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Season 4 – Angel

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Leaving his true love, Buffy, behind in Sunnydale, the vampire Angel tries to get a fresh start in Los Angeles. Instead, he finds a whole 'nother breed of fiends waiting to bring out his dark side. Along the way, he joins forces with several other like-minded heroes looking to protect Angelenos from the demon threat.
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Noel Murray AV Club The emotional and narrative arc of "Shiny Happy People" was so perfect, starting out light and comical and then gradually becoming darker and scarier once Fred realized the truth about Jasmine. Sep 25, 2018 Full Review Julia Bianco Screen Rant Angel's fourth season was a mess. Sep 29, 2018 Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters This is what Angel, perpetually struggling for its share of the Nielsen pie, so necessarily appreciates, cycles of vengeance and victory, compromise and consumption, as satire, strategy, and incipient calamity. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Christine Klunk PopMatters While Angel retains its visual grandeur, by this season, it's slipping into simple shock as a source of excitement. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For at least the past two seasons, "Angel" has been the superior show [to Buffy]. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Eric Goldman IGN Movies Season 4 of the show was one of the most intricate and heavily serialized storylines any series this decade has dared venture into, with nearly every episode leading directly into the next, and the stakes getting heavier and heavier. Sep 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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elijah K This season has some of the best content of the series as well as the absolute worst. Some wild and incredibly satisfying moments in the middle of the season. Conversely, it also has jarring tonal shifts, convoluted plots, character assassinations, and a very bizarre, disappointing final arc and villain. Fortunately the finale ends the season on a bit of a high note though. Not my least favorite season but definitely not the best. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review ahmed e it's a stupidity contest and Connor won it Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredibly dark and provocative, Season 4 of Angel is one of the most divisive seasons of the series. After being rescued from his watery prison Angel works with his team to find Cordelia, who returns from the ethereal plain with amnesia, and then partners up with Wesley when a demon called the Beast wipes out Wolfram & Hart and blocks out the sun. While the Beast makes for an interesting villain, the real life pregnancy of Charisma Carpenter ends up taking the season in a bizarre direction and undermines (if not ruins) the Cordelia character. However, Eliza Dushku returns to the series and has a very good arc with Angelus, and the final arc with Gina Torres is also pretty strong. Additionally, the writers do an impressive job at tying a lot of loose ends, as well as stories from the previous seasons, into this season's overall arc. But the Cordelia story is handled so poorly that it taints what is otherwise an incredible season. Yet despite some rather big, glaring problems, somehow Season 4 of Angel still manages to deliver an exciting and compelling (near epic) adventure. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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David Boreanaz

Angel

Charisma Carpenter

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Alexis Denisof

Wesley Wyndham Price

J. August Richards

Charles Gunn

Amy Acker

Winifred "Fred" Burkle

Vincent Kartheiser

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 6, 2002 Deep Down Fred and Gunn frantically hunt for clues to their friends' whereabouts; an eyewitness to Angel's plight is murdered. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 13, 2002 Ground State Angel, Fred and Gunn run into a cat burglar while trying to steal a mystical antique that can locate lost souls across dimensions. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 20, 2002 The House Always Wins While in Las Vegas, Angel discovers that Lorne is being coerced by a casino owner to steal the significant destinies of patrons to sell on the black market. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 27, 2002 Slouching Toward Bethlehem Cordelia returns, but she has no memory of who she is or that Angel is a vampire, so everyone tries to keep the demon-hunting business a secret. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 3, 2002 Supersymmetry A portal opens at the symposium where Fred is speaking on her recently published physics article, and she comes face to face with a former professor's dark secret. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 10, 2002 Spin the Bottle While restoring Cordelia's memory, Lorne inadvertently causes all to revert to their high-school personas. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 17, 2002 Apocalypse, Nowish Bloodied and broken, Angel and his friends try to rout the beast who has emerged to bring about the end of the world. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 15, 2003 Habeas Corpses Angel (David Boreanaz) learns that Connor (Vincent Kartheiser) is trapped in Wolfram & Hart and the beast (Vladimir Kulich) is on a killing spree. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 22, 2003 Long Day's Journey The gang learns that the answer to stopping the beast is among them; Angel and Gwen learn that the beast is planning to turn the world into a demon playground. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 29, 2003 Awakening The gang resolves to bring forth Angel's alter ego, Angelus, and knows that only a moment of pure happiness will spur the transformation. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 5, 2003 Soulless The gang tries interrogating Angelus to find out how to kill the beast but learns nothing -- except that Angel's soul has been stolen. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 12, 2003 Calvary The gang learns that the beast is working for a more powerful entity and tries to restore Angel's soul. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 5, 2003 Salvage Wesley frees Faith (guest star Eliza Dushku) from prison to help capture Angelus; the beast's master plan is revealed. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 12, 2003 Release Faith (guest star Eliza Dushku) battles Angelus; Cordelia convinces Connor to keep their baby a secret. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 19, 2003 Orpheus Fred calls upon Willow (Alyson Hannigan) to restore Angel's soul. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 26, 2003 Players Angel and the gang try to find out as much as they can about Cordelia's mysterious pregnancy; Gwen Raiden enlists Gunn's help to crash a black-tie affair and rescue a kidnapped girl. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 2, 2003 Inside Out Angel forces a demon (guest star David Denman) to tell him why Cordelia has turned to the dark side. Julie Benz also guest stars. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 9, 2003 Shiny Happy People Jasmine, who was born to Cordelia, can turn everyone she meets into a loyal disciple; Fred has the ability to see past Jasmine's radiant beauty. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 16, 2003 The Magic Bullet Fred must find a way to save Angel and the others from Jasmine's divine power. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 23, 2003 Sacrifice Angel escapes from Jasmine's spell and flees into the sewers for protection; Connor discovers that Cordelia has vanished. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 30, 2003 Peace Out Angel embarks on a mission to prove his son, Connor, was not merely a vessel designed to bring evil Jasmine (Gina Torres) into the world. Details Episode 22 Aired May 7, 2003 Home Angel and the others get an opportunity to take over Wolfram & Hart; Angel seizes a chance to change his son's future. Details

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Season Info

Director
Terrence O'Hara, James A. Contner, Jefferson Kibbee, Michael Grossman, Bill Norton, Marita Grabiak, Skip Schoolnik, Steven S. DeKnight
Executive Producer
Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, Gail Berman, Fran Rubel Kuzui, Kaz Kuzui
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Bell, Steven S. DeKnight, Elizabeth Craft, David Fury, Mere Smith, Tim Minear, Sarah Fain
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 6, 2002