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   Angel: The 10 Saddest Episodes, Ranked   
      
   Buffy the Vampire Slayer's spin-off was not afraid to make audiences cry.   
   Here are Angel's saddest episodes, ranked.   
      
   BY DANIEL SMITH   
      
      
   As a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, every episode of Angel was packed   
   with the same sense of adventure and fun that fans have become accustomed   
   to. However, much like its predecessor, Angel also featured more than its   
   fair share of heartbreak and saw its characters suffer tragedy and loss   
   frequently   
      
   This kept the stakes of the show high, with Angel Investigations going up   
   against greater threats every season. The loss he and his friends suffered   
   reminded everyone why they were fighting the good fight and pushed them to   
   do better. With this in mind, here are the 10 saddest episodes of Angel.   
      
      
   10   
   Lineage   
      
   Wesley changed a lot during his time on the spin-off series, and season 5's   
   "Lineage" saw Wesley's father, Roger Wyndam-Pryce, visit his son for the   
   first time. As one of the most senior members of the Watcher's Council,   
   Wesley had spent his entire life trying to live up to his expectations and   
   make him proud.   
      
   This resulted in a complex relationship, in which Wesley both respected and   
   feared his father. However, Roger led an assault with other members of the   
   council on Angel and his friends, which resulted in Wesley killing him.   
   While it turned to simply be a cyborg, Wesley was left devastated and   
   changed forever upon realizing how far he was willing to go to protect his   
   friends, specifically Fred, and that his relationship with his father was   
   far more complex than he had originally believed.   
      
      
   9   
   I Will Remember You   
      
   Angel becomes human again in season 1's "I Will Remember You," which sees   
   the vampire transformed due to the influence of demonic blood. This allows   
   him to gain a glimpse into the life he has been dreaming about, and he can   
   finally be together with Buffy.   
      
   However, Angel quickly realizes that his new human form makes him utterly   
   useless in the fight against evil. This results in Angel choosing to abandon   
   his human form and his happy life to fight the forces of darkness.   
      
      
   8   
   War Zone   
      
   As Angel needs all the help he can get, season 1's "War Zone" introduced   
   Charles Gunn, who would go on to become one of the titular hero's greatest   
   allies. Gunn began from humble beginnings, fighting vampires as best he   
   could with his sister and their underequipped gang.   
      
   However, Gunn's sister was tragically turned into a Vampire, forcing him to   
   make the heartbreaking decision to kill her. This proved to be one of the   
   most difficult things would ever have to do, and continued to affect him in   
   the proceeding seasons.   
      
      
   7   
   You're Welcome   
      
   Every character deserves a fitting ending and for a while, it didn't look   
   like Cordelia was going to receive one. The character fell into a coma and   
   her fate was left in the balance. However, Angel's 100th episode, "You're   
   Welcome," proved to be one of the best the series produced.   
      
   It saw Cordelia finally wake from her coma to help Angel who believed he   
   wasn't doing enough good anymore. She successfully set Angel back on the   
   right path before dying in her coma. The death of the long-running and   
   fan-favorite character offered a satisfying conclusion to her character arc,   
   who had been through more tragedy than most.   
      
      
   6   
   Hero   
      
   Doyle was one of the first friends Angel made when he moved to L.A, and the   
   two quickly formed Angel Investigations and sought to help the helpless.   
   Doyle's psychic visions proved to be immensely helpful in the fight against   
   evil and he became Angel's closest allies.   
      
   However, Doyle became the first casualty of the good fight and sacrificed   
   himself to save his friends. Much like Angel, Doyle was a demon trying to do   
   some good and his heroic act was never forgotten.   
      
      
   5   
   The Girl In Question   
      
   The loss of Fred proved to be one of the most heartbreaking moments of the   
   series and changed the group forever. However, this was not the last they   
   saw of her. With her body now hosting the ancient demon Illyria, a being of   
   immense power, they were reminded every day of their former friend.   
      
   Illyria possessed the ability to take on whatever form she wanted and   
   decided to become Fred, after seeing how devastated Wesley was. Although she   
   had the best intentions, Illyria only increased Wesley's suffering when she   
   transformed herself into Fred and caused him yet more pain.   
      
      
   4   
   There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb   
      
   Buffy made the ultimate sacrifice at the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's   
   season 5 and lost her life saving the world. In her own series, fans saw her   
   friends grieve for her, and the news reached Angel in the spin-off's season   
   2 episode, "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb."   
      
   The episode featured Angel and the rest of the gang returning from another   
   dimension in high spirits after saving the day. Only to be met by Willow,   
   who delivers the devastating news. The news shocked Angel, who went on to   
   spend the entire summer at a  monastery in Sri Lanka to help him grieve.   
      
      
   3   
   Sleep Tight   
      
   Season 3's "Sleep Tight" proved to be one of the most shocking episodes of   
   the series and saw the dynamic of the group change forever. Although he   
   acted with the best of intentions, Wesley made a colossal mistake that   
   resulted in Angel's son being taken to a hell dimension.   
      
   Wesley kidnapped Angel's son after reading an ancient prophecy that foretold   
   of the father killing his son; in reality, this prophecy had been   
   manipulated by a time-shifting demon. Wesley was double-crossed, had his   
   throat slip, and was left for dead, which remains one of the saddest moments   
   in the series.   
      
      
   2   
   Not Fade Away   
      
   "Not Fade Away" marked the epic conclusion of the series and saw Angel and   
   the rest of the gang go up against the biggest challenge of their   
   demon-slaying careers. As the heroes were now working for the evil law firm   
   Wolfram & Hart to try and bring it down from the inside, they stepped things   
   up a notch and took down the members of The Black Thorn.   
      
   This resulted in retaliation that saw L.A transformed into a hellscape as an   
   array of demonic creatures descended upon the city. The episode concludes   
   with Angel and the team prepared to give their lives to defend the city,   
   which served as both a satisfying and tragic ending.   
      
      
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   A Hole In The World   
      
      
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