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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Lorne sings to an unconscious Faith, who hears the song in a dream she's having, playing on a jukebox.

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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Lorne talks and sings 'Macarthur Park' to an unconscious Faith, who hears the song in a dream she's having, playing on a jukebox.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Cordelia saying, "If only this were a few weeks later" when trying to summon enough magic to defeat Willow.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Cordelia saying, "If only this were a few weeks later" when trying to summon enough magic power to defeat Willow.
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-->'''Angel/Angelus:''' [[SpeakingInUnison I've been waiting a long time for this.]]

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-->'''Angel/Angelus:''' [[SpeakingInUnison [[SpeakInUnison I've been waiting a long time for this.]]
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-->'''Angel/Angelus:''' [[TalkingInUnison I've been waiting a long time for this.]]

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-->'''Angel/Angelus:''' [[TalkingInUnison [[SpeakingInUnison I've been waiting a long time for this.]]

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* MoralEventHorizon: 1970's Angel waiting for a man to die so he can feed off him, completing the transformation into the [[ReducedToRatburgers homeless rat-eater]] we remember from "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming]]"

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* MoralEventHorizon: 1970's Angel waiting for a man to die so he can feed off him, completing the transformation into the [[ReducedToRatburgers homeless rat-eater]] we remember from BTVS "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming]]"Becoming]]".
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Cordy re why Connor should kill his father.
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* BewareTheSuperman: Cordelia telling Connor that they're special and the rules don't apply to them.
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* AllsWellThatEndsWell: Averted with Cordelia's WalkInChimeIn.

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* CallBack: Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song.

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* CallBack: Faith trying to atone with a single grand yet suicidal gesture, as Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song.tried in "Reprise".


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* ContinuityNod: Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song.

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* BuffySpeak: With Willow on the scene, the amount of Buffy Speak jumps exponentially. Avoidy, boneage,

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* BuffySpeak: With Willow on the scene, the amount of Buffy Speak jumps exponentially. Lack-of-Hygiene World, Avoidy, boneage, Smash-o-crash. Huge floaty head.



* CurseCutShort

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* CurseCutShortCurseCutShort: Cordelia (on seeing the broken [[SoulJar Muo-Ping]], gets out an "Oh sh--" before the SmashCut.
-->'''Faith:''' Way I figure, I've got one last job: baby-sit the psycho 'til they shove a soul up your--
-->'''Angelus:''' Not gonna happen.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Cordelia saying, "If only this were a few weeks later" when trying to summon enough magic to defeat Willow.



-->'''Angel/Angelus:''' [[TalkingInUnison I've been waiting a long time for this.]]



-->'''Wesley:''' Sorry. I think my sense of humor's trapped in a jar somewhere.
-->'''Willow:''' Does seem like you've given in to the grumpy side of the Force.



-->'''Willow:''' (seeing Wesley) Oh, and it's the Marlboro Man. Or at least his extra stubbly, mentally unstable, insomniac, first cousin of-- [[OhMyGods For the love of Hecate]], somebody stop me.

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-->'''Willow:''' (seeing Wesley) Oh, and it's the Marlboro Man. Or at least his extra stubbly, extra-stubbly, mentally unstable, insomniac, first cousin of-- [[OhMyGods For the love of Hecate]], somebody stop me.



* RuleOfThrees: Things that are kept in glass jars.


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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers
-->'''Willow:''' There's lots of jars in the world; can't shatter them all. I mean, you could, but good things come in jars. Peanut butter, jelly, those two-headed fetal pigs at the natural history museum. (Wes doesn't respond) Come on, everybody loves fetal pigs.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Excited over her new idea of how to restore Angel, Willow rushes out the door -- into which slams a butcher knife thrown by Cordelia in a last-ditch effort to kill her.

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-->'''Willow:''' (gets an idea) Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
-->'''Cordelia:''' (grabs the knife again) I doubt it.



* BuffySpeak: With Willow on the scene, the amount of Buffy Speak jumps exponentially.

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* BuffySpeak: With Willow on the scene, the amount of Buffy Speak jumps exponentially. Avoidy, boneage,

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* GoldenMoment: Averted when Faith makes it clear she's not going to hug.
* GreenEyedMonster: Cordelia's reaction to Connor re Faith, though it could simply be because she fears losing her influence.

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* GoldenMoment: Averted when Faith makes as it clear she's not going would only lead to hug.
hugging.
* GreenEyedMonster: Cordelia's reaction to Connor re Faith, Connor/Faith, though it could simply be because she fears losing her influence.



-->'''Lorne:''' It's OK, Faith. It's OK. You just wait. They'll get Angel back, and... (trying to convince himself) it'll all be worth it. It'll all— (Faith gasps and sits up -- cut to her dream where Faith wakes up in an alley)
-->'''Angelus:''' It'll all be worth it. Is that what you try to tell yourself, Faithy? Is that the nastly little lie that kept those thighs nice and warm in your prison bunk?

