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{{quote| '''Spike:''' The truth is I like this world. You've got... dog racing, [[British Footy Teams|Manchester United]]. And you've got people. Billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs. It's all right here. But then someone comes along with a vision. With a real passion for destruction. Angel could pull it off. Goodbye, Piccadilly. Farewell, Leicester Bloody Square, y'know what I'm saying?}}
{{quote| '''Spike:''' The truth is I like this world. You've got... dog racing, [[British Footy Teams|Manchester United]]. And you've got people. Billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs. It's all right here. But then someone comes along with a vision. With a real passion for destruction. Angel could pull it off. Goodbye, Piccadilly. Farewell, Leicester Bloody Square, y'know what I'm saying?}}
* [[Exact Words]]: Spike and Dru stare each other as Spike says, "I don't wanna hurt you, baby." Dru's answer is to grab him by the throat and shove him against the wall. He immediately clocks her with a haymaker punch, then shrugs, "Doesn't mean I ''won't''.
* [[Exact Words]]: Spike and Dru stare each other as Spike says, "I don't wanna hurt you, baby." Dru's answer is to grab him by the throat and shove him against the wall. He immediately clocks her with a haymaker punch, then shrugs, "Doesn't mean I ''won't''.
* [[Fake Out Make Out]]: The G-rated version. Buffy sneaks into the hospital, wearing an oversized coat and black watch cap. She finds Xander just as some cops round a corner in the hall, so Xander pulls her in for a tight hug until the coast is clear.
* [[Fake-Out Make-Out]]: The G-rated version. Buffy sneaks into the hospital, wearing an oversized coat and black watch cap. She finds Xander just as some cops round a corner in the hall, so Xander pulls her in for a tight hug until the coast is clear.
** Subverted in that it lacks the usual [[UST]]; when Buffy jokes that Xander had ulterior motives for doing that, his lack of reaction makes her realise something bad has happened (to Willow).
** Subverted in that it lacks the usual [[UST]]; when Buffy jokes that Xander had ulterior motives for doing that, his lack of reaction makes her realise something bad has happened (to Willow).
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Angel getting a taste of his own portal.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Angel getting a taste of his own portal.
* [[Fingore]]: Giles is shown at the end of the episode with splints on several of his fingers, giving us a good idea of how Angelus was torturing him.
* [[Fingore]]: Giles is shown at the end of the episode with splints on several of his fingers, giving us a good idea of how Angelus was torturing him.
* [[Five Finger Discount]]: After clocking out the cop who was arresting Buffy, Spike explains his change of heart while searching through his pockets for a smoke. Finding nothing, he then fishes through the KO'd cop's pockets and swipes some cigs, still yapping the entire time.
* [[Five-Finger Discount]]: After clocking out the cop who was arresting Buffy, Spike explains his change of heart while searching through his pockets for a smoke. Finding nothing, he then fishes through the KO'd cop's pockets and swipes some cigs, still yapping the entire time.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Principal Snyder is seen asking to speak with the mayor Richard Wilkins, who becomes the [[Big Bad]] in the next season.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Principal Snyder is seen asking to speak with the mayor Richard Wilkins, who becomes the [[Big Bad]] in the next season.
** The seeds of the Spuffy relationship are planted here with some rather familiar elements -- the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|exchange of snarks and punches]], their [[Adventure Duo|instinctive teamwork in a crisis]], and their [[Not So Different]] connection when compared to outsiders like Joyce.
** The seeds of the Spuffy relationship are planted here with some rather familiar elements -- the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|exchange of snarks and punches]], their [[Adventure Duo|instinctive teamwork in a crisis]], and their [[Not So Different]] connection when compared to outsiders like Joyce.
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'''Spike:''' Right about the time you became so pig-headed. }}
'''Spike:''' Right about the time you became so pig-headed. }}
* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: Outside the house, Joyce starts asking a few too many questions, and Buffy is anxious to move the conversations inside. As they approach the door, a vampire pounces at them. Buffy and Spike make short work of the vamp, who ends up getting dusted right in front of the astonished Joyce. The vamp is identified as "one of Angelus' boys"; Joyce demands to know what is going on. Oh....right. ''You're'' still here?
* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: Outside the house, Joyce starts asking a few too many questions, and Buffy is anxious to move the conversations inside. As they approach the door, a vampire pounces at them. Buffy and Spike make short work of the vamp, who ends up getting dusted right in front of the astonished Joyce. The vamp is identified as "one of Angelus' boys"; Joyce demands to know what is going on. Oh....right. ''You're'' still here?
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' [[Wham Line|Mom, I'm a vampire slayer]].}}
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' [[Wham! Line|Mom, I'm a vampire slayer]].}}
* [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Buffy yelling at her mom that she never chose to be this way; she would rather be upstairs watching TV or gossiping about boys, "or god, even '''studying!'''"
* [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]: Buffy yelling at her mom that she never chose to be this way; she would rather be upstairs watching TV or gossiping about boys, "or god, even '''studying!'''"
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: Fed up with trying to explains things to her mother, Buffy turns on her heels, "Just have another drink." Joyce reacts by [[Dramatic Shattering|smashing her glass on the floor]] and snaps, "Don't you '''talk to me that way'''," causing Buffy to freeze in her tracks. Yow.
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: Fed up with trying to explains things to her mother, Buffy turns on her heels, "Just have another drink." Joyce reacts by [[Dramatic Shattering|smashing her glass on the floor]] and snaps, "Don't you '''talk to me that way'''," causing Buffy to freeze in her tracks. Yow.
