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'''Angelus''': You were great. Really. ''I thought you were a pro.'' }}
* [[Bad News, Irrelevant News]]: Xander reports that the bus depot was a wash-out with regard to tracking down the Judge's pieces, but it wasn't a total loss: "[[Hobos|a 400-pound wino]] offered to wash my hair."
* [[Battle in Thethe 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.
* [[Best Served Cold]]: Angelus' rage at Buffy for making him experience love.
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* [[Buffy-Speak]]
{{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]].
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: And how!
* [[Chain Lightning|Chain Heat Wave]]: The Judge spreads his arms and send out bolts of soul-burning energy. The bolts jump from person to person, and soon everyone in the vicinity is trapped in a web.
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** 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.
** Smoking continues to be used on ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' as a motif for Angel's [[Dark Side]]. Angel is later seen lighting up during [[Angel (TV)/Recap/S02 E02 Are You Now or Have Your Ever Been|flashbacks to the 1950s]], when he was alienated from humans (though to be fair, [[Everybody Smokes|everybody smoked]]). More notably, Angel sets {{spoiler|Darla and Drusilla}} on fire by puffing on a cigarette and flicking it into [[Vapor Trail|a pool of gasoline]]. ("[[Angel (TV)/Recap/S02 E11 Redefinition|Redefinition]]")
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: The body of Jenny's uncle is never properly shown, but, considering Angelus killed him and [[Couldn't Find a Pen]], it's probably safe to assume that he wasn't left in a pretty state.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Angelous sneers that Buffy can't kill him, so The Slayer punts him in the balls and makes him wish she did.
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* [[It Got Worse]]
* [[It's All My Fault]] / [[Disappointed in You]]: Buffy blames herself for what happened and expects Giles to agree that he's let her down. Giles tells her otherwise in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
* [[ItsIt's 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.
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: Giles tells Xander that the Judge is probably assembled by now. Xander immediately starts planning to storm Spike's factory. "And do what?", Cordelia pipes up, "''Besides'' be afraid and die?" Xander has a snide comeback on the front burner, but Giles interjects that Cordy actually has a point.
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* [[Lame Comeback]]: The Scoobies butt heads over whether or not to double-back to Spike's lair and risk getting roasted by the Judge; Xander and Willow are ready to stomp off and save Buffy, but Giles and Ms. Calender are more cautious.
{{quote| '''Willow:''' My God, you people are all -- well, I'm upset and I can't think of a mean word right now, but ''that's'' what you are and we're going to the factory!}}
** Xander admonishes Angelus to "Don't do that!" when he's choking Willow. (Angelus pulls an "Are you serious?" face.) Of course Angel would do this himself [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)/Recap/S3 E22 Graduation Day Part 2|a year later,]] though in his defense he wards off who he says it to.
* [[Last Villain Stand]]: A soaked Angelus hightails it out of there, but is waylaid by Buffy in a concession snack room. Buffy ''nearly'' finishes him, but relents at the last second.
* [[Linked-List Clue Methodology]]: Buffy muses that the Judge will need to go "somewhere crowded" to start his killing, and Willow suggests the Bronze. But the Bronze is closed, so the gang is stumped until Oz suggests the mall.
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* [[Muggles Do It Better]]: Bazooka toting Buffy provides the current page image.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Buffy sleeping with Angel.
* [[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]]
* [[Not Himself]]
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The rocket launcher was originally a tank in the script.
** Jenny Calendar was originally supposed to die in ''this'' episode.
* [[Who Dares?]]: A crossbow bolt suddenly hits the Judge's chest, causing him to lose his concentration, freeing the bystanders from his evil energy. "Who dares?" shouts the Judge. A bazooka toting Buffy does, that's who.
* [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]: Spike's puzzlement at why Angelus didn't just kill Buffy when he had the chance. Spike continues simmering in his frustration for the rest of the arc.
{{quote| '''Spike:''' Now, I know you haven't been in the game for a while, mate, but we still do ''kill'' people. Sort of our raison d'être , you know.}}
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