''The woman who cursed him with everlasting life uses Angel's dreams to seduce him into everlasting darkness. His heart is no longer in the fight. Desire is leading him further and further astray.''

1. Gunn: ''You two? I find Deevak I'm gonna need more than C3PO and stick figure Barbie backing me up. No offence.''
   C3PO is a robotic character from the Star War series of films played by Anthony Daniels. C3PO was a very intellectual but somewhat comedic character who was a professional interpreter. The Star Wars series of films was referenced by Willow is When She Was Bad, Spike in School Hard, Buffy in Choices, Xander in The Freshman, Xander in Fear, Itself and Cordelia in Sense And Sensitivity.
   
   Ken and Barbie are a famous doll line by Kenner. Barbie has her own web site at http://www.barbie.com/. Also referenced by Willow in Welcome To The Hellmouth, Cordelia in Halloween, Pete in Beauty And The Beasts and by Sharon in Lonely Hearts.
   
   
2. David: ''I was in Kuala Lumpur. Hostile take-over. Ah, identify yourself, traveler. Are you also a fellow demon killer?''
   Kuala Lumpur is the captiol of Malaysia with a population of 1.1 million people. Kuala Lumpur came into being in the late 1860s when a band of prospectors in search of tin landed at the meeting point of the Kelang and Gombak rivers and imaginatively named the place Kuala Lumpur which means muddy convergence.
   
   
3. Cordelia: ''When you do find him, you may wanna be a little more Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential and a little less Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs.''
   Gunn: ''I haven't bothered to see a movie since Denzel was robbed of the Oscar for Malcolm X.''
   L.A. Confidential is a 1997 film with Guy Pearce as Ed Exley. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by a cast. It also featured John Mahon as the police chief. John played Trevor Lockley in season 1 of Angel. Plot: Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal Los Angeles police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
   
   Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 film with Michael Madsen as Vic Vega. Plot: A gang of thieves carry out an armed robbery on a diamond warehouse. The police are after them so quickly that they suspect they have a rat in their company. This film starts right after the robbery, with flashbacks to before the robbery, and to the planning of the crime. We are also introduced to the main characters in flashback mode. Plenty of fast action, and plenty of blood and gore.
   
   Malcolm X is a 1992 film with Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. Plot: Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. He changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stops his anti-white teachings, as he realizes his mistakes. He is later on assassinated and dies a Muslim martyr.
   
   The Oscars (a.k.a. the Academy Awards) are the annual presentation of awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An Oscar is considered the highest honor one can receive in show business (and drive's one's asking price up as well). Denzel was nominated for a best actor Oscar for the roll of Malcolm X in 1993, but it was won by Al Pacino for his roll in Scent of a Woman. They have an official web site at http://www.oscar.com/. Also referenced by Xander in Beer Bad and Cordelia in Eternity. (Thanks to the BuffyGuide for this entry.)
   
   
4. Wesley: ''Angel, it's the law in California. Do you want us to get pulled over?''
   California vehicle code 27803 states ''(a) A driver and any passenger shall wear a safety helmet meeting requirements established pursuant to Section 27802 when riding on a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle. (b) It is unlawful to operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle if the driver or any passenger is not wearing a safety helmet as required by subdivision (a). (c) It is unlawful to ride as a passenger on a motorcycle, motor-driven cycles, or motorized bicycle if the driver or any passenger is not wearing a safety helmet as required by subdivision (a). (d) This section applies to persons who are riding on motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or motorized bicycles operated on the highways. (e) For the purposes of this section, "wear a safety helmet" or "wearing a safety helmet" means having a safety helmet meeting the requirements of Section 27802 on the person's head that is fastened with the helmet straps and that is of a size that fits the wearing person's head securely without excessive lateral or vertical movement. (f) In enacting this section, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all persons are provided with an additional safety benefit while operating or riding a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle.''
   
   
5. Gunn: ''Look, I told you, you wanna jack beemers in Brentwood, be my guest, but leave the neighborhood cars alone.''
   A beemer is a common term for a car made by German automobile manufacturer BMW. They have a web site at http://www.bmw.com/.
   Brentwood is a very expensive area on the west side of Los Angeles, just west of Bel Air and Westwood. (Thanks to Marsia from the Watcher's Diary for helping find this information.)
   
   
6. Gunn: ''I ain't buying any of this Dionne Warwick crap.''
   In the early 1990s, former singer Dionne Warwick hosted the Psychic Friends Network's 30-minute infomercials, coaxing late-night television viewers to call one of its 2,000 psychics, who foretold the future at $3.99 a minute.

1. Angel ''Previously on Angel.''
   Warzone - Gunn hunts vampires, loses his sister to them and has to slay her.
   Rm w/a Vu - Cordelia gets an apartment with a ghost.
   To Shanshu In L.A. - Wolfram & Hart raise Darla from the dead and plan to use her against Angel.
   Judgement - Darla plans to see Angel.
   
   
2. Angel: ''I still can't believe you're here. I mean, I killed you.''
   Angel - Angel staked Darla with a crossbow bolt in the back to save Buffy from her.
   
   
3. Wesley: ''Very well, we'll just move our offices back to your living room.''
   Judgement - Angel Investigations had moved into Cordelia's apartment after their offices exploded.
   
   
4. Gunn: ''Relax? Every time you ask me for a favor, I'm right there...''
   To Shanshu In L.A. - Angel asked Gunn to watch over Cordelia and Wesley in the hospital while Angel hunted down Vocah.
   Judgement - Angel asked Gunn for help locating the lair of a Prio Motu demon.
   
   
5. Gunn: ''The minute I take it easy somebody like Alonna pays the price.''
   Warzone - Alonna was Charles Gunn's little sister who was killed by vampires, then sired as one. Gunn then had to slay her.

Host demon: ''Send In The Clowns and Tears of a Clown, both in one night.''
Send In The Clowns was song by various artists including Frank Sinatra. You can download a clip of the real song here
Tears of a Clown was a hit by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles. You can download a clip of the real song here.

The host demon sings Oleta Adams song Get Here. You can listen to him sing it here. You can download a clip of the real song here. You view the lyrics here.

Cordelia has mace and a hand axe she uses for self protection. She didn't seem to carry the taser she has been depicted using in the comic book series.

The host demon is the 16th reoccurring non-star character on the show. He was last seen in Judgement.

New names for Cordelia: Stick Figure Barbie, Skinny White Beauty Queen (by Gunn), Misses About-To-Be-Thrown-Out-Of-A-Moving-Vehicle (by Charles Gunn) and Vision Girl (by herself).

New name for Wesley: C3PO (by Charles Gunn).

New name for Gunn: Mister Rationalization (by Cordelia), G-Man (by Desmond) and High Moral Ground Boy (by Cordelia).

1. Anonymous vampire: In a parking garage, staked by Cordelia.
2. Anonymous vampire: In a chop-shop, staked by Wesley.
3. Deevak: In a chop-shop, axed in the head by Angel.

Points Of View

Mathew:

This was a bit of a letdown. Sure it was nice to see David again, and Darla is just plain hot, but I think Gunn is a little overplayed. So boring and stereotypical of a rebel-hero. The fact that they have to reintroduce Dennis every time he makes an appearance is wearing a little thin, as well as they using of him for a running joke. How about giving Dennis a major part?

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