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** Joyce can't accept the whole new unexplained world that has opened before her and tries to pick up the phone to call the cops. Joyce, don't you know [[Public Enemy|911 is a joke]]? Buffy slams the phone down, insisting the cops will just get killed.
** Joyce can't accept the whole new unexplained world that has opened before her and tries to pick up the phone to call the cops. Joyce, don't you know [[Public Enemy|911 is a joke]]? Buffy slams the phone down, insisting the cops will just get killed.
{{quote| '''Joyce:''' Well, ''you're'' not gonna hurt them, are you?<br />
{{quote| '''Joyce:''' Well, ''you're'' not gonna hurt them, are you?<br />
'''Buffy:''' I'm a Slayer, [[I'm a Doctor Not A Placeholder|not a postal worker]]. }}
'''Buffy:''' I'm a Slayer, [[I'm a Doctor, Not A Placeholder|not a postal worker]]. }}
* [[Our Wormholes Are Different]]
* [[Our Wormholes Are Different]]
* [[Prophecy Twist]]: Whistler claiming that this was supposed to be Angel's "big day". He recruited Angel because he believed he was destined to stop Acaltha, but things didn't go as planned -- rather, the reverse. Buffy's love for Angel was an X factor nobody saw coming.
* [[Prophecy Twist]]: Whistler claiming that this was supposed to be Angel's "big day". He recruited Angel because he believed he was destined to stop Acaltha, but things didn't go as planned -- rather, the reverse. Buffy's love for Angel was an X factor nobody saw coming.
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** Angel, though he won't be back for [[Year Inside, Hour Outside|another hundred years]].
** Angel, though he won't be back for [[Year Inside, Hour Outside|another hundred years]].
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: A Most Triumphant Example.
* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: A Most Triumphant Example.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: As Acathla begins to stir, his maw opens wide and his eyes glow orange.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: As Acathla begins to stir, his maw opens wide and his eyes glow orange.
* [[Season Finale]]
* [[Season Finale]]
* [[See You in Hell]]: Buffy dusts her last henchvamp just in time to witness Angleus pulling the sword from his oversized garden gnome. Victorious, Angelus indulges in a sword flourish and turns to gloat.
* [[See You in Hell]]: Buffy dusts her last henchvamp just in time to witness Angleus pulling the sword from his oversized garden gnome. Victorious, Angelus indulges in a sword flourish and turns to gloat.
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** Angelus reminding Buffy that the deck is stacked against her odds-wise, gesturing to his lackeys. That's Spike's cue to rise up out of his wheelchair and clobber Angelus' across the head with an andiron.
** Angelus reminding Buffy that the deck is stacked against her odds-wise, gesturing to his lackeys. That's Spike's cue to rise up out of his wheelchair and clobber Angelus' across the head with an andiron.
{{quote| '''Spike:''' [[Best Served Cold|Hurts, doesn't it?]] }}
{{quote| '''Spike:''' [[Best Served Cold|Hurts, doesn't it?]] }}
* [[Torture First Ask Questions Later]]: At Angelus' place, a captive Giles asks what he wants. Angelus hops to his feet and says matter-of-factly, "[[Necessary Weasel|I wanna torture you]]." He explains that he's tried to wake Acathla, with no results, and was hoping Giles could give him some pointers. "But honestly," he confides, "I sorta hope you don't. 'Cause I ''really'' wanna torture you."
* [[Torture First, Ask Questions Later]]: At Angelus' place, a captive Giles asks what he wants. Angelus hops to his feet and says matter-of-factly, "[[Necessary Weasel|I wanna torture you]]." He explains that he's tried to wake Acathla, with no results, and was hoping Giles could give him some pointers. "But honestly," he confides, "I sorta hope you don't. 'Cause I ''really'' wanna torture you."
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: There was never a big question as to whether Angel would return, since the announcement of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' was made right after this episode aired.
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: There was never a big question as to whether Angel would return, since the announcement of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' was made right after this episode aired.
* [[Two Part Episode]]
* [[Two Part Episode]]
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** Whistler was slated to appear in the never-made ''Ripper'', a spin-off detailing the adventures of Giles in England.
** Whistler was slated to appear in the never-made ''Ripper'', a spin-off detailing the adventures of Giles in England.
** He was also meant to be in ''Angel'', but the actor's drug problems interfered. His intended role was taken by the new character Doyle...who was then quickly killed off because his actor ''also'' had drug problems that would kill him a couple years later.
** He was also meant to be in ''Angel'', but the actor's drug problems interfered. His intended role was taken by the new character Doyle...who was then quickly killed off because his actor ''also'' had drug problems that would kill him a couple years later.
* [[Who Needs Enemies]] / [[Enemy Mine]]: Spike offers to strike a deal with Buffy; he will help her stop Angelus if she lets him and Drusilla skip town. Later he's carrying out Drusilla and notices a sword-wielding Angelus advancing on a disarmed Buffy.
* [[...Who Needs Enemies?]] / [[Enemy Mine]]: Spike offers to strike a deal with Buffy; he will help her stop Angelus if she lets him and Drusilla skip town. Later he's carrying out Drusilla and notices a sword-wielding Angelus advancing on a disarmed Buffy.
{{quote| '''Spike:''' He's going to kill her! ''(shrugs and walks off)''}}
{{quote| '''Spike:''' He's going to kill her! ''(shrugs and walks off)''}}
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: Joyce finding a note on Buffy's bed the next morning. We don't hear its contents, but clothes have been strewn everywhere and her closed emptied. As she's reading, Joyce starts to cry.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: Joyce finding a note on Buffy's bed the next morning. We don't hear its contents, but clothes have been strewn everywhere and her closed emptied. As she's reading, Joyce starts to cry.
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