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The Best Episodes of Angel

Every episode of Angel ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Angel!

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The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Angel Season 5 Episode 22 - Not Fade Away
    9.5/10(4365 votes)

    S5:E22

    Angel and his friends prepare for their suicide attack on the Circle of the Black Thorn.

    Director:Jeffrey Bell
    Writers:Jeffrey Bell, Joss Whedon

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  2. Angel Season 5 Episode 12 - You're Welcome
    9.4/10(3437 votes)

    S5:E12

    When Lindsey returns and tries to defeat Angel using a secret "failsafe" entity created by the Powers That Be, Cordelia emerges from her coma to help save Angel.

    Director:David Fury
    Writer:David Fury

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  3. Angel Season 5 Episode 14 - Smile Time
    9.3/10(3192 votes)

    S5:E14

    While Nina the werewolf show romantic interest in Angel, he investigates a demon-infested children's television program and gets turned into a puppet; Gunn makes a deal to keep his newly implanted mental powers; and Wes and Fred's relationship heats up.

    Director:Ben Edlund
    Writers:Joss Whedon, Ben Edlund

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  4. Angel Season 5 Episode 15 - A Hole in the World
    9.3/10(2704 votes)

    S5:E15

    After being breathed on by an ancient sarcophagus, Fred contracts a mystery illness and lies near death while Angel and his friends try to figure out what's wrong with her.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  5. Angel Season 1 Episode 8 - I Will Remember You
    9.1/10(3928 votes)

    S1:E8

    Old feelings are rekindled when Buffy comes to L.A. to visit Angel. Buffy and Angel are attacked by a Mohra demon, and together they slay it

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, David Greenwalt

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  6. Angel Season 2 Episode 10 - Reunion
    9.1/10(2604 votes)

    S2:E10

    The newly revamped deadly duo of Drusilla and Darla hit the streets of L.A. Angel is frantic, searching for the terrible twosome.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writers:Shawn Ryan, Tim Minear

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  7. Angel Season 1 Episode 18 - Five by Five (1)
    9.0/10(3023 votes)

    S1:E18

    Rogue slayer Faith comes to town, and when she partners up with Wolfram and Hart, Angel's life is in danger.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Jim Kouf

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  8. Angel Season 1 Episode 19 - Sanctuary (2)
    9.0/10(2863 votes)

    S1:E19

    Everyone, including Buffy Summers, is out to get Faith, and Angel is the only man who can stop them.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Tim Minear, Joss Whedon

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  9. Angel Season 4 Episode 15 - Orpheus
    9.0/10(2373 votes)

    S4:E15

    As Faith and Angelus lay drugged and possibly dying, they flash back to key events in Angel's life... and Willow comes to help the others in the quest to restore Angel's soul.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Mere Smith

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  10. Angel Season 5 Episode 16 - Shells
    9.0/10(2214 votes)

    S5:E16

    Mourning Fred's death, Angel and his friends vow to find a way to bring her back, which leads to a confrontation with the ancient god Illyria, who now occupies Fred's body.

    Director:Steven S. DeKnight
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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  11. Angel Season 4 Episode 13 - Salvage
    8.9/10(2154 votes)

    S4:E13

    While Lorne casts a sanctuary spell on the hotel, and Wesley brings in the slayer, Faith, to help get Angelus back... the Doomsday Beast and its boss also try to woo Angelus.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writer:David Fury

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  12. Angel Season 1 Episode 9 - Hero
    8.8/10(3335 votes)

    S1:E9

    Doyle is presented with an opportunity for atonement when a band of frightened refugees seek his help.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writers:Tim Minear, Howard Gordon

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  13. Angel Season 2 Episode 2 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
    8.8/10(2578 votes)

    S2:E2

    In the 1950s, Angel aids a woman hiding from her past inside a hotel with a long history of death and mayhem. Meanwhile, in the present day, Angel and his colleagues hunt down a demon responsible for the carnage.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  14. Angel Season 2 Episode 7 - Darla
    8.8/10(2465 votes)

    S2:E7

    Lindsey finds himself drawn to Darla as her mental state deteriorates.

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  15. Angel Season 4 Episode 6 - Spin the Bottle
    8.8/10(2308 votes)

    S4:E6

    Lorne's spell to restore Cordelia's memory backfires and convinces everyone they're high school students who have been gathered to kill a vampire: Angel.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  16. Angel Season 5 Episode 21 - Power Play
    8.8/10(1996 votes)

    S5:E21

    As Angel's behaviour grows increasingly hostile, his friends learn he's associating with members of an evil secret society, and may have deliberately engineered Fred's death.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:David Fury

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  17. Angel Season 1 Episode 22 - To Shanshu in L.A.
    8.7/10(2453 votes)

    S1:E22

    Wolfram and Hart raise a powerful new foe to strike down Angel and those close to him.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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  18. Angel Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trial
    8.7/10(2374 votes)

    S2:E9

    Still haunted by flashbacks of his 150-year fling with the dreaded Darla, Angel sends Gunn out to find her.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:Tim Minear, Doug Petrie, David Greenwalt

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  19. Angel Season 3 Episode 9 - Lullaby
    8.7/10(2058 votes)

    S3:E9

    As Darla goes through a difficult labour, Holtz pursues Angel.

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  20. Angel Season 3 Episode 13 - Waiting in the Wings
    8.7/10(2483 votes)

    S3:E13

    Angel and his friends attend a ballet,where Angel realises he saw the exact same dancers on stage 110 years ago.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  21. Angel Season 4 Episode 10 - Awakening
    8.7/10(2001 votes)

    S4:E10

    Angel agrees to try to bring Angelus back... but after the first attempt fails, he and his friends discover a magic sword that might do a better job of getting rid of the Big Bad beast.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writers:David Fury, Steven S. DeKnight

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  22. Angel Season 4 Episode 11 - Soulless
    8.7/10(1982 votes)

    S4:E11

    After Angelus succeeds in setting Angel's friends against each other, Cordelia makes him a deal: if he tells what he knows about the Big Bad beast, she'll give herself to him.

    Director:Sean Astin
    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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  23. Angel Season 5 Episode 8 - Destiny
    8.7/10(2135 votes)

    S5:E8

    After Spike receives a strange package, Wolfram and Hart employees are possessed by evil... while Angel and Spike are set against each other in a quest that brings their 100-year-old rivalry to a head.

    Director:Skip Schoolnik
    Writers:David Fury, Steven S. DeKnight

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  24. Angel Season 2 Episode 15 - Reprise
    8.6/10(2234 votes)

    S2:E15

    Wolfram and Hart's senior partner is coming to visit. When Angel learns that the "senior partner" is actually an evil and merciless demon from hell, he must sacrifice his own life to destroy the powerful beast.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  25. Angel Season 3 Episode 16 - Sleep Tight
    8.6/10(1836 votes)

    S3:E16

    To save Connor's life, Wes takes him away from Angel; Angel uncovers Lilah's plot to have him kill Connor, Holtz finally attacks.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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Best Episodes Summary

"Not Fade Away" is the best rated episode of "Angel". It scored 9.5/10 based on 4365 votes. Directed by Jeffrey Bell and written by Jeffrey Bell, Joss Whedon, it aired on 5/19/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "You're Welcome".