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Season Five Spoilers

As the show entered its fifth season, the staff of Angel Investigations were finding their place in the corporate world of Wolfram and Hart. Which left us with many questions, such as... Was Connor's 'Wonderful Life' permanent? Would Cordelia awaken from her coma? Could Angel Investigations remain uncorrupted by the evil that is Wolfram and Hart. But the biggest question of all... How would Spike return?

Over the course of Season Five, these questions were answered. In a season that opened with so much that had yet to be answered, it's somewhat appropriate that the series ended with perhaps the biggest 'question mark' of them all.

Spoilers for Angel Season Five

Conviction (5.1)

Spoiler	Source
Angel has to deal with W & H spying on him	Industry Source
Hauser is the head of the W & H Special Ops team	Industry Source
Harmony is hired by Wesley	Industry Source
A W & H client demands that they win his trial	Industry Source
If they don't, he'll destroy California	Industry Source
The client, Fries, has a mystical device to do this	Industry Source
The device has something to do with a young boy	Industry Source
Hauser wants to kill the boy	Industry Source
When Angel stops him, Hauser tries to kill Angel	Industry Source
Angel kills Hauser	Industry Source
Gunn saves the client, thanks to W & H	Industry Source
Gunn allows W & H to implant legal knowledge into his mind	Industry Source
Spike appears at episode's end	Industry Source
Current Episode Summary	Eljay

Just Rewards (5.2)

Spoiler	Source
Spike-centric Episode	Article
The amulet has a connection to Spike's return	Article
Spike returns as a ghost	Industry Source
Angel decides to terminate a client's contract	Industry Source
The client provides demons with human bodies	Industry Source
The client, Hainsley, is a necromancer	Industry Source
He can control the dead, including Angel	Industry Source
Angel tries to fight back with financial threats	Industry Source
Hainsley offers Spike a body, in return for taking out Angel	Industry Source
Spike agrees, but takes out Hainsley instead	Industry Source
Spike is now tied to the amulet	Industry Source
Destroying the amulet may release Spike	Industry Source
Spike thinks he's being pulled into hell	Industry Source
Spike asks Fred to help him	Industry Source
Buffy is now in Europe	Industry Source
Current Episode Summary	Eljay

Unleashed (5.3)

Spoiler	Source
New Character: Nina	Industry Source
She has been bitten by a werefolf	Industry Source
At the start, she's unaware that she is one	Industry Source
Angel tracks her down and explains what is happening	Industry Source
Nina is kidnapped, due in part to a mole at W & H	Industry Source
There is an exclusive club that dines on exotic creatures	Industry Source
Nina is this month's main course	Industry Source
Nina is rescued and returns to her family	Industry Source
We may see more of her in the future	Industry Source
Current Episode Summary	Eljay

Hell Bound (5.4)

Spoiler	Source
Episode centers around Spike	Industry Source
Spike runs into various spirits at W & H	Industry Source
The spirits tell Spike 'The Reaper' is coming	Industry Source
The other's can no longer see Spike	Industry Source
Fred believes Spike is still around	Industry Source
They bring in a psychic to help find Spike	Industry Source
A spirit, Pavayne, is after Spike	Industry Source
Pavayne sends spirits to hell	Industry Source
Fred figures out a way to make Spike corporeal	Industry Source
Pavayne attacks Fred, forcing Spike to make a choice	Industry Source
Spike chooses to save Fred and stay a spirit	Industry Source
Pavayne becomes corporeal and Angel imprisons him	Industry Source
Fred and Spike seem to have a little sparkage	Industry Source
Current Episode Summary	Eljay

Life Of The Party (5.5)

Spoiler	Source
Episode revolves around W & H's Halloween party	Industry Source
A demon arch-duke, Sebassis, turns down the invite	Industry Source
Angel has to persuade him to attend	Industry Source
At the party, Lorne's suggestions are taken to heart	Industry Source
These suggestions cause quite a bit of chaos	Industry Source
The problem is with Lorne's subconscious	Industry Source
Sebassis is upset when his lieutenant is killed	Industry Source
He decides to kill Angel, then Lorne	Industry Source
Lorne's subconscious appears as a giant, green, hulk	Industry Source
Current Episode Summary	Eljay

Cautionary Tale Of Numero Cinco (5.6)

