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=== Tropes ===

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Buffy whimpers this as Angelus is headed out the door. ..To which he asides, "Love ya too," without so much as looking back.

* [[Anywhere but Their Lips]]: Angelus kisses Spike on the forehead in a [[Ho Yay]] moment.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Uncle Enyos.

* [[Author Appeal]]: [[Joss Whedon]] really wanted the scene with Buffy using the rocket launcher, and declares it the part of the series he loves the most.

* [[Backhanded Compliment]]: Angelus to Buffy:

{{quote| '''Buffy''': Was I not good?<br />

'''Angelus''': You were great. Really. ''I thought you were a pro.'' }}

* [[Battle in The Rain]]: The flaming husk of the Judge sets off the shopping mall's sprinkler system, dousing Buffy as she follows after Angelus. He's nowhere to be found, but suddenly hops out and punches Buffy in the face, knocking her down. Interestingly, this fight defies the usual conceit of combatants never losing their footing in the rain, as there's plenty of slipping around and stumbling on the rain-slicked floor.

* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Uncle Enyos came to Sunnydale to stop Angelus' return, but now realizes that it was foretold.

** Also the gypsies' rationale.

{{quote| '''Uncle Enyos''': To the modern man, vengeance is a verb, an idea. Payback. One thing for another. Like commerce. ''Not'' with us. [[Badass Boast|Vengeance is a living thing. It passes through generations. It commands. It kills]].}}

* [[BFG]]: M136 AT4 anti-armour launcher with night vision sight. Awesome!

* [[Brainwash Residue]]: Xander retains some of his soldier knowledge after "Halloween".

* [[Broken Bird]]: Averted as Angelus fails to break Buffy, but in the long term played straight -- from this point on Buffy has a tendency to shut herself off emotionally from her friends, and especially her lovers.

{{quote| "Sometimes, when I'm sitting in class -- you know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage."}}

* [[Call Back]]: Xander still retains all the "soldier stuff" that was stuck in his brain ("[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S2 E6 Halloween|Halloween]]"), including the layout of the whole army base. He's ''pretty'' sure he can can also [[Gun Stripping|dissemble an M-16 in under a minute]].

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: According to the [[Word of God]] the Judge was created specifically so the audience would know Angelus wasn't just Angel pretending to be evil, in the scene where he can't burn the goodness out because there's none there.

* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Drusilla seems to sense the departure of Angel's soul. At the factory, Spike is alarmed by the sound of Dru moaning. She drops to the floor in one of her patented seer seizures. Spike asks what's the matter, but all Dru can utter is, "Angel." Slowly, her agonized expression is replaced by an eerie smile.

* [[Cosmic Retcon]]: The comic story "False Memories" reexamines how the early years of ''Buffy'' were changed by the reality shift that produced Dawn Summers. In the alternate history, it was Dawn rather than Willow who Angelus throttles inside the school.

* [[Couldn't Find a Pen]]: Smeared in Enyos's blood above his bed are the words "WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU TOO?"

* [[Disposable Sex Worker]]: Outside in the alley, Angel falls flat on the pavement. A streetwalker standing nearby sees him and skulks over. She asks Angel if he wants her to call an ambulance. and Angel gets to his feet, saying, "No. The pain is gone." The woman takes a drag off her cig and asks if he's sure. In response, he spins to face her in full game face and grabs her in a feeding frenzy.

{{quote| '''Angelus:''' [[Post Mortem One Liner|I feel just fine]].}}

{{quote| '''Willow''': No problem. I'll get Oz. He has a '''VAN'''.}}

** Not to mention the whole "boyfriend dropping his nice personality once he's slept with you" thing.

'''Xander:''' Now [[Oh Crap|I'm having a wiggins]]. }}

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Angelus makes a [[Badass Boast]] that's he'll [[Break the Cutie|break Buffy overnight]]. Instead Buffy rallies due to her inner strength and [[The Power of Friendship|the help of her friends]] to destroy the Judge.

** When Angelus snubs Buffy in his apartment, the heart on his claddagh ring is now pointing in the ''opposite'' direction. Traditionally, the heart facing away from the base of the finger means the wearer [[Fridge Brilliance|isn't in a committed relationship]]. (This may, however, be [[Epileptic Trees|unintentional]])

** Angelus continues wearing the claddagh ring throughout the season, possibly as a testament to his evil designs for Buffy.

