15 Best Angel Episodes
7. I Will Remember You (Season 1, Episode 8)
"I felt your heart beat..."
After all this time, I Will Remember You remains one of Angel's most gut-wrenching affairs. In the early days of the show, the series had to steadily move out from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's shadow. Angel was still heartbroken for leaving Sunnydale, and in a lot of ways I Will Remember You served as the show's way of giving itself its own identity.
After the events of Buffy's hilarious Pangs, Buffy Summers ventures to LA to confront Angel for spying on her. Whilst there, the reunited pair are attacked by a demon which leaves Angel human for the first time since he was sired. Finally able to have some kind of life with Buffy, they share a night together only for Angel to realise he has to be a vampire in order to atone for his sins.
Despite the blissful nature of the reunion, Angel has time reversed so he can be a vampire again. The only hitch? He's the only one to remember their time together. Tears.