Angel (TV Series)

City of... (1999)

Glenn Quinn: Allen Doyle

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• Allen Francis Doyle : It's not all about fightin' and gadgets and such. It's about reachin' out to people. Showin' them that there's love and hope still left in this world.

  Homeless Woman : Hey, spare change?

  Allen Francis Doyle : Get a job, you lazy sow.

• Allen Francis Doyle : I've been sent by the powers that be.

  Angel : The powers that be what?

• Allen Francis Doyle : Once upon a time, there was a vampire. And he was the meanest vampire in all the land. I mean, other vampires were afraid of him he was such a... bastard. Then, one day, he's cursed by gypsies. They restore his human soul. And, all of a sudden, he's mad with guilt. You know, "What have I done! Oh!" He's freaked.

  Angel : Uh. Okay, now I'm sleepy.

  Allen Francis Doyle : Yeah, well, it's a fairly dull tale. It needs a little sex is my feelin'. So, sure enough, enter the girl; pretty little blonde thing, Vampire Slayer by trade. And our vampire falls madly in love with her. But eventually, the two of them, well, they-they get fleshy with one another. And the moment he- Well, I guess the technical term is "perfect happiness". But when our boy gets there, he goes bad again, he kills again. It's ugly. So, when he gets his soul back for the second time, he figures, hey, he can't be anywhere near Miss Puppy Thighs without endangering them both. So, what does he do? He takes off, goes to L.A. to fight evil and atone for his crimes. He's a shadow. A faceless champion of the human race.

• Angel : You don't smell human.

  Allen Francis Doyle : Well, that's a bit rude. As it happens, I'm very much human.

  [he sneezes, his demon face emerges, he shakes it off] 

  Allen Francis Doyle : On my mother's side.

• Angel : Why would a woman I've never met even talk to me?

  Allen Francis Doyle : Have you looked in the mirror lately? No, I guess you really haven't, no.

• Angel : I don't wanna share my feelings. I don't wanna open up. I wanna find the guy that killed Tina, and I wanna look him in the eye.

  Allen Francis Doyle : Then what?

  Angel : Then I'm gonna share my feelings.

• [about Cordelia] 

  Allen Francis Doyle : She'll provide a connection to the world. She's got a very... humanizing influence.

  Angel : You think she's a hottie.

  Allen Francis Doyle : Ah, yeah. She's a stiffener, all right. I can't lie about that.

• Allen Francis Doyle : [when Angel is gathering his stuff before going to Russell's place]  Wow, you're really going to war, here. Guess you've, uh, guess you've seen a few in you time, yeah?

  Angel : 14, not including Vietnam. They never declared it.

• Allen Francis Doyle : When was the last time you drank blood?

  Angel : Buffy.

  Allen Francis Doyle : Left you with a bit of craving, didn't it? Let me tell you something, pal, that craving's gonna grow. And one day soon, one of those helpless victims that you don't really care about is gonna look way too appetizing to turn down. And you'll figure, "Hey, what's one against all I've saved? Might as well eat them. Still ahead by the numbers".

• Allen Francis Doyle : I get visions. Which is to say, great splitting migraines that come with pictures. A name, a face. I don't know who sends them. I just know whoever sends them is more powerful than me or you and they're just trying to make things right.

• Allen Francis Doyle : Well, I like the place. Not much with the view, but it's got a nice Batcave sort of an air to it.

• Allen Francis Doyle : It's not just saving lives, it's saving souls.

• [last lines] 

  Allen Francis Doyle : You know, there's a lot of people in this city need helpin'.

  Angel : So I noticed.

  Allen Francis Doyle : You game?

  Angel : I'm game.

• Allen Francis Doyle : High school's over, bud. You gotta make with the grown-up talk, now.

• Angel : Ok. You've told me the story of my life, which since I was there, I already knew. Why aren't I kicking you out?

  Allen Francis Doyle : 'Cause now I'm gonna tel you what happens next.