The Best of Angel

The Best of ANGEL (WB)

Creators: Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt

Seasons: 5 Episodes: 111 Years: 1999-2004
Premise: A vampire tries to help others and earn redemption

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. City Of S01E01 | #01

Angel becomes less ‘Batman’ when he meets up with Doyle and Cordelia

2. Expecting S01E12 | #12

A one-night stand has Cordelia pregnant with demons

3. Five by Five / Sanctuary S01E18-19 | #18 & #19

Faith’s hired by Wolfram & Hart to kill Angel but Wesley is tortured instead

4. Guise Will be Guise S02E06 | #28

Wesley pretends to be Angel and end up becoming a bodyguard

5. Redefinition S02E11 | #33

Angel goes into training in order to stop Drusilla and Darla

6. Disharmony S02E17 | #39

Harmony visits Cordelia, works for Angel, and is part of a pyramid scheme

7. Over the Rainbow / Through the Looking Glass / There’s No Place Like Plrtz Glrb S02E20-22 | #42, #43 & #44

The gang tries to rescue Cordelia from Lorne’s dimension

8. Billy S03E06 | #50

Billy is able to incite misogyny which causes Wesley to hunt down Fred

9. Waiting in the Wings S03E13 | #57

Angel & Cordelia are possessed by ghosts of former ballet lovers

10.  Spin the Bottle S04E06 | #72

Everyone reverts back to their high school personas after a bad spell

11. Awakening S04E10 | #76

Wesley gets a shaman to help remove Angel’s soul to save the world

12. Orpheus S04E15 | #81

Faith visits Angelus in a coma, Willow visits to restore Angel’s soul

13. Life of the Party S05E05 | #93

Lorne’s Halloween party gets out of control when his id takes over

14. Destiny S05E08 | #96

Spike is corporeal and fights with Angel for the Shanshu prophecy

15. Soul Purpose S05E10 | #98

Angel has disturbing nightmares while Spike becomes a hero

16. You’re Welcome S05E12 | #100

Cordelia wakes from her coma to put Angel back on the right track

17. Smile Time S05E14 | #102

Angel becomes a muppet which hinders his new relationship

18. A Hole in the World / Shells S05E15-16 | #103 & #104

Fred is infected by a demon which will kill her

19. The Girl in Question S05E20 | #108

Angel & Spike go to Rome to stop Buffy from a new relationship

20. Not Fade Away S05E22 | #110

The gang spends their last day before the fight of their life

My Top Five

1. Waiting in the Wings

2. Smile Time

3. Guise Will be Guise

4. A Hole in the World

5. Five By Five