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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier. Not to mention realizing he did the same thing as Gunn, allowing his [[DidntThinkThisThrough own insecurity and doubt to drive his actions.]] Made him more sympathetic to [[CommonalityConnection Gunn and his mistake.]]
* EnemyMine: Marcus tips off Wesley as to what's wrong with Illyria -- the Senior Partners know her of old and they ''really'' don't want her around. Once she's safely depowered, Angel accepts she's more useful as an ally against the Senior Partners than dead.

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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the events of the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal betrayal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. him for the remainder of Season Three and well into Season Four. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he Wes also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier. Not to mention realizing he did the same thing as Gunn, allowing his [[DidntThinkThisThrough own insecurity and doubt to drive his actions.]] Made him more sympathetic to [[CommonalityConnection Gunn and his mistake.]]
* EnemyMine: Marcus tips off Wesley as to what's wrong with Illyria -- the Senior Partners know her of old and they ''really'' don't want her around. Once she's safely depowered, de-powered, Angel accepts she's more useful as an ally against the Senior Partners than dead.
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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier. Not to mention realizing he did the same thing as Gunn, allowing his [[CommonalityConnection own insecurity and doubt to drive his actions.]] Made him more sympathetic to his [[NotSoDifferent friend and his mistakes.]]

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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier. Not to mention realizing he did the same thing as Gunn, allowing his [[CommonalityConnection [[DidntThinkThisThrough own insecurity and doubt to drive his actions.]] Made him more sympathetic to his [[NotSoDifferent friend to [[CommonalityConnection Gunn and his mistakes.mistake.]]

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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier.

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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier. Not to mention realizing he did the same thing as Gunn, allowing his [[CommonalityConnection own insecurity and doubt to drive his actions.]] Made him more sympathetic to his [[NotSoDifferent friend and his mistakes.]]
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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while had every right to hate Gunn, he also realized he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier.

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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while had he still has every right to hate Gunn, he also realized realizes he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier.
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** FridgeBrilliance also kicks in when you remember that Wesley also now has his pre-Season Five memories restored thanks to the preceding episode. This means he remembers his own betratyal of the team and how Gunn and the others all ostracized him. It's not hard to imagine that while had every right to hate Gunn, he also realized he was doing to his old friend what they had done to him 2 years earlier.
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** Makes sense, considering in the Buffyverse, vampires are demons which control their victim's body. Spike would have no problem understanding that the person in front of him wasn't Fred, no matter how close the appearance was.
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* RecapByAuditRecapByAudit: The episode has a suit, Marcus Hamilton, reading off a list of damages caused by Angel's flunky during a rescue mission.

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Illyria rescues Charles Gunn from the hell dimension he entered in penance for his role in Winifred Burkle's death. While Angel negotiates a contract between a group of demons and a pregnant woman whose unborn child the demons believe to be their Messiah, Illyria begins uncontrollably looping through time, until Wesley Wyndam-Pryce shunts her excess power into another dimension.


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In a dark basement, Gunn is strapped to a table being tortured by a demon. Illyria rescues Charles blows the basement door off its hinges and sends the demon flying. She removes the medallion from Gunn's neck, causing his memories to return - including the memory that to leave the dimension, somebody else must wear the medallion. Gunn from and Illyria leave, while the hell dimension he entered in penance for his role in Winifred Burkle's death. While demon, now wearing the medallion, begins torturing himself.

In Angel's office, Wesley explains that Illyria rescued Gunn of her own accord, and
Angel negotiates suspects that Illyria is hanging around Wolfram & Hart because she wants power. Illyria appears through a contract between a group of demons portal, carrying Gunn, and chokes him until Wesley acknowledges they owe her a great debt. Illyria drops Gunn and leaves.

In the training room, Spike is sparring with Illyria, who slows down time to avoid Spike's attack. Gunn is working in his office, when Lorne interrupts wearing a fedora and sporting a walkie-talkie - part of Angel's plan for Lorne to watch Illyria's movements. Gunn says he is concerned over Wesley's sanity. Lorne explains that Wesley is catatonic outside his office, and inside becomes crazily obsessed with finding new information on Illyria.

