Angel is gone.

Something colder is wearing his face.

And the rules no longer apply.

In “Redefinition,” Angel’s shocking turn in Reunion isn’t undone—it’s doubled down on. Cutting himself off from Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn, Angel steps fully into a morally gray war against Wolfram & Hart. He lies. He manipulates. He hurts people he cares about. And for the first time, the line between hero and monster feels dangerously thin.

Meanwhile, Cordelia and Wesley are left reeling, Gunn is pushed to the margins, and Lindsey realizes—far too late—that Angel isn’t playing the game anymore. He’s trying to burn it down from the inside.

This is not a redemption story.

This is a redefinition of what fighting evil might cost.

Anya wants revenge.

Willow wants validation.

Xander wants literally anyone to stop yelling.

In “Triangle,” Season 5 takes a sharp left turn into rom-com territory as Anya and Willow are magically trapped together—forced to confront old wounds, lingering jealousy, and the messiness of loving the same idiot. What starts as petty sniping spirals into enchanted trolls, bruised egos, and one very public emotional reckoning.

Meanwhile, Buffy and Riley deal with the quiet after the storm, Dawn continues to Dawn, and the Scoobies remind us that sometimes the biggest battles aren’t cosmic—they’re personal, awkward, and wildly uncomfortable.

It’s funny.

It’s tense.

And it’s exactly the breather we need before Season 5 tightens the screws again.

Alliances shatter.

Lines are crossed.

And Angel makes a choice that changes everything.

In “Reunion,” the fallout from The Trial detonates. Darla’s fate pushes Angel into darker territory than we’ve seen before, leading to a shocking decision that fractures Angel Investigations from the inside. As Wolfram & Hart maneuver, Drusilla returns in full chaos mode, and Lindsey’s schemes finally pay off, Angel begins slipping—quietly, deliberately—toward something terrifying.

This is the episode where the moral center moves.

Where good intentions stop being enough.

And where Angel’s road to redemption takes a sharp, dangerous turn.

It’s bold. It’s upsetting. And it’s one of the most important hours of the series.