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The Best Episodes of Dark Angel Season 2

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

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

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

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

    #3 - 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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  4. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 4 - Radar Love
    7.1/10(361 votes)

    #4 - Radar Love

    S2:E4

    Max and Logan must set aside their complicated and lethal feelings for one another, when they investigate a series of unusual deaths and uncover a genocidal agenda linked to transgenic escapees.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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  5. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 5 - Boo
    6.9/10(393 votes)

    #5 - Boo

    S2:E5

    On Halloween night, Max finds her "normal" world turned upside down when the creatures she let out of Manticore are able to walk the streets freely without fear of exposure. As she and Joshua, with a crazy band of characters, race against time to find a headless body before it carries out its intended lethal mission, Max is faced with the reality that Asha and Logan are getting closer than ever.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writers:Charles H. Eglee, Moira Kirland

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  6. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 6 - Two
    6.9/10(369 votes)

    #6 - Two

    S2:E6

    Disturbed by Joshua's unusual behavior, as well as Alec's new job working at Jam Pony, Max's concern for Joshua is heightened when sector police killings are attributed to a "beast-like" creature. As Max races to try to figure out the mystery of the killings before more are committed, she makes a surprising discovery about who the culprit actually is.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Jose Molina

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  7. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 7 - Some Assembly Required
    7.4/10(365 votes)

    #7 - Some Assembly Required

    S2:E7

    Max discovers that Zack is not only alive but apparently benefiting from some cybernetic enhancements to his genetic engineering, however he does have memory problems. Knowing that Zack sacrificed his life for hers, Max puts herself at great risk, attempting to rescue him from his new "owners," a vicious Seattle gang but when an attempt is made on Logan's life, Max is faced with a very painful decision.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  8. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 8 - Gill Girl
    7.2/10(397 votes)

    #8 - Gill Girl

    S2:E8

    Alec and Max set out to rescue an aquatic transgenic caught at sea from White, but the creature's mate throws a wrench into Max's plans. Meanwhile, Logan has a brush with death after he and Max get a little too close while babysitting his niece.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Marjorie David

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  9. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 9 - Medium Is the Message
    7.4/10(358 votes)

    #9 - Medium Is the Message

    S2:E9

    Max and Logan find themselves caught up in a spellbinding kidnapping case, that takes surprising turns when they learn the boy is the son of the infamous Mr. White. White, upon learning of Max's quest to find his son, decides to turn the tables and capture her instead and Max must race against time to save the boy, herself and discover the truth behind White's identity.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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

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

    #11 - 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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  12. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 12 - Borrowed Time
    7.3/10(371 votes)

    #12 - Borrowed Time

    S2:E12

    When Max and Logan finally find a cure for their genetically engineered virus, it turns out to be only temporary. Their time together is limited and to make matters worse they have to stop a strange Manticore creation that is on the loose in Seattle and preying on people.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 13 - Harbor Lights
    7.4/10(339 votes)

    #13 - Harbor Lights

    S2:E13

    After Max is shot and hospitalized, Logan must intercept White and a very curious CDC doctor in order to keep Max's transgenic identity undercover.

    Director:Kenneth Biller
    Writer:Robert Doherty

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  14. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 14 - Love in Vein
    7.0/10(359 votes)

    #14 - Love in Vein

    S2:E14

    Max must take on a cult of superhuman-blood addicts when she learns they're being led by a Manticore mutant intent on rebuilding an X-5 army. Meanwhile, Joshua falls in with the wrong crowd after Alec tricks him into delivering his packages for Jam Pony.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Michael Angeli

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

    #15 - 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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  16. Dark Angel Season 2 Episode 16 - Exposure
    7.2/10(350 votes)

    #16 - Exposure

    S2:E16

    Max and Logan track Ames' kidnapped son, Ray, to a small town where the breeding cult known as the Familiars, are readying their youngest creation for a mysterious ceremony.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Moira Kirland

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

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

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

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

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

    #21 - 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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Designate This" is the best rated episode of "Dark Angel" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 434 votes. Directed by Jeff Woolnough and written by Moira Kirland, it aired on 9/28/2001. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Bag 'Em".