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The Best Episodes of Dark Angel

Every episode of Dark Angel ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dark Angel!

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Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 21 - Freak Nation
    8.5/10(562 votes)

    #1 - Freak Nation

    S2:E21

    Max is forced to expose her true identity to the world, when she must defend her own kind during a potentially deadly hostage situation at Jam Pony, involving Joshua and Alec.

    Director:James Cameron
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, René Echevarria

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  2. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 20 - Meow
    8.2/10(408 votes)

    #2 - Meow

    S1:E20

    Max is in heat again, ready to jump at any men, even Normal! She hates her condition and is ashamed of it. Meanwhile, she is avoiding Logan at all cost and decides to cancel their anniversary dinner. After the day is over, she confronts the still-confused Logan about her condition and the two finally admit their feelings towards each other. Just as they are kissing, Zack interrupts with bad news about Tinga. They must go rescue her from a secret government facility.

    Director:D.J. Caruso
    Writer:David Zabel

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  3. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 1 - Designate This
    8.1/10(434 votes)

    #3 - Designate This

    S2:E1

    After months of being imprisoned at Manticore, Max has resisted powerful attempts at re-programming and breeding and plans her escape from the genetics lab. She is aided in her breakout by the gentle but beast-like Joshua, an early Manticore creation, and together they release all the other Manticore creatures. Max attempts to reunite with Logan, only to discover that he is now number one on Manticore's most wanted list.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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  4. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 11 - The Berrisford Agenda
    8.1/10(457 votes)

    #4 - The Berrisford Agenda

    S2:E11

    While being haunted by music from the past, Alec must revisit one of his Manticore missions that went bad and resulted in the loss of his one true love. Max attempts to put the pieces of Alec's past together and upon discovery of the truth sets out to help him as best she can.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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  5. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 16 - Shorties in Love
    7.9/10(458 votes)

    #5 - Shorties in Love

    S1:E16

    Original Cindy reunites with her ex-lover, Diamond, who is recently out of prison. Max is suspicious of Diamond which causes her to have a fight with her best friend.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writer:Adisa Iwa

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  6. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 10 - Brainiac
    7.9/10(378 votes)

    #6 - Brainiac

    S2:E10

    When Asha's militant group comes under fire, Max figures that it's all because of a Manticore-engineered military strategist, another transgenic called Brain. Brain sets out to protect Max as best he can, after he's called upon to discover who really betrayed the group.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 11 - Art Attack
    7.8/10(361 votes)

    #7 - Art Attack

    S1:E11

    Logan asks Max to be his date for a cousin's wedding where she meets his snobbish uncle and aunt. She also gets to meet Logan's ex-fiancée. Back at Jam Pony, Normal is taken by the mob when there is a delivery mix-up. Original Cindy and Max decide to help him retrieve the right painting to save their boss' life.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  8. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 21 - And Jesus Brought a Casserole
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - And Jesus Brought a Casserole

    S1:E21

    Lydecker realises that he has lost control over Manticore, as Madame X is now clearly running the show. He would rather see the project destroyed than see it abused by others. He asks Max for help in bringing Manticore down. Together with Zack and other X5's, they storm the facility and destroy the DNA lab.

    Director:Joe Ann Fogle
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, René Echevarria

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  9. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 19 - Hit a Sista Back
    7.7/10(362 votes)

    #9 - Hit a Sista Back

    S1:E19

    Tinga, who escaped to Canada in #1.12 with other X5's, when Eyes Only warned them their locations were compromised, comes back in town to save her husband and son. With Max and Zack's help, the family is reunited, but not before the son is given a deadly pathogen. Lydecker agrees to cure the boy in exchange for Tinga. Unbeknownst to him, Madame X has already arranged for Brin to double cross Lydecker. She captures Tinga, who is able to pass her special traits to her children, to study her.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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  10. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 15 - Fuhgeddaboudit
    7.7/10(374 votes)

    #10 - Fuhgeddaboudit

    S2:E15

    A genetically enhanced hypnotist targets Logan and Max, who reveals her true identity and Logan's secret activities before realizing that she is being manipulated as part of a deadly plan - but luckily she doesn't remember doing it. Meanwhile, the transgenic, Mia, also sets her sights on Alec, raising the stakes, leading him back into the boxing ring to make some money for some not-so-good fellas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julie Hess

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  11. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 17 - Hello, Goodbye
    7.7/10(374 votes)

    #11 - Hello, Goodbye

    S2:E17

    After a near-fatal incident with Logan, Max decides to end their relationship for good. A murder committed by Alec's Manticore twin, Ben, puts him under suspicion and places all of the transgenics in jeopardy...thanks to White and his leakage to the media. Meanwhile, Joshua finds the perfect woman, but can't find the courage to confess his secret.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 19 - She Ain't Heavy
    7.7/10(363 votes)

    #12 - She Ain't Heavy

    S2:E19

    Max's life is placed in more danger than ever before when she is hunted by the one person who knows her better than anyone -- her clone. Though even the existence of this exact replica is news to Max, she quickly realises the imminent danger from an individual who can get inside her head and infiltrate her life like no one else. Dealing not only with this new threat but also the disintegration of her relationship with Logan and Joshua's disillusionment over not being able to go out in public, Max must race against time to figure out how to stop this deadly enemy before it's too late.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Robert Doherty, Michael Angeli

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  13. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 20 - Love Among the Runes
    7.7/10(357 votes)

