▁member ▁of ▁Angel ▁Investig ations . ▁ ▁This ▁episode ▁holds ▁the ▁first ▁mention ▁of ▁port als , ▁which ▁become ▁highly ▁important ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Cont inu ity ▁Steve ▁Pay mer , ▁who ▁in ▁" R m ▁w / a ▁V u " ▁is ▁actor ▁David ▁Pay mer ' s ▁brother , ▁gra ces ▁Cord elia ' s ▁party ▁with ▁his ▁( un seen ) ▁presence . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁guest ▁appearance ▁for ▁Se an ▁G unn , ▁who ▁played ▁Lucas ▁in ▁" H ero ". ▁ ▁Cultural ▁references ▁ ▁J h iera ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁ending ▁Fem ale ▁Gen ital ▁M util ation ▁because ▁women ▁in ▁some ▁soci eties ▁under go ▁the ▁procedure ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁marriage able . ▁Women ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁screen ▁are ▁having ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁removed ▁to ▁' control ' ▁their ▁behavior ▁and ▁ultimately ▁t ame ▁them . ▁When ▁they ▁first ▁meet , ▁J h iera ▁is ▁ske pt ical ▁that ▁Angel ▁will ▁understand ▁or ▁even ▁care ▁about ▁her ▁mission ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁man . ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁his ▁sexual ▁pleasure ▁is ▁not ▁being ▁removed ▁by ▁his ▁culture . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Car rie : ▁Cord elia ▁asks ▁whether ▁the ▁attract ive ▁" h ott ie " ▁demon ▁" Car ries " ▁Angel ▁when ▁they ▁first ▁meet . ▁Car rie ' s ▁main ▁power ▁is ▁tele ken esis , ▁which ▁J h iera ▁also ▁exhib its ▁when ▁threatened . ▁ ▁Éd ou ard ▁Man et