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* CallForward: 1942-Spike declares "I'm not going to be experimented on by the government!" and 1942-Angel replies "And I'm not going to get trapped at the bottom of the ocean!". Both statements make perfect sense in context but are hilarious, because the viewer knows that about sixty years later, Spike will be experimented on by the US government and Angel will spend several months trapped underwater.
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* CallForward: 1942-Spike declares "I'm not going to be experimented on by the government!" and 1942-Angel replies "And I'm not going to get trapped at the bottom of the ocean!". Both statements make perfect sense in context but are hilarious, because the viewer knows that about sixty years later, [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E7TheInitiative Spike will be experimented on by the US government government]] and Angel will spend several months trapped underwater.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Vampires in general, especially if they can feel remorse. Sam Lawson is unable gain any pleasure from his violence, a fact which he attributes to Angel having a soul when he sired him. Unfortunately for Lawson, he didn't absorb enough of Angel's soul to suppress his dark impulses. He's kind of irritated.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Vampires in general, especially if they can feel remorse. Sam As a vampire Lawson is unable gain any pleasure from his violence, a fact which he attributes to Angel having a soul when he sired him. Unfortunately for Lawson, he didn't absorb enough of Angel's soul to suppress his dark impulses. He's kind of irritated.
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* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn and Fred are standing on swivel chairs with wire nooses around their necks.
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* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn and Fred are standing on swivel chairs with wire nooses around their necks.necks; one bump and its OffWithYourHead.
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* CallForward: 1942-Spike declares "I'm not going to be experimented on by the government!" and 1942-Angel replies "And I'm not going to get trapped at the bottom of the ocean!". Both of which make perfect sense in context (they're on a submarine), but are hilarious, because the viewer knows that about sixty years later, Spike will be experimented on by the US government and Angel will spend several months trapped underwater.
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* CallForward: 1942-Spike declares "I'm not going to be experimented on by the government!" and 1942-Angel replies "And I'm not going to get trapped at the bottom of the ocean!". Both of which statements make perfect sense in context (they're on a submarine), but are hilarious, because the viewer knows that about sixty years later, Spike will be experimented on by the US government and Angel will spend several months trapped underwater.
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* TheButcher
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* TheButcherTheButcher: Nostroyev is the "Scourge of Siberia and Butcher of Alexander Palace".
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* ContinuityNod: Spike still isn't aware that Angel has a soul, though the 1940's version of the Initiative does.
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* ContinuityNod: Spike still isn't aware that Angel has a soul, though the 1940's version of the Initiative does.is.
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-->"Used to be quite the terror back in the day. Haven't heard much of you lately, though."
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* TheButcher
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** The "Demon Research Initiative" is an apparent precursor to "The Initiative" in Season 4 of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. The Nazi experiments on vampires involve cutting into their brains and
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** The "Demon Research Initiative" is an apparent precursor to "The Initiative" in Season 4 of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. The Nazi experiments on vampires involve cutting into their brains brains, stimulation and control - similar to what was done on Spike.
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* FlippingTheBird: Spike's Heil Hitler.
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* IronicEcho: "Safe and sound".
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Interrupted by Angel trying to stake Lawson.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Interrupted by Angel trying to stake Lawson.
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* TestosteronePoisoning: Plenty from the other vampires but not Spike, interestingly enough. He just resorts to snarking while deferring to 'Angelus' authority. The fact that Angel doesn't hesitate to stake anyone who disobeys him probably has something to do with it.
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* StealthPun: Spike warns Angel that his friends of a bit stiff. He opens the hatch to reveal several corpses.
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-->'''Spike:'''
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* StealthPun: Spike warns Angel that his friends of are a bit stiff. He opens the hatch to reveal several corpses.
-->'''Spike:'''a pile of corpses.
-->'''Spike:'''
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* ThisIsGonnaSuckThisIsGonnaSuck: Lawson's last thoughts when dying.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Wesley takes a certain amount of pleasure in the news that Knox has cocked up one of Fred's experiments.
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* TrustPassword
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Angel knocks Nostroyev down with a fire axe, snaps the handle off and stakes him.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Angel knocks Nostroyev down with a fire axe, snaps breaking the handle off and stakes in the process which he uses to stake him.
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* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Spike has dark hair!
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* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Averted; 1940's Spike has dark hair!
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* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn and Fred
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* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Lawson gets splattered with blood [[GoryDiscretionShot from his captain's death]].
* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn andFredFred are standing on swivel chairs with wire nooses around their necks.
* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn and
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-->'''Prince of Lies:'''
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-->'''Prince of Lies:''' I will suck the brain from your skull and digest your thoughts like a sour pudding.
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* {{Flashback}}{{Flashback}}: 1943
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gunn has trouble recalling something from his enhanced memory.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gunn has trouble recalling something from his enhanced memory.
* GoryDiscretionShot: When Lawson {{Wrench Whack}}s the Nazi scientist, his death is shown by his blood-splattered glasses dropping to the floor.
* HowWeGotHere: Begins with Angel's friends being picked off one-by-one by a well-groomed vampire. The rest of the episode consists of flashbacks to a World War II submarine, where the mystery man (Jack Lawson) first crossed paths with Angel.
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* HowWeGotHere: Begins with Angel's friends being picked off one-by-one by a well-groomed vampire. The rest of the episode consists of flashbacks to a World War II submarine, where the mystery man (Jack Lawson) first crossed paths with Angel.
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* OpenSaysMe: The DRI doesn't believe in knocking either.
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-->'''Spike:''' [[GameFace I'll menace]], you talk.
-->'''Spike:''' [[GameFace I'll menace]], you talk.
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-->'''Spike:''' Krauts are shooting blanks.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck
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* BoundAndGagged: Wesley, Gunn and Fred
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Angel knocks Nostroyev down with a fire axe, snaps the handle off and stakes him.
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* StealthPun: Spike warns Angel that his friends of a bit stiff. He opens the hatch to reveal several corpses.
-->'''Spike:'''
* StealthPun: Spike warns Angel that his friends of a bit stiff. He opens the hatch to reveal several corpses.
-->'''Spike:'''
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* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Spike has dark hair!
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* {{Batman Grabs a Gun}}: Angel siring Sam Lawson, an engineer, after a stab wound prevents him from finishing his repairs to the sub's engine. Once a vampire, he completes his repairs. This is the only time Angel ever sired someone after gaining a soul. (He even refused to re-sire Darla, who was going to die anyway).
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: One of the vampires claims to have been [[RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]]'s lover.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: One of the vampires claims to have been [[RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]]'s lover.
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* {{Batman Grabs a Gun}}: Angel siring Sam Lawson, an engineer, after a stab wound prevents him from finishing his repairs to the sub's engine. Once a vampire, he Lawson completes his repairs. This is the only time Angel ever sired someone after gaining a soul. (He even refused to re-sire Darla, who was going to die anyway).
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy:One of the vampires Nostroyev claims to have been [[RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]]'s lover.
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** The "Demon Research Initiative" is an apparent precursor to "The Initiative" in Season 4 of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon
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-->'''Prince of Lies:'''
-->'''Angel:'''
-->'''Prince of Lies:'''
* DestinationDefenestration: Angel chucks Lawson through one of the internal windows.
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* TheReveal: Instead of some EldritchAbomination, the submarine contains...Spike!
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* TheReveal: Instead of some EldritchAbomination, What terrible EldritchAbomination is waiting at the submarine contains...Spike!bottom of the ocean? It's Spike! And he's wearing a coat!
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-->"Used to be quite the terror back in the day. Haven't heard much of you lately, though."
-->'''Angel:''' Haven't heard much of you, ''ever''.
-->"Used to be quite the terror back in the day. Haven't heard much of you lately, though."
-->'''Angel:''' Haven't heard much of you, ''ever''.
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* TheReveal: Instead of some EldritchAbomination, the submarine contains...Spike!
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* WhatTheHellHero
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* WhatTheHellHero[[WhatTheHellHero What the Hell, Vampire Yoda?]]
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* BlessedWithSuck: Vampires in general, especially if they can feel remorse. Sam Lawson is unable gain any pleasure from his violence, a fact which he attributes to Angel having a soul when he sired him. Unfortunately for Lawson, he didn't absorb enough of Angel's soul to suppress his dark impulses. He's kind of irritated.
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A vampire he turned back in World War Two seeks revenge on Angel.
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A vampire he Angel turned back in World War Two seeks revenge on Angel.
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* {{Batman Grabs a Gun}}: Angel siring Sam Lawson, an engineer, after a stab wound prevents him from finishing his repairs to the sub's engine. Once a vampire, he completes his repairs. This is the only time Angel ever sired someone after gaining a soul. (He even refused to re-sire Darla, who was going to die anyway).
