The first season of Angel immediately established a darker, more adult tone
than Buffy - still some humor, but much less slapstick and much more introspection
and understatement.
There was a little mid-season hiatus with the introduction
of Wesley in place of Doyle; but once the new relationships were settled, the
series grew in power and confidence to a great Faith-centered high.
The
separation from Buffy was handled very well; characters crossed to give support,
but never looked contrived, and adapted well to the new mood.
| 01 | City Of ... |
Tuesday 05 October 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.
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| 02 |
Lonely Hearts | Tuesday 12 October 1999 |
| Another of Doyle's visions leads the newly formed Angel
investigations to a trendy bar wherevthey face off against a worm-like demon who
eviscerates its victims.
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| 03 | In The Dark |
Tuesday 19 October 1999 |
| Oz arrives in
L.A. with a ring from Buffy which must be kept from Spike at all costs - and which
would allow Angel to walk in the light of day.
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| 04 | I Fall to Pieces |
Tuesday 26 October 1999 |
| Angel aids a
woman being stalked by a deranged surgeon who has the unnatural ability to track
the woman's every move with the aid of his detachable body parts.
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| 05 | Room
With A View | Tuesday 02 November 1999 |
| While Doyle deals with a demon who has come to collect
on his loans, Cordelia and a ghost battle it out over who has the right to live
in a georgious rent-controlled apartment.
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| 06 | Sense and Sensitivity |
Tuesday 09 November 1999 |
| A sensitivity
seminar for Kate's police squad backfires with near disastrous results when Angel
tries to discover who has taken a contract out on Kate's life.
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| 07 | The
Bachelor Party | Tuesday 16 November 1999 |
| Doyle nearly loses his mind when he and Angel are invited
to attend a bachelor party given by his ex-wife's new fiance, an Ano-Movic demon.
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| 08 |
I Will Remember You | Tuesday 23 November
1999 |
| When exposure to demon blood causes
Angel to become mortal, he must decide whether or not to renew his relationship
with Buffy.
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| 09 | Hero | Tuesday 30
November 1999 |
| Doyle gets a chance to atone
for his past when Angel agrees to help a group of mixed-heritage demons being
hunted by violent pure blood demons known as The Scourge.
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| 10 | Parting
Gifts | Tuesday 14 December 1999 |
| As Cordelia struggles with the unwanted gift Doyle passed
on to her, a leather-clad Wesley Wyndham-Pryce roars into town claiming to be
a rogue demon hunter.
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| 11 | Somnambulist |
Tuesday 18 January 2000 |
| Kate discovers
Angel's secret after he comes to her assistance when a vampire from his past shows
up in town and begins a killing spree.
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| 12 | Expecting |
Tuesday 25 January 2000 |
| After a night
out on the town with her new boyfriend, Cordelia wakes up eight-and-a-half-months
pregnant, with something decidedly inhuman growing inside her.
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| 13 | She |
Tuesday 08 February 2000 |
| Angel, Cordelia
and Wesley are caught in the middle of a war of the sexes when a female demon
from another dimension rises up against her male opressors.
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| 14 | I've
Got You Under My Skin | Tuesday 15 February 2000 |
| An exorcism Angel and wesley perform on a young boy possessed
by a demon takes an unexpected turn when they discover just how much the demon
wanted out.
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| 15 | The Prodigal | Tuesday
22 February 2000 |
| An attack by a normally
peaceful demon on a subway train leads Angel to a disturbing connection between
Kate Lockley's father and an illegal drug warehouse.
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| 16 | The Ring |
Tuesday 29 February 2000 |
| An investigation
leads Angel to an underground gladiator-like arena where he is captured, then
forced to fight to the death with other demons in order to win his freedom.
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| 17 |
Eternity | Tuesday 04 April 2000 |
| A young actress seeking protection from a stalker takes
a sudden personal interest in Angel after she discovers he's a vampire.
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| 18 | Five
By Five | Tuesday 25 April 2000 |
| Wolfram & Hart approach Faith with the promise to
get all the murder charges she faces back in Sunnydale dropped in exchange for
one small favor - killing Angel.
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| 19 | Sanctuary |
Tuesday 02 May 2000 |
| Convinced Faith
is capable of changing her ways, Angel tries to help her even as Kate, the Watchers
Council and Buffy continue to hunt her down.
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| 20 | War Zone |
Tuesday 09 May 2000 |
| While working a
blackmail case, Angel encounters Charles Gunn, the leader of a gang of street
kids battling against a nest of vampires who've settled in their neighborhood.
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| 21 |
Blind Date | Tuesday 16 May 2000 |
| Lindsey Macdonald, a young lawyer at Wolfram & Hart,
teams up with angel to stop the killing of three blind children who are said to
be a threat to the firm.
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| 22 | To Shanshu in L.A. |
Tuesday 23 May 2000 |
| Angel turns to Gunn
for help when Cordelia and Wesley are attacked by a demon - although that is just
the first creature Wolfram & Hart plans to send against Angel.
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