Angel season 5The fifth season on DVD? check here: The fifth season episode guideConviction / season 5 - episode 1
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
The gang adjusts to life after joining forces with Wolfram & Hart. The team soon learns that, in business, evil is a relative term and battles must be carefully chosen if the firm is to remain operational and at their disposal. A young woman is being attacked by a vampire somewhere in LA. Angel (David Boreanaz) swoops in and saves the day. As soon as he's reassured the young woman of what just happens, he walks off only to be confronted by a legion of Wolfram & Hart employees ranging from a special ops unit to lawyers. Signatures and documentation is needed of the rescue, all of which leaves Angel a tad confused. The next day Fred's trying to get moved into her new offices, but is still a be flummoxed about what's going on, as is Wesley (Alexis Denisof). Fred heads off to her new office, led by her colleague Knox. Wesley and Gunn discuss offices.
Just Rewards / season 5 - episode 2
Written by: David Fury & Ben Edlund
Directed by: James A. Contner
Spike (James Marsters) tries to attack Angel (David Boreanaz) but ends up going straight through him and into his desk. They look into it, Wesley (Alexis Denisof) studies the amulet while Fred has a proper look at Spike. Everything about him says that he must be a ghost but there's a few things that don't add up. But they do make the conclusion that Spike is linked to the amulet, somehow. Spike begins to disappear but then reappears at the other end of the room not know what had just happened to him. He again begins to blame Angel. Angel "chickening out" of not being the one to wear the amulet.
Unleashed / season 5 - episode 3
Written by: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain
Directed by: Marita Grabiak
Angel (David Boreanaz) races to locate a young woman bitten by a werewolf before the next full moon, when her transformation will make her dangerous to some and appealing to others. Nina and Fred drive in the back of a van to Nina's house. Nina's at first a little afraid of going back in, but with some assurance from Fred she does. Nina's met with her hostile sister, not understanding what's going on. Nina makes a quick exit and Fred grabs a few personal items. Outside, as they make their way back to the van, they find that the security with them have been shot. As they run some men in black try and take them. Fred tries to defend them both, but she's no match.
Hell Bound / season 5 - episode 4
Written by: Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Story by: J. Michael Straczynski & Harlan Ellison
At the end of the day Fred walks into her lab and is shocked when Spike (James Marsters) scares her, or so it seems. She was just putting on her scared hat to try and make Spike a bit happier about being non-corporeal. Spike asks if there's been any progress with him and making him real again. Fred seems to have her hopes up and does seem to have a plan. As Spike leans against the table he falls straight through it and into the basement of Wolfram & Hart. Spike hears a sound, the sound of chopping. He walks along to investigate. There's a man in a chair chopping his own fingers off, as the man turns to reveals his scar worn face he disappears, leaving Spike more than shocked. Meanwhile Lorne's busy with his entertainment section.
Life of the Party / season 5 - episode 5
Written by: Ben Edlund
Directed by: Bill Norton
In addition to handling Wolfram & Hart's celebrity clients, Lorne is also in charge of the firm's annual Halloween bash, an event he's having a devil of a time getting the gang to commit to attending. Artode has been killed and Sebassis goes to see Angel (David Boreanaz). Angel gets ready and heads into the lobby. Fred & Wesley (Alexis Denisof) find Lorne's sleep and they also find out what's going to happen to Lorne without his sleep. His subconscious self will manifest. That's already happened in the lobby. A giant and more powerful version of Lorne is causing mayhem, killing and what nots. Angel tries to stop it but he can't do much, it's too strong. Wesley and Fred soon arrive with Lorne's sleep.
The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco / season 5 - episode 6
Written by: Jeffrey Bell
Directed by: Jeffrey Bell
On the Mexican Day of the Dead, Angel (David Boreanaz) has a run-in with a Wolfram & Hart employee who's connected to an Aztec warrior demon that thrives on the hearts of heroes. Angel's in a conference room signing documents, in blood. Gunn reassures him saying that all papers concerning demon laws need to be signed in blood. Gunn tells Angel all the good he's just done signing a few documents, but Angel's not feeling it. He tells Gunn he feels disconnected. Spike (James Marsters) appears and starts moaning about him feeling disconnected with him being a ghost and everything. Even Gunn wishes that sometimes he could mix it up a little. His wish is granted as Wesley (Alexis Denisof) comes in with news of several bodies found, with their hearts taken out.
Lineage / season 5 - episode 7
Written by: Drew Goddard
Directed by: Jefferson Kibbee
Wesley's (Alexis Denisof) meeting a man in a warehouse somewhere, something to do with some weapons. Which Fred comes out to demonstrate one. However the deal's not made and the weapons aren't sold to the man, because there's no money. Suddenly one of the dealer's henchmen has a grappling hook stuck into his neck. Wesley takes Fred to shelter while he tries to take care of these strange things that have attacked them. Angel (David Boreanaz) crashes through a window and kills one. As he kills it electricity comes from it, it was some kind of cyborg. Wesley hears whimpering, he runs off to check Fred, who's got a nasty wound in her arm and is knocked unconscious. Later on Angel has a go at Wesley for bringing Fred into that field operation and not informing him.
Destiny / season 5 - episode 8
Written by: David Fury & Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Skip Schoolnik
It's 1880, Drusilla and William arrive at the Royal London Hotel in England. Here Drusilla introduces William to Angelus for the first time. Back to present time at Wolfram & Hart Spike's (James Marsters) complaining to Angel (David Boreanaz) about wanting his own office. Which Angel persistently tells him he's never going to get. Angel goes to his office while Spike receives his first piece of mail. Both Harmony and Spike are as surprised as one another for Spike to be receiving any mail. Harmony opens the package for him and a bright light shoots out from it.
Harm's Way / season 5 - episode 9
Written by: Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft
Directed by: Vern Gillum
Keeping her job as Angel's (David Boreanaz) 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. In Angel's conference room the gang are discussing the arrival of two warring demon clans, the Vinji and Sahrvin. The two clans are meeting to arrange to truce. Harmony sits in the corner taking note of what's going on around her, though no one seems to be paying much attention to her.
Soul Purpose / season 5 - episode 10
Written by: Brent Fletcher
Directed by: David Boreanaz
Spike (James Marsters) drinks from the cup and becomes a human whilst Angel (David Boreanaz) screams as his face and body burn away. Angel suddenly snaps out what could only be described as a daymare, at his desk in his office. Elsewhere Spike's in a strip club. About to leave he's approached by Lindsey who knows more about Spike that Spike would like. Lindsey lets on that it was he who sent the box which made Spike corporeal and it was him who sent the amulet to Wolfram & Hart in the first place. Spike gets a little angry about being Lindsey's and whoever elses play thing and threatens him. He lets him got and Lindsey introduces himself as Doyle (Glenn Quinn).
Damage / season 5 - episode 11
Written by: Steven S. DeKnight & Drew Goddard
Directed by: Jefferson Kibbee
A psychotic vampire slayer escapes from a mental hospital and a familiar face from Sunnydale is dispatched to L.A. to track her down before she can harm her intended prey: Spike (James Marsters). Angel (David Boreanaz) recognises the language in which Dana speaks momentarily, it's Romanian. At the supermarket Spike's tracking down Dana's trail and seems to be getting close. Back to Angel, who calls Wesley (Alexis Denisof) and tells him that it's not a possession they're dealing with. It's a vampire slayer. Spike has tracked down Dana to a warehouse. Dana smiles in a slightly deranged way and a fight ensues. Dana manages to get hold of a piece of wood and uses it as a stake and then chucks Spike out of the window. Angel then arrives and tells Spike to back off, because he doesn't know what he's dealing with.
