Dangerous Shortcuts is the thirty-fifth episode of the first season of Angel's Friends.
| Dangerous Shortcuts | |
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| Season One, Episode Thirty-Five | |
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| Episode Information
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| Production Code | 135 |
| Italian/Original Title | Scorciatoie pericolose |
| English Title | Dangerous Shortcuts |
| Alternative Title | N/A |
| Italian Air Date | February 7, 2010 |
| Episode Guide | |
| ← Previous The Legend of Reina |
Next → Blow under the Belt |
Synopsis[]
The Golden School basketball team is playing a game against the Silver Academy. When the winning shot comes down to Andrea, he lets it be stolen, costing them the game. The Bad Girlz mock him as a basketball disaster and even Ginevra seems disappointed in the game. As Andrea is chewed out by his teammates, a mysterious stranger is watching them from the sidelines.
After school, Ginevra tries to comfort Andrea but he's too down about losing. While she insists the game isn't important to her, he implies she takes advice from the Bad Girls, an insult that makes her leave in a huff. Even more depressed now, Andrea is approached by the stranger from the game who offers him a way to improve: by buying a mystery drink that seems to be illegal. Andrea is immediately on guard, but the man convinces him to spend a day and think it over.
Raf is whole-heartedly against this sleazy idea and expects Sulfus to be as well. However, as a devil, he is compelled to lead Andrea down the wrong path, even at the cost of his health. Raf challenges him for the first move at influencing Andrea and he accepts.
It's another surfing competition, which Raf is confident to win as she won’t fall for his tricks this time. However, Sulfus uses his Body Fly to cause a huge wave, forcing Raf to abandon her board and give him the win. Raf again tells him not to influence Andrea to drink the poison, as she would never forgive him, to his shock.
The following day, Andrea speaks to Ginevra who again tells him she doesn’t care about some basketball game. However, the other members of his team tell him of their rematch against Silver Academy and that he'd better not bring them down again. With the pressure significantly high, Sulfus decides it’s the perfect time to make his move. He uses his terrestrial form to approach the Earthling as a fan of the basketball team, praising his abilities. Though Andrea question this, Sulfus defends that as Ginevra is his girlfriend, then he must be the greatest or else such a popular girl wouldn't have chosen him.
With Andrea swaying to the bad choice, Raf recruits the other angels and they pretend to be amateur basketball players, giving Andrea a lesson in the importance of hard work over risky shortcuts.
The next day, Andrea approaches the suspicious man and pretends to want his wares. However, the police arrive and, thanking Andrea for his help, arrest the dealer. Sulfus congratulates Raf for her win, but she feels disappointed that he would risk their human's health in this way and flies off, leaving a heartbroken Sulfus behind her. She wonders if the feelings she had for him were ever anything more than a spell.
Major Events[]
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Debuts[]
No characters debuted in this episode
Characters[]
Voice Cast[]
Original/Italian[]
- Raf - Patrizia Mottola
- Urie - Benedetta Ponticelli
- Miki - Marcella Silvestri
- Dolce - Francesca Bielli
- Cabiria - Maddalena Vadacca
- Kabale - Emanuela Pacotto
- Gas - Luca Bottale
- Sulfus - Simone D'Andrea
- Reina - Alessandra Karpoff
- Malachia - Diego Sabre
English Dub[]
- Raf - Liza Kaplan
- Urie - Serra Hirsch
- Miki - Lisa Ortiz
- Dolce - Lisa Adams
- Cabiria - Lisa Ortiz
- Kabale - Summer Crocket Moore
- Gas - Dan Green
- Sulfus - Jason Griff
- Reina - Summer Crocket Moore
- Malachia - Dan Green
Trivia[]
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Attacks[]
Raf[]
- Speed Fly
Sulfus[]
- Body Fly
Quotes[]
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Mistakes[]
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Message[]
- As things change, entering new phases of life, it can be hard to find order in one's life
- While having a hard time, dangerous "shortcuts" can seem like the only way
- When one is feeling their worst, bad ideas can seem the best
- There is no substitute for hard work and no competition is worth one's good health
Episode[]
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