Investigating

The beast Cordelia saw in her vision returns--and the Apocalypse begins. Then, Connor gets locked inside Wolfram and Hart with the big bad doomsday beast, who turns the legal firm's staff into an army of zombies. Join Sarah, Lea, and Becoming Buffy co-host, Leah as they discuss the worst plot point of the entire Buffyverse, the fall out, and everything in between!

In an attempt to get Cordelia's memories back, Lorne accidentally puts the team under a mystical spell that makes them all believe they are teenagers again. Join Sarah, Lea and guest, Jim as they discuss Lorne's role as the host, the episode's purpose (intentional or otherwise), and how this episode differs from "Tabula Rasa."

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. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss Fred's vengeance, Gunn's choice, and Wesley's role in this episode.     

Cordelia returns, but she has no memory of who she is or that Angel is a vampire, so everyone tries to keep their demon-hunting business a secret, and Connor assumes the role of Cordelia's protector after saving her from a demon. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss Angel's increasingly problematic behavior, Cordelia's memory loss, and Connor's role in all this. 

Angel, Fred and Gunn run into a cat burglar while trying to steal a mystical antique that can locate lost souls across dimensions. Then, 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. Join Sarah, Lea, and Kat, as they discuss Angel's problematic motivations, why Wesley and Lilah's affair w...

Fred and Gunn frantically hunt for clues to their friends' whereabouts, the only eyewitness to Angel's plight is murdered, and an unlikely person rescues Angel. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss the major behind the scenes changes, Angel's summer, The New Wesley, and the themes being set up for this season. 

What would we change about this season? What was our favorite episode? Join Sarah and Lea as they answer listeners' questions and comments and discuss their feelings on season 3 of Angel.

Following a violent reunion with his now teenage son, Angel battles vampires with Connor at his side, and Fred and Gunn try to divert Connor to allow Angel to confront Holtz for having stolen his son. An enraged Connor seeks revenge against his father for murder, as Cordelia receives an otherworldly message concerning her destiny. Join Sarah, Lea, and guest Host Sabrina, as they discuss Angel and...

Angel pays a price for using black magic to retrieve his son when the hotel becomes infected with deadly sluglike creatures. Angel is reunited with his son, who returns from another dimension as a teenage warrior hellbent on exacting vengeance from his dad for his evil past. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss when actions have consequences and Connor's return to Angel as a teenager raised in anoth...

When a demon Gunn once sold his soul to comes to collect on the debt, Angel, Fred and Cordelia help to save him. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss Angel's grief, Gunn's reasons for selling his soul for a truck, and Wesley's isolation from the group. 

Conjuring dark magic, Angel seeks revenge on Wesley for kidnapping his son and giving the boy to their enemies. Join Sarah, Lea, and Alexandra as they discuss who is really at fault in this situation, Angel's revenge on Wesley, and Sahjan's reveal about Connor. 

While Angel is distracted by the revelation that he's been fed his infant son's blood, Wesley conspires to kidnap Connor--and nothing is ever the same again. Join Sarah, Lea, and Rob as they discuss motivation, manipulation, and what happens when you become the thing you hate. 

Wesley investigates the validity of the prophecy, Fred and Gunn check out a vamp nest, and Holtz begins the next phase of his attack on Angel. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss the comparisons between Angel's arc in season 2 and Wesley's dilemma, the dangers of isolation, and how Wesley's Watcher roots shape his view of the world.

Angel becomes jealous and feels a bit isolated after Groosalugg saves the gang and is reunited with Cordelia. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss love triangles (again), the Angel and Cordelia (attempted?) romance, and grown men acting like big babies.

Angel and his friends attend a ballet, where Angel realizes he saw the exact same dancers on stage over a hundred years ago. Joins Sarah, Lea, Steph, and Kara as they discuss love triangles, ballet, and high school musical. 

Stress over finances leads to a lapse in Angel's judgment as the gang finds themselves spread too thin. Join Sarah, Lea, and Rob as they discuss the (spicy?!) Holtz and Justine scenes, the weird, out-of-character role reversal for Cordelia and Angel, and the absolute pointlessness of this episode.

Cordelia learns that her visions will kill her unless she goes back in time and chooses a different path in life--one that doesn't involve Angel. Join Sarah, Lea, and Jim, as they discuss Cordelia's arc, whether the Cordyverse is realistic, and what effects this episode has on the rest of the series. 

Angel copes with fatherhood while protecting his son from the trials and tribulations of the demon underworld. Join Sarah, Lea, and Abby, as they discuss Angel's first few hours of fatherhood, the complexities of vampire being a parent to a human child, and setting boundaries with your loved ones when you have a newborn baby. 

Holtz closes in as Darla and Angel prepare for the birth of their son. Join Sarah, Lea, and Naj as they discuss the parallels between Holtz and Angel, Darla's arc, and whether or not her sacrifice is an example of the "women in refridgerator's" trope.

As the team attempts to figure out what kind of baby Darla is having, Wolfram and Hart, Holtz, and every demon cult on the earth prepares to kidnap the child. Join Sarah, Lea, and guest Naj as they discuss Holtz's inability to move forward, how the episode holds your attention despite the poor set up from the season, and what we think Holtz's McDonald's order would be.

Angel wrestles with whether to destroy the demon seed spawned the night he had sex with Darla, and the gang finds a prophecy that predicts the coming of a great evil and the ruination of humankind. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss prophecies, destiny, and Angel finding out he's about to become a father. 

"Here comes a consequence, consequence, consequence..." Angel investigates a string of violent attacks on women, only to discover that the perpetrator is the man he rescued from another dimension. Join Sarah, Lea and Kirsten as they discuss Angel's responsibility, female agency, and the show's take on mysogyny.

Angel deploys his investigative skills to find a missing Fred who goes on the lam after her parents show up in Los Angeles to bring her home. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss Fred becoming an official member of the Angel Investigations Team, parents (or lack of) in the Buffyverse, and what could have possibly happened during the off screen meeting between Buffy and Angel. 

An old man swaps places with Angel and secures eternal life as a boyishly handsome, albeit bloodthirsty, vampire in Los Angeles, and Angel is literally dying to get his body back. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss body swapping, old man Angel, and all the cringe. 

When Gunn's values are called into question, he must choose between Angel Investigations and his old crew. Join Sarah and Lea as they discuss the implications of Gunn's choice, the growth in confidence of Wesley's leadership, and the delicious tension between Angel's demon and his humanity.