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-->'''Lorne:''' It's OK, Faith. It's OK. You just wait. They'll get Angel back, and... (trying to convince himself) it'll all be worth it. It'll all— all-- (Faith gasps and sits up -- cut to her dream where Faith wakes up in an alley)
-->'''Angelus:''' It'll all be worth it. Is that what you try to tell yourself, Faithy? Is that the nastly nasty little lie that kept those thighs nice and warm in your prison bunk?



* MoralEventHorizon: 1970s Angel waiting for a man to die so he can feed off him, completing the transformation into the homeless rat-eater we remember from "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming]]"

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* MoralEventHorizon: 1970s 1970's Angel waiting for a man to die so he can feed off him, completing the transformation into the [[ReducedToRatburgers homeless rat-eater rat-eater]] we remember from "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming]]"



* PetTheDog: 1920s Angel.

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-->'''Willow:''' (seeing Wesley) Oh, and it's the Marlboro Man. Or at least his extra stubbly, mentally unstable, insomniac, first cousin of-- [[OhMyGods For the love of Hecate]], somebody stop me.
* PetTheDog: 1920s 1920's Angel.



-->'''Angelus:''' I'm in hell. This is hell, and I'm in it.

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-->'''Angelus:''' [[IronicHell I'm in hell. This is hell, and I'm in it.]]



* PreviouslyOn

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* PreviouslyOnPreviouslyOn: Carries on directly from the last scene.
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* CrossOver: Willow crosses over from ''{{Buffy}}'', and later brings Faith back with her.

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* CrossOver: Willow crosses over from ''{{Buffy}}'', and [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E18DirtyGirls later brings Faith back with her.her]].

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* OedipusComplex: Cordelia snogs Connor and talks him into killing his father.



* ShipTease: Willow/Faith

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* ShipTease: Willow/FaithWillow/Faith's GeekyTurnOn. Cordelia's description of Connor/Faith also reaches FetishFuel proportions.
-->What the hell is it with you and Faith! As if I didn't see the way you looked at her. [[{{Dominatrix}} She cracked her whip, and you liked it]]. You were practically in her [[HellBentForLeather leather-clad lap!]]
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* {{Battle in the Center of the Mind}} / MirrorMatch: Angel vs. Angelus in "Orpheus". Technically it's a tag-team bout, since Faith is in Angel's brain, too.

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* {{Battle in the Center of the Mind}} / MirrorMatch: Angel vs. Angelus in "Orpheus". Angelus. Technically it's a tag-team bout, since Faith is in Angel's brain, too.
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* IronicEchoCut
-->'''Lorne:''' It's OK, Faith. It's OK. You just wait. They'll get Angel back, and... (trying to convince himself) it'll all be worth it. It'll all— (Faith gasps and sits up -- cut to her dream where Faith wakes up in an alley)
-->'''Angelus:''' It'll all be worth it. Is that what you try to tell yourself, Faithy? Is that the nastly little lie that kept those thighs nice and warm in your prison bunk?


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* YourMindMakesItReal
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* PermaStubble / TheNicknamer


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* TwoScenesOneDialogue: Justified as Faith and Angelus are linked psychically.
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* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering


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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Lorne sings to an unconscious Faith, who hears the song in a dream she's having, playing on a jukebox.


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* HollywoodExorcism: Bell, book and candle are used for the magic ritual to put Angel's soul back.


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* RockBottom
* RuleOfThrees: Things that are kept in glass jars.


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* ShipTease: Willow/Faith
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* BlackEyesOfEvil



* BuffySpeak: With Willow on the scene, the amount of Buffy Speak jumps exponentially.



* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Connor is about to stake an unconscious Angel when Faith grabs his wrist.



* CurseCutShort
* DivingSave



* GoldenMoment: Averted when Faith makes it clear she's not going to hug.
* GreenEyedMonster: Cordelia's reaction to Connor re Faith, though it could simply be because she fears losing her influence.
* HalfTruth: Wesley asks Willow if anything else (besides the whole turning evil thing) has changed with her. Willow says, "Oh, little things..." then 'casually' asks about Fred.



* IDidWhatIHadToDo
* ManipulativeBitch: Evil!Cordelia really brings out her inner Lady Macbeth.



* MundaneSolution: Willow's solution is to cast a spell to break the jar.



* NoSenseOfHumor



* PreviouslyOn



* RescueSex: The flapper girl is willing to be very grateful to the handsome man who saved her puppy. As Angel is craving something else, he tells her to take a walk.



* SlaveCollar: For once not played for FetishFuel.



* WalkInChimeIn: What you need is a witch.



-->'''Angelus:''' Yeah, like those Manilow concerts, you ''[[AndIMustScream son of a bitch!]]''

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-->'''Angelus:''' Yeah, like those Manilow concerts, you ''[[AndIMustScream son of a bitch!]]''bitch!]]''
* YourMom
-->'''Faith:''' Did you kiss your mother with that mouth?
-->'''Angelus:''' No, but I did eat her with it.
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* BackStory


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* SameClothesDifferentYear: Angel's wearing a black leather jacket in TheSeventies. It goes great with [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim the striped pants, semi-unbuttoned shirt, gold necklace and gratuitously wide collars]].

