Angel travels to a mystical swami to help him understand his haunting dreams and to find his path again, but while he is away Wesley assumes Angel’s identity to try to save a young girl and rather enjoys playing the role of a vampire with a soul.
| Airdate: | 7 November 2000 |
| Writer: | Jane Espenson |
| Director: | Krishna Rao |
Angel: Virginia Bryce, squired by Mr. Wesley Windam Price, private detective and bodyguard to the stars. Huh, squired, who says squired?
Behind the Scenes Trivia
Wesley’s luck
The following scene, in which Wesley meets a woman at Caritas and tries to impress her with his understanding of the demonic world, was cut from Guise Will Be Guise:
Wesley: “…might seem bizarre due to their very demonogenesis, by which I mean that they originate in a culture, that stands outside and yet–”
Cordelia tugs him away from the woman, toward the door
Wesley: “I was having a conversation.”
Angel: “Wes, that was a Tarbo demon who was about a minute from plunging an ovipostor into your naval and spitting larva into your colon.”
Wesley: “Oh, heading home are we?”
Cast and Crew Trivia
Brigid Brannagh
Brigid Brannagh played Virginia Bryce during season two of Angel. She was born August 3, 1972 and raised in San Francisco, California., Brigid comes from a large Irish family - she has eight brothers and sisters. She is also sometimes credited as Brigid Walsh and Brigid Conley Walsh.
When she was 17, she landed the role of Katie Davis on the TV series True Colors, and played Sasha in the vampire-based Kindred: The Embraced with Channon Roe (Jack O’Toole in Buffy’s The Zeppo) and Jeff Kober (Buffy’s Rack and Zachary Kralik). She has also guest-starred in Ally McBeal, C.S.I, 24, Bull, Cold Case and West Wing.
Character Trivia
Virginia Bryce
Virginia Bryce was a millionaire heiress whose father, Magnus, hired Wesley (doing a bad impression of Angel) to guard his daughter, after threats to her life. In actual fact, he was guarding her virginity, in order to sacrifice her to the demon Yeska on his 50th birthday. Wesley fell for Virginia, and saved her from her father, during which she revealed that she had lost her ‘purity’ aged 16 - and to Wesley the night before. The two began dating, but after Wesley was shot by a zombie cop Virginia broke off the relationship, realising that Wesley’s job was too dangerous.
Continuity
Blood drinkers
Both Cordelia and Wesley have drunk blood on Angel - Cordelia drinks Angel’s blood supply from his fridge in Expecting and Wesley is offered blood when pretending to be Angel in Guise Will Be Guise.
Eunuch
Angel is called a ‘eunuch’ twice in the show - by Bryce in Guise Will Be Guise, and by Cordelia in Carpe Noctem.
Once more, with less feeling
In the Angel episode ‘Guise Will Be Guise‘, Lorne asks Angel if he’s happy. Angel answers ‘yes’, to which Lorne replies, ‘Now once more, with less feeling?’.
Music Trivia
Mythology Trivia
References
Rocky
Lorne says to Angel in Guise Will Be Guise, “You’re Rocky and Rocky II and half the one with Mister T.” Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa in the series of Rocky boxing movies. Mr. T was his opponent in the third film.
Three Stooges
Cordelia says in Guise Will Be Guise, “You’ve got everyone scared around here, I’ll tell you that. It’s like they don’t even know you’re a shemp.” Shemp was on one of the Three Stooges.
Goofs
Seen at 23.33 minutes:
When Wesley and Virginia are walking back to Virginia’s room in Guise Will Be Guise, Wesley is wearing his glasses, but when the fight breaks out, Wesley’s glasses are gone.
Quotes
Gunn: OK, what I want to know is, how I live in LA all my life and never know weird-ass stuff was going on.
Gunn: Wait, are you saying… is he gonna sing? Oh God, is Angel gonna sing?
Cordelia: [Pretending to be Angel] Oh no, I can't do anything fun tonight. I have to count my past sins, then alphabetize them -- oh by the way, I'm thinking of snapping on Friday.
Swami: Vampire living in a city known for its sun, driving a convertible... Why do you hate yourself?
Angel: [Referring to his black clothes] It's just... this way, I don't have to worry about matching.
Wesley: [Drinking blood] Dear God. That's... nummy.
Swami: How many warriors slated for the coming apocalypse do you think are going to be using that hair gel. Don't get me wrong, you’re out there, fighting ultimate evil, you're gonna want something with hold.
Virginia: Well, Daddy knows how to send out for just about anything.
Wesley: What? Now? It’s the middle of the night. Wouldn't you rather wait till morning… when I can't reasonably leave the house?
Cordelia: He just walked Wesley out of here and this whole "I'm Angel" thing is a very, very bad idea. I mean if I thought that would work, I could have been Angel cuz guess what? Pretty much a girlie name.
Wesley: Yes, I'm Angel, the vampire with a soul. Fighting for my redemption with, with killing evil demons. That's right. Scourge of the demon world. Don't worry boys, I don't kill humans… unless I'm angry.
Virginia: You were amazing.
Wesley: I was, a bit.
Swami: You go out and you find yourself some small blonde thing. You bed her, you love her, you treat her like crap. You break her heart. You and your inner demon will thank me, I'm telling you.
Cordelia: What is wrong with you? You've got like, delusions of Angel. You're not him. You can't do stuff on your own.
Wesley: Oh, no no no. Not the sun, for I am a vampire. Oh no, it burns.
Cordelia: Wow, you kinda screwed her over, huh?
Wesley: Release her or die.
Angel: Don't I say that?
Cordelia: One day as Angel - ONE DAY and he's getting some.
Angel: I'm not a eunuch.
Angel: Virginia Bryce, squired by Mr. Wesley Windam Price, private detective and bodyguard to the stars. Huh, squired, who says squired?
Cordelia: He's getting famous off this. Reflected glory, that's my thing.