The Best Episodes of Angel Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2373 votes)

   #1 - Orpheus

   S4:E153/19/2003

   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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   Director:Terrence O'Hara

   Writer:Mere Smith
2. 

   8.9/10(2154 votes)

   #2 - Salvage

   S4:E133/5/2003

   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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   Director:Jefferson Kibbee

   Writer:David Fury
3. 

   8.8/10(2308 votes)

   #3 - Spin the Bottle

   S4:E611/10/2002

   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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   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writer:Joss Whedon
4. 

   8.7/10(2001 votes)

   #4 - Awakening

   S4:E101/29/2003

   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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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writers:David Fury, Steven S. DeKnight
5. 

   8.7/10(1982 votes)

   #5 - Soulless

   S4:E112/5/2003

   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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   Director:Sean Astin

   Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
6. 

   8.6/10(1859 votes)

   #6 - Calvary

   S4:E122/12/2003

   After learning the doomsday beast may be working for something bigger and badder than itself, Angel's friends cast a spell to return his soul to Angelus' body.

   Director:Bill L. Norton

   Writers:Mere Smith, Jeffrey Bell, Steven S. DeKnight

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   Director:Bill L. Norton

   Writers:Mere Smith, Jeffrey Bell, Steven S. DeKnight
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   8.5/10(1883 votes)

   #7 - Release

   S4:E143/12/2003

   As Faith and Angel continue their battle, the voice of the Beast's Master invades Angel's mind.

   Director:James A. Contner

   Writers:Steven S. DeKnight, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writers:Steven S. DeKnight, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
8. 

   8.4/10(1890 votes)

   #8 - Home

   S4:E225/7/2003

   Lilah returns from the dead to offer Angel and his friends full ownership of Wolfram and Hart.

   Director:Tim Minear

   Writer:Tim Minear

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   Director:Tim Minear

   Writer:Tim Minear
9. 

   8.3/10(1954 votes)

   #9 - Deep Down

   S4:E110/6/2002

   As Fred and Gunn search for Angel, Wesley continues his affair with Lilah and conducts his own, more fruitful, search.

   Director:Terrence O'Hara

   Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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   Director:Terrence O'Hara

   Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
10. 

    8.2/10(1701 votes)

    #10 - Habeas Corpses

    S4:E81/15/2003

    Connor gets locked inside Wolfram and Hart with the Big Bad doomsday beast, who turns the legal firms staff into an army of zombies.

    Director:Skip Schoolnik

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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    Director:Skip Schoolnik

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell
11. 

    8.0/10(1861 votes)

    #11 - Apocalypse, Nowish

    S4:E711/17/2002

    As plagues of various pests descend on Los Angeles, the beast Cordelia saw in her vision returns - and the apocalypse begins.

    Director:Vern Gillum

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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    Director:Vern Gillum

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
12. 

    7.9/10(1645 votes)

    #12 - Long Day's Journey

    S4:E91/22/2003

    After a group of totems linked to the ancient sun god Ra are killed by the Big Bad beast, Angel and his friends realize he's plotting to turn off the sun.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writer:Mere Smith

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    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writer:Mere Smith
13. 

    7.8/10(1672 votes)

    #13 - Ground State

    S4:E210/13/2002

    In his quest to steal an artifact that may help him find Cordelia, Angel finds himself competing with a human thief whose body is electrically charged.

    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writer:Mere Smith

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    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writer:Mere Smith
14. 

    7.8/10(1747 votes)

    #14 - The Magic Bullet

    S4:E194/16/2003

    As Jasmine's influence continues to spread, Fred finally tricks Angel into seeing her true nature.

    Director:Jeffrey Bell

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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    Director:Jeffrey Bell

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell
15. 

    7.7/10(1622 votes)

    #15 - Peace Out

    S4:E214/30/2003

    Angel returns from the monster's dimension and finally defuses Jasmine's all-compassing powers.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:Jefferson Kibbee

    Writer:David Fury
16. 

    7.5/10(1594 votes)

    #16 - Supersymmetry

    S4:E511/3/2002

    Fred discovers her old physics professor is the one who exiled her to Pylea; Cordelia can't get comfortable with Connor and begins to wonder more about her history with Angel.

    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
17. 

    7.5/10(1615 votes)

    #17 - Inside Out

    S4:E174/2/2003

    As Cordelia prepares to give birth, Angel and his friends finally learn that she - or an evil presence controlling her - is the Beast's master.

    Director:Steven S. DeKnight

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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    Director:Steven S. DeKnight

    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight
18. 

    7.4/10(1650 votes)

    #18 - The House Always Wins

    S4:E310/20/2002

    Angel and his friends discover that Lorne is being held prisoner in a corrupt Las Vegas casino.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury
19. 

    7.4/10(1603 votes)

    #19 - Players

    S4:E163/26/2003

    As Angel tries to remember what Lilah's book said about the Master, Lorne plans a cleansing ritual to regain his empathetic powers, and Gunn helps Gwen with some corporate espionage.

    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Jeffrey Bell, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Jeffrey Bell, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
20. 

    7.4/10(1629 votes)

    #20 - Sacrifice

    S4:E204/23/2003

    While hiding in a sewer, Angel and his friends battle a nasty monster provides some clues that might help in the larger battle against Jasmine.

    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Ben Edlund

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    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Ben Edlund
21. 

    7.2/10(1591 votes)

    #21 - Slouching Toward Bethlehem

    S4:E410/27/2002

    After Cordelia returns, she doesn't remember her friends and Lorne senses a major evil brewing. Scared by the world of demons and vampires, Cordelia takes refuge with Connor, who saves her from a demon attack.

    Director:Skip Schoolnik

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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    Director:Skip Schoolnik

    Writer:Jeffrey Bell
22. 

    7.2/10(1700 votes)

    #22 - Shiny Happy People

    S4:E184/9/2003

    While everyone else worships the beautiful woman Cordelia bore, Fred sees another side of her.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft