History Recap / AngelS05E18Origin

** "Lucky shot." It's obvious though that Sahjhan [[GenreSavvy realises he's screwed]].

* {{Dominatrix}}: We get a CloseUpOnHead shot of [[FetishFuel Spike's head under Illyria's boot]].

* TalkToTheFist: Spike is telling off Illyria for punching him in the face.

-->'''Spike:''' Well, we're gonna have to fix that, 'cause-- ''(Illyria [[ExactWords kicks him in the face]])''

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers
** Wesley re Illyria: "She's either counting oxygen molecules or analyzing the petri dish she just put into her mouth. Or sleeping. I can never quite tell."
** Spike re Illyria: "So far, I've established that she can hit like a Mack truck, selectively alter the flow of time, and, uh... (flips through his clipboard) possibly [[TalkingToPlants talk to plants]]."

* TheTriple: Illyria has SuperStrength, can [[TimeMaster manipulate time]], and ''can [[TalkingToPlants talk to plants]]''.

* {{Dominatrix}}: We get a CloseUpOnHead shot of Spike's head under Illyria's boot.

-->'''Connor:''' So, do you spend all your time making out with other vampires like in AnneRice novels?\\

** Connor asks if Angel has torrid affairs with female vampires, like in AnneRice novels. Connor is the child of Angel and his vampire paramour Darla.

* YouNeedToGetLaid: Both Spike and Connor hint at this re Angel.

** Angel appears to rescue Connor's family from demons.
-->'''Connor:''' (in shock) You almost broke that guy in half! (grins) That was awesome!

-->'''Spike:''' Well, we're gonna have to fix that, 'cause-- ''(Illyria kicks him in the face)''

* {{Dominatrix}}: We get a nice CloseUpOnHead shot of Spike's head [[FetishFuel under Illyria's boot]].

* AesopAmnesia / DealWithTheDevil: Averted -- Hamilton enters the TortureCellar and offers to release Gunn in exchange for-- Gunn puts his amulet back on and lies down on the table. "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Come on Sparky, this heart ain't gonna cut itself out]]."

* AesopAmnesia / DealWithTheDevil: Averted -- Hamilton enters the basement where Gunn is being tortured and offers to release him in exchange for-- Gunn asks for his necklace back. "Come on Sparky, this heart ain't gonna cut itself out."

** "Lucky shot." It's obvious though that Sahjhan [[GenreSavy realises he's screwed]].

** Spike re Illyria: "So far, I've established that she can hit like a Mack truck, selectively alter the flow of time, and, uh... (flips through pages on his clipboard) possibly [[TalkingToPlants talk to plants]]."

* NotQuiteDead: This trope is why Cyvus wants to ensure his enemy's permanent death.

* {{Off With His Head}}: AnAxeToGrind: Sahjhan's demise. He looks baffled right before it happens, too. All that work, to no good end?

* PowerGlows

* RealityWarper: Cyvus Vail.
* RelativeButton

* [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil in an Urn]]
* SomeKindOfForcefield: Cyvus puts one around the room where Connor fights Sahjhan in case he loses.
* SoundOnlyDeath: The Wrath killing Gunn. Again.

** "Lucky shot." It's obvious though that Sahjhan realises he's screwed.

* YouCantFightFate / OnlyICanKillHim

* ChekhovsGun: Cyrus Vail telling Angel that the Orlon Window will restore the original memories of anyone it's broken near -- this turns out to be Connor, Wesley and Illyria.

* DynamicEntry: A demon mook gets PunchedAcrossTheRoom, sliding to a stop in front of Cyrus Vail.
-->'''Cyrus:''' Did you kill ''all'' of my guards?

* FlightStrengthHeart: She has SuperStrength, can [[TimeMaster manipulate time]], and ''can [[TalkingToPlants talk to plants]]''.
* HealingFactor: After having his heart cut out, Gunn's wound repairs itself.

* HeroicSecondWind
* HypocriticalHumor: Angel is saying how boring things are at Wolfram & Hart, when Spike gets hurled out into the corridor by Illyria.

* IneffectualDeathThreat: Connor threatening Cyrus.

-->'''Connor:''' I told him that you took me out demon fighting and, uh, almost got me killed. He wants to have a talk with you.

-->'''Lorne:''' He's powerful. Heads up a large demon empire, has tendrils stretching throughout L.A.

* MuggingTheMonster: Cyrus sends his mooks to attack Connor and his family -- not to harm them but so Connor will discover his powers when he fights them.

* NotQuiteDead: This trope is why Cyrus wants to ensure his enemy's permanent death.

* SomeKindOfForcefield: Cyrus puts one around the room where Connor fights Sahjhan in case he loses.

* VerbalBackspace: Angel tells Connor his injured parents are in good hands...claws.
* WithFriendsLikeThese
-->'''Angel:''' We'll have Spike do it.

* AesopAmnesia: Averted; Gunn refuses even to listen to [[DealWithTheDevil Hamilton's offer to release him in exchange for his soul]].

* BadassAdorable: Connor Reilly. A polite, good-natured and boyishly handsome young man, but shy, innocent and somewhat awkward. Except he can punch demons over an SUV.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Connor looking in Angel's direction and saying "Hey Dad!" Turns out he's talking to his human father who's standing across the room.
** That was awesome!
* BrickJoke: Spike tells Illyria not to touch his clipboard. Later when Spike gets tossed out the door, there's a pause, and then his clipboard comes flying out after him.

