Angel/Recap/S02/E09 The Trial: Difference between revisions

* [[Evil Brit]]: The Valet.

* [[Evil Lawyer Joke]]: Darla snaps at Angel for assuming her medical files are just another ploy by W&H. Darla says that she knows a few things about mind games: "We played them together for over a century." Cordy muses, "Yes, but you were just soulless, blood-sucking demons. They're ''lawyers''."

* [[I Don't Want to Die]]: Darla is aggrieved to learn that she's due to perish from the disease that killed her the first time: syphilis (though it is now easily cured when diagnosed early enough, Darla is "about a month and 400 years too late"). By the end of the episode, Darla has [[Face Death with Dignity|accepted her fate]].

* [[Face Framed in Shadow]]: The Valet is momentarily cast in shadow as he laments Angel's imminent death, which he confesses would be a waste.

* [[Hope Spot]]

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Angel says he's come to terms that Darla will have come to him if she needs him, and that he's let go. Gunn then bursts in, saying he's found Darla, which Angel had him do in secret. Angel immediately drops what he's doing and sternly leafs through the surveillance photos that Gunn took, while Cordy protests, "You '''lied''' to us!" Angel agrees that he did. "I figured you'd nag."

** Darla says that Angel can't force her to stay, and Angel says she's "not a prisoner", he just wants a chance to help. As soon as the door closes behind him, Cordy announces,

'''Wesley:''' I'd have to concur with that, yes. }}

* [[Last Stand]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. In a flashback, Angelus peers out a window at the torch-wielding mob gathering outside. He gears up to go down with a fight, declaring to to Darla, "Between the two of us, we can go out with a reputation!" Darla [[Improvised Weapon|bonks him over the head with a shovel]] [[No Honor Among Thieves|and leaves him for dead]]. Romance!

* [[Layman's Terms]]: Darla tries to convince the Mullet that needs an undead girlfriend to share the passing eons with. "So, what?", he asks, puzzled, "I make ''you'', and then you'd be like... my immortal babe?"

* [[Leap of Faith]]

* [[Nameless Narrative]]: The Valet is never identified by name. Angel smugly refers to him as "Jeeves", which is how he appears in the closing credits.

** The Mullet vampire is credited as 'Shempire'.

* [[Negated Moment of Awesome]]: Lindsey is having a drink in his apartment. Suddenly, Lindsey's door is smashed open. Angel, standing outside, declares, "I might not be able to come in, Lindsey, but --"

* [[Never Say That Again]]: "Don't say ''Darla''!"

* [[No Sympathy]]: Cordy eyes Darla's luggage and asks whether she's planning to sleep over. "I'm dying," Darla says. "So, just for the one night, then," Cordy replies.

** [[Continuity Nod|Brief synopsis]] of how the last time Angel got advice from The Host, [[Angel/Recap/S02 E06 Guise Will Be Guise|a swami-impersonator tried to kill him]]. But The Host suffered from that adventure, too. "People try to kill ''you'' every day. I'm talking about Ramon"; i.e the bartender who overheard them talking, and alerted Angel's enemies.

* [[Not Named in Opening Credits]]: Juliet Landau's name is listed only in the end credits so as not to spoil the surprise. On a technical note, this is probably why Drusilla has no lines this episode.

* [[Pass the Popcorn]]: The Valet asks Darla to wait in the antechamber, where she is welcome to help herself to "an iced beverage" while Angel is being burned alive. In the reaction shot to Angel's second trial, Jeeves is munching on a cookie.

* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: Angel complains, "This man Holtz, ''how'' does he keep finding us?" Darla observes that they don't exactly keep a low profile: "We stay in the best hotels, order room service, eat the waiters. People talk."

* [[Unwanted Rescue]]: She cocks her head, and the vampire bends to sink his teeth into her, before dissolving into dust. Angel stands behind the settling dust cloud. Darla, furious, asks what he think he's doing. "''Saving'' you!" Angel says, self-righteously.

* [[Villains Never Lie]]: While they're duct-taping Angel's hands behind his back, two other men grab Darla. Lindsey struts in, grabs Angel by the hair and asks, "How'd you think this would end?"

* [[Wall Jump]]: Angel does one when fighting the demon.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It have to Be Stakes?]]

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: During the trials, The Valet repeatedly checks his pocket watch and remarks that Angel's "quite remarkable." He seems genuinely pained at the prospect of pulling the lever on Angel's deathtrap.

'''The Valet''' [solemnly] I'd very much like to. }}

* [[You Watch Too Much X]]: The mullet vampire is confused as Darla expounds on all the benefits of having a companion to "walk those lonely nights." After a moment, he laughs and says, "You've been reading too much [[Anne Rice]], lady."