for advice on what path the vampire should take. After Harmony sings "The Way We Were" off key on stage, the Host says that Harmony is struggling to find herself and it is Cordelia who will guide her to her destiny.

The guys find Cordelia at the bar and request her help in locating the specific building where the vampire group is meeting. Harmony tags along, convinced that her mission is the same as Cordelia's--to be good and help people. They arrive at the theater Cordelia saw in her vision. Before heading in, Angel, having been agreeing with everything Cordelia has said up to this point in the hopes of winning back her friendship, decides enough is enough and tells Cordelia that Harmony is a danger and will turn on her. Cordelia is skeptical, saying that Harmony is her friend, and she reminds Angel that he betrayed her as well even with his soul, so she doesn't see much difference between the two of them. Angel tries to explain the difference, but Cordelia interrupts and points out that in addition to the betrayal and abandonment, he gave away her clothes, which has made her very upset.

They ask Harmony to do some spying for them, since they are all too noticeable. While she goes inside, everyone else waits at the back of the building for her to let them in. Harmony sits and listens to Doug's pitch and surveys the area. She meets the group outside and tells them the situation and that there is a cage filled with people, and they all rush in to rescue them. When they get inside, they find Harmony to be loudly gregarious, revealing their presence, and the room is deserted... until the whole group of vampires surrounds them and attacks—Harmony has betrayed them. She thanks Cordelia for guiding her to her destiny, and conveys her happiness at finally belonging (to Doug's group), as Doug approaches and offers to promote Harmony to a blue robe.

A fight ensues. Cordelia fights with Harmony while Angel, Wesley, and Gunn take on the members of the vampire cult (most of whom have run away). Doug has his head chopped off by Angel. Gunn and Wesley rescue the prisoners. Cordelia pulls two crossbows on Harmony but instead of killing her, she lets her leave, telling her to get out of town. Harmony immediately departs, and when Angel approaches, Cordelia, obviously expecting an "I told you so" routine, warns him to keep quiet.

Back at the hotel, Wesley talks to Angel about his difficulties with Cordelia, but things take a sudden turn for the better as Cordelia finds a complete new wardrobe on her desk, courtesy of Angel. She hugs him and praises his taste in clothes. Though
Angel is trying to get back in Cordy's good books, but thinks her attempts to help Harmony are doomed to failure.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Doug Sanders attacks Angel with a fire axe. Angel decapitates him with it.



* OffWithHisHead / AnAxeToGrind: Angel kills Doug Sanders with a fire axe.

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* OffWithHisHead / AnAxeToGrind: OffWithHisHead: Angel kills Doug Sanders with a fire axe.


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* ShutUpHannibal: Doug Sanders tries to sway Angel to "update his inner beast", but succeeds only in getting decapitated.

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* CharacterOverlap: Harmony and Willow make appearances.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Harmony tries to explain to Cordelia that she's a vampire. Instead it sounds like she's coming out as a lesbian and expressing a crush on Cordelia.



* DramaticIrony: Anyone who watched Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer concurrently already knows that Harmony is a vampire.

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* DramaticIrony: Anyone who watched Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' concurrently already knows that Harmony is a vampire.



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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Harmony comes to visit Cordelia in LA. Cordelia hasn't seen Harmony since graduation, and doesn't know she's a vampire. So when she wakes up to Harmony lurking in her bedroom, and Harmony apologizes for her "urges," well... Cordelia thinks she's saying she's a lesbian, while Harmony is apologizing for nearly killing Cordelia.
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* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Angel asks what he can do around the office, Wesley responds by [[YouGetMeCoffee asking for a cup of coffee]]. Angel initially thinks Wesley is having fun at his expense... until Cordelia and Gunn also request coffee from him.
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* InTheHoodInTheHood: Sander's vampire cult, presumably to save doing up all those extras like vampires.
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'''Harmony:''' "Yeah."

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'''Harmony:''' [[ExactWords "Yeah." "]]
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Cordelia insists to the rest of Team Angel that they give Harmony a chance and help her figure out what to do with her life. However, she's unbearably annoying, getting in everyone's way, popping her gum loudly, accidentally spilling a mug of blood and shorting out the computer, and tearing a page out of a TomeOfAncientLore to dispose of her gun. Before long, Wesley is loudly screaming for someone to stake her.

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Cordelia insists to the rest of Team Angel that they give Harmony a chance and help her figure out what to do with her life. However, she's unbearably annoying, getting in everyone's way, popping her gum loudly, accidentally spilling a mug of blood and shorting out the computer, and tearing a page out of a TomeOfAncientLore TomeOfEldritchLore to dispose of her gun. Before long, Wesley is loudly screaming for someone to stake her.

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* [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Desperately looking for a purpose in Undeath]]: Harmony almost quotes the trope word for word. Of course, Harmony being Harmony, she doesn't really find one...

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* [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Desperately looking for a purpose in Undeath]]: DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Harmony almost quotes the trope word for word. Of course, Harmony being Harmony, she doesn't really find one...


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* HolierThanThou: Cordelia accuses Angel of feeling as such to Harmony just because he has a soul, pointing out that that [[JerkassHasAPoint didn't stop him from betraying the rest of the team]].


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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Cordelia insists to the rest of Team Angel that they give Harmony a chance and help her figure out what to do with her life. However, she's unbearably annoying, getting in everyone's way, popping her gum loudly, accidentally spilling a mug of blood and shorting out the computer, and tearing a page out of a TomeOfAncientLore to dispose of her gun. Before long, Wesley is loudly screaming for someone to stake her.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Angel becomes as such to Cordelia in the hopes of getting back on her good side, giving her the rest of the night off and even agreeing with her to give Harmony a chance. Eventually, however, he decides enough is enough and warns Cordelia that Wesley is right; Harmony is a soulless vampire and ''will'' eventually turn on her. Cordelia refuses to heed the warning, and Angel is soon proven right.
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