Angel backdrop
Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Drama

The Best Episodes of Angel Season 1

Every episode of Angel Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Angel Season 1!

Binge this in 15h 34m•Peaking at 9.1/10

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.

Airs on
The WB
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. 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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. 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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. 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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. 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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Angel Season 1 Episode 3 - In the Dark
    8.2/10(2967 votes)

    S1:E3

    Spike follows Oz to L.A. and enlists the help of a demented vampire to regain a mystical relic from Angel.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Doug Petrie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Angel

    READ
  7. Angel Season 1 Episode 21 - Blind Date
    8.2/10(2448 votes)

    S1:E21

    Angel must break into Wolfram and Hart to prevent an assassin from carrying out her deadly mission.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Jeannine Renshaw

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Angel Season 1 Episode 1 - City of
    8.1/10(3261 votes)

    S1:E1

    Angel moves to L.A. where he meets up with Cordelia, another Sunnydale transplant who comes to work for him, and Doyle, a half-demon who gets visions of people in trouble.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writers:Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Angel Season 1 Episode 11 - Somnambulist
    8.1/10(2615 votes)

    S1:E11

    When a killer stalks the L.A. streets using a mark that Angelus once used, Angel must face the possibility that he is committing the murders in his sleep.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Tim Minear

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Angel Season 1 Episode 5 - Rm w/a Vu
    8.0/10(2772 votes)

    S1:E5

    Cordelia finds a perfect apartment, but it's got just one flaw: it's haunted. Meanwhile, Doyle flees the phantoms of his past.

    Director:Scott McGinnis
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Angel Season 1 Episode 10 - Parting Gifts
    8.0/10(2519 votes)

    S1:E10

    Angel and Cordelia, still coping with the death of their friend, are aided by an old friend in the pursuit of a demon bounty.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writers:David Fury, Jeannine Renshaw

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Angel Season 1 Episode 14 - I've Got You Under My Skin
    7.9/10(2504 votes)

    S1:E14

    A troubled family enlists Angel and Wesley to help them exorcise their resident demon.

    Directors:R. D. Price, David Greenwalt
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Angel Season 1 Episode 17 - Eternity
    7.9/10(2485 votes)

    S1:E17

    When an embattled celebrity enlists Angel to protect her from a stalker, her interest in Angel could cost him his soul.

    Director:Regis Kimble
    Writer:Tracey Stern

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Angel Season 1 Episode 15 - The Prodigal
    7.8/10(2438 votes)

    S1:E15

    Angel's conflict with Kate and her dad stirs up memories of his own father.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Tim Minear

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Angel Season 1 Episode 16 - The Ring
    7.7/10(2472 votes)

    S1:E16

    In pursuit of a missing man, Angel becomes enslaved to an underground-fighting ring.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Howard Gordon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Angel Season 1 Episode 2 - Lonely Heart
    7.5/10(2790 votes)

    S1:E2

    Angel, with the aid of a new friend, tracks a serial killer whose hunting ground is L.A.'s single bars.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:David Fury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Angel Season 1 Episode 20 - War Zone
    7.5/10(2362 votes)

    S1:E20

    When Angel tracks down a millionaire's blackmailer, he gets caught in the middle of a gang war between street kids and vampires.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Garry Campbell

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Angel Season 1 Episode 6 - Sense & Sensitivity
    7.3/10(2566 votes)

    S1:E6

    Kate's temper buys her a trip to sensitivity training, which has a strange effect on her... and those around her.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Tim Minear

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Angel Season 1 Episode 7 - The Bachelor Party
    7.3/10(2523 votes)

    S1:E7

    Doyle's past love comes to town, but her new fiancé has other plans for him. Doyle gets a vision of Buffy.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Tracey Stern

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Angel Season 1 Episode 12 - Expecting
    7.1/10(2473 votes)

    S1:E12

    After a one-night stand goes bad, Cordelia wakes up to find herself extremely pregnant with something extremely unnatural.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Howard Gordon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Angel Season 1 Episode 4 - I Fall to Pieces
    6.9/10(2609 votes)

    S1:E4

    A desperate young woman pleads for Angel's help, as her disembodied stalker grows more violent. Meanwhile Doyle goes to work with Melissa.

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Angel Season 1 Episode 13 - She
    6.5/10(2506 votes)

    S1:E13

    Angel forms tenuous truce with a warrior demon in order to save refugees from another dimension.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writers:David Greenwalt, Marti Noxon

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"I Will Remember You" is the best rated episode of "Angel" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 3928 votes. Directed by David Grossman and written by Jeannine Renshaw, David Greenwalt, it aired on 11/23/1999. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Five by Five (1)".