You're Welcome / season 5 - episode 12
Written by: David Fury
Directed by: David Fury
Cordy awakens from her coma after having a disturbing vision about the gang's future, a development that forces Lindsey to expedite his scheme to gain control of Wolfram & Hart. Eve arrives in Angel's (David Boreanaz) private lift looking for him. Angel's furious that she's been let in the building. Eve sees Cordy and asks Angel who this is. Cordy tells her and Eve seems less than pleased to see her there. Eve leaves Angel's office, as she leaves Angel tells Harmony to put a permanent tracker on her while she's in the building. Cordy follows Angel and tries to tell him that he's made a deal with the devil, accepting the W&H offices. Elsewhere Spike's (James Marsters) playing on his X-Box in his apartment.
Why We Fight / season 5 - episode 13
Written by: Drew Goddard & Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara
Atlantic Ocean, 1943, a German U-boat filled with American soldiers is completely filled with panic. There's something on board that's killing the crew. Present time, at Wolfram & Hart the gang are discussing Eve, who's mysteriously disappeared without a trace. The three vampires are pretty happy in the death that they've caused and are eager to eat the remaining men. Angel (David Boreanaz) tries to dissuade them, it works for Spike (James Marsters) & The Prince of Lies but not for Nostroyev. He's about to go and kill the remaining men when Angel stakes him. Back to present time and Angel's mulling over some files in his penthouse. Then Lawson appears. Angel remembers him to Lawson's surprise.
Smile Time / season 5 - episode 14
Written by: Joss Whedon & Ben Edlund
Directed by: Ben Edlund
While investigating an epidemic of comatose kids, Angel (David Boreanaz) visits the set of the TV show all the victims had been watching when they fell ill and returns to Wolfram & Hart a changed man. In other developments, Gunn makes a secret deal to retain his enhanced intellect; werewolf Nina arrives for her full-moon quarantine hoping to make a date with her crush; and Fred drops a bombshell on Wes. At Wolfram & Hart Nina wakes up with bits of Angel around her. She thinks that she's eaten Angel, but he soon arrives and asks her to breakfast. Elsewhere Fred comes to give Wesley (Alexis Denisof) some good news on the case and Wesley suggest that they both get home for some rest. Wesley still isn't getting the point so Fred just quickly grabs him and kisses him.
A Hole in the World / season 5 - episode 15
Written by: Joss Whedon
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Angel (David Boreanaz) must choose between saving one friend's life and the lives of thousands when Fred falls desperately ill after examining a mysterious sarcophagus that arrives in the lab. Angel and Spike's (James Marsters) investigation leads them to the hiding Eve, who sheds some light on the dire situation in hopes of keeping her location concealed from the Senior Partners; and Gunn has a surprising encounter in the White Room. In England Angel & Spike find the entrance to the Deeper Well which is guarded by several demons. In the W&H labs Knox doesn't think he can make the freezing work. He tells Gunn how much he cares for Fred and he worships it. Turns out that Knox is an acolyte of Illyria and what's happening to Fred was set in motion millions of years ago.
Shells / season 5 - episode 16
Written by: Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Illyria gets up, adjusting to her new body. Wesley (Alexis Denisof) gets up to see Illyria and point out to her the stretch of humanity, that they now in fact rule the world. She's intent on destroying humanity, knocks Wesley unconscious and is on her way. Angel (David Boreanaz) & Spike (James Marsters) are on their way home from England. Both completely disheartened by their fruitless trip but Angel gets an idea when Spike mentions that Fred is gone. Angel thinks that Fred's soul is still out there. People aren't really dead when they die, it seems, many people have come back from the dead. If their soul's were intact. In Gunn's office at Wolfram & Hart Gunn and Harmony seem set up to start torturing Knox, who lies in a bloody heap bound up.
Underneath / season 5 - episode 17
Written by: Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft
Directed by: Skip Schoolnik
While protecting Eve from a well-dressed man tracking her, Angel (David Boreanaz) grills her for info on the Senior Partners' plans and learns that an exiled Lindsey may have all the answers. But first the gang must save him from the torture dimension he currently occupies. Meanwhile, Wes gets to know Illyria better.Wesley (Alexis Denisof) takes Illyria to the roof where she finds she can breathe again, the walls aren't as close. In the offices Lindsey tells Angel that the apocalypse is here... while they've been sitting behind their desks, they've been occupied. They're working for the bad guys now.
