The Best Episodes of Angel Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(3143 votes)

   #1 - City of

   S1:E110/5/1999

   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

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   Director:Joss Whedon

   Writers:Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt
2. 

   7.5/10(2679 votes)

   #2 - Lonely Heart

   S1:E210/12/1999

   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

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:David Fury
3. 

   8.2/10(2867 votes)

   #3 - In the Dark

   S1:E310/19/1999

   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:Douglas Petrie

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   Director:Bruce Seth Green

   Writer:Douglas Petrie
4. 

   6.9/10(2502 votes)

   #4 - I Fall to Pieces

   S1:E410/26/1999

   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

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   Director:Vern Gillum

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   8.0/10(2663 votes)

   #5 - Rm w/a Vu

   S1:E511/2/1999

   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

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   Director:Scott McGinnis

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.3/10(2461 votes)

   #6 - Sense & Sensitivity

   S1:E611/9/1999

   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

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   Director:James A. Contner

   Writer:Tim Minear
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7. 

   7.3/10(2428 votes)

   #7 - The Bachelor Party

   S1:E711/16/1999

   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

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   Director:David Straiton

   Writer:Tracey Stern
8. 

   9.1/10(3817 votes)

   #8 - I Will Remember You

   S1:E811/23/1999

   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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   Director:David Grossman

   Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, David Greenwalt
9. 

   8.8/10(3243 votes)

   #9 - Hero

   S1:E911/30/1999

   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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   Director:Tucker Gates

   Writers:Tim Minear, Howard Gordon
10. 

    8.0/10(2421 votes)

    #10 - Parting Gifts

    S1:E1012/14/1999

    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:Jeannine Renshaw, David Fury

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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, David Fury
11. 

    8.1/10(2513 votes)

    #11 - Somnambulist

    S1:E111/18/2000

    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

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Tim Minear
12. 

    7.1/10(2367 votes)

    #12 - Expecting

    S1:E121/25/2000

    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

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    Director:David Semel

    Writer:Howard Gordon
13. 

    6.5/10(2400 votes)

    #13 - She

    S1:E132/8/2000

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

    Director:David Greenwalt

    Writers:David Greenwalt, Marti Noxon

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    Director:David Greenwalt

    Writers:David Greenwalt, Marti Noxon
14. 

    7.9/10(2397 votes)

    #14 - I've Got You Under My Skin

    S1:E142/15/2000

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

    Directors:David Greenwalt, R. D. Price

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:David Greenwalt, R. D. Price

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.8/10(2338 votes)

    #15 - The Prodigal

    S1:E152/22/2000

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

    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:Tim Minear

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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:Tim Minear
16. 

    7.8/10(2374 votes)

    #16 - The Ring

    S1:E162/29/2000

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

    Director:Nick Marck

    Writer:Howard Gordon

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    Director:Nick Marck

    Writer:Howard Gordon
17. 

    7.9/10(2388 votes)

    #17 - Eternity

    S1:E174/4/2000

    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

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    Director:Regis Kimble

    Writer:Tracey Stern
18. 

    9.0/10(2943 votes)

    #18 - Five by Five (1)

    S1:E184/25/2000

    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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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Jim Kouf
19. 

    9.0/10(2788 votes)

    #19 - Sanctuary (2)

    S1:E195/2/2000

    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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    Director:Michael Lange

    Writers:Tim Minear, Joss Whedon
20. 

    7.5/10(2267 votes)

    #20 - War Zone

    S1:E205/9/2000

    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:Gary Campbell

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    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Gary Campbell
21. 

    8.2/10(2364 votes)

    #21 - Blind Date

    S1:E215/16/2000

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

    Director:Thomas J. Wright

    Writer:Jeannine Renshaw

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    Director:Thomas J. Wright

    Writer:Jeannine Renshaw
22. 

    8.7/10(2381 votes)

    #22 - To Shanshu in L.A.

    S1:E225/23/2000

    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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    Director:David Greenwalt

    Writer:David Greenwalt