#1
S5E22
Not Fade Away
Angel and his friends prepare for their suicide attack on the Circle of the Black Thorn.
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#2
S5E12
You're Welcome
When Lindsey returns and tries to defeat Angel using a secret "failsafe" entity created by the Powers That Be, Cordelia emerges from her coma to help save Angel.
#3
S5E14
Smile Time
While Nina the werewolf show romantic interest in Angel, he investigates a demon-infested children's television program and gets turned into a puppet; Gunn makes a deal to keep his newly implanted mental powers; and Wes and Fred's relationship heats up.
#4
A Hole in the World
S5E15
#5
I Will Remember You
S1E8
#6
Reunion
S2E10
#7
Five by Five
S1E18
#8
Sanctuary
S1E19
#9
Orpheus
S4E15
#10
Shells
S5E16
Lowlights
Angel forms tenuous truce with a warrior demon in order to save refugees from another dimension.
#109
The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco
S5E6
#108
I Fall to Pieces
S1E4
#107
Double or Nothing
S3E18
#106
Expecting
S1E12
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