Dialogue between Illyria and Wesley (Shells)

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I was wondering if anyone has the exact conversation between Illyria and Wesley at the end of "Shells" that came right before the quote in my signature, I believe.
Illyria asks if Wesley will help her fit in in the world, and if it's because "I look like her?" and Wesley says yes. My season 5 of Angel isn't with me at college and I was looking to put that conversation in a banner, so any help is appreciated.
 
ILLYRIA
I've nowhere to go. My kingdom is long dead.
(softly)
Long dead. There's so much I don't understand. I've become overwhelmed. I'm unsure of my place.

WESLEY
(turns to her, angrily)
Your place is with the rest of your people: Dead and turned to ash.

ILLYRIA
Perhaps... but I exist here. I must learn to walk in this world.
(slowly approaches Wes)
I'll need your help... Wesley.

WESLEY
(frowning, choking back tears)
If I were to help you find your way... you have to learn to change. You mustn't kill.

ILLYRIA
You killed the Qwa'ha Xahn in defiance of your leader.

WESLEY
(shakes his head, then looks at her)
He murdered the woman I love.

ILLYRIA
And that made it just.

WESLEY
No. It wasn't just.
(sighs, puts his hands on his hips)
I'm probably the last man in the world to teach you what's right.

ILLYRIA
But you will. If I abide, you will help me.

WESLEY
(softly)
Yes.

ILLYRIA
Because I look like her?

WESLEY
(looks at her with tears in his eyes, whispers)
Yes.

ILLYRIA
(stands beside Wes, looks out the window to the lab below where her sarcophagus lies)
We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief?

WESLEY
(looks out at the lab)
There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy... that your life will lead you to some joy... that after everything... you can still be surprised.

ILLYRIA
Is that enough?
(looks at Wes)
Is that enough to live on?
 
No problem 🙂

I really love some of the dialogue between Illyria and Wes. Specifically, I remember in Underneath, I think it's Underneath, when Wesley is dreaming of Fred, and she asks him to tell her a joke.

FRED
You have a visitor.

WESLEY
(turns slightly)
I thought I was in isolation.

FRED
(kisses his neck from behind him)
Whose fault is that?
(walks around to kneel in front of him)
Tell me a joke.

WESLEY
(softly)
Two men walk into a bar. The first man orders a scotch and soda. The second man remembers something he'd forgotten, and it doubles him over with pain. He falls to the floor shaking.... and then through the floor and into the Earth. He looks back up at the first man, but he doesn't call out to him.
(looks down at Fred)
They're not that close.

FRED
Yeah. You always know where you are.

WESLEY
It's my particular skill.

FRED
(crawls into his lap, looks into his eyes)
This is only the first layer. Don't you wanna see how deep I go?
 
yeah, their conversations are especially poignant and really beautiful. they remind me of a lot of conversations between buffy and spike.
 
just finished watching "Shells" and I really miss Fred.


But want to see how things play out with the Blue Chick Illyria. I feel so bad for Wesley,but Denisof's acting is top notch during this s/l.


Oh Gunn, it truly sucks to be Y0U right now.
 
I just watched this episode for the 1st time ever a couple days ago.

I thought it was unacceptable and way out of line for Wesley to stab Gunn. I hope Gunn beats the snot out Wesley for that. I'm starting to get tired of Wesley's reckless murderous behavior since he had his throat slit in season 3.
 
I was disgusted by Wesley's behavior in this episode. I truly was. Granted, what Gunn had done was wrong. But he had never expected that his action would result in Fred's death.

But Wesley . . . this is a prime example of why I disliked his relationship with Fred. He has worshipped this woman to such a ridiculous degree that he allowed himself to commit two acts of evil out of vengeance on her behalf. Stupid, stupid man. How on earth did Lilah Morgan become attracted to the likes of him?
 
LadyLavinia said:
Granted, what Gunn had done was wrong. But he had never expected that his action would result in Fred's death.
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He didn't know that it was going to be Fred, but he knew something very bad was going to happen, and I think he deffinetly knew that people were going to die as a result of what he did and yet, still went through with it.
If I were Wesley I would have done the same.

Also, I love all the dialogue between Illyria/Fred and Wesley. Denisof and Acker just seemed to excel in these last few episodes.
 
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