The Worst Episodes of Angel

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1. #1 Worst Episode
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   6.5/10(2402 votes)

   #1 - 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
2. 

   6.8/10(2072 votes)

   #2 - The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco

   S5:E611/5/2003

   While losing heart for his own career as a hero, Angel befriends a disheartened, elderly hero, and battles an Aztec warrior who literally eats the hearts of heroes.

   Director:Jeffrey Bell

   Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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   Director:Jeffrey Bell

   Writer:Jeffrey Bell
3. 

   6.9/10(2504 votes)

   #3 - 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
4. 

   7.0/10(1614 votes)

   #4 - Double or Nothing

   S3:E184/22/2002

   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

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   Director:David Grossman

   Writer:David H. Goodman
5. 

   7.1/10(2369 votes)

   #5 - 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
6. 

   7.2/10(2041 votes)

   #6 - Blood Money

   S2:E121/23/2001

   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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   Director:R. D. Price

   Writers:Mere Smith, Shawn Ryan
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   7.2/10(2054 votes)

   #7 - Happy Anniversary

   S2:E132/6/2001

   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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   Director:Bill L. Norton

   Writers:Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt
8. 

   7.2/10(1697 votes)

   #8 - Provider

   S3:E121/21/2002

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Bill L. Norton

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   7.2/10(1540 votes)

   #9 - Slouching Toward Bethlehem

   S4:E410/27/2002

   After Cordelia returns, she doesn't remember her friends and Lorne senses a major evil brewing. Scared by the world of demons and vampires, Cordelia takes refuge with Connor, who saves her from a demon attack.

   Director:Skip Schoolnik

   Writer:Jeffrey Bell

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   Director:Skip Schoolnik

   Writer:Jeffrey Bell
10. 

    7.2/10(1638 votes)

    #10 - Shiny Happy People

    S4:E184/9/2003

    While everyone else worships the beautiful woman Cordelia bore, Fred sees another side of her.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writers:Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
11. 

    7.3/10(2463 votes)

    #11 - 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
12. 

    7.3/10(2430 votes)

    #12 - 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
13. 

    7.3/10(2061 votes)

    #13 - The Shroud of Rahmon

    S2:E811/21/2000

    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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    Director:David Grossman

    Writer:Jim Kouf
14. 

    7.3/10(1596 votes)

    #14 - Couplet

    S3:E142/18/2002

    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

    Writers:Tim Minear, Jeffrey Bell

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    Director:Tim Minear

    Writers:Tim Minear, Jeffrey Bell
15. 

    7.3/10(1997 votes)

    #15 - Why We Fight

    S5:E132/11/2004

    A World War II submarine sailor - the only man Angel ever turned into a vampire since regaining his soul - returns to seek his revenge.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writers:Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight

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    Director:Terrence O'Hara

    Writers:Drew Goddard, Steven S. DeKnight
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    7.4/10(1597 votes)

    #16 - The House Always Wins

    S4:E310/20/2002

    Angel and his friends discover that Lorne is being held prisoner in a corrupt Las Vegas casino.

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury
17. 

    7.4/10(1545 votes)

    #17 - Players

    S4:E163/26/2003

    As Angel tries to remember what Lilah's book said about the Master, Lorne plans a cleansing ritual to regain his empathetic powers, and Gunn helps Gwen with some corporate espionage.

    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Jeffrey Bell, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft

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    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Jeffrey Bell, Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
18. 

    7.4/10(1576 votes)

    #18 - Sacrifice

    S4:E204/23/2003

    While hiding in a sewer, Angel and his friends battle a nasty monster provides some clues that might help in the larger battle against Jasmine.

    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Ben Edlund

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    Director:David Straiton

    Writer:Ben Edlund
19. 

    7.5/10(2681 votes)

    #19 - 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
20. 

    7.5/10(2268 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. 

    7.5/10(2148 votes)

    #21 - First Impressions

    S2:E310/10/2000

    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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    Director:James A. Contner

    Writer:Shawn Ryan
22. 

    7.5/10(2051 votes)

    #22 - The Thin Dead Line

    S2:E142/13/2001

    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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    Director:Scott McGinnis

    Writers:Shawn Ryan, Jim Kouf
23. 

    7.5/10(2033 votes)

    #23 - That Old Gang of Mine

    S3:E310/8/2001

    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

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    Director:Frederick King Keller

    Writer:Tim Minear
24. 

    7.5/10(1695 votes)

    #24 - Dad

    S3:E1012/10/2001

    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

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    Director:Frederick King Keller

    Writer:David H. Goodman
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    7.5/10(1570 votes)

    #25 - The Price

    S3:E194/29/2002

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

    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury

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    Director:Marita Grabiak

    Writer:David Fury