Origin / season 5 - episode 18
Written by: Drew Goddard
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara
Angel's (David Boreanaz) son, Connor, who has no memory of his old life, shows up at Wolfram & Hart and a prophecy reveals that he's the only one capable of vanquishing a powerful demon. Elsewhere, Hamiltontries to strike a bargain with the exiled Gunn; and Wes makes a stunning discovery about the gang's pact with the firm. At Wolfram & Hart Harmony brings in files on Vail and brings Illyria with her, who just seemed to have been wondering around. Then Lorne finds something on Vail, he did some kind of reality shift spell, on the day they took over Wolfram & Hart. Back to Vail, he reveals to Angel that he was the one who built Connor's memories, all of them. And he needs Connor to fulfill his prophecy, to kill Sahjhan, whom Vail has in the urn that he was once trapped in.
Time Bomb / season 5 - episode 19
Written by: Ben Edlund
Directed by: Vern Gillum
After her unstable mystical powers allow her to jump time dimensions, Illyria discovers the gang's plot to kill her, so Angel (David Boreanaz) must go back in time to keep her from murdering his friends first. Elsewhere, Gunn returns from his self-imposed exile and tries to get back into the swing of things at Wolfram & Hart. His first case involves overseeing a demonic adoption in which the surrogate mother may not have been given full disclosure. The demons are arguing with Gunn and Hamilton's trying to calm them down. Angel appears and appears to be taking the demons to sign the contract letting them take the child.... Gunn's left looking more than puzzled.
The Girl in Question / season 5 - episode 20
Written by: Steven S. DeKnight & Drew Goddard
Directed by: David Greenwalt
Concerned by a report that the Immortal is after Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Angel (David Boreanaz) and Spike (James Marsters) head to Rome, where they discover what the Slayer has been up to, and with whom. Back in LA Wesley (Alexis Denisof) is in his office and is about to tell Fred's parents about Fred, when she appears at the door and greets her parents. In Rome Spike & Angel are making their way through a crowded club. They get to the bar and ask the bartender if they've seen The Immortal with Buffy. She points them out in the crowd of dancers. Angel & Spike head off to go and get her, only to realise that they left the head of the capo behind and see that some demon is walking off with it. As they try and stop him a fight breaks out, resulting in a lost head and much confusion.
Power Play / season 5 - episode 21
Written by: David Fury
Directed by: James A. Contner
The gang fears that working at Wolfram & Hart has finally corrupted Angel (David Boreanaz) after he chooses to work for an evil senatorial candidate rather than investigate the brutal murder of a young woman. Their concerns increase when Drogyn, keeper of the deep well, arrives badly wounded and claims that Angel sent an assassin to dispatch him. Angel asks the team to vote on whether they do this or not. It's their chance, but they will most probably end up dying during the fight. One by one, slowly starting with Spike (James Marsters), they all raise their hands. Outside Hamilton watches thinking that they're all still fighting...
Not Fade Away / season 5 - episode 22
Written by: Jeffrey Bell & Joss Whedon
Directed by: Jeffrey Bell
In the series finale, the gang gears up to take on the members of the Circle of the Black Thorn and thwart the Senior Partners' plans for world domination. But first, Angel (David Boreanaz) instructs everyone to live the day before they launch their assault as if it were their last. In addition, Angel's role in the Shanshu Prophecy is revealed. Angel, Spike (James Marsters), Wesley (Alexis Denisof), Illyria, Gunn & Lorne are all gathered around in Spike's apartment. Angel mentions that one of them is going to betray him, instantly Spike's hand shoots up. But Angel says it's going to be Wesley as the Black Thorn seem to be interested in him anyway. He needs to go and see Cyvus Vail and the betrayal part will get him in the door. report error and omissions here
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