* [[Evil Is Stylish]]: Angelus brags to Spike and the dolly-clutching Drusilla about his adventures at the school. Spike is still back stuck at the part where he ''didn't'' kill the Slayer, but Drusilla's worked it out. Poking her doll in the eyes (a frequent Dru motif), explains that Angelus wants to hurt Buffy before he kills her. She smiles at him nostalgically: "Just like you hurt ''me''." Angelus taunts Spike that his usual mode of attack clearly isn't working, seeing how he's stuck in a wheelchair. He concludes:

{{quote| "To kill this girl, you have to love her."}}

** Xander suggests that he and Cordy "kiss and make up." Cordy's not forthcoming with the forgiveness -- but she's fine with "the other part." As they pull apart from a kiss, we see Willow standing there with a shocked and hurt look on her face.

{{quote| '''Willow:''' It's Cordelia! Remember? The 'We Hate Cordelia Club', of which you are '''the treasurer'''...!}}

* [[Famous Last Words]]:

{{quote| '''The Judge:''' [on seeing the rocket launcher] "What's that do?"}}

{{quote| '''Angelus:''' As long as there's injustice in the world, as long as scum like you is walking-- [notices the wheelchair] well, rolling the streets... I'll be around. Look over your shoulder. I'll be there."}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Giles ominously notes that "the coming months will be hard, I suspect on ''all'' of us." If he only knew.

** So I guess Angel [[Smoking Hot Sex|likes to smoke a cig afterwards]]?

** Just to indicate his lack of soul, Angelus lights a cigarette in the presence of Spike and Dru, thus proving that he is Truly Evil.

* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: In the military base, Xander approaches a door marked "Secured Area." On cue, a guard [[Dramatic Gun Cock|cocks his gun]] and demands that they identify themselves. Xander persuades the guard that he's a private "on leave" from "the 33rd", and asks that the solider turn a blind eye so he can show his girlfriend (Cordy) some hardware.

* [[Gut Punch]]: Asked about his decision to turn Angel evil, Joss Whedon said that he feels it was necessary to keep the story fresh. Although the fan base wanted Buffy and Angel to be together romantically, Whedon says, "What people want is not what they need."

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Overwhelmed by the revelation of the part she played in Angelus' return, Buffy retreats back to her bedroom. She spots the crucifix Angel gave her and [[Dramatic Necklace Removal|pulls his claddagh ring from her finger]]. Sobbing, she falls on the bed, cradling the ring.

* [[Hope Spot]]: Buffy demands that Jenny re-curse Angel, but Jenny claims "those magicks are lost." Buffy then demands that Jenny take her to a higher authority. [[Smash Cut]] to Uncle Enyos, puffing on his pipe as the door creaks behind him. "I knew ''she'' would bring you. I suppose you want answers," he smugs, apparently thinking it's Buffy at the door. But instead, he turns to be greeted by Angelus. So long, Uncle Enyos.

{{quote| '''Cordelia''': Does looking at guns make you wanna have sex?<br />

'''Xander''': I'm seventeen. Looking at ''linoleum'' makes me wanna have sex. }}

* [[Hyde Plays Jekyll]]

{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Angel, there must be some part of you inside that still remembers who you are.<br />

'''Angelus:''' Dream on, schoolgirl. [[That Man Is Dead|Your boyfriend is dead]]. You're ''all'' gonna join him. }}

'''Angelus:''' It's what? [[Did the Earth Move For You Too|Bells ringing, fireworks, a dulcet choir of pretty little birdies]]? ''(laughs)'' Come on, Buffy. It's not like I've never been there before. }}

* [[It Got Worse]]

* [[Its the Best Whatever Ever]]: Xander's birthday present for Buffy. The [[Running Gag|rocket launcher.]]

* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: In the wake of Buffy's dream, she stomps into school the next morning, headed straight for Jenny's classroom. She spots Jenny and Giles chatting at the front, grabs Jenny's throat, and slams her backward onto the desk, demanding. "Did you do it? Did you change him?" A stammering Giles meekly dismisses the class.

* [[The Mall]]

* [[Muggles Do It Better]]: Bazooka toting Buffy provides the current page image.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Spike refers to the Judge as "Big Blue" while Buffy calls it a smurf. The same gag is repeated with Illyria in Season 5 of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]''.

* [[No Honor Among Thieves]]

* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Inverted - Buffy promises Angelus that she won't be so heartfelt next time.

* [[Wham Episode]]

{{quote| '''Angelus:''' She made me feel like a human being. That's not the kind of thing you just forgive.}}

* [[What Could Have Been]]: The rocket launcher was originally a tank in the script.