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Welcome to season 2 episode 4 of Angel! Bethany, a woman on the run, meets up with the gang after squishing a few bastards with a dumpster. She does that with her mind, which is a great way to squish bastards via dumpster. But, can we connect with her enough to help keep her safe? Does she even need our help? Hopefully Angel can crack the case before a non-bastard ends up squished. Thanks for list...

Welcome to season 2 episode 3 of Angel! It's a Cordelia and Gunn episode this time around, and y'all... It's not great. There is a demon, there is a fight scene, there is a funny pink helmet. But there is also some pretty racist stuff. Here's hoping the show does better moving forward. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to season 2 episode 2 of Angel! Time for some of that JUICY backstory. A glimpse into Angel's complicated past. A whodunit spanning social classes, decades, and demonic possessions. After the dust settles, it's clear that Angel wasn't always a brooding hero. But he is a land owner, so, that's something. Thanks for listening!

Why hello and welcome to season 2 of Angel! It's an episode full of contrast. Angel sings Barry Manilow at a demon bar, but, he also murders an innocent. Luckily, he is a soldier and takes up his victim's righteous cause. Hopefully his horse doesn't embarrass him in front of the mysterious tribunal. Thanks for listening!

Thank you lovely listeners for a lovely first season of Angel! This week, the crew sits down to talk about season 1 as a whole. We have predictions, we have listener questions, we have a > 90 minute run time! No episode next week but we will be back with season 2 episode 1 before you know it!

Welcome the season 1 finale of Angel! And wow, did that end with a BANG....sorry. Cordelia is accosted by visions so horrific it lands her in the hospital. Wesley spends all episode flexing his linguistic muscles. Meanwhile, Angel is on the hunt for a slime demon. Thanks for listening and remember to get your questions in for next week's wrap-up episode!

Welcome to season 1 episode 21 of Angel! Wolfram and Hart, the evil amalgamation of fantasy and law, have some shady plans for a group of children. Angel stumbles into the thick of things after witnessing a murder at the hands of one of their prized clients. But, jokes on them, we got an inside man....it's a heist episode! Thanks for listening and please submit your questions for the Angel season...

Hello and welcome to season 1 episode 20 of Angel! This week is a tale of the haves the and have nots. Angel investigations takes a job from a billionaire and then quickly find themselves rubbing elbows with a crew of MadMax, tween vampire hunters. Hopefully some of them become recurring characters. Thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 19 this week and Julia is back and giving a voice to Faith! Buffy makes a surprise visit to LA that isn't all that surprising given her and Faith's history. What ever will Angel do? Maybe he can ask Cordi for help since she knows both of them pretty well. Where is Cordi anyway? Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to season 1 episode 18, the one with Julia coming back as Faith! The ex-slayer, ex-scoobie makes her way to LA in search of work. So rarely does work mix with pleasure. Here's hoping we can find a way to connect with her before she explores all 5 schools of torture. Thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 17 of Angel this week...or, season 1 episode 17 of Angelus I suppose. Don't go messing around with ancient evil because it has a tendency to backfire. Do Cordi and Wes need to put their boss out to pasture? Thanks for listening!

Welcome to season 1 episode 16 of Angel! Angel Investigations takes on a new case which quickly turns sour. Rather than beating sense into a corrupt bookie, Angel finds himself fighting for his freedom in a pit. Can Cordi and Wes get over their differences and discover their strengths in time to save the day? Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to season 1 episode 15 of Angel! Lots of flashing back and forth for our titular lead this week. How DID he get his name? How many of his community members did he feast on? All good, and answered, questions. Thanks for listening!

Well hello! It's Angel season 1 episode 14 this week and it's full of more red herrings than a bag of swedish fish. Demons and children and parental abuse and inadequacy complexes.... What a romp. Let's hope the exorcism goes well because we could use the win. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to season 1 episode 13 of Angel! Portals....a bunch of portals open in LA and an interdimensional civil war starts to spill through em'. Angel Investigations is on the case! Time for Wes to earn his new (tiny) paycheck and Cordi to keep crushing it like Angel crushes coffee. Thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 12 this week and Cordi is eating for 8! That's right, Cordi is pregnant with LOTS of babies. Angel and Wesley are working hard to find the "father" and freeze him to death before the impending birth. Don't worry, he is a big evil demon guy. Thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 11 of Angel this week on PCRC. At some point in the distant past Angelus sired Jeremy Renner (or whatever his character's name is), and then ghosted on him. Not very cool of you Angel! But, as fate would have it, the student and the teacher have it out in pretty dramatic fashion. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to season 1 episode 10, the episode that aims to fill the Doyle shaped hole in our hearts with a Wesley shaped peg. Cordi and Angel are still picking up the pieces after Doyle's death, but a new demon is cutting their grieving periods short. Grieving isn't very cathartic with a mind reading baddie on the loose. Thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 9 and listeners... we lost Doyle?! Just as Cordelia discovers his dual nature and their future looked so cute. But, he learned to be the hero from the best of em'. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to season 1 episode 8...I think? The timeline gets a little jumbled this week after Buffy comes to visit our brooding boy, Angel. To Angel, this will go down as one of the worst days ever. A day fraught with lost love, monster punches, and destiny being a real turd. To everyone else, today never even happened. Thanks for listening!  

Welcome to season 1 episode 7 on Angel! So, that "painful past" of Doyle's has a current wife, soon to be ex-wife. A fact that really derails his growing connection with Cordelia, who comes to a personal realization regarding would be partners. At least nobody is going to get their brains eaten...thanks for listening!

It's season 1 episode 6 this week and we are joined by our old friend Kyle, watching as Kate Lockley! Kate has a bit of a mean streak and is thus enrolled in sensitivity training. Unfortunately, that training is all a front for some emotional subterfuge. Can Angel, the steely-eyed, level-headed vampire that he is, stave off the effects himself? Who knows, therapy works in mysterious ways. Thanks f...

Careful, season 1 episode 5 is haunted..twice! Cordi finds the perfect spot and comes away with an unexpected roomie? More mysterious pasts and a successful new business. Thanks for listening.

It's season 1 episode 4 this week and we finally start charging for goods and services! Sure, the service provided is stopping an evil surgeon who can shoot out his teeth like a cartoon character. But, hey, it's a living. Thanks for listening!

We made it to season 1 episode 3 this week! Angel and the crew get an entirely unwelcome visit from everyone's favorite quick quipping bad boy, Spike. We also get an entirely welcome visit from Nick, who guest watched as Spike after a few years away from the show. Nick rules. Nick owns www.alleycatcomics.com. You are going to buy nerd stuff so buy it from Nick. Thanks for listening!