
Dark Angel
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In the year 2019 the U.S. has become a third world country in the wake of the Pulse - an electromagnetic shockwave unleashed by nuclear terrorists in 2009. This is Max's world, an unforgiving place even for a genetically engineered soldier like her. On the run from her creators and constantly in search of her past, Max joins forces with the idealistic cyberjournalist "Eyes Only". She's a revved-up girl trying to make a run-down world a better place.
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- 01
Pollo LocoWhen two corpses turn up with the bar code of an escaped X-5, Lydecker's boss steps in to pay him an unexpected---and unpleasant---visit. Meanwhile, Max springs into action after realizing that her fellow fugitive may be behind the killings and that she is the only one who can bring his hunting season to a close. - 02
The Berrisford AgendaAlec tries to right a wrong from his past after he realizes the former lover he was forced to assassinate may still be alive. - 03
Freak NationThe hunt for mutants leads to a hostage crisis at Jam Pony, where Max and company face not only violent vigilantes, but also White's killer corps of mutant hunters.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PilotOctober 3, 2000In the series pilot, Max finds her hunt for fellow escapees aided by a techno-geek with a key to her past as a genetics experiment. - S01E02
HeatOctober 10, 2000Lydecker closes in after Max is reunited with the woman who saved her the night she escaped from the Manticore lab. Meanwhile, strange chang - S01E03
FlushedOctober 17, 2000Max goes above the law to secure meds for her worsening seizures and winds up behind bars---and at the mercy of a warped warden with a link - S01E04
C.R.E.A.M.October 31, 2000Logan runs smack into his past while helping a client investigate her dad's mysterious death; Max helps Sketchy one-up a two-faced casino ow - S01E05
411 on the DLNovember 14, 2000A lead on a fellow Manticore fugitive sends Max on a mission to find an old friend; Logan's ex returns, hoping to make amends for past sins; - S01E06
ProdigyNovember 21, 2000Logan puts his life on the line to barter for Max's after a hostage crisis at a genetics conference traps Max with a deadly fellow attendee. - S01E07
Cold ComfortNovember 28, 2000Logan helps Zack and Max track down Lydecker after they tie him to the kidnapping of one of their fellow bio-synths. But when they get their - S01E08
Blah Blah Woof WoofDecember 12, 2000Lydecker's manhunt for Vogelsang's killer puts Max on too many "most wanted" lists. Meanwhile, a stray bullet lodged in Logan's spine leaves - S01E09
OutJanuary 9, 2001Max and Logan's growing attraction is put to the test as he breaks their first date to bust a flesh-peddler, who makes it his sole mission t - S01E10
RedJanuary 16, 2001Logan recruits Max to guard a Federal witness who can nail Mayor Steckler, only to find that the man in need of protection is a face from th - S01E11
Art AttackFebruary 6, 2001Max is Logan's date for a Cale family wedding, where the wisecracking crime fighter gets in touch with her softer side, and Logan gets in de - S01E12
RisingFebruary 13, 2001The Red supersoldiers kidnap Original Cindy (Valarie Rae Miller) to get to Max, whose overamped DNA may be the key to their survival---and L - S01E13
The Kidz Are AiightFebruary 20, 2001It's a race to save the Manticore fugitives after Zack escapes from Lydecker's lair and enlists Max to help round up their lost friends. Mea - S01E14
Female TroubleFebruary 27, 2001Max battles her conscience after catching a fellow Manticore experiment hell-bent on killing a doctor with a tie to their past---and Max's f - S01E15
HavenMarch 27, 2001A weekend away in a sleepy---and creepy---little town has Max helping a boy who sees dead people and Logan investigating the murders of seve - S01E16
Shorties in LoveApril 17, 2001Max's plan to steal a set of computer discs is derailed by Original Cindy's felonious ex-lover, who draws the unwanted attention of a shadow - S01E17
Season's bestPollo LocoApril 24, 2001When two corpses turn up with the bar code of an escaped X-5, Lydecker's boss steps in to pay him an unexpected---and unpleasant---visit. Me - S01E18
I and I Am a CameraMay 1, 2001Max gets herself a sidekick after a pseudo-superhero calling himself the Street Sweeper strong-arms his way into a hunt for the person offin - S01E19
