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The Best Episodes of Angel Season 3

Every episode of Angel Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Angel Season 3!

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.

Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:The WB

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Angel" season 3 is "Heartthrob", rated 7.6/10 from 1951 user votes. It was directed by David Greenwalt and written by David Greenwalt. "Heartthrob" aired on 9/24/2001 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "That Vision Thing".

  • Heartthrob
    7.6/10 1,951 votes

    #1 - Heartthrob

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2001

    As Angel mourns Buffy's death, he battles a lovelorn vampire seeking revenge for the death of his beloved, who was killed by Angel.

    Director: David Greenwalt

    Writer: David Greenwalt

  • That Vision Thing
    8.0/10 1,969 votes

    #2 - That Vision Thing

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2001

    Lilah coerces Angel to help in securing the release of a prisoner the powers that be have locked in a fiery prison.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell

  • That Old Gang of Mine
    7.5/10 1,907 votes

    #3 - That Old Gang of Mine

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2001

    Gunn's loyalties are torn between his current demon-hunting associates and the gang he used to hang out with, which has taken to killing demons for fun instead of defence.

    Director: Frederick King Keller

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Carpe Noctem
    7.9/10 1,955 votes

    #4 - Carpe Noctem

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2001

    An old man uses an ancient incantation to switch bodies with Angel.

    Director: James A. Contner

    Writer: Scott Murphy

  • Fredless
    7.7/10 1,661 votes

    #5 - Fredless

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2001

    When Fred's parents come to take her home, she feels she should go with them...until she earns a place in the group by figuring out the key to an attack of larger bug demons.

    Director: Marita Grabiak

    Writer: Mere Smith

  • Billy
    8.3/10 2,047 votes

    #6 - Billy

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2001

    Angel's friends are affected by a man with the power to make other men brutalise women.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell, Tim Minear

  • Offspring
    7.7/10 1,606 votes

    #7 - Offspring

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2001

    Darla returns and reveals that she is pregnant with Angel's child.

    Director: Turi Meyer

    Writer: David Greenwalt

  • Quickening
    7.8/10 1,568 votes

    #8 - Quickening

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2001

    As Angel and his friends try to determine what kind of baby Darla will have, Holtz starts his search for Angel... while Lilah and Nathan send out a SWAT team to find Darla.

    Director: Skip Schoolnik

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell

  • Lullaby
    8.7/10 1,835 votes

    #9 - Lullaby

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2001

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

    Director: Tim Minear

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Dad
    7.5/10 1,578 votes

    #10 - Dad

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2001

    Angel tries to keep his son safe from the many demons, vampires and humans who would like to harm the baby; Holtz joins forces with another vampire slayer.

    Director: Frederick King Keller

    Writer: David H. Goodman

  • Birthday
    8.5/10 1,832 votes

    #11 - Birthday

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2002

    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.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Mere Smith

  • Provider
    7.2/10 1,585 votes

    #12 - Provider

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2002

    Fred solves a puzzle for a group of demons who literally want to buy her brain; Angel is hired to clean out a vampire nest by a man who can't afford to pay for Angel's services; Wes and Gunn help a woman whose dead boyfriend is stalking her.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: N/A

  • Waiting in the Wings
    8.7/10 2,256 votes

    #13 - Waiting in the Wings

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2002

    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

  • Couplet
    7.3/10 1,486 votes

    #14 - Couplet

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2002

    Angel struggles with his jealousy of the Groosalugg and Cordelia's attraction to him; Gunn and Fred get captured by a tree monster.

    Director: Tim Minear

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell, Tim Minear

  • Loyalty
    8.0/10 1,537 votes

    #15 - Loyalty

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2002

    Wes dreads the fulfilment of the prophecy that Angel will kill Connor; Sahjhan becomes dissatisfied with Holtz's progress in stalking Angel and take matters into his own hands; Fred and Gunn try to figure out how to juggle working together with their new romance.

    Director: James A. Contner

    Writer: Mere Smith

  • Sleep Tight
    8.6/10 1,677 votes

    #16 - Sleep Tight

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2002

    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

  • Forgiving
    8.4/10 1,728 votes

    #17 - Forgiving

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2002

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

    Director: Turi Meyer

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell

  • Double or Nothing
    7.0/10 1,506 votes

    #18 - Double or Nothing

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2002

    When a demon that Gunn once sold his soul to comes to collect on the debt, Angel, Fred and Cordelia help to save him.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: David H. Goodman

  • The Price
    7.5/10 1,462 votes

    #19 - The Price

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2002

    Angel's hotel is infested with demonic slugscreated by the spell he used to alter Sahjhan.

    Director: Marita Grabiak

    Writer: David Fury

  • A New World
    7.7/10 1,502 votes

    #20 - A New World

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2002

    Angel pursues Connor, who makes a new friend on the streets; something else comes through the portal from Quor-toth; Lilah approaches Wesley.

    Director: Tim Minear

    Writer: Jeffrey Bell

  • Benediction
    7.9/10 1,482 votes

    #21 - Benediction

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2002

    Holtz insists that Connor rejoins Angel; Justine learns Holtz is back; the Groosalugg realises the depths of Cordelia's feelings for Angel.

    Director: Tim Minear

    Writer: Tim Minear

  • Tomorrow
    8.1/10 1,575 votes

    #22 - Tomorrow

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2002

    Connor returns to Angel to seek his revenge; Angel and Cordelia acknowledge their feelings for each other.

    Director: David Greenwalt

    Writer: David Greenwalt