Angel/Recap/S05 E14 Smile Time



Angel is turned into a puppet while investigating a cursed children's show. Hilarity Ensues.

"Fred: Angel! You're...you're...cute!
 * And I Must Scream: The human creator of Smile Time.
 * Bait and Switch Comment

Puppet!Angel: You're fired."

""I'm going to rip you a new puppet-hole, bitch!""
 * Battle Discretion Shot: Puppet!Angel fighting Spike in the elevator.
 * Berserker Rage: Angel is not happy about being a puppet. When Spike addresses this Angel flies into an absolute rage.
 * Breather Episode: The second Angel is revealed to be a puppet the reviewers of Television Without Pity gave it an A. For the next thirty minutes they treated it as the funniest thing in the series, then give it an A+ when Puppet!Angel vamps out.
 * Bridal Carry: Lorne carrying his injured puppet prince.
 * Chair Reveal: Angel showing the gang what he's turned into.
 * Credits Gag: The "self esteem" song plays over the credits.
 * Deal with the Devil
 * The Doll Episode
 * Game Face / Cute Little Fangs
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: Nina wakes up with white Angel-stuffing in her mouth and cries, "I ate him!"
 * Happy Fun Ball
 * Hugo Award: Nominated 2005.
 * Humiliation Conga
 * Hypocritical Humor: Angel saying he's paying more attention to what goes on around him, just before he's clawed by a just-morphed Nina.
 * Life Energy
 * Muppet
 * Moral Myopia: The demons trying to put on quality kids entertainment which sucks out their energy.
 * Oblivious to Love: Angel and Wesley.
 * Power Walk: Parodies when the doors to Angel's office open and Wesley, Gunn, and Fred walk out in slow-mo... and then the camera pans downward, revealing a sword-wielding Puppet!Angel walking in front of them.
 * Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: Plenty from all puppets.

""I have a lot of demon in me." Puppet!Angel vamps out."
 * Don't forget Angel's reply to having a little demon in him.


 * Puppet Permutation
 * Puppet Master
 * Running Gag: Angel cannot control his anger when turned into a puppet. He first fails to work a remote and reacts with, "Stupid plastic piece of crap!" Then when fighting Spike in an elevator he goes, "Stupid...grimy...piece of crap!"
 * Sealed with a Kiss: Fred and Wesley.
 * Smash Cut: "YOU'RE A BLOODY PUPPET!" Cut to Spike being hurled through the doors of Angel's office.
 * Subverted Kids Show
 * Tastes Like Diabetes (In-Universe)
 * This Means War: After hearing the Self-Esteem Song, Angel demands the Wolfram & Hart Spec Ops team take out Smile Time.
 * The Voiceless
 * You Need to Get Laid