    #13 - Love Among the Runes

    S2:E20

    Max begins to develop strange markings on her body while leading a transgenic resistance against White, when he attempts to capture one of her "brothers". However, the transgenics are stunned by revealed secrets about their "father" that threaten all that they believe and stir up many more questions. Meanwhile, the Terminal City dwellers mount a campaign to battle the humans hunting them down, and Alec learns why Logan has been keeping his distance from his former friends.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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  14. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.6/10(470 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    12 genetically enhanced children escape from a military base that created them. 10 years later, after The Pulse, a magnetic bomb that destroyed every computer in USA, has struck, Max Guevara, one of the 12 escapees, is a bike messenger in (what's left of) Seattle and with cyber journalist, Logan Cale, she tries to rid the world of crime and corruption, avoid her creators and uncover her past.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writers:James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee

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  15. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 5 - 411 on the DL
    7.6/10(393 votes)

    #15 - 411 on the DL

    S1:E5

    Max hires a private detective to help her track down a fellow X-5 called Zack. She is about to receive vital information when the detective is found dead. Back at Logan's place, his ex-wife Valerie shows up unexpectedly with an obvious hidden agenda. Max decides to find out the truth about her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  16. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 6 - Prodigy
    7.6/10(376 votes)

    #16 - Prodigy

    S1:E6

    Max and Donald Lydecker are taken hostages at a convention. Logan decides to trade himself as a hostage for all the women. Max decides to stay and ends up helping Logan when the terrorists push him off the roof of the building. She also does the unexpected when she saves Lydecker from being shot in the head.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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  17. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 7 - Cold Comfort
    7.6/10(385 votes)

    #17 - Cold Comfort

    S1:E7

    Zack reappears and tells Max Lydecker has captured Brin, one of their Manticore sisters, and plans to do her harm. Max decides they must kidnap Lydecker and force him to reveal Brin's whereabouts. When Max and Zack discover that Lydecker was not behind Brin's disappearance, they have no choice but to team up with Lydecker to find their lost sister.

    Director:Jefery Levy
    Writer:Jose Molina

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  18. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 10 - Red
    7.6/10(366 votes)

    #18 - Red

    S1:E10

    The trouble starts when Logan recruits his favourite biker chick to protect a Federal witness with vital info on local corruption. But the operation hits a snag after Max realises that the guy she's guarding is a face from the not-so-distant - and very painful - past, and that those who want him dead may have plans for her as well.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:David Zabel

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  19. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 18 - I and I Am a Camera
    7.6/10(353 votes)

    #19 - I and I Am a Camera

    S1:E18

    A suspicious-looking man takes pictures of Max. She follows him and is surprised that he seems to possess super-natural strength. Finding out that he is actually a good guy, the two team up with Logan and investigate the deaths of recently released prisoners. This leads to shocking discoveries about Logan's family business. Logan is left with a dilemma. If Eyes Only goes public about this finding, he would lose his source of income.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:David Simkins

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  20. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 3 - Proof of Purchase
    7.6/10(389 votes)

    #20 - Proof of Purchase

    S2:E3

    Max and Logan look for Joshua, who is wandering Seattle looking for "Father", the man who created him. Meanwhile, Alec fights ordinary people in an underground club but when later caught by White, he must strike a bargain to kill three transgenics to save his life.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Tommy Thompson

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  21. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 18 - Dawg Day Afternoon
    7.6/10(359 votes)

    #21 - Dawg Day Afternoon

    S2:E18

    Max must break her vow to avoid Logan after Joshua's friendship with the blind woman makes him a target of a transgenic manhunt in the sewers. Meanwhile, White leaks news of the human-looking X-5s to the media, leading to a wide-scale attack against the so-called "monsters" running amok and to the death of a someone dear to one of the transgenics.

    Director:Kenneth Biller
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  22. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 2 - Heat
    7.5/10(428 votes)

    #22 - Heat

    S1:E2

    In a post apocalyptic world genetically enhanced female (transgenic) Max Gueverra tries to stay ahead of the law while looking for links to her past. Max does a job for Logan (the last good man on Earth; and cyber journalist Eyes Only) while trying to keep a handle on her revved up hormones, thanks to Manticore. Logan manages to turn up some information on a friend from Max's past.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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  23. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 13 - The Kidz are Aiight
    7.5/10(350 votes)

    #23 - The Kidz are Aiight

    S1:E13

    Zack manages to escape from Manticore and calls Max, she comes to his rescue. What they do not know is that this is planned by Lydecker in an attempt to find the escaped X5's. Once Max and Zack find this out, they have to find a way to warn their siblings without exposing them.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, René Echevarria

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  24. Dark Angel Season 1 Episode 17 - Pollo Loco
    7.5/10(358 votes)

    #24 - Pollo Loco

    S1:E17

    A body with a barcode tattooed at the neck is sent to the morgue. Logan pulls some strings and Max gets to examine the body. Although the barcode matches that of Ben, one of the 12 escapees, the man is not an X5. More bodies with the same tattoo surface and Max is determine to find Ben to find out the truth.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  25. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 2 - Bag 'Em
    7.5/10(391 votes)

    #25 - Bag 'Em

    S2:E2

    Manticore sends out a signal ordering all the escapees to return to a site where unbeknownst to them, awaits their death. While harboring a group of muddle Manticore escapees, Max is captured by a man who job it is to exterminate the remaining fugitives, leaving only Alec and the X6's to rescue her. Meanwhile, Lydecker contacts Logan when he gains information about Max that could be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands.

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Marjorie David

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Best Episodes Summary

"Freak Nation" is the best rated episode of "Dark Angel". It scored 8.5/10 based on 562 votes. Directed by James Cameron and written by Ira Steven Behr, René Echevarria, it aired on 5/3/2002. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Meow".