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5-22 2004.05.19 |
Dulce et Decorum Est Though it may be too late now to sound a death knell, it's time to declare this the end of Angel. As usual there's plenty of angst and gloom: just forty-two minutes 'till they meet their doom. It may start with a scuffle, but it ends with a clang. There's a hole in the timeslot where Cary once sang. This is the end, the end of Angel. For five (or more) years, his life has been hell. At least he's finally free of Buffy. Now save up your pennies for the DVDs. |
| 3-6 Recap |
Billy
Billy - Women are from Earth, men are from Hell, and the script is from Camille Paglia's trash can. |
2001.10.29 2001.11.05 |
C |
Strega |
| 3-5 Recap |
Plotless
Fredless - Fred's folks visit. Fred runs away. Bugs attack. Fred reunites with her parents. Bugs attack. Bugs reunite with their parents. Huh? |
2001.10.22 2001.10.29 |
D |
Strega |
| 3-4 Recap |
Invasion of the Body Snatcher
Carpe Noctem - An old man experiences his second, third, and fourth childhoods by possessing young stud-muffins. Wackiness, as it so often does, ensues. |
2001.10.15 2001.10.19 |
C |
Strega |
| 3-3 Recap |
Our Gang
That Old Gang of Mine - Gunn's old friends have taken to indiscriminate slaughter of demons. The little rascals. Cordy finally meets the Three Stooges, none of whom can hold a candle to Shemp. |
2001.10.08 2001.10.12 |
D |
Strega |
| 3-2 Recap |
That Vision Thing
That Vision Thing - Think "Expecting" plus one-eighth of "The Gift," multiplied by negative "Blood Money." |
2001.10.01 2001.10.07 |
B- |
Strega |
| 3-1 Recap |
Heartthrob
Heartthrob - Angel deals with Buffy's death in his own stoic way. After his girlfriend is killed, James goes on kamikaze mission for revenge. And, uh, "romance" has certainly put Darla in an awkward situation. Ain't love grand? |
2001.09.24 2001.09.30 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 2-22 Recap |
There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb
There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb - Angel, Wesley, and Cordy all learn valuable lessons in Pylea. The rest of us just learn to keep our expectations low. |
2001.05.22 2001.05.29 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 2-21 Recap |
Through The Looking Glass
Through The Looking Glass - Cordy's a princess, Angel's a hero, Gunn and Wesley are captives, and Cary's toast. |
2001.05.15 2001.05.21 |
B- |
Strega |
| 2-20 Recap |
Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow - Cordelia is lost in another dimension, where the usual rules of story logic no longer apply. |
2001.05.08 2001.05.14 |
D |
Strega |
| 2-19 Recap |
Belonging
Belonging - A crazed creature causes chaos at Caritas. Cary's cousin comes calling. Cordelia questions her career. |
2001.05.01 2001.05.08 |
C- |
Strega |
| 2-18 Recap |
Dead End
Dead End - Lindsey sneers, strums, and shoots his way through the episode as he's forced to team up with Angel to track down the original owner of his new hand. |
2001.04.24 2001.04.30 |
C+ |
Strega |
| 2-17 Recap |
Disharmony
Disharmony - Harmony pays Cordelia a visit, and decides to try battling evil for a change. Bonus feature: Alphabetical Angel adjectives. |
2001.04.17 2001.04.23 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 2-16 Recap |
Epiphany
Epiphany - Angel redefines "anticlimax" when a night of passion with Darla ends up leading to...silliness. Also, Lindsey shows his roots, while Cordy continues to dye hers. |
2001.02.27 2001.03.05 |
B- |
Strega |
| 2-15 Recap |
Reprise
Reprise - Everyone's broken-hearted, lonely, suicidal, and/or walking into a trap. Avoid sharp objects after this episode. |
2001.02.20 2001.02.24 |
A- |
Strega |
| 2-14 Recap |
The Thin Dead Line
The Thin Dead Line - It's kind of like Dead Heat, but without Joe Piscopo, and only half as long. So, right there, it's better in at least two ways. |
2001.02.13 2001.02.20 |
B- |
Strega |
| 2-13 Recap |
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary - A lovelorn geek's creation threatens to stop time. This episode provides a frightening simulation of what that would feel like. |
2001.02.06 2001.02.12 |
D |
Strega |
| 2-12 Recap |
Blood Money
Blood Money - A plan to rob a teen shelter, an enemy from Angel's past, and an inexplicable Old West theme. Spin the elements around in a dryer and you, too, could write the story! |
2001.01.23 2001.01.30 |
C- |
Strega |
| Extra |
You give love a bad name.
