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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!

The Best Episodes of Angel

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...

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  1. Background image for Not Fade Away
    9.5/10(3.9k votes)

    #1 - Not Fade Away

    S5:E22

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

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  2. Background image for You're Welcome
    9.4/10(3.1k votes)

    #2 - You're Welcome

    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.

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    Director:David Fury
    Writer:David Fury
  3. Background image for Smile Time
    9.3/10(3.0k votes)

    #3 - Smile Time

    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.

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    9.2/10(2.6k votes)

    #4 - A Hole in the World

    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.

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    Director:Joss Whedon
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    9.1/10(2.4k votes)

    #5 - Reunion

    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.

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    9.0/10(2.1k votes)

    #6 - Shells

    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.

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  8. Background image for Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
    8.8/10(2.4k votes)

    #7 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been

    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.

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    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Tim Minear
  9. Background image for Darla
    8.8/10(2.3k votes)

    #8 - Darla

    S2:E7

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

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    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear
  10. Background image for Power Play
    8.8/10(1.9k votes)

    #9 - Power Play

    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.

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  11. Background image for The Trial
    8.7/10(2.3k votes)

    #10 - The Trial

    S2:E9

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

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    8.7/10(1.9k votes)

    #11 - Lullaby

    S3:E9

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

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    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear
  13. Background image for Waiting in the Wings
    8.7/10(2.4k votes)

    #12 - Waiting in the Wings

    S3:E13

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

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    Director:Joss Whedon
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    8.7/10(2.0k votes)

    #13 - Destiny

    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.

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    8.6/10(2.1k votes)

    #14 - Reprise

    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.

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  16. Background image for Sleep Tight
    8.6/10(1.7k votes)

    #15 - Sleep Tight

    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.

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  17. Background image for I Will Remember You
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #16 - I Will Remember You

    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

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  18. Background image for Epiphany
    8.5/10(2.2k votes)

    #17 - Epiphany

    S2:E16

    After an empty night of passion with Darla, Angel wakes up with his soul still intact and has an epiphany. Angel tries to reunite with his former employees,but Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn are reluctant to forgive him, even when their lives are at stake.

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  19. Background image for There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb
    8.5/10(2.1k votes)

    #18 - There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb

    S2:E22

    Angel struggles with the inner beast the demon dimension brings out in him, while Wesley and Gunn join with rebel forces to overthrow the government and Her Majesty. It's up to Cordelia to save the Host him while Angel seeks help to rescue everyone and return home.

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    8.5/10(1.9k votes)

    #19 - Birthday

    S3:E11

    On her birthday, Cordelia learns her visions will kill her unless she goes back in time and chooses a different path in life - which doesn't include Angel.

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    8.5/10(1.5k votes)

    #20 - Origin

    S5:E18

    When a warlock brings Connor back into Angel's life, Wesley finds out that Angel has tinkered with the memories of his friends.

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    8.4/10(2.0k votes)

    #21 - Redefinition

    S2:E11

    Angel takes on Darla and Drusilla as they hold try-outs for people who want to wreak havoc.

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    8.4/10(1.8k votes)

    #22 - Forgiving

    S3:E17

    As Fred and Gunn search for Wesley, Angel searches for Sahjhan - and casts a spell to make him corporeal so he can be killed.

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    Director:Turi Meyer
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    8.4/10(1.6k votes)

    #23 - Lineage

    S5:E7

    When Wesley's father visits Wolfram and Hart, the firm is attacked by a troop of spooky Ninja cyborgs.

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    8.4/10(2.1k votes)

    #24 - Damage

    S5:E11

    A deranged vampire slayer is convinced that Spike is the man who kidnapped and tortured her when she was a child.

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    8.4/10(2.0k votes)

    #25 - Underneath

    S5:E17

    Angel, Gunn and Spike rescue Lindsey from a suburban hell dimension; Lorne and Eve are pursued by a representative of the senior partners; and Wesley consoles Illyria, who hates her new world.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Not Fade Away" is the best rated episode of "Angel". It scored 9.5/10 based on 3863 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".