01/10/2003
Conviction
After settling
into his new office at Wolfram & Hart (with Harmony as his secretary), Angel meets a young woman named Eve, who claims
that she is the new liaison between him and the Senior Partners. She explains that in order for him to do good in LA, he will
have to be prepared to do some bad too. Angel is forced to prevent a criminal
from going to jail, when he threatens to drop a chemical warfare virus, that could ultimately destroy California. Meanwhile, Gunn impresses
a court full of people, when it is revealed that Wolfram & Hart have bestowed him with a vast knowledge of the law. As Angel enters his office at the end of the day, he finds an envelope on his desk.
He opens it and the Sunnydale amulet falls out, it begins to spin round until a screaming Spike is released...
Hello – Spike
Hello - Harmony Kendall
08/10/2003
Just Rewards
Although
Spike's body was destroyed in Sunnydale, his non-corporeal spirit has been sent back to the mortal coil against his will.
Everyone tries to figure out what is going on while Angel is having trouble with a Necromancer named Hainsley. He is charging
Demons for putting their essence into fresh corpses, which he is buying from Wolfram & Hart. After Hainsley kills the first messenger, Angel decides to pay him a visit to tell him that they will no
longer supply him with bodies. Spike decides to tag along and is offered a body by Hainsley if he helps him. Angel learns
that he cannot touch Hainsley, because he is being controlled by him. Angel and Spike argue about their souls, which leads
Spike to make a decision. He tells Hainsley he will help him, but then jumps inside him. This allows Angel to hit him and
finally kill him through decapitation. Spike jumps back out of his body and explains that Hainsley was dead way before the
decapitation, but Spike wanted a few punches. Later on in Fred's office, Spike reveals that every time he vanishes temporarily
he is one step closer to falling into hell…and he is terrified.
15/10/2003 Unleashed
Angel helps
a newly turned Werewolf named Nina, who is being hunted by an exclusive club which specialises in exotic meals. A member of
the club is working undercover for Wolfram & Hart under the alias, Dr. Royce. He captures Nina after promising her to
the other members, but Angel and the Gang arrive to rescue her. The club are disappointed that they have no meal, so Nina
bites Dr. Royce, turning him. Nina agrees to visit Wolfram & Hart once a
month for a routine check-up.
22/10/2003 Hell Bound
Spike is
being tormented by the spirit of a brutal, wiccan surgeon named Pavayne. Since his magic helps him stay out of hell, he wanders
around Wolfram & Hart cleaning up the loose spirits. With growing concern for Spike, Fred tries frantically to find a
way to make him corporeal and prevent him from being sent to hell. While Spike
battles it out with Pavayne, Fred arrives with her new contraption. As she is attacked by Pavayne, Spike is faced with a choice.
He can save Fred, or he can use her machine to become corporeal.
29/10/2003 Life of the Party
A big Halloween
bash is planned at Wolfram & Hart to lighten things up and let everyone know that the new regime is here to stay. Lorne
hasn't slept for a month in order to prepare and plan for the party and work with his clients. Therefore, this loss of sleep
clashes with his empathic power, causing his funny remarks and quirks to actually become reality. This causes mayhem to ensue
upon Angel and his crew. There is a final showdown with Angel against the Hulk-like Lorne alter-ego, who has manifested itself
from Lorne's bad decision to undergo a no-snooze operation.
05/11/2003
The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco
As Angel
finds himself losing faith in the Shanshu prophecy, a brutal Aztec warrior begins cutting out the hearts of heroes. Angel
gets down to the bottom of the mystery by consulting with Number Five, an old man who, together with his brothers, killed
the warrior the first time around. However, Angel finds that Number Five has since lost the thrill of battle after Tezcatcatl
killed his other brothers, who did everything together. Angel must find out how Tezcatcatl came back once more, and help Number
Five see the hero inside himself.
12/11/2003 Lineage
When a sting
operation is interupted by an assasin cyborg, the Angel squad take it in for examination. However, while back at W&H,
Wesley is suprised to see his estranged father, Roger, make a surpise visit - with news of possibly returning him to a reformed
Watchers' Council. Despite declining his offer, Wesley's father sticks around
while the rest of Angel's team get to work on researching the cyborg assasins, and are shocked to find out they might actually
be fighting on the side of good. This brings about a conflict of interests when the assassins infiltrate the W&H headquarters,
and at the same time Wesley's father knocks his own son out and steals an artifact from the vault - with the intention of
using it to steal Angel's will power and use him as a slave. This culminates with a mexican stand-off between Wesley and his
father on the roof of W&H, but all is not as it seems with Roger Wyndham-Pryce.
19/11/2003 Destiny
When another
mysterious package arrives at Wolfram & Hart that recorporealizes Spike, the gang learns that the existence of two living
ensouled vampire heroes has created chaos in the world. After Eve tells them about a prophecy that states that the only way
to restore order is to find the Cup of Perpetual Torment that bestows human life, Angel and Spike battle it out for the ultimate
prize. A series of flashbacks show the history of Angel and Spike and their relationship with Drusilla.
14/01/2004
Harm's Way
Keeping
her job as Angel's assistant is the least of Harmony's worries when she wakes up with a dead vamp-bite victim in her bed and
no memory of the previous night's events. And things go from bad to worse when the gang's investigation reveals that the dead
guy was a demons' rights activist negotiating between two warring clans.