Angel voices his desire to remove Illyria from Wolfram & Hart. Gunn brings up the Apocalypse, which is still under way, with the bad guys winning. Marcus Hamilton strolls into the conference room, commenting that Angel now must pay for the Illyria's damage to Wolfram & Hart's people and property. He tells Angel that the Senior Partners want him to act as witness in a case involving a ceremonial demon pact. A
pregnant woman whose named Amanda enters Angel's office, explaining that seers of the Fell Brethren foretold that her baby was holy. Amanda recognizes the Fell Brethren - though demons - are also devout, and is willing to give her baby to them. Gunn cautions Amanda that she should be careful about demon-pacts. A demon enters the room, and tells Gunn that Amanda is not their client; the Fell are.

Illyria storms into Wesley's office, calling Wesley her betrayer - he destroyed the Orlon Window hoping to rewrite history and bring Fred back to life. Wesley accepts her accusation, explaining that he would destroy Illyria to have Fred back. Illyria notes that she is bothered, but by something other than Wesley's betrayal. Illyria makes several obscure comments about time to Wesley, before clutching herself in pain. She is suddenly in the training room with Wesley aiming a weapon at her, then back in the observation room with Angel and Spike in a scene that she realizes has already transpired. Back in Wesley's office, Wesley notices Illyria's pain, and she lashes out, accusing him of trying to murder her.

Harmony is stalling the Fell demons, while Angel and Gunn privately try to talk Amanda out of the pact. Amanda explains that not only can the Fell provide her child a wonderful life being worshiped, but they promise to cure the brain-damage her husband experienced following a work injury. Angel decides to stop stalling, and begins the meeting between the Fell demons and Amanda.

Hamilton finds Wesley working in the science lab, and tells Wesley that the Senior Partners want Illyria dead. Hamilton suggests that Wesley checks the low-emanation scanner readouts. Wesley pulls up a map of the building on his laptop, with a blue entity moving down a hallway. Lorne follows Illyria, paging Angel fruitlessly on the walkie-talkie.

The three demons from the Fell Brethren enter the conference room, gushing over Amanda and her baby. Gunn discovers in his notes that the baby is going to be ritualistically sacrificed on his thirteenth birthday, but as he tries to relay this information to Amanda, Illyria bursts into the conference room, accusing Angel of poisoning her. Angel heads for the science lab, and voices his opinion to Wesley that Illyria has gone crazy, stating that Illyria "has blown all of her gaskets... man, she's out of her mind!" Spike sarcastically replies, "How can you tell? Yesterday she spent two hours mind-melding with a potted fern." Wesley then explains that Illyria is self-destructing, as the fusion between Illyria's demon essence and Fred's body deteriorates. Fortunately, Wesley has a Mutari Generator, which Wesley claims will kill Illyria. Spike shows Angel the low-emanation scanner, which reveals Illyria is currently in the training room.

As Spike enters the training room, he explodes into dust as Illyria stakes him from behind. She grabs a dagger off of the wall and throws it at Wesley, killing him instantly, then kills Lorne by punching through his chest. Angel vamps out and jumps at Illyria, who beheads Angel in mid-flight. Illyria examines the carnage, then clutches herself in pain. She is suddenly in the lobby with Angel again, then back in Wesley's office - this time, Angel is also there. Wesley notices Illyria's pain, and is surprised to see Angel. Illyria explains that Angel wasn't with her last time, and that this is an aberration in the time-line. Illyria doubles over and screams in pain.

Illyria and Angel are suddenly back in the basement, where Gunn is still being held captive. Illyria accuses Angel of ripping her out of linear progression, tearing her time-line into shreds, and stitching it back together out of sequence. They are suddenly back in the training room. The bodies of Lorne and Wesley are lying on the ground. Illyria explains how she killed them in a different time-line. In obvious pain, she tells Angel that the only way to win a war is to serve no master but your own ambition. Illyria explodes into a blue energy ball that shoots Angel backwards.

