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The Best Episodes of Fallen Angels

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A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 5 - Murder, Obliquely
    7.3/10(128 votes)

    #1 - Murder, Obliquely

    S1:E5

    Annie, in true noir fashion, fatalistically falls in love with a millionaire who is quite bewitched by another lover and is not afraid to show it. In flashback narrative Annie explains that she met Dwight six weeks earlier and soon we understand Dwight's total obsession with "the other woman." How far will Dwight go to win and keep the love of his adored Bernette? What must Annie do to win Dwight's love?

    Director:Alfonso Cuarón
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead-End for Delia
    7.2/10(80 votes)

    #2 - Dead-End for Delia

    S1:E1

    Detective Kelley is called to investigate a murder and we discover his wife Delia, a dance-hall hostess, has been murdered. We learn Kelley's past invovement with Delia and what happened via a very convoluted point-of-view.

    Director:Phil Joanou
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 2 - Professional Man
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    #3 - Professional Man

    S2:E2

    Johnny Lamb is an elevator man by day and a hit man by night. He's very good at his job; he's a professional. The Boss sends him on a job that makes Lamb confront his conscience, maybe for the first time. The episode has interesting male relationships seldom touched in hard-boiled novels nor found in film noir.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 3 - A Dime a Dance
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #4 - A Dime a Dance

    S2:E3

    A police detective investigates the untimely death of a nightclub dancer but the investigation is called off by the brass. The problem: the killer is still loose.

    Director:Peter Bogdanovich
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 2 - I'll Be Waiting
    6.9/10(54 votes)

    #5 - I'll Be Waiting

    S1:E2

    Eve Cressy is a gangster's moll who awaits the return of her lover from prison. She meets Tony Reseck, the hotel dick, whose attempt to protect her end in violence.

    Director:Tom Hanks
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 4 - Good Housekeeping
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #6 - Good Housekeeping

    S2:E4

    In the noir world you never know how certain people can change your life forever. A woman is transformed when she falls for a wise guy.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 5 - Tomorrow I Die
    6.8/10(77 votes)

    #7 - Tomorrow I Die

    S2:E5

    In pure noir fashion, where fatalism plays it's untimely hand, Hollywood actor Rich Thurber gets off the bus and enters a bar to take drink. The bar is then abruptly taken over by bank thieves. The hoods mistake Rich for a local politician and take him and Carol, the daughter of Los Angeles' top cop, for a ride they won't soon forget. Look for a surprising and riveting end.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 3 - The Quiet Room
    6.7/10(67 votes)

    #8 - The Quiet Room

    S1:E3

    In the 1940's and 1950's some members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had more interests than their slogan suggests: to protect and to serve. In this episode sadistic Streeter and brutal Creighton are corrupt cops whose antics lead to a nasty and tragic end when a shakedown plan goes awry.

    Director:Steven Soderbergh
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 6 - Since I Don't Have You
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #9 - Since I Don't Have You

    S1:E6

    In this comic noir, fixer-bag-man Buzz Meeks is hired by both of his bosses--the multi-talented Howard Hughes and the gangster Mickey Cohen--to find, oops, the same girl whom they have both fallen madly in love with. This quite hilarious episode, narrated by "Buzz" in flashback, is peppered with many tales about the characters that made Los Angeles in the 1950's so incredibly interesting. Please suspend your disbelief in this episode and enjoy the ride.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 7 - Fly Paper
    6.6/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Fly Paper

    S2:E7

    A well known socialite is missing and the famed shamus, the Continental Op, is on the trail in this story that takes place in 1929. The case takes the Continental Op to blackmail and murder.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 8 - Red Wind
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Red Wind

    S2:E8

    Famed Los Angeles private dick Marlowe investigates a series of murders in noir fashion.

    Director:Agnieszka Holland
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 6 - The Black Bargain
    6.3/10(70 votes)

    #12 - The Black Bargain

    S2:E6

    It's the nature of noir never to know who your friends are. A mobster is hiding out in a hotel room and one by one his thug friends abandon him.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 1 - Love and Blood
    6.2/10(59 votes)

    #13 - Love and Blood

    S2:E1

    A dissatisfied boxer's wife leaves her husband for another man. But she wants to give the marriage another chance. However, fate touches Matt Cordell when he is framed for a murder.

    Director:Kiefer Sutherland
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Fallen Angels Season 2 Episode 9 - Fearless
    6.1/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Fearless

    S2:E9

    In a tale that takes place in south-central Los Angeles, Fearless Jones and Paris Minton become involved with a femme fatale nightclub jazz singer. They try to help out Deletha by planning to steal her singing contract from the nightclub manager. Not all go as the wily sleuths planned.

    Director:Jim McBride
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Fallen Angels Season 1 Episode 4 - The Frightening Frammis
    6.0/10(89 votes)

    #15 - The Frightening Frammis

    S1:E4

    We meet our anti-hero, grifter Mitch Allison, disheveled and walking by the side of the road. He tells us in a flash back narrative how he stole $25,000 from his con-artist wife Bette and jumped on a train hoping to double the money in a scam. He meets sultry Babe and gets involved in more than he bargained for. The twists and turns never stop in this fast paced tale.

    Director:Tom Cruise
    Writer:Jon Robin Baitz

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Best Episodes Summary

"Murder, Obliquely" is the best rated episode of "Fallen Angels". It scored 7.3/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/1993. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead-End for Delia".