History Recap / AngelS04E15Orpheus

** Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song. Likewise his disgust at saving a puppy; in BtVS Giles once told Buffy about how Angelus [[NoodleIncident did something terrible to a puppy]] to 'commemorate' St Valentine's Day.
** Willow is shown receiving the call from Fred in the BtVS episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E17LiesMyParentsToldMe Lies My Parents Told Me]]".

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

* AllsWellThatEndsWell: Averted with Cordelia's WalkInChimeIn announcing that she's pregnant.

* BaitAndSwitch: Angel appears to be DrivenToSuicide, but he's actually diving in front of a vehicle to save a puppy, to Angelus' [[BrickJoke total disgust]].

* BlackEyesOfEvil: Connor wonders aloud if Willow is powerful enough to take on the Beastmaster. Hello, Dark-Eyed Girl!

* ContinuityNod: Angel singing ''Mandy.'' Angelus cannot bear Faith knowing he listens to the song.
** Willow is shown receiving the call from Fred in the BTVS episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E17LiesMyParentsToldMe Lies My Parents Told Me]]".

* DespairSpeech: Wesley tries to explain to Willow how he's [[CharacterDevelopment not the same person she once knew]].

-->What the hell is it [[LikeFatherLikeSon with you and Faith?]] [[GreenEyedMonster 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]] [[MommysBoy lap!]]

* AllsWellThatEndsWell: Averted with Cordelia's WalkInChimeIn.

-->What the hell is it [[LikeFatherLikeSon with you and Faith?]] [[GreenEyedMonster 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!]]

* BaitAndSwitch / BrickJoke: Angel saving a puppy, to Angelus' total disgust.

* 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.

* ShipTease: Willow/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 [[AmazonChaser you looked at her]]. [[{{Dominatrix}} She cracked her whip, and you liked it]]. You were practically in her [[HellBentForLeather leather-clad lap!]]

-->What the hell is it with you and Faith! As if I didn't see the way [[HotAmazon you looked at her]]. [[{{Dominatrix}} She cracked her whip, and you liked it]]. You were practically in her [[HellBentForLeather leather-clad lap!]]

-->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!]]

-->'''Cordelia:''' I'th bid my thongue.
* DivingSave

* GoldenMoment: Averted as it would only lead to hugging.
* GreenEyedMonster: Cordelia's reaction to Connor/Faith, though it could simply be because she fears losing her influence.

* 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.
* CallBack: Faith seeking to atone for her crimes with a grand yet suicidal gesture, as Angel tried in "Reprise".

* BlaseBoast / DespairSpeech: Wesley tries to explain to Willow how he's [[CharacterDevelopment 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... [[Recap/AngelS04E01DeepDown I had a woman chained in a closet]].
-->'''Willow:''' (supportively) Hey!

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Willow visits Cordelia in her bedroom to explain how she's been called to help put Angel's soul back. Cordelia reaches under the covers for her butcher's knife, but relaxes as Willow talks of how impossible her task is...until Willow has a EurekaMoment.

-->'''Wesley:''' Yeah. Well, I never... flayed... I had a woman chained in a closet.

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

* BlackEyesOfEvil
* BlaseBoast / DespairSpeech: Wesley tries to explain to Willow how he's not the same person she once knew.

* 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.
* CallBack: Faith trying to atone with a grand yet suicidal gesture, as Angel tried in "Reprise".
* 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.

* 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.

-->'''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.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: Justified as Faith and Angelus are linked psychically.

* YourMindMakesItReal: Angelus kicks Faith in the face; in real life her cheek wound breaks open.

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Willow visits Cordelia in her bedroom to tell how she's been called to help put Angel's soul back. Cordelia reaches under the covers for her butcher's knife, but relaxes as Willow talks how impossible her task is, until Willow has a EurekaMoment.
-->'''Willow:''' Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Willow visits Cordelia in her bedroom to tell how she's been called to help put Angel's soul back. Cordelia reaches under the covers for a butcher's knife.
-->'''Willow:''' (gets an idea) Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

* AttackHello: Cordy to Connor.

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

!!Tropes in this episode:

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering

* 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.

* CurseCutShort: Cordelia (on seeing the broken [[SoulJar Muo-Ping]], gets out an "Oh sh--" before a TwistedEchoCut of Angelus saying "I don't believe this!".

-->'''Connor:''' It's '''Connor'''.

* YourMindMakesItReal: Angelus kicks Faith in the face; in real life her face wound breaks open.

-->'''Willow:''' And [[LamarkWasRight the sneer's genetic]]; who 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 —

* 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.
* CallBack: Faith trying to atone with a single grand yet suicidal gesture, as Angel tried in "Reprise".

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu

-->'''Angelus:''' No, but I did eat her with it.

* CurseCutShort: Cordelia (on seeing the broken [[SoulJar Muo-Ping]], gets out an "Oh sh--" before the SmashCut.

* YourMindMakesItReal