21/01/2004
Soul Purpose
A mysterious
stranger approaches Spike claiming responsibility for recorporealizing him in a mission to guide Spike in supplanting Angel
as the new vampire champion. Meanwhile, Angel is racked by intense fever dreams and hallucinations of his worst fears intensifying
his worries that he will lose authority to Spike.
28/01/2004
Damage
When an
emotionally unstable woman, Dana, escapes from a psychiatric ward, Angel learns that she was tortured as a child and is now
searching for her tormentor. Andrew, a watcher-in-training, arrives from Sunnydale with surprising information about Buffy
and to inform the group that Dana is also a vampire slayer.
04/02/2004
You're Welcome
Cordelia
wakes up from her coma and is shocked and unhappy to discover that Angel and the gang are no longer fighting Wolfram &
Hart, they're running it. When she realizes that Angel has lost his conviction to be a hero, she gives him the information
and support he needs to get back on track. Meanwhile, while Angel has security
keeping an eye on Eve, her partner Lindsay prepares to bring about Angel's demise.
Killed
– Cordelia Chase (by natural causes)
11/02/2004
Why We Fight
Lawson,
a mysterious man from Angel's past, arrives at Wolfram & Hart and takes the gang hostage. Through flashbacks to World
War II, it is revealed that Angel worked with the U.S. Navy to recover a captured German submarine with American sailors on
board. The ship also has a secret cargo, a dangerous trio of vampires, including Spike, who were kidnapped by the Germans
and forced to help the Nazis. When the sub comes under attack, Angel saves Lawson's life by turning him into a vampire. Now,
sixty years later, Lawson has arrived at Wolfram & Hart seeking revenge.
18/02/2004
Smile Time
When a popular
children's show begins to steal the life forces of children by hypnotizing them, Angel goes directly to the studio to uncover
the evil doings. Upon entering the building, Angel triggers a spell that transforms him into a puppet. In a race against time,
puppet-Angel and company must find a way to reverse the spell, save the lives of hundreds of children and return Angel to
his normal vampire state. Meanwhile, Nina, the werewolf Angel befriended, returns to declare her romantic intentions, but
puppet-Angel is too embarrassed to reciprocate.
25/02/2004
A Hole in the World
When Fred
opens up an ancient sarcophagus that was anonymously sent to her, she is infected by a mysterious parasitic demon called Illyria. Angel and Spike learn that Illyria is an ancient demon who existed before
recorded time, and they must race to return her to an ancient demon burial ground before she kills Fred and thousands of other
innocent victims.
Killed
– Winifred Burkle (by magic)
Hello
- Illyria
03/03/2004
Shells
Angel and
Spike return from England defeated, knowing that the ancient demon Illyria has completely taken over Fred's body and soul. Upon learning that Knox and Gunn have each contributed
to her demise, Wesley is bent on revenge and Angel tries everything to restore Fred, including calling on an old friend from
Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Illyria tries to locate an ancient temple where she believes she will find an army ready to help her destroy mankind.
Killed - Knox
14/04/2004
Underneath
Hoping that
Lindsay has information on the Senior Partners' ultimate plans, Angel, Spike and Gunn track him down in a bizarre and terrifying
suburban hell. Meanwhile, a nearly invincible stranger sent by the Senior Partners, infiltrates Wolfram & Hart looking
for Eve.
21/04/2004
Origin
Angel resists
the appeal of parents seeking help from Wolfram & Hart regarding their son's supernatural abilities after he discovers
that the boy is his son, Connor. Despite his reservations, Angel is forced to bring Connor into conflict with an old adversary
to prevent his son's memories from being restored. Meanwhile Wesley uncovers a mysterious deal struck by Wolfram & Hart
that threatens the secret Angel desperately wants to protect.
Killed
– Sahjhan (by Connor)
28/04/2004
Time Bomb
When Illyria's powers become unstable and cause
her to erratically jump through time, she learns that the gang intends to kill her. Upon returning to the present, Illyria plans to murder everyone before they're
able to attack her. To save everyone's lives, Angel goes
05/05/2004
The Girl in Question
Angel and
Spike travel to Rome with plans to rescue Buffy from their old nemesis The Immortal. While in Italy, they also attempt
to retrieve the head of a fallen demon leader to prevent a perilous power struggle between several warring demon clans.
12/05/2004
Power Play
The gang
starts to have doubts about Angel's loyalties when he appears to have become very close with the Circle of the Black Thorn,
an evil secret demon society. When Drogyn, the guardian of the deep well, makes a startling revelation, the gangs' fears that
Angel has become evil seem to be validated.
19/05/2004
Not Fade Away
Angel and
company spend the day as if it were their last as they prepare to bring down the evil Circle of the Black Thorn. Putting their
lives on the line, Spike confronts a demon cult, Lorne faces off with Lindsay, Gunn takes on an evil senator and Angel battles
Hamilton, the henchman of the Senior Partners. The episode ends with Angel, Spike,
Illyria, & Gunn
about to fight a bunch of demons including a dragon.
Killed
– Lindsey MacDonald (by Lorne)
Killed – Wesley Windham-Pryce (by Cyvus Vail)
Killed? – Charles Gunn (mortally wounded by vampires)