Angel (TV Series)

In the Dark (1999)

James Marsters: Spike

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Quotes 

• Spike : [as Rachel]  How can I thank you, you mysterious black-clad hunk of a night thing?

  Spike : [as Angel]  No need, little lady, your tears of gratitude are enough for me. You see, I was once a badass vampire, but love and a pesky curse defanged me. And now, I'm just a big, fluffy puppy with bad teeth.

  [Rachel's about to touch Angel's hair] 

  Spike : No, not the hair. Never the hair.

  Spike : [as Rachel]  But there must be some way I can show my appreciation?

  Spike : [as Angel]  No, helping those in need's my job, and workin' up a load of sexual tension and prancing away like a magnificent poof is truly thanks enough.

  Spike : [as Rachel]  I understand. I have a nephew who's gay, so...

  [gasps] 

  Spike : [as Angel]  Say no more. Evil's still afoot. And I'm almost out of that nancy-boy hair-gel I like so much. Quickly, to the Angel-mobile, away.

• Spike : Speakin' of little Buff, I ran into her recently. Your name didn't come up. Although, she has been awful busy jumpin' the bones of the very first lunkhead who came along. Good-lookin' fella. Used her shamelessly. She is cute when she's hurting.

• Angel : Might as well go home, Spike. The gem of Amarra stays with me.

  Spike : Why? Because you are vampire detective now? What's next? Vampire cowboy? Vampire fireman? Oh, vampire ballerina.

  Angel : I do like to work with my legs

  [Kicks Spike] 

• Spike : Cordelia. You look smashing. Did you lose weight?

  Cordelia : Yes, there is this great gym at - hey!

• Spike : [after being betrayed by Marcus]  Son of a bitch! - I do the work, - I do the digging, - fight off a Slayer, - drive to LA, fire the help, - and what do I get? - ROYALLY SCREWWED, is what! - Well that cinches it. No more partners. From now on I'm my own man. A lone wolf. Sole survivor. Look out, here comes Spike! The baddest mother...

  [a beam of sunlight from a hole in the ceiling hits the back of his head and his hair ignites] 

  Spike : Ahh!

  [he ducks and puts his hair out with his hands] 

  Spike : I really hope they kill each other.

• [to Spike whilst fighting] 

  Angel : Is this your big strategy for gettin' the ring back?

  Spike : I had a plan.

  [Hurls Spike onto a car and pins him face first to the bonnet] 

  Angel : You, a plan?

  Spike : A good plan, smart plan, carefully laid out. But, I got bored.

  [Spike pushes Angel against a wall] 

  Spike : All that watching, waiting. My legs started to cramp.

• Spike : Do you two need to be alone or can we get on with the ouchy part?

• Spike : Caught me fair and square, white hat. Guess there's nothin' to do now but go along quietly and pay my debt to society.

• Spike : It's called addiction, Angel. We all have them. I believe yours is named Slutty the Vampire Slayer.

• Spike : To coin a popular Sunnydale phrase, "Duh."

• Spike : [after Marcus stabs Angel with a hot poker]  Someone's having shish kabob.

• Marcus : You did terrible things when you were bad, didn't you? And now you're trying so hard to do good. But Angel, there is nothing either bad or good but thinking makes it so.

  [some of the chair Spike shattered has formed a handy stake on the floor near Angel's foot which he strains to conceal from Marcus while his back is turned] 

  Marcus : Now, I can make the pain go away.

  [he pulls a red hot poker out of Angel, making him scream in agony] 

  Marcus : And as you know, I can bring it back again.

  [he pulls the other, and Angel screams again] 

  Marcus : What do you want, Angel? I think I know but I'd like to hear it from you. The truth... I'll know if you're lying.

  [he walks over to Angel, waiting for the answer] 

  Angel : [this is difficult, but Angel gives him the answer]  I want...

  [Marcus leans in] 

  Angel : ... forgiveness.

  Marcus : [pleased]  Yes, that's the truth. And you want to earn it. You're not the type who takes the easy way out, which is why I like you so much. In the end, you won't feel guilt... or remorse... or anything but pure darkness. In the end... the ring... the past... none of it will mean anything anymore. You'll be free. I promise.

  Angel : And I promise... to kill you.

  [Angel is just about to stake Marcus when Spike returns and takes it away] 

  Spike : Now, now! Staking the torturer is strictly prohibited.

  [for the first time, Marcus's impassive mask slips and he starts to pummel Angel, but Spike holds him back] 

  Spike : Easy, big fella. We need that ring.

  [to Angel] 

  Spike : Now, you've made him mad. Wouldn't want to be in your chains.

  Marcus : [regaining his calm facade]  It won't be long now.

  Spike : Well, what's say I... grab a pair of needle-nosed pliers and give a hand?

  [from outside the warehouse, Angel screams] 

• Spike : Enough with the hit-and-quip! Just tell me where the damned ring is.

  Angel : It wouldn't go with your outfit.