* {{Batman Grabs a Gun}}: Angel siring Sam Lawson, an engineer, after a stab wound prevents him from finishing his repairs to the sub's engine. Once a vampire, he completes his repairs. This is the only time Angel ever sired someone after gaining a soul. (He even refused to re-sire Darla, who was going to die anyway).
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* LooksLikeOrlok: ◦The Prince of Lies is probably the most explicit version of this trope in the Buffyverse, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.
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* LooksLikeOrlok: ◦The The Prince of Lies is probably the most explicit version of this trope in the Buffyverse, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.
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* NotSoDifferent: Lawson declares that only the evil Nazis would use vampires in war. The Nazi scientist looks directly at Angel and bursts out laughing.
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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: One of the vampires claims to have been [[RasputinTheMadMonk Rasputin]]'s lover.
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* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Lawson's motive.]]
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* {{Ghostapo}}: The Nazis are building a vampire army.
* GotVolunteered: Angel isn't interested in fighting, so the US Government wraps heavy chains around his legs and throw him overboard. The only way to get them off is to get the help of the sailors on board the submarine.
* GotVolunteered: Angel isn't interested in fighting, so the US Government wraps heavy chains around his legs and throw him overboard. The only way to get them off is to get the help of the sailors on board the submarine.
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* HowWeGotHere: Begins with Angel's friends being picked off one-by-one by a well-groomed vampire. The rest of the episode consists of flashbacks to a World War II submarine, where the mystery man (Jack Lawson) first crossed paths with Angel.
* LooksLikeOrlok: ◦The Prince of Lies is probably the most explicit version of this trope in the Buffyverse, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.
* LooksLikeOrlok: ◦The Prince of Lies is probably the most explicit version of this trope in the Buffyverse, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.
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* SwissCheeseSecurity: Wolfram & Hart's lousy security strikes again. Probably revenge for how Team Angel kept making them look ridiculous in the early seasons.
-->'''Lawson:''' Aren't you going to ask how I got in here? \\
'''Angel:''' No, you'd be amazed at how many people break into this building on a regular basis.
-->'''Lawson:''' Aren't you going to ask how I got in here? \\
'''Angel:''' No, you'd be amazed at how many people break into this building on a regular basis.
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* SameClothesDifferentYear: Spike helps himself out to a U-boat captain's [[BadassLongcoat leather trenchcoat]], not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.
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* PatrioticFervour
* SameClothesDifferentYear: Spikehelps himself out to becomes so taken with a U-boat captain's [[BadassLongcoat leather trenchcoat]], not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.trenchcoat]] [[HistoryRepeats he kills him for it]].
* SameClothesDifferentYear: Spike
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* BadassLongcoat: Spike helps himself out to a Nazi longcoat, not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.
* ContinuityNod: Spike still isn't aware that Angel has a soul, though the 1940's version of the Initiative does.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife
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* IHateYouVampireDad
* SameClothesDifferentYear: Spike helps himself out to a U-boat captain's [[BadassLongcoat leather trenchcoat]], not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.
* IHateYouVampireDad
* SameClothesDifferentYear: Spike helps himself out to a U-boat captain's [[BadassLongcoat leather trenchcoat]], not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.
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* ThoseWackyNazis
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* SuperDickery
ThoseWackyNazis
*ThoseWackyNazisWhatTheHellHero
-->'''Spike:''' Bloody brilliant. Turn the poor sod to save the ship, then make him dash to dry land before the sunshine scorches him a new one. You're still a dick.
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-->'''Spike:''' Bloody brilliant. Turn the poor sod to save the ship, then make him dash to dry land before the sunshine scorches him a new one. You're still a dick.
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* BadassLongcoat: Spike helps himself out to a Nazi longcoat, not having killed Slayer Nikki Wood yet.
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* SchmuckBaitSchmuckBait: Spike says that he, Nostroyev, and the Prince of Lies were apparently captured by the Nazis when they attended a "free virgin blood party."
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* DramaticIronyCallForward: 1942-Spike declares "I'm not going to be experimented on by the government!" and 1942-Angel replies "And I'm not going to get trapped at the bottom of the ocean!". Both of which make perfect sense in context (they're on a submarine), but are hilarious, because the viewer knows that about sixty years later, Spike will be experimented on by the US government and Angel will spend several months trapped underwater.
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* FlashbackEpisode
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* FlashbackEpisode{{Flashback}}
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* SubStory
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