Angel
The vampire Angelus, now known as Angel, has a human soul, but committed terrible crimes in the past. Seeking forgiveness and trying to redeem himself, he moves from Sunnydale (and a relationship with Buffy Summers, of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") to Los Angeles, where he helps the downtrodden by thwarting the supernatural creatures that prey on them.
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- 1999-2004
- 5 seasons
- The WB Television Network
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
- TV-14
The vampire Angelus, now known as Angel, has a human soul, but committed terrible crimes in the past. Seeking forgiveness and trying to redeem himself, he moves from Sunnydale (and a relationship with Buffy Summers, of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") to Los Angeles, where he helps the downtrodden by thwarting the supernatural creatures that prey on them.
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Conviction
Wed, Oct 1, 2003 44 mins
Angel and the gang adjust to life at Wolfram & Hart, while Angel lets loose the shocking contents of a package from Sunnydale.
Episode 2
Just Rewards
Wed, Oct 8, 2003 44 mins
The team are shocked when Spike manifests from the amulet that Angel brought to Sunnydale and has been mysteriously mailed back to him; Spike died wearing it in Sunnydale, but now his non-corporeal spirit has been resurrected as a ghost. When Angel finds himself in conflict with a necromancer, Spike tags along and is offered a body in exchange for betraying Angel.
Episode 3
Unleashed
Wed, Oct 15, 2003 43 mins
Angel saves a woman from a werewolf attack, but not before the woman was bitten. Now she will become a werewolf. As Team Angel tries to help her cope with her new situation, someone else would like to have Werewolf for dinner.
Episode 4
Hell-Bound
Wed, Oct 22, 2003 44 mins
Spike keeps disappearing into a hell dimension, the team tries to help, but they're distracted by ghosts. Spike discovers the source is a powerful ghost wizard who is tormenting Spike and Team Angel. They must find a way to defeat the ghost, but how do you defeat someone who is already dead?
Episode 5
Life of the Party
Wed, Oct 29, 2003 43 mins
When Lorne gets his sleep removed to prepare for the firm's Halloween party, he doesn't realize the consequences. At the party, everyone is mystically compelled to do what he tells them. Spike is thinking positively, Angel and Eve get a room.
Episode 6
The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco
Wed, Nov 5, 2003 43 mins
It turns out that the Wolfram and Hart postal worker is more than he seems. He and his brothers were once demon fighters, but he gave up after he lost his family to an Aztec warrior demon. When the demon comes to town, Angel must wrestle with his personal issues.
Episode 7
Lineage
Wed, Nov 12, 2003 43 mins
Wesley's father comes for a visit. With his father overseeing and critiquing everything he does, his old feelings of insecurity arise. Also, Wolfram and Hart is besieged by robot ninjas.
Episode 8
Destiny
Wed, Nov 19, 2003 42 mins
Spike receives a mysterious box in the mail, which emits a flash that somehow re-corporealizes him. He's thrilled to be solid again, but it also causes reality to start deteriorating at Wolfram and Hart; the Shanshu Prophesy is thrown into confusion by the presence of two ensouled vampire champions in the world.
Episode 9
Harm's Way
Wed, Jan 14, 2004 43 mins
Harmony is having trouble adjusting to working for Angel; she is unappreciated by her boss and snubbed by the other employees of Wolfram and Hart. Her troubles get a lot more serious when she flirts with a stranger in a bar and wakes up the next morning to find him dead in her bed.
Episode 10
Soul Purpose
Wed, Jan 21, 2004 43 mins
Lindsey McDonald approaches Spike, introducing himself as Doyle and telling him that the Powers That Be have selected Spike to be their new champion now that Angel is working for Wolfram and Hart. Meanwhile, Angel has been infected by a parasite.
Episode 11
Damage
Wed, Jan 28, 2004 43 mins
A psychotic vampire slayer has escaped from her asylum, and is now on the loose in Los Angeles. Angel and Spike are on the hunt for her, before she does more damage. Once she is found, looking for pieces of her past, she believes that Spike was the man who drove her towards insanity, and wants to seek revenge.
Episode 12
You're Welcome
Wed, Feb 4, 2004 44 mins
Cordelia awakens from her magically induced coma and returns to help Angel fight an old enemy who has reappeared even more powerful than ever.
Episode 13
Why We Fight
Wed, Feb 11, 2004 42 mins
Angel's past comes to haunt him. An ally from World War II takes Fred, Gunn, and Wes hostage while seeking Angel. This is the only vampire Angel sired after he got his soul back. Angel relives the past and must determine his future.
Episode 14
Smile Time
Wed, Feb 18, 2004 43 mins
Angel and the gang set out to foil an evil puppet show that is sucking the brain power of all the children who watch. During their fight, Angel is turned into a puppet himself and must rely upon his friends in order to reverse the spell which holds him at one foot tall.
Episode 15
A Hole in the World
Wed, Feb 25, 2004 44 mins
When an ancient sarcophagus arrives in the laboratory at Wolfram & Hart, Fred opens a small compartment and is infected by an ancient disease that slowly begins to kill her. As Angel and Spike travel across the world in order to help her, Wesley slowly begins to realize that there may be no stopping this disease.
Episode 16
Shells
Wed, Mar 3, 2004 44 mins
As Angel and the gang try desperately to bring Fred back, Wesley begins to understand that the ancient demon Illyria, now fused with Fred's body, is here to stay. Exhausting all options for saving Fred, the gang switches gears to stop Illyria and her plan for global domination.
Episode 17
Underneath
Wed, Apr 14, 2004 42 mins
Angel, Spike and Gunn travel to a surprisingly unusual Hell dimension to free Lindsey and find out what he knows of the Senior Partners' ultimate plans. With Illyria's army defunct and her plans averted, the gang accepts her as a dubious ally.
Episode 18
Origin
Wed, Apr 21, 2004 42 mins
Parents bring their son to Wolfram and Hart to try to make sense of their son's superhuman abilities. Team Angel wants their assistance, but Angel refuses, because it's his son Connor. A demon is after Connor, but without his memories of his old life.
Episode 19
Time Bomb
Wed, Apr 28, 2004 42 mins
Illyria begins acting more strangely than usual. After she rescues Gunn from the suburban hell dimension, she begins displaying more power. After a hint from Hamilton, Wesley discovers that Fred's body is insufficient to contain Illyria's power, and she is about to explode.
Episode 20
The Girl in Question
Wed, May 5, 2004 43 mins
Angel and Spike's mission to help resurrect a demon gang leader in Italy is made more complicated when they learn that their former love, Buffy, might be in danger. Meanwhile, when the Burkles make a surprise visit to Wolfram and Hart, Illyria solves the problem by showing Wesley a frightening talent.
Episode 21
Power Play
Wed, May 12, 2004 44 mins
The team has reason to believe that Angel has been utterly corrupted with power when they find evidence that he has joined the Circle of the Black Thorn, the most evil of secret societies. Wesley, Gunn, Spike, and even Illyria discover some surprises when they urge Angel to side with the forces of Good again.
Episode 22
Not Fade Away
Wed, May 19, 2004 44 mins
Angel reveals that his questionable moral behavior has been part of a bigger plan: to destroy The Circle of the Black Thorn and show the Senior Partners that the power of good can still make a difference. Wesley struggles with helping Illyria adapt to the world, scolding her for her attempts to take on Fred's form.
