Angel/Recap/S04 E09 Long Days Journey

Angel Investigations try to discover the Beast's plan.

"Gwen: You never pass up a good cliché."
 * Bookcase Passage: To Gwen's walk-in safe/panic room.

"Angel: How's Manny?
 * Cut Apart: Cordelia says they need to bring Connor in on this. There's a knock on Connor's door and he rushes to open it -- only to find the Beast.
 * A Date with Rosie Palms

Gunn: Gave him some magazines about half hour ago to keep him occupied.

Gwen: Swimsuit Edition. (smiles) He's occupied."

"Cordelia: (sarcastically) Great, as long as it's not some non-descript tenement downtown--
 * Description Cut

[Gwen is leading Angel, Cordelia, Manny, and Gunn up the stairs in a dingy walk-up apartment building.]

Cordelia: ...with discarded boxes in the stairwells and peeling plaster and the faint odor of dead people."

"Angel: Apparently there's a ritual using members of the Ra-tet to change day into night. Forever.
 * Destination Defenestration: The Beast throws Connor out the window.
 * Evil Plan

Wesley: As far as evil plans go, it doesn't suck."

"Cordelia: I trust you, Connor.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: The blood-splattered walls of the panic room are all that's shown of Manny's death. Just as well as his head has been opened up.
 * Inadvertent Entrance Cue: Gunn says they can't begin fighting against the Beast without some clue as to what it's up to. Cue Gwen entering the Hyperion with the first clue.
 * In Memoriam: The episode is dedicated to Glenn Quinn (Doyle) who died on December 3, 2002 of a heroin overdose.
 * Ironic Echo Cut

Cut to Gunn: I don't trust him."

"Manny: Look, it's probably just a few hours 'til this guy catches up with me. I want to spend my last moments with my oldest, dearest friends down at the, uh, Pink Pony Lounge. (to Gwen) I'll buy ya a lap dance if I can watch."
 * Last Day to Live

"Cordy: So, all this time alone together. Could be good for us. Maybe we should talk.
 * Literary Allusion Title: From William Shakespeare.
 * Locked in a Room: Averted when Angel and Cordy are on guard duty.

Angel: Maybe we shouldn't.

Cordy: Valid point."

"Gwen: I did that on purpose.
 * The Nicknamer: Lorne refers to the Beast as "Dr. Feel-Bad" and "El Destructo". Gunn refers to the late Mesektet as "Creepilocks". Manny calls Angel and Gwen "Super Hunk and Spandexia".
 * Operation: Jealousy: Angel going off with Gwen to find Semkhet, arm conspicuous around her waist to piss off Cordy.
 * Quit Your Whining: Cordelia tells Angel to just deal with the fact that she slept with Connor, as they've got more important things to worry about.
 * Reveal Shot: The Beast in Cordelia's vision
 * Rousing Speech: Angel gives it his best shot, but isn't very convincing.
 * Sarcasm Mode: Angel vs. Cordelia
 * Suggestive Collision: While climbing down a cliff, Gwen slips and Angel catches her.

Angel: That's pretty pathetic.

Gwen: If it's a lie, or if it's the truth."

"Wesley: There's only one way we're gonna defeat this Beast."
 * Sunglasses At Night: Mr. Ashet to hide his creepy eyes.
 * Total Eclipse of the Plot: The Beast blocks out the sun over Los Angeles, turning the city into a 24 hour demon haven. The darkness will eventually spread to cover the entire world.
 * Wham! Line

"Mr. Ashet: You have no idea who I am, do you, Miss Raiden? Or of the dire importance of recent events.
 * You Have No Idea Who You're Dealing With / Killed Mid-Sentence

Gwen: I know enough to go to Tahiti.

Mr. Ashet: Well said. Perhaps, then, I won't kill you for your-- (The Beast punches his fist through Ashet's chest)"