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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(4381 votes)

    #1 - Not Fade Away

    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(3446 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.

    Director:David Fury
    Writer:David Fury

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  3. Angel Season 5 Episode 14 - Smile Time
    9.3/10(3193 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.

    Director:Ben Edlund
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Joss Whedon

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  4. Angel Season 5 Episode 15 - A Hole in the World
    9.3/10(2709 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.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  5. Angel Season 1 Episode 8 - I Will Remember You
    9.1/10(3886 votes)

    #5 - 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

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, David Greenwalt

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  6. Angel Season 2 Episode 10 - Reunion
    9.1/10(2566 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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

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  7. Angel Season 1 Episode 18 - Five by Five (1)
    9.0/10(2999 votes)

    #7 - Five by Five (1)

    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(2841 votes)

    #8 - Sanctuary (2)

    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(2361 votes)

    #9 - Orpheus

    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(2204 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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

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  11. Angel Season 2 Episode 7 - Darla
    8.9/10(2426 votes)

    #11 - Darla

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  12. Angel Season 4 Episode 13 - Salvage
    8.9/10(2147 votes)

    #12 - Salvage

    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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  13. Angel Season 1 Episode 9 - Hero
    8.8/10(3298 votes)

    #13 - Hero

    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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  14. Angel Season 2 Episode 2 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
    8.8/10(2545 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  15. Angel Season 4 Episode 6 - Spin the Bottle
    8.8/10(2295 votes)

    #15 - Spin the Bottle

    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 8 - Destiny
    8.8/10(2121 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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

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  17. Angel Season 5 Episode 21 - Power Play
    8.8/10(1991 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:David Fury

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  18. Angel Season 1 Episode 22 - To Shanshu in L.A.
    8.7/10(2423 votes)

    #18 - To Shanshu in L.A.

    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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  19. Angel Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trial
    8.7/10(2344 votes)

    #19 - The Trial

    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, Douglas Petrie, David Greenwalt

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  20. Angel Season 3 Episode 9 - Lullaby
    8.7/10(2032 votes)

    #20 - Lullaby

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  21. Angel Season 3 Episode 13 - Waiting in the Wings
    8.7/10(2465 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  22. Angel Season 4 Episode 10 - Awakening
    8.7/10(1980 votes)

    #22 - Awakening

    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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  23. Angel Season 4 Episode 11 - Soulless
    8.7/10(1973 votes)

    #23 - Soulless

    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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  24. Angel Season 2 Episode 15 - Reprise
    8.6/10(2210 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  25. Angel Season 3 Episode 16 - Sleep Tight
    8.6/10(1824 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    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 4381 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".