The BEST episodes of Angel season 1

Every episode of Angel season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Angel season 1!

Angel, a 240-year old vampire cursed with a conscience, haunts the dark streets of Los Angeles alone. But after he meets a half-demon with mysterious visions, Angel realizes his true purpose: to help those in danger with the hope that he may have a chance to redeem himself and save his own soul. With Cordelia and Doyle at his side, he forms Angel Investigations. He is soon joined by Wesley, Gunn, Lorne and Fred, and he will need all their expertise to fight the growing forces of evil, and the supernatural law firm of Wolfram and Hart.

Last Updated: 12/8/2024Network: The WBStatus: Ended
I Will Remember You
star
8.13
1041 votes

#1 - I Will Remember You

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/1999

Old feelings are rekindled when Buffy comes to L.A. to visit Angel. Buffy and Angel are attacked by a Mohra demon, and together they slay it

Directors: David Grossman
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Five by Five
star
8.12
905 votes

#2 - Five by Five

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2000

Rogue slayer Faith comes to town, and when she partners up with Wolfram and Hart , Angel's life is in danger.

Directors: James A. Contner
Writer: Jim Kouf
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Sanctuary
star
7.95
902 votes

#3 - Sanctuary

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2000

Everyone, including Buffy Summers, is out to get Faith, and Angel is the only man who can stop them.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Hero
star
7.87
881 votes

#4 - Hero

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1999

Doyle is presented with an opportunity for atonement when a band of frightened refugees seek his help.

Directors: Tucker Gates
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I've Got You Under My Skin
star
7.85
800 votes

#5 - I've Got You Under My Skin

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2000

A troubled family enlists Angel and Wesley to help them exorcise their resident demon.

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To Shanshu in L.A.
star
7.82
843 votes

#6 - To Shanshu in L.A.

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2000

Wolfram and Hart raise a powerful new foe to strike down Angel and those close to him.

Directors: David Greenwalt
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The Ring
star
7.80
787 votes

#7 - The Ring

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/29/2000

In pursuit of a missing man, Angel becomes enslaved to an underground-fighting ring.

Directors: Nick Marck
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In the Dark
star
7.78
1005 votes

#8 - In the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1999

Spike follows Oz to L.A. and enlists the help of a demented vampire to regain a mystical relic from Angel.

Directors: Bruce Seth Green
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Rm w/a Vu
star
7.71
873 votes

#9 - Rm w/a Vu

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1999

Cordelia finds a perfect apartment, but it' has just one flaw: it's haunted. Meanwhile, Doyle flees the phantoms of his past.

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Eternity
star
7.69
868 votes

#10 - Eternity

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/2000

When a young celebrity enlists Angel to protect her from a stalker, her interest in Angel could cost him his soul.

Directors: Regis Kimble
Writer: Tracey Stern
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War Zone
star
7.67
735 votes

#11 - War Zone

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2000

When Angel tracks down a millionaire's blackmailer, he gets caught in the middle of a gang war between street kids and vampires.

Directors: David Straiton
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The Prodigal
star
7.66
735 votes

#12 - The Prodigal

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2000

Angel's conflict with Kate and her dad stirs up memories of his own father.

Directors: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Tim Minear
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Parting Gifts
star
7.64
944 votes

#13 - Parting Gifts

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1999

Angel and Cordelia, still coping with the death of their friend, are aided by an old friend in the pursuit of a demon bounty.

Directors: James A. Contner
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Somnambulist
star
7.63
849 votes

#14 - Somnambulist

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2000

When a killer stalks the L.A. streets using a mark that Angelus once used, Angel must face the possibility that he is committing the murders in his sleep.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Tim Minear
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City Of
star
7.62
1365 votes

#15 - City Of

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/1999

Newly arrived in Los Angeles, Angel is befriended by a half-demon named Doyle whose visions lead him to a powerful vampire whose next victim just may be Cordelia Chase.

Directors: Joss Whedon
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Sense & Sensitivity
star
7.59
791 votes

#16 - Sense & Sensitivity

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1999

Kate's temper buys her a trip to sensitivity training, which has a strange effect on her... and those around her.

Directors: James A. Contner
Writer: Tim Minear
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Bachelor Party
star
7.53
898 votes

#17 - Bachelor Party

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1999

Doyle's past love comes to town, but her new fiancé has other plans for him. Doyle gets a vision of Buffy.

Directors: David Straiton
Writer: Tracey Stern
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Blind Date
star
7.50
869 votes

#18 - Blind Date

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2000

Angel must break into Wolfram and Hart to prevent an assassin from carrying out her deadly mission.

Directors: Tom Wright
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Lonely Heart
star
7.49
1086 votes

#19 - Lonely Heart

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/1999

Angel, with the aid of a new friend, tracks a serial killer whose hunting ground is L.A.'s single bars.

Directors: James A. Contner
Writer: David Fury
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She
star
7.48
911 votes

#20 - She

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2000

Angel forms a tenuous truce with a warrior demon in order to save refugees from another dimension.

Directors: David Greenwalt
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Expecting
star
7.44
899 votes

#21 - Expecting

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2000

After a one-night stand, Cordelia wakes up to find herself extremely pregnant with something extremely unnatural.

Directors: David Semel
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I Fall to Pieces
star
7.29
897 votes

#22 - I Fall to Pieces

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1999

A desperate young woman pleads for Angel's help, as her disembodied stalker grows more violent. Meanwhile Doyle goes to work with Melissa.

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