Dark Angel

Original title : Designate This
First Aired : 28.09.2001 (USA) 31.08.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Jeff Woolnough
Writing credits : Moira Kirkland Dekker
Cast : Ashley Scott (Asha Copeland), Grace Park (Female Breeding X5), Nana Visitor (Dr. Elizabeth Renfro), Geneva Locke (Young Max), John Savage (Colonel Donald Michael Lydecker), Robert Gossett (McGinnis), Yee Jee Tso (Lanky Messenger), Anton Cupo (Male X5), Ian Marsh (Drill Sergeant), Daniel Bacon (Control Room Tech 1), Norman Armour (Sleazy Clerk), Paul J. Anderson (Manticore Guard), Grace Park (Female Breeding X5), Sean Bockhold (X7 Twin), Kevin Conway (Operative At Warehouse), David Coles (Forensics Cleaner), Adam Henderson (Manticore Doctor), Brian Drummond (TAC Officer 1)

The Story : After months of being imprisoned at Manticore, Max has resisted powerful attempts at re-programming and breeding and plans her escape from the genetics lab. She is aided in her breakout by the gentle but beast-like Joshua, an early Manticore creation, and together they release all the other Manticore creatures. Max attempts to reunite with Logan, only to discover that he is now number one on Manticore's most wanted list...

Original title : Bag 'Em
First Aired : 05.10.2001 (USA) 31.08.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Marjorie David & Vern Gillum
Writing credits : Vern Gillum & Marjorie David
Cast : Jamie Bell (Zero), Ashley Scott (Asha Copeland), Jesse Moss (Bullet), Sarah Morris (Ralph), Nana Visitor (Dr. Elizabeth Renfro), John Savage (Colonel Donald Michael Lydecker), Nicki Clyne (Fixit), Kyle Alisharan (Operative), Sean Bockhold (X7), Chris Kramer (Mike), Colin Cunningham (Transhuman DAC), Alana Husband (Female X6), Andrew Francis (Male X6), Catherine Lough Haggquist (Reporter), Steve Archer (Tech), Lisa Calder (Flo), Claude Duhamel (Clerk), Cameron McDonald (Cop), Mark Lukyn (Lieutenant), Connor Widdows (Bugler), Craig Veroni (Soldier 1), Leanne Adachi (Computer Tech), Dalias Blake (Military Tech)

The Story : Manticore sends out a signal ordering all the escapees to return to a site where unbeknownst to them, awaits their death. While harboring a group of muddle Manticore escapees, Max is captured by a man who job it is to exterminate the remaining fugitives, leaving only Alec and the X6's to rescue her. Meanwhile, Lydecker contacts Logan when he gains information about Max that could be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands...

Original title : Proof of Purchase
First Aired : 12.10.2001 (USA) 07.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Tommy Thompson
Cast : Ashley Scott (Asha Copeland), Brendan Beiser (Blue Collar Husband), Jane Sowerby (Blue Collar Wife), Rob Labelle (Engel), Janet Wright (Annie The Announcer), John Hainsworth (Skinny Homeless Guy), John Savage (Colonel Donald Michael Lydecker), Kyle Alisharan (Operative), Kimani Ray Smith (Bearded Homeless Guy), Deb Macatumpag (She-Beast), Vince Walker (Guy With Shotgun), Nick Harrison (Cop 1), Angela Uyeda (Cop 2), Ryan Deboer (X6-252), Stephen Aberle (Professor Long), Brittany Cuevas (Young Max (6 Years Old)), Norman Armour (A Young Sandeman), Shaker Paleja (Trooper)

The Story : Max and Logan look for Joshua, who is wandering Seattle looking for "Father", the man who created him. Meanwhile, Alec fights ordinary people in an underground club but when later caught by White, he must strike a bargain to kill three transgenics to save his life...