All of a sudden, Angel is back in the hallway with Spike and Wesley. Wesley is again guessing at how much damage Illyria self-destructing would cause. Angel tries to explain the time-phase Illyria just took him on, as they enter the apparently empty training room. Angel, realizing Spike is about to be staked, moves Spike out of the way. Angel reveals how he saw Illyria explode, sending him back through time. Wesley reveals that the Mutari generator won't kill Illyria, just draw out most of her energy. Illyria notes that Wesley tried to murder her to bring back Fred, and Wesley says he knows that she's all that he has left of Fred now. Illyria starts to explode into a blue light again, and Wesley uses the Mutari generator to suck off her energy. Illyria collapses to the ground. Wesley tells Angel that Illyria will no longer be stopping time or walking through dimensions, and she has probably lost some of her physical strength.

Outside the conference room, Gunn is arguing with the Fell Brethren that they have no legal right to Amanda's child. The Fell argue that Wolfram & Hart are supposed to be helping them to acquire the child, not talking Amanda out of the deal. The leader of the Fell is shouting threats at Hamilton, who turns the conversation over to Angel, as Angel walks into the lobby. Angel announces that the baby belongs to the Fell Brethren. Gunn is confused. Angel ushers all the demons into his office, to sign Amanda's
unborn child the demons believe to be away in a demon-pact. Angel tells Gunn that their Messiah, Illyria begins uncontrollably looping through time, until Wesley Wyndam-Pryce shunts her excess power into another dimension.

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Illyria rescues Gunn so Team Angel will owe her a favour. But when she starts moving back and forth in time, Illyria becomes convinced they want her dead.

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Illyria rescues Charles Gunn so Team from the hell dimension he entered in penance for his role in Winifred Burkle's death. While Angel will owe her negotiates a favour. But when she starts moving back contract between a group of demons and forth in time, a pregnant woman whose unborn child the demons believe to be their Messiah, Illyria becomes convinced they want begins uncontrollably looping through time, until Wesley Wyndam-Pryce shunts her dead.
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* HilariousInHindsight: For those [[YourVampiresSuck not impressed]] by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Illyria saying re vampires, "You sparkled and you stank!"
* {{Hiroshima As a Unit of Measure}}: Wesley's conservative guess of the destruction caused by Illyria's implosion: Several city blocks. Angel requests an "unconservative" guess. Wes: "Rand & [=McNally=] will have to redraw their maps."

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* HilariousInHindsight: For those [[YourVampiresSuck not impressed]] by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Illyria saying re vampires, "You sparkled and you stank!"
* {{Hiroshima As a Unit of Measure}}:
HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure: Wesley's conservative guess of the destruction caused by Illyria's implosion: Several city blocks. Angel requests an "unconservative" guess. Wes: "Rand & [=McNally=] will have to redraw their maps."



* {{Take Over the World}}: Wes predicts that Illyria will never quit her pursuit of this.

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* {{Take Over the World}}: TakeOverTheWorld: Wes predicts that Illyria will never quit her pursuit of this.
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* MoodWhiplash: The Fell Brethren are cooing over Amanda and her child; meanwhile Gunn is trying to get her to look at the fine print of the contract she has to sign. Gunn suddenly realises the child will be used for a ritual sacrifice and is blurting this out when the Fell Leader pounds the table and shouts, ''"WHOSE LAWYER ARE YOU?!"''

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* MoodWhiplash: The Fell Brethren are cooing over Amanda and her child; meanwhile Gunn is trying to get her to look at the fine print ReadTheFinePrint of the contract she has to sign. Gunn suddenly realises the child will be used for a ritual sacrifice and is blurting this out when the Fell Leader pounds the table and shouts, ''"WHOSE LAWYER ARE YOU?!"''
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-->'''Illyria:''' When the world met me, it shuddered, groaned. It knelt at my feet!

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-->'''Illyria:''' When the world met me, it shuddered, groaned. [[KneelBeforeZod It knelt at my feet!feet!]]



-->'''Spike:''' (rubbing his jaw) Then came the Internet.

