Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S2/E13 Becoming Part 2
Buffy battles Angelus with Spike's help.
Tropes:
- Anguished Declaration of Love
- Barehanded Blade Block
- Bridal Carry
- Call Back
- Canis Latinicus: Willow says that Oz will have to speak Latin during the Ritual of Restoration. However, they are actually speaking Romanian (and some lines of English).
- Car Meets House
- Chalk Outline
- Comically Missing the Point
- Couch Gag: The "Grr Arg" at the end of the credits was altered for this episode. Instead of the trademark grunt the monster says "Oooh, I need a hug".
- Cryptic Conversation
- Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon
- Defiant to the End
- Dialogue Reversal
- Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?
- Does This Remind You of Anything?
- Dramatic Irony
- Dying as Yourself
- Dynamic Entry
- Enemy Mine
- Even Evil Has Standards
- Evil Gloating
- Exact Words
- Fake-Out Make-Out
- Fate Worse Than Death
- Foreshadowing: Principal Snyder is seen asking to speak with the mayor Richard Wilkins, who becomes the Big Bad in the next season.
- Glamour
- The Gods Must Be Lazy
- Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?
- Hoist by His Own Petard
- Hollywood Law: The officer shot at Buffy when Buffy ran away. A police officer would not have legally been able to use lethal force in this instance because no one's life was in immediate danger.
- I Have No Son / You Can't Go Home Again
- I Need a Freaking Drink
- I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
- It Got Even Worse
- It's All My Fault
- Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
- Kiss of Death
- Lame Excuse
- Lonely Piano Piece
- Lost in Character
- Meaningful Echo: "Both times Angel dies, the words he hears are: "close your eyes". It's the last thing Darla said to him before she killed him and turned him into a vampire in the flashback in the episode "Becoming (1)." And it`s also the last thing Buffy says to him before she kills him in this episode.
- Near Villain Victory
- Noodle Implements / Chainsaw Good
- Not Himself
- The Last of These Is Not Like the Others:
- OOC Is Serious Business
- Oh Crap
- Ominous Latin Chanting
- Only I Can Kill Him
- Our Wormholes Are Different
- Nothing Is the Same Anymore
- Prophecy Twist
- Put on a Bus
- Red Eyes, Take Warning
- Screaming Warrior
- Season Finale
- See You in Hell
- Smash Cut
- Stop or I Will Shoot
- Sword Fight
- Take My Hand
- Talking in Your Sleep
- Talking Is a Free Action
- Tap on the Head
- An aversion: Spike doesn't punch Drusilla unconscious, he chokes her out (or perhaps uses pressures points) -- which is almost fitting for these two.
- Another theory is that Spike breaks her neck. As long as he doesn't decapitate her, she'll eventually recover. )A choke hold obviously won't work on a vampire because they don't have to breathe.)
- Tempting Fate
- Torture First, Ask Questions Later
- Trailers Always Spoil: There was never a big question as to whether Angel would return since the announcement of Angel was made right after this episode aired.
- Waxing Lyrical
- What Happened to the Mouse?
- Wham! Line
- You Wouldn't Believe Me If I Told You
- Your Door Was Open