Hit a Sista BackMay 8, 2001It's a battle of the bio-synths as Max, Zack and Tinga's plan to stop Lydecker from snagging Tinga's son pits them against Madame X's newest - S01E20
MeowMay 15, 2001On the anniversary of their meeting, Max's cat DNA sends her into heat, forcing her to bail on a date with Logan. Meanwhile, Lydecker and X - S01E21
...And Jesus Brought a CasseroleMay 22, 2001Madame X's twisted plan for Max forces Lydecker into an unholy pact with a pack of his former "kids" to bring down Manticore. But when thing
Season02Best season
- S02E01
Designate ThisSeptember 28, 2001A rebuilt Max maps her escape from Madame X's lair, as Logan finds an unlikely ally in exposing Manticore and its genetic experiments. But w - S02E02
Bag 'EmOctober 5, 2001Max takes several child transgens under her wing after they become targets of White's lethal "cleanup" project to bury Manticore's existence - S02E03
Proof of PurchaseOctober 12, 2001Alec hides his deadly reason for helping Max stop a rampaging Joshua, whose pattern of attacks could lead them right to Sandeman. Meanwhile, - S02E04
Radar LoveOctober 26, 2001As a mysterious virus targets Seattle's Asian community, Max and Logan find themselves facing a new foe---and possible new lovers. Meanwhile - S02E05
BooNovember 2, 2001Max tracks a deadly---and decapitated---Manticore nomlie as Halloween proves a prime time for the mutants to roam Seattle undetected. But as - S02E06
TwoNovember 9, 2001The hunt is on for Joshua after three Seattle cops are attacked by a canine-like killer; Alec snags a job at Jam Pony as a way to score the - S02E07
Some Assembly RequiredNovember 16, 2001Logan's hunt for a gang of Steelheads reveals a shocking truth about Max's presumed-dead cohort and his ominous mission to make Cale pay for - S02E08
Gill GirlDecember 7, 2001Max and Alec race to save a mermaid from White's clutches after realizing she may be linked to Manticore's fishy genetics project. Meanwhile - S02E09
Medium is the MessageDecember 14, 2001A mother in mourning hires Logan to find her missing son, who may have a shocking tie to White...and a woman Logan knows very well. Meanwhil - S02E10
BrainiacJanuary 11, 2002Max gets some help from Manticore's plus-sized secret---and smitten---weapon after a mole sets a trap to silence Asha's rebel group. - S02E11
Season's bestThe Berrisford AgendaJanuary 18, 2002Alec tries to right a wrong from his past after he realizes the former lover he was forced to assassinate may still be alive. - S02E12
Borrowed TimeFebruary 1, 2002Max and Logan make a run for romance after an antidote sends her virus into a 12-hour remission. But their hopes for a night of heat are coo - S02E13
Harbor LightsFebruary 8, 2002A stray bullet sends Max to the ER, where her funky blood and DNA tests cause grave concern for the CDC---and Ames White's army. But as Loga - S02E14
Love in VeinMarch 8, 2002Max takes on a cult of superhuman blood addicts led by a Manticore mutant intent on rebuilding an X-5 army. Meanwhile, Joshua falls in with - S02E15
FuhgeddabouditMarch 15, 2002A telekinetic transgenic messes with Max's mind to keep her from coercing a meek mob bookie into selling out his boss to Eyes Only. But once - S02E16
ExposureMarch 22, 2002Max and Logan track Ames' kidnapped son to a small town where the breeding cult is readying Manticore's youngest creations for a mysterious - S02E17
Hello, GoodbyeApril 5, 2002After nearly infecting Logan, Max decides to end their affair for good; Alec's haunted by the sins of his Manticore twin; and White triggers - S02E18
Dawg Day AfternoonApril 12, 2002Max must break her vow to avoid Logan after Joshua becomes a target of a transgenic manhunt in the sewers; White leaks news of the human-loo - S02E19
She Ain't HeavyApril 19, 2002Max's escape from Seattle is derailed after White sends in her clone to capture the elusive X-452; Logan's Eyes Only compound is attacked; J - S02E20
Love Among the RunesApril 26, 2002A bogus transgen lures Max into White's trap, where she learns the truth about the mystery marks appearing on her skin; the Terminal City dw - S02E21
Freak NationMay 3, 2002The hunt for mutants leads to a hostage crisis at Jam Pony, where Max and company face not only violent vigilantes, but also White's killer
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