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-->'''Spike:''' (rubbing his jaw) [[TheInternetIsForPorn Then came the Internet. Internet.]]

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Illyria steps through a portal into Angel's office, holding Gunn in a NeckLift. She asks how much he's worth to them. Angel {{Death Glare}}s and snarls threats, but Wesley quickly steps in saying they are grateful to her for rescuing their valued friend. Satisfied that she's got a marker from Team Angel, Illyria tosses Gunn at their feet and strides off.


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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Illyria steps through a portal into Angel's office, holding Gunn in a NeckLift. She asks how much he's worth to them. Angel {{Death Glare}}s and snarls threats, but Wesley quickly steps in saying they are grateful to her for rescuing their valued friend. Satisfied that she's got a marker from Team Angel, Illyria tosses Gunn at their feet and strides off.
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** Makes sense, considering in the Buffyverse, vampires are demons which control their victim's body. Spike would have no problem understanding that the person in front of him wasn't Fred, no matter how close the appearance was.
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* PowerIncontinence: Illyria's physical form proves to unstable to contain her essence. She's forced to power down permanently, or else explode.

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* PowerIncontinence: Illyria's physical form proves to too unstable to contain her essence. She's forced to power down permanently, or else explode.
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* BetterOffDead
-->'''Illyria:''' You want to take my power, to let me live. But [[IAmTheNoun I am my power]]. And I would rather be a titanic crater than to be like unto you!
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* HolyChild
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* TheNicknamer: Illyria is called "[[PaulBunyan Babe the Blue Ox]]" (by Spike) and "Our Lady of the Blue Bummer" (by Lorne).

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* TheNicknamer: Illyria is called "[[PaulBunyan "[[Myth/PaulBunyan Babe the Blue Ox]]" (by Spike) and "Our Lady of the Blue Bummer" (by Lorne).

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* ReplacementGoldfish

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* ReplacementGoldfishReplacementGoldfish: Illyria for Fred
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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Illyria steps through a portal into Angel's office, holding Gunn in a NeckLift. She asks how much he's worth to them. Angel {{Death Glare}}s and snarls threats, but Wesley quickly steps in saying they are grateful to her for rescuing their valued friend. Satisfied that she's got a marker from Team Angel, Illyria tosses Gunn at their feet and strides off.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint: Illyria steps through a portal into Angel's office, holding Gunn in a NeckLift. She asks how much he's worth to them. Angel {{Death Glare}}s and snarls threats, but Wesley quickly steps in saying they are grateful to her for rescuing their valued friend. Satisfied that she's got a marker from Team Angel, Illyria tosses Gunn at their feet and strides off.
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* HilariousInHindsight: For those not impressed by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Illyria saying re vampires, "You sparkled and you stank!"

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* HilariousInHindsight: For those [[YourVampiresSuck not impressed impressed]] by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Illyria saying re vampires, "You sparkled and you stank!"

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* DescriptionCut / HorribleHollywood
-->'''Wesley:''' She's monumentally self-possessed. She still thinks she's the god-king of the universe.
-->'''Gunn:''' So she's like a TV star.
-->'''Wesley:''' No, nothing that bad. Bit more violent, though.
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-->'''Wesley:''' She's monumentally self-possessed. She still thinks she's the god-king of the universe.
-->'''Gunn:''' So she's like a TV star.
-->'''Wesley:''' No, nothing that bad. Bit more violent, though.
-->''(DescriptionCut to Illyria punching Spike across the room)''
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* EasilyForgiven: Wesley says he's not sure how to apologise for stabbing Gunn in "Shells". Gunn points out that he's spent the past couple of weeks in a TortureCellar -- that isn't much in comparison.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking / RecapByAudit
-->'''Marcus:''' Illyria destroyed eleven torture units before she found your man. Two troop carriers, an ice cream truck, and eight beautifully maintained lawns.


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-->'''Marcus:''' Illyria destroyed eleven torture units before she found your man. Two troop carriers, an ice cream truck, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking eight beautifully maintained lawns]].
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* PowerGlows: When it's about to destroy a few city blocks via involuntarily exploding.

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