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come wander through the BuffyVerse...| Darla to Angel: You can not tell me that wasn't perfect! I used to do this professionally, and *that* was perfect! from Epiphany (Season 2) | Next Clip in Episode |
(Night. Angel and Darla are lying on the bed asleep, Angel on his back, Darla on her side with her back to him. Thunder cracks. He sits up with a gasp. Then he staggers out onto the rainy balcony and drops to all fours. Lightning flashes. Behind him, Darla sits up in bed.)
ANGEL: Oh god.
DARLA: Don't fight it my love. (Comes to the door, wrapped only in sheet.) Just let it happen. It'll only hurt for a minute.
ANGEL: Oh god. Oh god.
DARLA: Yes. Yes, I know. It was the same for me. The soul is gone but it leaves a bitterness. It'll pass. What you need is a fresh kill. Hot human blood will wash away the foul memory of it. I promise. (She reaches to touch his face, but he stops her.) What? - What is it?
ANGEL: You saved me.
DARLA: Yes. But I *was* going to kill you tonight. Take you out of this world the same way I brought you into it. But I didn't have to. You gave yourself over so completely, Angelus. I felt you surrender.
ANGEL: I gave you everything I had left.
DARLA: Yes.
ANGEL: I am so sorry.
DARLA: You don't have to be.
ANGEL: But I am. I am sorry.
DARLA: What?
ANGEL: I am sorry, Darla.
DARLA: No...
ANGEL: You saved me. Sorry I couldn't do the same for you.
DARLA: Let go of me! You still have a soul. But we...
ANGEL: Yeah.
(Angel sits down on the foot of the bed and begins to put on his shoes.)
DARLA: And you...
ANGEL: I know.
DARLA: Then I...
ANGEL: Three times.
DARLA: You're not evil. I-I don't understand. Was I... Was it... not good? Well, I don't accept that. You can not tell me that wasn't perfect. Not only have I been around for four hundred years, but I used to do this professionally. And *that* was perfect.
(she grabs his arm and tries to drag him back to bed)
DARLA: We'll go again.
ANGEL: Darla. No. No. We can't. You know we can't. We're finished.
DARLA: Finished? Why? What, because you suddenly decide? You know an hour ago you wanted this. You weren't tricked into anything. I didn't seduce you. You *wanted* it!
ANGEL: Yeah. And it *was* perfect, Darla. - It was perfect despair. And you were the reason. You've always been the reason. You were the thing that made me what I am, and I thought if I could save you, I'd somehow save myself, but... but I was wrong. And when I failed...
DARLA: Stop it!
ANGEL: When I *failed*, you saved me. And I have to thank you for that. There is nothing I can do for you now, Darla. I can't even hate you.
DARLA: You knew this would happen, didn't you? You made me trust you! You made me believe!
ANGEL: We're done. Let yourself out.
DARLA: (Picks up piece of wood.) Where are you going?
ANGEL: (Turns and catches her wrist on the downswing.) You did me a favor tonight. Now I'm gonna do one for you. Get dressed and get out. Because the next time I see you I will have to kill you.
written by: Tim Minear; Original transcript anonymous. Edited, formatted for this site and checked against source by Sylvia.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season2/transcripts/38_tran.shtml