For a few episodes things go pretty well--but Angel's enemies, both those he has made in his quest for redemption and those he made when he was unadulterated evil, are still out there. Stephanie Romanov comes into her silky own in this series, making Lilah Morgan all the more seductively evil because she is clear about the choices she has made; the satanic law-firm of Wolfram and Hart are this show's most inspired creation. As the series moves to its close, Wesley (Alexis Denisof) has hard choices to make. The devastating climax is compulsive viewing and this series also contains one of the most impressive single episodes of the entire show: in "Waiting in the Wings" writer, director and creator Joss Whedon comes up with a classic ghost story as Angel and his crew go to the ballet and find a performance that is literally timeless.

On the DVD: Angel, Series 3 DVD box set is generously stocked with extra features--a season overview, commentaries on three episodes, a documentary on the way scripts are transferred to screen, and an overview of the story of the doomed vampire Darla. Of especial interest to fans are two deleted scenes--one from the ballet episode "Waiting in the Wings", in which Amy Acker (Fred) and Alexis Denisof (Wesley) dance a pas de deux at once touching and hilarious, and the other a hilarious scene from "Cordy", the cute situation comedy in which Cordelia stars in an alternate universe. --Roz Kaveney

DVD Description
Disc One:
Heartthrob, That Vision Thing, That Old Gang of Mine, Carpe Noctum

Disc Two:
Fredless, Billy, Offspring, Quickening
Commentary for Billy by Tim Minear and Jeffery Bell

Disc Three:
Lullaby, Dad, Birthday
Trailers

Disc Four:
Provider, Waiting in the Wings, Couplet, Loyalty
Deleted scenes from Waiting in the Wings

Disc Five:
Sleep Tight, Forgiving, Double or Nothing,The Price

Disc Six:
A New World, Benediction, Tomorrow
Featurette: Season 3 Overview
Featurette: Page to Screen
Amy Acker Sceen Test
Vincent Kartheiser Screen Test
Still Gallery - 50 images

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