Spoiler	Source
Angel meets the mysterious Number 5	Industry Source
Five is an ex-wrestler that works in the mailroom	Industry Source
Five and his brothers fought evil in the 50's	Industry Source
They were a wrestling team called the Luchadors	Industry Source
Their greatest battle was against the Aztec Warrior	Industry Source
Only Five survived the battle	Industry Source
The Aztec, Tezcatcatl, has returned	Industry Source
Five has a talisman that Tezcatcatl wants	Industry Source
Five wants Tezcatcatl to kill him	Industry Source
Angel has to stop Tezcatcatl and save Five	Industry Source

Lineage (5.7)

Spoiler	Source
Wesley's father visits L.A.	FilmJerk.com
Roger Wyndham-Pryce is scouting for Watchers	FilmJerk.com
He's there to evaluate Wesley for the council	FilmJerk.com
Roger is very intrigued by the W&H Archives	Industry Source
Roger is still very critical of Wesley	Industry Source
Fred is injured early on, after Wes and her go undercover	Industry Source
Fred's fine, but Wes blames himself	Industry Source
Wesley appears to have killed his father	Bubonic

Destiny (5.8)

Spoiler	Source
There will be flashbacks to Angelus and Spike's past	Industry Source
Spike appears to be corporeal again	Industry Source
Spike and Harmony take advantage of his 'solidity'	Industry Source
A mysterious illness is affecting the W&H Staff	Industry Source
One staffer kills another and attacks Lorne	Industry Source
Angel seals off the building while they deal with the threat	Industry Source
Spike is real because of another mysterious envelope	Bubonic
Angel and Spike are told that they are causing the illness	Bubonic
Having 2 souled-vamps has caused an imbalance	Bubonic
One of them has to fulfill the Shanshu Prophecy	Bubonic
There is a catch to the prophecy	Bubonic
To Shanshu, the vampire must first endure a great trial	Bubonic
The trial begins when someone drinks from a mystical goblet	Bubonic
Angel and Spike battle for the goblet	Bubonic
The goblet was a ruse, which mystifies everyone	Bubonic
Things return to normal, but there are many questions	Bubonic
Angel openly wonders if he's lost his edge/drive	Bubonic

Harm's Way (5.09)

Spoiler	Source
The episode revolves around Harmony	Industry Source
Harmony is having problems fitting in	Industry Source
Another employee, Tamika, is after her job	Industry Source
Tamika plants human blood in Harmony's supply	Industry Source
Tamika also plants a body in Harmony's apartment	Industry Source
Angel and Gunn are mediating for two demon tribes	Industry Source
Harmony suspects another employee of framing her	Industry Source
Turns out that Tamika is also a vampire	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Soul Purpose (5.10)

Spoiler	Source
Possibly a dream/alternate reality episode	Industry Source
Spike appears to relive portions of Angel's life	Industry Source
A fairy offers Spike an opportunity to become human	Industry Source
A parasite induces nightmares for Angel	Pandora
Angel dreams that Spike becomes the true champion	Pandora
Lindsey approaches Spike about being the champion	Pandora
Angel dreams that Eve planted the parasite	Pandora
Spike rescues Angel at episode's end	Pandora
Eve denies any involvement, but Angel isn't convinced	Pandora
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Damage (5.11)

Spoiler	Source
A young woman, Dana, escapes from an institution	Industry Source
Dana has been dreaming about demons	Industry Source
Angel is tipped off by a nurse	Industry Source
Spike, thinking she's been possessed, tracks her	Industry Source
Angel realizes she is dreaming about Slayers	Industry Source
Dana may be a Slayer herself	Industry Source
Dana's family was killed when she was 10	Industry Source
Dana was kidnapped and tortured by the killer	Industry Source
Dana goes on a killing spree	Industry Source
Spike finds her where the killer kept her	Industry Source
She bests Spike in battle and drugs him	Industry Source
She cuts off Spike's hands	Industry Source
Angel and crew stop Dana and rescue Spike	Industry Source
Andrew will appear in this episode	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

You're Welcome (5.12)

Spoiler	Source
Cordelia returns in this episode	Industry Source
She seems to be up and around	Industry Source
She is not pleased with Angel's new partnership	Industry Source
Angel is still distrustful of Eve	Industry Source
Angel thinks of quitting the firm	Pandora
Lindsey's tattoos allow him to sneak into the building	Pandora
Lindsey wants to activate a failsafe, that will kill Angel	Pandora
Angel and company manage to stop Lindsey	Pandora
Lindsey is sucked into another dimension	Pandora
In reality, Cordy never awoke from her coma and passed away	Various Sources
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Why We Fight (5.13)

Spoiler	Source
This episode flashbacks to World War II	Industry Source
Present: Angel is visited by Lawson, who he knew back then	Industry Source
Lawson attacks Fred and sneaks up to the penthouse	Industry Source
Back in 1943, Lawson and his squad captured a U-Boat	Industry Source
The Germans had imprisoned several vamps on the sub, including Spike	Industry Source
The vamps escape and take over the sub	Industry Source
Angel is forced to help recover the sub, by The Initiative	Industry Source
Angel and Lawson convince the vamps to get the sub back to land	Industry Source
They uncover a German plot to use mind control on vampires	Industry Source
The sub is attacked by destroyers	Industry Source
In the past, Angel is forced to vamp Lawson	Pandora
Lawson wants revenge on Angel for making him a vampire	Pandora
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Smile Time (5.14)

Spoiler	Source
A Children's TV show is harming the viewers	Industry Source
The show's puppets drain the children's lifeforce	Industry Source
Angel and company fight the demonic puppets on the set	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources
Written and Directed By Ben Edlund	Industry Source
Nina, the werewolf, returns	Industry Source
Angel is turned into a puppet	Industry Source
Fred and Wesley become closer	Pandora
Gunn makes a deal to keep his 'legalese' charged up	Pandora

A Hole In The World (5.15)

Spoiler	Source
Fred suffers a 'setback'	Convention
Written by Joss Whedon	Convention
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources
A mysterious sarcophagus is delivered to Fred's lab	Industry Source
Angel and Spike travel to England	Industry Source
They are there to investigate 'The Well'	Industry Source
'The Well' is a place where the Old Ones are kept	Industry Source
They are guarded by Drogyn	Industry Source
One of the Old Ones, Illyria, has gone missing	Industry Source
Fred's parents are in this episode	Industry Source
Fred becomes ill while examining the sarcophagus	Pandora
Fred will die if a cure can't be found	Pandora
Knox was behind the plot to bring Illyria here	Pandora
A champion can save Fred, but it will hurt millions	Pandora
Angel decides the sacrifice is too great, and Fred dies	Pandora
Illyria takes control of Fred's newly-deceased body	Pandora

Shells (5.16)

Spoiler	Source
There is a major fight in the offices of Wolfram and Hart	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources
Illyria is trying to get to her home dimension	Industry Source
A vengeful Wes kills Knox and injures Gunn	Industry Source
Illyria opens the portal, but finds her army is destroyed	Industry Source
Angel and Spike return to the States	Pandora
Illyria escapes, but later asks Wes for help	Pandora
Angel tries to contact Willow	Pandora

Underneath (5.17)

Spoiler	Source
Angel Investigations realize they made a mistake joining Wolfram and Hart	Industry Source
Lindsey is living a fantasy life with a wife and child	Industry Source
In reality, Lindsey is being held in a torture dimension	Industry Source
Angel and the others go there to get Lindsey	Industry Source
Angel looks for help from Eve	Pandora
Eve is being pursued by a man named Hamilton	Pandora
New Character: Hamilton (Adam Baldwin)	Pandora
Angel rescues Lindsey from his prison, but Gunn stays behind	Pandora
Eve signs her powers over Hamilton	Industry Source
Hamilton is Angel's new liaison to the Sr. Partners	Industry Source
Lindsey reveals the Senior Partners true plans	Pandora
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Origin (5.18)

Spoiler	Source
Angel meets the sorcerer who created Connor's false memories	Industry Source
The sorcerer, Mr. Vail, is blackmailing Angel	Industry Source
Vail wants the time-demon, Sahjahn, dead for good	Industry Source
If Angel doesn't help, Connor's real memories will return	Industry Source
The problem: Connor is the only one who can kill Sahjahn	Industry Source
Connor's fantasy-parents go to Wolfram and Hart for help	Industry Source
Connor and Angel battle a demon, Connor's fantasy-father in hurt	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Untitled (5.19)

Spoiler	Source
A young, pregnant woman, goes to Angel for help	Industry Source
The woman, Amanda, is going to give her child to a demon tribe	Industry Source
The tribe, The Fell Brethren, will take very good care of the child	Industry Source
In return, they will cure Amanda's husband, who has brain damage	Industry Source
There is a catch, the child will be sacrificed when he's thirteen	Industry Source
Instead of helping seal the deal, Gunn reveals the catch	Industry Source
Fred's body can't contain Illyria's power	Industry Source
As she gets more unstable, she starts traveling to alternate realities	Industry Source
In these realities, she kills other members of Angel Investigations	Industry Source
Angel follows her, while Wesley tries to find a cure	Industry Source
Wesley is able to save Illyria, who becomes more Fred-like in the process	Industry Source

The Girl In Question (5.20)

Spoiler	Source
Angel and Spike got to Rome on business	Industry Source
They are there to pick up a demon capo's head	Industry Source
While there, they discover Buffy is seeing a new man	Industry Source
He's known as 'The Immortal', and has a bit of monster to him	Industry Source
Angel and Spike know 'The Immortal', we get a flashback to the late 1800's	Industry Source
They track Buffy and 'The Immortal' to a nightclub	Industry Source
At the club, they lose both them and the head	Industry Source
Using the resources of the Italian branch of W&H, they try to find them	Industry Source
In the end, they may return to Los Angeles with neither	Industry Source
Andrew is in this episode, Buffy will likely not be seen	Industry Source
Illyria arranges to see Fred's parents	Industry Source
Illyria passes herself off as Fred, her parents are fooled	Industry Source
Wesley is still helping Illyria, though he is concerned about what she is doing	Industry Source
Darla and Dru both appear in a flashback	Industry Source
Turns out Buffy isn't the first girl to fall for the charms of The Immortal	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Power Play (5.21)

Spoiler	Source
Angel must deal with the worst type of evil, a politician	Industry Source
Senator Brucker wants Wolfram and Hart to fix the next election	Industry Source
She wants her opponent to admit he's a pedophile	Industry Source
Gunn is shocked when Angel agrees to help	Industry Source
Angel goes to a 'evil' party, where we see many faces from the past	Industry Source
Sebassis, Izzy, Cyvus Vail, and others welcome Angelus back to the dark side	Industry Source
Early on, we see Angel seem to rescue someone, then kill them	Pandora
Wesley is warned that they aren't looking in the right place for answers	Pandora
Illryia feels Angel is about to betray them, Drogyn appears and confirms this	Pandora
Drogyn reveals that he things Angel was behind Fred's death	Pandora
The others confront Lindsay, who reveals who really is pulling the strings	Pandora
The world is controlled by The Circle Of The Black Thorn, Angel is trying to become a member	Pandora
Hamilton attacks the others and takes Drogyn away	Pandora
To show his loyalty to The Circle, Angel kills Drogyn	Pandora
Angel becomes part of The Circle, and the others decide to take him out	Pandora
During the battle, Angel reveals it's all a ruse to break into The Circle	Pandora
The others agree to fight with him and continue fooling the Senior Partners, but Hamilton is suspicious	Pandora
Angel reveals that this information was passed to him by Cordelia's kiss	Pandora
Angel didn't kill Fred, but he used that tragedy to his advantage	Pandora
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources

Not Fade Away (5.22)

Spoiler	Source
Everyone seems to be preparing for a final battle	Industry Source
Spike goes out bar brawling	Industry Source
Angel goes to see Connor	Industry Source
Gunn goes to see Anne at the children's shelter	Industry Source
Team Angel splits up to take on various foes, before going for the Senior Partners	Industry Source
In his battle, Wesley does not survive	Industry Source
Illyria turns briefly back into Fred to mourn his passing	Industry Source
Lorne shoots and kills Lindsay, Eve is heartbroken	Industry Source
Angel and Connor team up to defeat Hamilton	Industry Source
Gunn is nearly killed, but makes it back to the others	Industry Source
Harmony betrayed them all, she's been seeing Hamilton	Industry Source
Lorne leaves before the final battle	Industry Source
The series ends, with Angel, Spike, and Illyria facing off against a giant dragon	Industry Source
Brief Summary And Article Links	Various Sources