X
- WB
- Oct 5, 1999
- WB
- Oct 5, 1999
Summary For over two centuries, Angelus was one of the most vicious vampires ever to walk the earth. Then he killed the wrong girl, and her grieving Gypsy family cursed him with the return of his soul, causing him to suffer remorse for all the hundreds of innocents that he had killed through the years. Now he goes by the name Angel, and he fig...
Created By: David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon
- WB
- Oct 5, 1999
- WB
- Oct 5, 1999
Summary For over two centuries, Angelus was one of the most vicious vampires ever to walk the earth. Then he killed the wrong girl, and her grieving Gypsy family cursed him with the return of his soul, causing him to suffer remorse for all the hundreds of innocents that he had killed through the years. Now he goes by the name Angel, and he fig...
Created By: David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon
Where to Watch
Season Episodes
View All Seasons
5 Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
75
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
75
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Angel is more straight-ahead action than Buffy, but it is a spin-off that twirls terrificly. Plunked behind Buffy, it completes the most joyously entertaining two hours on television. [5 Oct 1999, p.E01]
Angel turns out to be as nimble, in its own way, as "Buffy" itself, and Boreanaz a revelation. It helps matters that Whedon has said his primary focus this year will be on the progeny, not the parent. [4 Oct 1999, p.1]
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 185 User Ratings
8.5
89% Positive
164 Ratings
164 Ratings
1% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
11% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 185 User Ratings
8.5
89% Positive
164 Ratings
164 Ratings
1% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
11% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Angel abounds in the kinds of frills, luxuries and extras that make it a cheerfully guilty pleasure--and also, on occasion, a very bloody mess. [5 Oct 1999, p.C01]
Not only does Angel make sense as an extension of the "Buffy" mythology, it makes Angel seem more alive than he's been in about, oh, 240 years
At heart, Angel is another Whedon treatise on the need
to accept responsibility and to move past atonement to engagement.
But Whedon never overemphasizes his deeper meanings, and neither
should we. [5 Oct 1999, p.1D]
This first episode won't grab new viewers by the throat either, although it does reveal David Boreanaz's immense attraction as the brooding, hunky, laconic vampire. [5 Oct 1999, p.E7]
The premiere of Angel suggests this is a fairly grim and humorless series, though perhaps not entirely predictable. With no Buffy to offset the intensely glowering and eternally brooding Angel (David Boreanaz), the former love of her life, the spinoff becomes a sort of "Touched By a Vampire," a show in danger of taking itself far too seriously and the audience far too lightly. [4 Oct 1999]
It has the same strengths as Buffy. Interesting characters / interactions, good stories, enjoyable villains and great humour. With Angel we have a good protagonist which has a past that haunts him and will become relevant. With Cordelia and Wesley they did something great. I disliked these characters in Buffy and they made them enjoyable in a way that I don't want them gone. Gunn is also a good character and has an interesting backstory and arcs. Doyle was someone they should haved used more because he was one of the characters with the most potential. I think that Kate was someone who would become a teammate later on. With the diabolic law firm Wolfram & Hart they created a timeless villain. With each season they get better and better as you got more and more insights. They made The Devils Advocate look tame in comparison. Lindsey and Lilah were frequent enemies that had a good chemistry with the team and are enjoyable to watch. There are good episodes with guest appearance from Buffy, Faith and Spike. There is a more monster of the week approach with set ups that become relevant later on. There are many good episodes: City Of is a good start, introduces Wolfram & Hart and the characters. I will remember you shows Angels resolve and is beautifully sad. Hero is Doyles story as he becomes one. I ve got you under my skin has a good plot twist. Five by Five and Sanctuary deals with Faith. To Shanshu in L.A. is the final that set ups many things and has a shocking reveal. Overall a solid start with good episodes.
Report
SEASON 1
Season 1 was pretty good and some good surprises. It was really awesome to see familiar characters from Buffy. It was also cool to see Cordelia grow as a person.
Report
SEASON 1
Unable to be with Buffy the vampire with a soul now resides in LA (a strange choice when you can't go out in sunlight!) to continue to try and seek redemption for the evil he committed as soulless alter ego Angelus. He soon sets up his own detective agency and with the help of friends, including Sunnydale’s Cordelia, begins to tackle the forces of evil that plague the city.
This first season arguably lacks the cohesive arc that tied together later seasons but, as with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Josh Whedon’s influence is clear to see in the razor sharp dialogue and fantastic characters. To say that Angel was every bit as good as its parent show is probably the highest praise I can give it.
Report
SEASON 1