Original title : Radar Love
First Aired : 26.10.2001 (USA) 07.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Michael Angeli
Writing credits : Jeff Woolnough
Cast : Tyler Labine (Cyrill Elroy), Kris Pope (Rafer), Byron Mann (Detective Matt Sung), Ashley Scott (Asha Copeland), Paul Jamieson (Overcoat Man), Rekha Sharma (Dr. Beverly Shankar), Rick Tae (Proprietor), Jonross Fong (Henry), Michael David Simms (), David L. Yee (Vendor 1), Greg Chan (Vendor 2), Zen Shane Lim (Young Chinese), Raugi Yu (Ticket Taker), Donald Fong (Dead Chinese 1), Laara Cing (Dead Chinese 2), Ben Wilde (Inspector), Winston Brown (Bartender), Paul Becker (Male X-5)

The Story : Max and Logan must aside their complicated and lethal feelings for one another, when they investigate a series of unusual deaths and uncover a genocidal agenda linked to transgenic escapees.

Original title : Boo
First Aired : 02.11.2001 (USA) 07.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Les Landau
Writing credits : Moira Kirkland Dekker & Charles H. Eglee
Cast : Deanne Henry (Serena, Rafer's Mom), Todd Stashwick (Sally), Kris Pope (Rafer), Sarah Carter (Katarina), G. Michael Gray (Dieter), Travis MacDonald (Bum), Jillian Marie Hubert (Trina), Leslie Jones (Waitress), Rob DeLeeuw (Man), Jona Ritter (Asha Lookalike), Jason Albertini (Logan Lookalike), Angelika Baran (Pretty Redhead), French Tickner (Father McAllister), Brian Jensen (Cop At Venue)

The Story : On Halloween night, Max finds her "normal" world turned upside down when the creatures she let out of Manticore are able to walk the streets freely without fear of exposure. As she and Joshua, with a crazy band of characters, race against time to find a headless body before it carries out its intended lethal mission, Max is faced with the reality that Asha and Logan are getting closer than ever...

Original title : Two
First Aired : 09.11.2001 (USA) 14.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Allan Kroeker
Writing credits : Jose Molina
Cast : David Parker (Officer Pearson), Kevin Durand (Isaac), Sonya Salomaa (Lux), John Mann (British Eddy), Michasha Armstrong (Tuck), Fred Ewanuick (Bird), John Cassini (Blond Cop), Stephanie Ciccone (Mrs. Le Pera), Ryan Nelson (Young Cop), Mike Dopud (Cop 3), Garfield Wilson (Gun Happy Cop), Patrick Gallagher (Hispanic Cop), John Callander (Prisoner)

The Story : Disturbed by Joshua's unusual behavior, as well as Alec's new job working at Jam Pony, Max's concern for Joshua is heightened when sector police killings are attributed to a "beast-like" creature. As Max races to try to figure out the mystery of the killings before more are committed, she makes a surprising discovery about who the culprit actually is...

Original title : Some Assembly Required
First Aired : 16.11.2001 (USA) 21.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Nick Marck
Writing credits : Robert Doherty
Cast : William Gregory Lee (Zack), Michasha Armstrong (Tuck), Fred Ewaniuck (Bird), John Mann (British Eddy), Brian Markinson (Dr. Sam Carr), Seth Ranaweera (Shashi), Sonya Salomaa (Lux), Todd Fenwick (Hulk), Winston Brown (Bartender), Fred Keating (Buddy Thompson)

The Story : Max discovers that Zack is not only alive but apparently benefiting from some cybernetic enhancements to his genetic engineering, however he does have memory problems. Knowing that Zack sacrificed his life for hers, Max puts herself at great risk, attempting to rescue him from his new "owners," a vicious Seattle gang but when an attempt is made on Logan's life, Max is faced with a very painful decision...

Original title : Gill Girl
First Aired : 07.12.2001 (USA) 28.09.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Bryan Spicer
Writing credits : Marjorie David
Cast : Anita Brown (Gill Girl), