Angel on Top: An Angel Rewatch Podcast

Angel On Top is our Angel rewatch podcast! Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zak cover the first two seasons of Angel spoiler free, and LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich cover seasons 3-5!

Angel On Top is part of the Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure network of podcasts.

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5.22 Not Fade Away
Now this? This is what we're talking about. This? This is the good stuff. And DADDY? He is officially home. (No, not Joss. Eww.) So join your "intriguingly unstable" hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) one last time as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode (and series finale) "Not Fade Away," a banger of a series finale and the perfect example of how you stick the damn landing.
102 min
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5.21 Power Play
On a FRESH Angel on Top... For seasons, we've all heard tales of Drogyn, the Keeper of the Deeper Well. He's basically all that anyone ever talks about on this show. And this week—in the second to last episode of Angel ever—Drogyn RETURNS. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Power Play," an episode that really gets just how important Drogyn is to all of us... and how important Nina Ash is to Angel the vampire. Also: titular power plays.
79 min
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5.20 The Girl In Question
Drumroll, please! Because the gang is back together, Scoobies. No, we're not talking about Angel Investigations. They're all still complete strangers to each other. We're talking Team Angel on Top, as Producer Kristin is back on the mic, and it's for more than just a single Korner. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "The Girl in Question," another DeKnight and Goddard messaround. Oh boy. Only two episodes of Angel left after this.
129 min
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5.19 Time Bomb
Bad news, Scoobies: Khaki Connor is NOT in this episode of Angel. Instead, we're left with a few beta males and a ticking time bomb (hey, that's the title!). But don't worry: We still find a way to talk about our favorite boy. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Time Bomb," ANOTHER non-Groundhog Day Whedonverse time loop episode.
100 min
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5.18 Origin
Memories are a tricky thing, Scoobies. For example, you all might remember Connor Angel as being anything but a beloved character for your friends here at Angel on Top character. But that can't be true. We've always been fans of Connor Angel. Big fans. ALWAYS. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Origin," featuring the return of their favorite character (and his beloved bob and sneer), Connor.
84 min
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5.17 Underneath
Scoobies (or should we say "Angel's Avengers?"), what exactly is the difference between a cellar and a basement? Because while we might not quite figure it out during this week's podcast episode, we do know one thing: Whatever the official terminology, that's definitely a sex dungeon. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Underneath," a very Supernatural episode of a season of television that continues to gaslight said hosts.
82 min
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5.16 Shells
Give me a head with shells / Long, beautiful shells. Translation: Unfortunately, Scoobies, we must continue to say goodbye to Winifred "Fred" Burkle. But fortunately, we get to say hello to one hell of an Amy Acker performance. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Shells," the end of Fred's story and official beginning of Illyria's.
77 min
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5.15 A Hole In The World
Today is a difficult day, Scoobies: for real this time. So let's just get right down to it. Join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) and special guest Taylor Brogan (writer, AMC's Lucky Hank) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "A Hole in the World," an episode you've probably all been dreading for one reason or another.
107 min
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5.14 Smile Time
Today is a difficult day, Scoobies, as we must accept the new normal: Angel the vampire has puppet cancer. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) and special guest Joe Henderson (co-showrunner of a little show known as Lucifer) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Smile Time," an episode about self-esteem, signals, and of course, puppet cancer.
88 min
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5.13 Why We Fight
Oh yes: It's a D-Day episode for your V-Day episode. (This statement only really makes sense if you know when this Angel episode aired. And if you listen to this podcast episode. Then this joke absolutely kills. You'll get it.) And if you are a fan of the ensemble of this particular series... this is NOT the episode for you. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Why We Fight." And fear not, Scoobies. Because with this, we are finally over the frustrating hump known as the first half of Angel Season 5. We'll really miss the sonar though.
85 min
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5.12 You're Welcome
Scoobies, wipe your tears away. Now is not the time to cry. We have work to do. (Okay, maybe you can do a little crying. It's only natural. But there's still work to be done.) There's really no reason to beat around the bush: You all know what episode we're doing. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "You're Welcome,"  the 100th episode of the series (and of this podcast). Cordelia Chase is back, baby. Get into it.
68 min
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5.11 Damage
This week we're mad. Enjoy! Or don't!
76 min
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5.10 Soul Purpose
Once upon a time, there was a critically-acclaimed episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer titled "Restless." (Season 4, Episode 22, of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in case any of you Scoobies forgot.) And now, there is... also an episode of Angel. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Soul Purpose," an episode that's one-part bad dreams and little suckers, one-part KRISTIN'S CHAMPION in action, and one-part a vehicle for Christian Kane thirst. NOTE: While we stated in "Destiny" that Christian Kane had returned to the series as Lindsey McDonald with the classic end credits "SPECIAL GUEST STAR" bit, we clarify some things about that (things we didn't even realize we needed to clarify) in this episode.
78 min
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5.09 Harm's Way
Oh, the difficulties of being an undead gal in the big city. Harmony Kendall knows all of them quite well. Rude neighbors, backstabbing colleagues, head-chopping bosses—and on top of it all, she's single?!? Rough stuff. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Harm's Way," an episode all about little old Harmony. Bless her heart.
86 min
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5.08 Destiny
Ah, remember a simpler time, Scoobies? A time when men were men and Angelus and Spike (AK William Bloody) could truly be themselves (GAY). Well, you will remember it. That's what this episode is all about, kids. (See, "kids" sounds a lot cooler when *we* say it.) So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Destiny," an episode that corporealizes a certain Blondie BOO!, finally kicks things into gear, and really makes ya think about that whole "champion" thing.
89 min
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5.07 Lineage
Scoobies, we've heard of being a father of a daughter, but being a father of a SON? Now we've heard everything! Which is why we needed to have a real-life father of a son, writer Bill Hanstock, on as guest to help us unpack all the episode. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Lineage," an episode that leaves us with so many more questions than we started with... and ninja cyborgs!
99 min
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5.06 The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco
Scoobies, it looks like we've got ourselves a wrestling episode. Cue LaToya adjusting her glasses to prepare to give you fair listeners... an education. And while it may be a new year for all of us, back in the world of 2003 The WB—god, we have to go back—we're celebrating Día de los Muertos and the beginning of November sweeps. (Yes, this episode of Angel kicked off its November sweeps episodes. We discuss this in the podcast.) So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco," an episode that really opens up questions about Gunn's new legal mind, as well as what our Angel Investigations friends even remember from Seasons 3 and 4. Also, never forget: Professional wrestling is REAL.
88 min
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5.05 Life of the Party
When you're a vampire with a soul, you learn to live with the idea of people wanting you dead. ... Work long enough and the line to kill you gets pretty long." That's right, Scoobies—Angel the vampire DOES have a lot in common with burned spy Michael Westen. (Not to be confused with actor Michael Weston, real-life son of our dearly departed Linwood Murrow.) But this episode is not so much about the titular vampire; it's about Lorne! (Cue "Viva Lorne Vegas.") Since starting work at Wolfram & Hart, Lorne's been under a lot of stress, folks. Yes, most of that stress was left on the cutting room floor, but now, there's a whole episode about it. So crack open a can of blue blood boy and join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Life of the Party," an episode in which Angel finally remembers to be a good friend (and how to do his hair), everyone is reminded what a bop Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way Is," and office party hijinks ensue.
79 min
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5.04 Hell Bound
Who says spooky season is behind us, Scoobies? Definitely not this episode of Angel, that's for sure. Yes, once again, Angel the series is going deep down—but not to the bottom of the ocean and not with the vampire with a soul you'd expect. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Hell Bound," an episode in which the Spike we know is finally back and the Angel we're kind of down on says some wack stuff because he's grumpy. And spoiler alert: Hell is coming for us all!
89 min
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5.03 Unleashed
Ah, finally, we can "awoo" again. But only in secret, away from our blonde family. That's just life as an American werewolf in Los Feliz. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA Captain Forehead and AK William Bloody, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Unleashed," an episode that introduces a "Tina" named Nina, continues the established pattern of characters seeing something but refusing to say something, and proves that you can apparently just say anything now and it has to be taken as canonical fact.
84 min
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5.02 Just Rewards
Scoobies, he's here. Spike ("AK William Bloody") is here. And now Angel the series is not just a legal drama—it's a buddy cop comedy! You know, two genres Angel the series has always needed to be. That means petty Angel and jealous (?) Spike all night long.So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson (high on pain pills) and Morgan Lutich (high on life) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 episode "Just Rewards," the episode that taught up all the word "corporeal" and gave us a solid head count of who on Team Angel is a dead person.
67 min
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5.01 Conviction
Scoobies, a new era has arrived. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is dead. Long live Buffy the Vampire Slayer! And with its ending, so endeth the Buffering the Vampire Slayer/Angel on Top FEUD. But the show must go on, as there is still one more season of Angel left. Which means Angel on Top just has to provide a corker of a return episode. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich this week as they discuss the Angel Season 5 premiere "Conviction," a re-pilot of sorts.
113 min
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4.22 Home
Alright, Scoobies. We have officially reached the end of the road. Not just for Angel Season 4 but for a couple of other big Angel the series features. But let's not cry because it's over; let's smile because it happened. (Except for the thing that is all Joss Whedon pettiness. We can riot in the streets for that part.) So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson* and Morgan Lutich (AKA the Cordelia and Fred of the Bufferingverse, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss the Angel Season 4 finale "Home," after watching it the way it was truly intended to be watched: via a TV-Rip of the original WB airing, commercials and all. *LaToya also would like the record reflect that she realized Bananarama only covered "Venus" literally the second after the words came out of her mouth, but she didn't correct herself because she wanted to keep the typical perfect flow of the episode going.
93 min
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4.21 Peace Out
Scoobies, we've all heard of full of grace but full of HATE? Wild. (Yes, this is a bit that mostly works if you've already listened to the episode, but just go with us.) Jasmine is back and bigger than ever, and while you would think that Connor would absolutely love that, it seems the boy has finally heard the tinkle tinkle. And he reacts to that fact in the totally normal way he reacts to everything. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA the Cordelia and Fred of the Bufferingverse, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss Angel Season 4's "Peace Out," complete with philosophical discussions and disagreements about whether or not the show did what it set out to do in terms of the big picture. You know, fun vampire TV show stuff!
81 min
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4.20 Sacrifice
As the Conheads have risen, Team Angel has fallen... all the way down to the dang sewers. Scoobies, do you hear the tinkle tinkle? Because it is back and more beautiful than ever. So join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA the Cordelia and Fred of the Bufferingverse, AKA the Gunn Squad, and so much more) this week as they discuss Angel Season 4's "Sacrifice," Ben Edlund's first Angel episode and one that stretches the believability of that whole "only folks in LA know about Jasmine" thing. But hey, it brings back all the hits, baby (the aforementioned tinkle tinkle, skittering, Angel's love of eating rats)!
76 min