Valentine - David Boreanaz hits the big screen as a socially awkward guy with a taste for certain liquids. And he might also be stalking petite blondes. Way to avoid typecasting, there. |
2001.01.06 2001.02.06 |
D |
Strega |
| 2-11 Recap |
Redefinition
Redefinition - The MoG regroup, while the remaining members of Wolfram & Hart receive their reviews. After Drusilla and Darla recruit some help, Angel rekindles an old flame. |
2001.01.16 2001.01.23 |
B- |
Strega |
| 2-10 Recap |
Reunion
Reunion - After a quick makeover, Drusilla and Darla face off against Wolfram & Hart's staff at a party. Angel stops by just long enough to say, "I choose me." |
2000.12.19 2000.12.27 |
B+ |
Strega |
| 2-9 Recap |
The Trial
The Trial - Having put up with Darla's simpering for 150 years, Angel doesn't mind suffering some more on her behalf. |
2000.11.28 2000.12.04 |
C |
Strega |
| 2-8 Recap |
The City That Bleeds
The Shroud of Rahmon - Angel has a ground-breaking crossover with Homicide despite the fact that the shows are on different networks, set on different coasts, and one of them is no longer in production. |
2000.11.21 2000.11.27 |
B |
Strega |
| 2-7 Recap |
The Way We Mur...dured
Darla - Darla's origins are revealed, Angel continues to be just as dull in the flashbacks as he is in the present, and Lindsey's allegiance wavers again. Spike and Gunn each appear just enough to make Strega feel wistful. |
2000.11.14 2000.11.17 |
Strega |
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| 2-6 Recap |
Ham in a Hard Role
Guise Will Be Guise - When a family man needs protection for his daughter, Wesley pretends to be Angel, Cordelia pretends to be worried, and Angel pretends to be deep. No flashbacks, no Darla, and only one gaping plot hole. |
2000.11.07 2000.11.09 |
Strega |
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| 2-5 Recap |
Blonde on Bland
Dear Boy - The MoG fear for Angel's sanity when he insists that he's seen Darla in real life. They worry even more when Kate accuses him of murder. Angel finally has a long talk with Darla, and demonstrates why it's never fun to chat with an ex. |
2000.10.24 2000.10.28 |
Strega |
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| 2-4 Recap |
Untouched
Untouched - Angel assists an abused child. |
2000.10.17 2000.10.17 |
Strega |
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| 2-3 Recap |
First Impressions
First Impressions - "I still can't believe you're here," Angel says. "I mean, I killed you." Darla says she's over that, and then asks if Angel has told anyone about "these dates of ours." Angel says that he hasn't, and that he wants her all to himself. |
2000.10.10 2000.10.10 |
Strega |
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| 2-2 Recap |
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been - December 16, 1979: "On that morning, the concierge, Roland Meeks, made his morning wake-up calls with a twelve-gauge shotgun, room to room." |
2000.10.03 2000.10.03 |
Strega |
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| 2-1 Recap |
Judgement
Judgement - The show opens with a green, horned, Tarantino-chinned demon stepping into the frame. He raises a microphone and sings the opening to "I Will Survive." |
2000.09.26 2000.09.26 |
Strega |
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| 1-22 Recap |
To Shanshu in L.A.
To Shanshu in L.A. - Wesley studies the scroll in Angel's office, muttering, "Shanshu." Cordy asks why it's taking him so long to figure out what it means. Wesley snaps that the prophecies were written "over the past four thousand years in a dozen different languages, some of which aren't even human." |
2000.05.23 2000.05.23 |
Strega |