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Best Episodes by Rank

The table below presents all 110 episodes of Angel from the best episode to the weakest episode. The number in the "Points" column represents the average ranking that each episode received with 110 representing what would be a unanimous first place ranking and 1 representing what would be a unanimous last place ranking. Fans were not unanimous in their ratings of any episode, so all scores are between those two numbers.

The number in the "+/-" column represents the margin of error for the point total. This number is high for episodes for which fans are divided and for more recent episodes that aired after many lists were made. The figure is low for earlier episodes and episodes for which fans are in general agreement about their quality.

The chance that an episode is better than any given episode of lower rank or that an episode is weaker than any given episode of higher rank is always above 50%. However, the chance is never 100%. If the difference in the number of points between two episodes is greater than the sum of the +/- scores for the two episodes, then one can be at least 95% confident that the higher ranked episode is better. For example, the difference in points between "You're Welcome" and "I Will Remember You" is 6.77. The sum of their +/- scores is only 3.74. One can be at least 95% confident that "You're Welcome" is the better episode. However, the difference in points between "You're Welcome" and "Not Fade Away" is 3.62 and the sum of their +/- scores is 4.36. The chance that "You're Welcome" is better than "Not Fade Away" is still greater than 50%, but it is less than 95%.

Rank Title Season/
Episode		 Writer(s) Director Points +/-
1 You're Welcome 5.12 David Fury David Fury 85.17 1.91
2 Not Fade Away 5.22 Jeffrey Bell & Joss Whedon Jeffrey Bell 81.55 2.45
3 I Will Remember You 1.08 David Greenwalt and Jeannine Renshaw David Grossman 78.40 1.83
4 Five By Five 1.18 Jim Kouf James A. Contner 77.71 1.68
5 Orpheus 4.15 Mere Smith Terrence O'Hara 77.65 1.68
6 Smile Time 5.14 Ben Edlund Ben Edlund 76.16 2.10
7 A Hole in the World 5.15 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 76.08 2.12
8 Hero 1.09 Howard Gordon and Tim Minear Tucker Gates 72.39 1.77
9 Spin the Bottle 4.06 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 71.13 1.72
10 Darla 2.07 Tim Minear Tim Minear 70.12 1.64
11 Lullaby 3.09 Tim Minear Tim Minear 68.40 1.63
12 Waiting in the Wings 3.13 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 68.32 1.57
13 To Shanshu In L.A. 1.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 68.11 1.64
14 Sanctuary 1.19 Tim Minear and Joss Whedon Michael Lange 67.83 1.59
15 Reunion 2.10 Tim Minear and Shawn Ryan James A. Contner 67.70 1.66
16 Damage 5.11 Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard Jefferson Kibbee 65.30 1.78
17 Birthday 3.11 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 65.12 1.64
18 Sleep Tight 3.16 David Greenwalt Terrence O'Hara 65.07 1.62
19 Home 4.22 Tim Minear Tim Minear 64.96 1.58
20 Destiny 5.08 David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight Skip Schoolnik 64.76 1.76
21 City Of 1.01 Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt Joss Whedon 64.11 1.53
22 Billy 3.06 Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell David Grossman 63.81 1.52
23 Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been 2.02 Tim Minear David Semel 63.74 1.60
24 In The Dark 1.03 Douglas Petrie Bruce Seth Green 63.54 1.53
25 Soulless 4.11 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Sean Astin 62.88 1.45
26 Salvage 4.13 David Fury Jefferson Kibbee 62.52 1.42
27 The Trial 2.09 Tim Minear and Douglas Petrie Bruce Seth Green 62.21 1.44
28 Shells 5.16 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 61.59 1.80
29 Origin 5.18 Drew Goddard Terrence O'Hara 61.36 1.76
30 Reprise 2.15 Tim Minear James Whitmore Jr. 60.69 1.48
31 Rain of Fire 4.07 Steven S. DeKnight Vern Gillum 60.39 1.56
32 Epiphany 2.16 Tim Minear Thomas J. Wright 60.31 1.39
33 Lineage 5.07 Drew Goddard Jefferson Kibbee 59.68 1.51
34 Through the Looking Glass 2.21 Tim Minear Tim Minear 59.34 1.39
35 Forgiving 3.17 Jeffrey Bell Turi Meyer 59.08 1.3
36 There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb 2.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 58.65 1.43
37 Dead End 2.18 David Greenwalt James A. Contner 58.09 1.39
38 RM W/A VU 1.05 Jane Espenson Scott McGinnis 57.41 1.25
39 Dear Boy 2.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 57.10 1.18
40 Deep Down 4.01 Steven S. DeKnight Terrence O'Hara 56.69 1.22
41 Calvary 4.12 Jeffrey Bell and Steven S. DeKnight and Mere Smith Bill Norton 56.52 1.19
42 Release 4.14 Steven S. DeKnight and Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain James A. Contner 55.89 1.11
43 Hellbound 5.04 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 55.83 1.32
44 Redefinition 2.11 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 55.44 1.16
45 Guise Will Be Guise 2.06 Jane Espenson Krishna Rao 55.34 1.29
46 Disharmony 2.17 David Fury Fred Keller 55.04 1.30
47 Awakening 4.10 David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 54.85 1.20
48 Power Play 5.21 David Fury James A. Contner 54.43 1.29
49 Over The Rainbow 2.20 Mere Smith Fred Keller 54.09 1.33
50 Somnambulist 1.11 Tim Minear Winrich Kolbe 53.80 1.16
51 Loyalty 3.15 Mere Smith James A. Contner 53.71 1.06
52 Fredless 3.05 Mere Smith Marita Grabiak 53.46 1.23
53 That Vision Thing 3.02 Jeffrey Bell Fred Keller 53.14 1.06
54 The Magic Bullet 4.19 Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell 52.93 1.02
55 Heartthrob 3.01 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 52.74 1.05
56 Peace Out 4.21 David Fury Jefferson Kibbee 52.69 1.12
57 Tomorrow 3.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 52.15 1.19
58 Time Bomb 5.19 Ben Edlund Vern Gillum 52.12 1.35
59 The Prodigal 1.15 Tim Minear Bruce Seth Green 52.07 1.03
60 Underneath 5.17 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Skip Schoolnik 51.87 1.14
61 Habeas Corpses 4.08 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 51.86 0.97
62 Just Rewards 5.02 David Fury & Ben Edlund James A. Contner 51.69 1.09
63 Untouched 2.04 Mere Smith Joss Whedon 51.60 0.93
64 Carpe Noctem 3.04 Scott Murphy James A. Contner 51.56 1.28
65 I Got U Under My Skin 1.14 Jeannine Renshaw R.D. Price 51.50 1.10
66 A New World 3.20 Jeffrey Bell Tim Minear 51.34 1.02
67 Benediction 3.21 Tim Minear Tim Minear 51.30 0.88
68 Inside Out 4.17 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 51.22 1.04
69 Soul Purpose 5.10 Brent Fletcher David Boreanaz 51.13 1.11
70 Eternity 1.17 Tracey Stern Regis Kimble 51.10 0.97
71 Conviction 5.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 50.69 0.91
72 Long Day's Journey 4.09 Mere Smith Terrence O'Hara 50.54 0.78
73 Offspring 3.07 David Greenwalt Turi Meyer 50.49 0.98
74 Sacrifice 4.20 Ben Edlund David Straiton 50.37 0.80
75 Parting Gifts 1.10 David Fury and Jeannine Renshaw James A. Contner 49.89 0.93
76 The Price 3.19 David Fury Marita Grabiak 49.79 0.80
77 The Girl in Question 5.20 Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard David Greenwalt 49.66 2.03
78 Ground State 4.02 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 49.63 0.87
79 Life of the Party 5.05 Ben Edlund Bill Norton 49.43 1.37
80 Blind Date 1.21 Jeannine Renshaw Thomas J. Wright 49.43 0.76
81 Quickening 3.08 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 48.97 0.81
82 Dad 3.10 David H. Goodman Fred Keller 48.61 1.03
83 Sense and Sensitivity 1.06 Tim Minear James A. Contner 48.48 1.04
84 The Ring 1.16 Howard Gordon Nick Marck 48.43 1.07
85 Slouching Toward Bethlehem 4.04 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 48.28 0.80
86 Couplet 3.14 Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell Tim Minear 48.27 0.83
87 Belonging 2.19 Shawn Ryan Turi Meyer 48.22 0.85
88 Supersymmetry 4.05 Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain Bill Norton 48.18 0.88
89 Judgment 2.01 David Greenwalt Michael Lange 47.96 0.83
90 Lonely Hearts 1.02 David Fury James A. Contner 47.75 0.74
91 Players 4.16 Jeffrey Bell and Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Michael Grossman 47.66 0.70
92 The House Always Wins 4.03 David Fury Marita Grabiak 47.30 1.01
93 War Zone 1.20 Garry Campbell David Straiton 47.24 0.87
94 Shiny Happy People 4.18 Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain Marita Grabiak 47.09 0.92
95 That Old Gang of Mine 3.03 Tim Minear Bill Norton 46.97 1.04
96 The Thin Dead Line 2.14 Jim Kouf and Shawn Ryan Scott McGinnis 46.93 0.86
97 The Shroud Of Rahmon 2.08 Jim Kouf David Grossman 46.73 1.10
98 Harm's Way 5.09 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Vern Gillum 46.66 1.25
99 First Impressions 2.03 Shawn Ryan James A. Contner 46.28 0.9
100 Blood Money 2.12 Shawn Ryan and Mere Smith R.D. Price 45.77 0.93
101 Provider 3.12 Scott Murphy Bill Norton 45.34 0.90
102 The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco 5.06 Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell 45.07 1.32
103 Expecting 1.12 Howard Gordon David Semel 45.01 1.06
104 Why We Fight 5.13 Drew Goddard and Steven S. DeKnight Terrence O'Hara 44.65 1.15
105 The Bachelor Party 1.07 Tracey Stern David Straiton 43.91 0.83
106 Double or Nothing 3.18 David H. Goodman David Grossman 43.60 0.94
107 Unleashed 5.03 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Marita Grabiak 43.41 1.03
108 I Fall To Pieces 1.04 David Greenwalt Vern Gillum 43.22 1.05
109 Happy Anniversary 2.13 David Greenwalt Bill Norton 42.36 0.98
110 She 1.13 David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 42.24 1.12
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