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* {{Battle in the Center of the Mind}} / MirrorMatch: Angel vs. Angelus in "Orpheus". Technically it's a tag-team bout, since Faith is in Angel's brain, too.



* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind

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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMindJourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The drug traps both Angelus and Faith inside his memories until his soul is restored.



* MeaningfulName: Orpheus.

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* MeaningfulName: Orpheus.[[ClassicalMythology Orpheus]].
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* PietaPlagiarism

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* PietaPlagiarismPietaPlagiarism: Wesley carries Faith's bloodied body into the Hyperion Hotel in slow motion.
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* PietaPlagiarism
* RealLifeRelative: That's Eliza Dushku's brother playing the robber.

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* CallBack

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* CallBackCallBack: Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song.


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-->'''Angelus:''' Oh no. I got to get out of here.


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* RunningGag: Back in season two Angel has to sing ''Mandy'' to save a girl's life. Here when doped up on drugs Angelus is humiliated when Faith sees a flashback to him listening to the song.
-->Bring on the pain!
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* CliffhangerCopout: We're treated to a flashback of the end of the last episode - only this time, the camera holds on Faith so we can see her pump herself full of magical heroin before fighting Angelus.

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* CliffhangerCopout: CliffhangerCopout / OnceMoreWithClarity: We're treated to a flashback of the end of the last episode - only this time, the camera holds on Faith so we can see her pump herself full of magical heroin before fighting Angelus.
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-->'''Angelus:''' Yeah, like those Manilow concerts, [[AndIMustScream you ''son of a bitch!'']]

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-->'''Angelus:''' Yeah, like those Manilow concerts, [[AndIMustScream you ''son ''[[AndIMustScream son of a bitch!'']]bitch!]]''
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-->'''Faith:''' (smiling) Kicked his ass. *coma*

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-->'''Faith:''' (smiling) Kicked his ass. *coma**coma*
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous
-->'''Angel:''' I'm not perfect, Faith. Even with a soul, I've done things I wished a thousand times I could take back.
-->'''Angelus:''' Yeah, like those Manilow concerts, [[AndIMustScream you ''son of a bitch!'']]
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-->'''Angel:''' I know. I know.

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-->'''Angel:''' I know. I know.know.
* SlippingAMickey: Faith does this to Angelus the hard way - overdosing on a drug that affects vampires, then letting him drink her blood. The downside, of course, being that she takes a lethal overdose ''and'' loses a lot of blood.
-->'''Faith:''' (smiling) Kicked his ass. *coma*
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-->'''Angel:''' I used to think that. That there'd be a point when I'd paid my dues. (...)

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-->'''Angel:''' I used to think that. That there'd be a point when I'd paid my dues. (...)) Our time is never up, Faith. We pay for everything.



-->'''Angel:''' I know.

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-->'''Angel:''' I know. I know.
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* BlaseBoast / DespairSpeech: Wesley tries to explain to Willow how he's not the same person she once knew.
-->'''Wesley:''' A lot's happened. Not just Angelus. I've been—I've changed. I've seen a darkness in myself. I'm not sure you'd even begin to understand —
-->'''Willow:''' I flayed a guy alive and tried to destroy the world.
-->'''Wesley:''' Oh. So...
-->'''Willow:''' Darkness? Been there.
-->'''Wesley:''' Yeah. Well, I never... flayed... I had a woman chained in a closet.
-->'''Willow:''' (supportively) Hey!


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* HeroicSacrifice: Everyone, including Faith herself, thinks she's done this.


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* MistakenForGay: Willow thinks she and Fred are flirting. Fred thinks they're just geeking out.


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* PetTheDog: 1920s Angel.
-->'''Faith:''' Dude! You just rescued a puppy!
-->'''Angelus:''' I'm in hell. This is hell, and I'm in it.
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Faith captures Angelus and they both go on a mindtrip together.

!!Tropes in this episode:
* AngstComa: And not Faith's first, either - lampshaded by Cordelia.
* CallBack
* CliffhangerCopout: We're treated to a flashback of the end of the last episode - only this time, the camera holds on Faith so we can see her pump herself full of magical heroin before fighting Angelus.
* CrossOver: Willow crosses over from ''{{Buffy}}'', and later brings Faith back with her.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Faith to Connor.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind
* FantasticDrug: Orpheus.
* FightingFromTheInside: Angelus claims to always be doing this to Angel.
* MeaningfulName: Orpheus.
-->'''Wesley:''' It leads you down to hell. And leaves you there.
* MirrorMatch: After 11 seasons of Buffyverse, we finally get a showdown between Angel and Angelus. [[spoiler: It's a draw.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: 1970s Angel waiting for a man to die so he can feed off him, completing the transformation into the homeless rat-eater we remember from "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming]]"
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Discussed, and averted. Faith seems to have accepted this. Angel disagrees.
-->'''Faith:''' Rolled the bones. You for me.
-->'''Angel:''' I used to think that. That there'd be a point when I'd paid my dues. (...)
-->'''Faith:''' It hurts.
-->'''Angel:''' I know.

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