Angel/Recap/S02/E09 The Trial: Difference between revisions

** Darla foreshadows the Big Bad of Season Four, Jasmine, when she is outside the Hyperion and notices jasmine flowers. "Jasmine, it blooms at night. I remember what that was like."

* [[Ghost Butler]]: The Valet.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Avoiding the whirling chains, Angel retrieves his sword and chops the goblin in half a second time, this time hooking its torso separately from its legs and chaining them to handy brackets on opposite sides of the room. Test completed!

* [[Hope Spot]]

'''Wesley:''' I'd have to concur with that, yes. }}

* [[Last Stand]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. In a flashback, Angelus peers out a window at the torch-wielding mob gathering outside. He gears up to go down with a fight, declaring to to Darla, "Between the two of us, we can go out with a reputation!" Darla [[Improvised Weapon|bonks him over the head with a shovel]] [[No Honor Among Thieves|and leaves him for dead]]. Romance!

* [[Leap of Faith]]

{{quote| '''Angel:''' Sure. 'Cause if you had water, you'd get all wet, and miss out on all that skull-crushing.}}

* [[No Sympathy]]: Cordy eyes Darla's luggage and asks whether she's planning to sleep over. "I'm dying," Darla says. "So, just for the one night, then," Cordy replies.

** [[Continuity Nod|Brief synopsis]] of how the last time Angel got advice from The Host, [[Angel (TV)/Recap/S02 E06 Guise Will Be Guise|a swami-impersonator tried to kill him]]. But The Host suffered from that adventure, too. "People try to kill ''you'' every day. I'm talking about Ramon"; i.e the bartender who overheard them talking, and alerted Angel's enemies.

* [[Not Named in Opening Credits]]: Juliet Landau's name is listed only in the end credits so as not to spoil the surprise. On a technical note, this is probably why Drusilla has no lines this episode.

* [[Pass the Popcorn]]: The Valet asks Darla to wait in the antechamber, where she is welcome to help herself to "an iced beverage" while Angel is being burned alive. In the reaction shot to Angel's second trial, Jeeves is munching on a cookie.

* [[Single Tear]]

* [[Smash Cut]]: Lorne scribbles down an address and hands it to Angel, saying that this is "where we find out if you're really ready to take the plunge." Angel and Darla arrive at an empty swimming pool.

* [[Spot of Tea]]

* [[Static Stun Gun]]

* [[Waxing Lyrical]]: The Host listens to Darla sing a torch song about ill winds blowing her no good, and says, "Oo." When Angel demands clarification, he says, "[[David Bowie|Ground control to Major Tom]]-- we may not be able to save this bird."

* [[Whip It Good]]: Angel's first opponent is a green goblin armed with huge hooks on long, heavy chains.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: During the trials, The Valet repeatedly checks his pocket watch and remarks that Angel's "quite remarkable." He seems genuinely pained at the prospect of pulling the lever on Angel's deathtrap.

{{quote| '''The Valet''': I expected as much. A pity. I'm beginning to like you. <br />