Andy Hallett: Lorne

Epiphany

Lorne

Lorne the Host: The point is, you've turned a corner. Well, yay you. Zuzu's petals. It's about time. Between you and me, if it had taken you much longer to hit your bottom, I was gonna kick it.

Angel: [about his epiphany] I'm still not sure what happened...
Lorne the Host: What's not to understand? You think you're the first guy who ever rolled over, saw what was laying next to him, and went, "gueeeyah!". You're not. Believe me.

[the Host's buzzer is ringing insistently]
Lorne the Host: All right, all right. All right already. I'm not deaf, you know.
[answering the door]
Lorne the Host: Geez, keep your pants on!
[he opens the door to reveal Angel]
Lorne the Host: Well, I see we're a little late with that advice.

Lorne the Host: [to Angel] It's called a moment of clarity, my lamb, and you've just had one. Sort of appalling, ain't it. To see just exactly where you've gotten yourself.
Angel: I don't know how to get back.
Lorne the Host: Well, that's just the thing. You don't. You go onto the new place, whatever that is.
Angel: I don't know if I can. I've done things. Questionable things.
Lorne the Host: Yes, you have. But-But you didn't kill those lawyers, Angel. That was slated to happen with or without you. The Powers were just trying to work it so it'd be without you, that's all. You weren't much help in that department, were you, sparky?
Angel: If I wasn't much help. If they wanted me to stay away, why didn't they just tell me?
Lorne the Host: Would you have listened? Besides, what makes you think they didn't? Over and over and, as for example, over?
Angel: Well, they could've been a little bit more specific.
Lorne the Host: Isn't this just the sort of 'tude that got you where you are now?

Angel: What now?
Lorne the Host: What do you mean?
Angel: How do I fix this? I mean, what do the Powers want me to do?
Lorne the Host: Does it look like I'm hearing voices? 'Cause I'm not. I'm not your link with the Powers, Angel. I never was. You got rid of that when you fired your crew. And that's gonna be the hardest part of all of this, you know?
Angel: Yeah.
Lorne the Host: And there's a chance, a good chance... you won't be able to put this back together. It just... Well, it depends really.
Angel: Yeah. Whether they'll even talk to me.
Lorne the Host: No, actually it depends on whether they live through the night. And I gotta tell you, at the moment, the odds? Not good.

Lorne the Host: I think I'm speaking for everyone when I say, if all you're gonna do is switch back to brood mode, we'd rather have you evil. Then, at least, leather pants.