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The Best Episodes of Angel Season 2

Every episode of Angel Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Angel Season 2!

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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
    Angel Season 2 Episode 1 - Judgment
    7.7/10(2317 votes)

    #1 - Judgment

    S2:E1

    Angel protects a pregnant woman being hunted down by demons after he inadvertently slays her guardian.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt

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  2. Angel Season 2 Episode 2 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
    8.8/10(2507 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Angel Season 2 Episode 3 - First Impressions
    7.5/10(2148 votes)

    #3 - First Impressions

    S2:E3

    Angel encounters an amorous Darla in his dreams; Cordelia vows to protect Gunn after she experiences a vision depicting him in mortal danger.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Shawn Ryan

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  4. Angel Season 2 Episode 4 - Untouched
    7.6/10(2125 votes)

    #4 - Untouched

    S2:E4

    Angel attempts to help a girl with telekinetic powers before she falls into the hands of Wolfram and Hart.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Mere Smith

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  5. Angel Season 2 Episode 5 - Dear Boy
    8.3/10(2275 votes)

    #5 - Dear Boy

    S2:E5

    Darla attempts to drive Angel over the edge in hopes of getting him to embrace his dark side.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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  6. Angel Season 2 Episode 6 - Guise Will Be Guise
    8.3/10(2291 votes)

    #6 - Guise Will Be Guise

    S2:E6

    Angel meets with a swami in hopes of ending his obsession with Darla; meanwhile, Wesley assumes Angel's identity and plays bodyguard to a wealthy business man's daughter.

    Director:Krishna Rao
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  7. Angel Season 2 Episode 7 - Darla
    8.9/10(2385 votes)

    #7 - Darla

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  8. Angel Season 2 Episode 8 - The Shroud of Rahmon
    7.3/10(2061 votes)

    #8 - The Shroud of Rahmon

    S2:E8

    Angel goes undercover with the help of the witty and street smart Gunn in order to prevent a mind-altering shroud from falling into the wrong hands.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Jim Kouf

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  9. Angel Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trial
    8.7/10(2308 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Angel Season 2 Episode 10 - Reunion
    9.1/10(2529 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Angel Season 2 Episode 11 - Redefinition
    8.4/10(2027 votes)

    #11 - Redefinition

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Mere Smith

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  12. Angel Season 2 Episode 12 - Blood Money
    7.2/10(2041 votes)

    #12 - Blood Money

    S2:E12

    Angel threatens to reveal Wolfram and Hart's criminal activities when he discovers they're stealing large contributions being made to a teen shelter. However, someone from Angel's past has other plans for him.

    Director:R. D. Price
    Writers:Mere Smith, Shawn Ryan

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  13. Angel Season 2 Episode 13 - Happy Anniversary
    7.2/10(2054 votes)

    #13 - Happy Anniversary

    S2:E13

    Angel and The Host search for a physicist who, with the aid of to Lubber demons, plans to freeze time so the he and his girlfriend will live in eternal happiness. Meanwhile, Wesley, Cordelia and Gunn start their first official case.

    Director:Bill L. Norton
    Writers:Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt

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  14. Angel Season 2 Episode 14 - The Thin Dead Line
    7.5/10(2051 votes)

    #14 - The Thin Dead Line

    S2:E14

    Angel teams up with Kate to investigate the rumours of "dead" renegade police who are out for blood. Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn carry out their own investigation that results in Wesley being seriously wounded by a police gunshot.

    Director:Scott McGinnis
    Writers:Shawn Ryan, Jim Kouf

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  15. Angel Season 2 Episode 15 - Reprise
    8.6/10(2183 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Angel Season 2 Episode 16 - Epiphany
    8.5/10(2251 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  17. Angel Season 2 Episode 17 - Disharmony
    8.0/10(2186 votes)

    #17 - Disharmony

    S2:E17

    While the group tries to track down a cult of vampires with a wicked scheme, Cordelia gets a surprise visit from her high school friend Harmony. Unaware that Harmony is now a vampire, Cordelia invites her to join the team on a mission.

    Director:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:David Fury

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  18. Angel Season 2 Episode 18 - Dead End
    8.3/10(2214 votes)

    #18 - Dead End

    S2:E18

    Cordelia's visions get worse and the gang fears for her health. Meanwhile Lindsey is granted a new hand that has a murderous mind of its own.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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  19. Angel Season 2 Episode 19 - Belonging
    7.7/10(2035 votes)

    #19 - Belonging

    S2:E19

    Angel and his crew must find a way to kill a bloodthirsty demon who has arrived in town from another dimension through a mysterious, magical portal.

    Director:Turi Meyer
    Writer:Shawn Ryan

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  20. Angel Season 2 Episode 20 - Over the Rainbow
    8.2/10(2150 votes)

    #20 - Over the Rainbow

    S2:E20

    Cordelia realises she was transported into a demon dimension where humans are considered inferior and sold into slavery. When Angel, Gunn, Wesley and the Host jump through the portal in search of her, they are attacked by an angry mob of villagers.

    Director:Frederick King Keller
    Writer:Mere Smith

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  21. Angel Season 2 Episode 21 - Through the Looking Glass
    8.4/10(2149 votes)

    #21 - Through the Looking Glass

    S2:E21

    Angel, Gunn, Wesley and the Host are sentenced to death by the villagers. They are brought before the princess of Pylea, who they are shocked to discover is Her Royal Highness Cordelia. Soon, Cordelia discovers one of her duties as princess is mating with a creature called the Groossalugg.

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  22. Angel Season 2 Episode 22 - There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb
    8.5/10(2100 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:David Greenwalt

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Judgment" is the best rated episode of "Angel" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 2317 votes. Directed by Michael Lange and written by Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, it aired on 9/26/2000. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been".