* CallBack: Cyvus Vail obsesses over Sahjhan killing him, the same way Sahjhan did over Connor. Likewise because it was predestined Sahjhan had to arrange for Connor to die at a particular time (he failed due to ProphecyTwist), just as Sahjhan has to be killed by a particular person.
** Cyvus sends demons to attack Connor, knowing it will activate his hidden talents. Lilah Morgan did the same trick with a woman who had telekinetic powers in "Unleashed".

* CatapultNightmare: Gunn 'waking' when his memories are rebooted after his daily torture session.

* ContinuityNod: Connor's "thing for older women" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to his sleeping with Cordelia in Season 4. ** When Angel tries PerpSweating Marcus, the new Liaison to the Senior Partners calmly points out that things have changed.

Connor comes to Wolfram & Hart looking for help, unaware that Angel his real father. Meanwhile Wesley begins to realise that their memories have been altered.

* ContinuityNod: Connor's "thing for older women" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to his sleeping with Cordelia in Season 4.

* {{Dominatrix}}: We get a close-up shot of Spike's head [[FetishFuel under Illyria's boot]].

* DramaticIrony: Wesley talking of how he trusts Angel. Later he comes to believe that Angel betrayed them, only to find out the opposite was true when his memories are restored.
* DynamicEntry: Cyrus is sitting in his chair when one of this demon mooks gets PunchedAcrossTheRoom, sliding to a stop in front of him.
-->'''Cyrus:''' Did you kill ''all'' my guards?
-->'''Angel:''' [[WhatMeasureIsAMook All those I could find.]]

* IneffectualDeathThreat

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Connor discovering he has superpowers.

* CallBack: Cyvus Vail obsesses over Sahjhan killing him, the same way Sahjhan did over Connor.

* BadassAdorable: As Connor Reilly. A polite, good-natured and boyishly handsome young man, but shy, innocent and somewhat awkward. Except he can punch demons over an SUV.

* BrickJoke: Spike tells Illyria not to touch his clipboard. Later when Spike gets tossed out the door, there's a pause and then his clipboard comes flying out after him.

* ContinuityNod: Connor's "thing for old women" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to his sleeping with Cordelia in Season 4.

* {{Dominatrix}}: We get a CloseUpOnHead shot of Spike's head [[FetishFuel under Illyria's boot]].

* DoubleConsciousness: Connor's FalseMemories of his loving parents help him cope with the real memory of being raised in a hell dimension. Wesley's new memories however just drive him deeper into depression.
* DoubleMeaning: Connor's final conversation with Angel is ostensibly about his own father, but he's actually telling Angel that he understands what he did and forgives him.

* DynamicEntry: Cyrus is sitting in his chair when one of this demon mooks gets PunchedAcrossTheRoom, sliding to a stop in front of his chair.

* HypocriticalHumor: Angel is saying how boring things are at Wolfram & Hart, then Spike gets hurled out into the corridor by Illyria, gets up and charges back in, screaming abuse.

* ImmortalImmaturity: "Do I look 500?"

* TemptingFate: Connor tells his parents they don't have to be scared; cue a demon [[ThereWasADoor ripping the car door]] [[SuperStrength off its hinges]] and yanking out Connor.

* TalkToTheFist: Illyria interrupting Spike.

* AxCrazy / Antagonistic Offspring: Averted; Connor's 'good' memories help stabilise his personality when the real ones come flooding back.

* MuggingTheMonster: Cyrus sends his mooks to attack Connor and his family -- not to harm them but so Connor will realise his powers when he protects them.

* NeckSnap / [[HoistHeroOverHead Hoist Demon Mook Over Head]]
* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking the Spell, Hero]]

* TalkToTheFist: Illyria interrupting Spike

* DoubleConsciousness

-->'''Illyria:''' Your body warms. (to Angel) This one is lusting after me.
-->'''Connor:''' (whispers to Angel) I guess I've always had a thing for older women.

* MadeOfIron: Connor being run over (offscreen) by a truck.

* MuggingTheMonster
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
* MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat: When Illyria meets Connor for the first time, she comments that "This one is lusting after me." Which led to one of the funnier lines of the fifth season, when Connor tells Angel that he's "always had a thing for older women". Angel mutters "They were supposed to fix that."

** "Lucky shot." It's obvious though that Sahjhan doesn't really believe this.

* TheAlcoholic: [[PullYourselfTogether Angel tells off Wesley]] for continuing to [[DrowningYourSorrows drown his sorrows]] when there's work to be done.

** Wesley re Illyria: She's either counting oxygen molecules or analyzing the petri dish she just put into her mouth. Or sleeping. I can never quite tell.
** Spike re Illyria: So far, I've established that she can hit like a Mack truck, selectively alter the flow of time, and, uh... (flips through pages on his clipboard) possibly [[TalkingToPlants talk to plants]].

* YouCantFightFate / TheOnlyOneAllowedToKillYou

* {{Adorkable}}

* AxCrazy: Averted; Connor's 'good' memories help stabilise his personality when the real ones come flooding back.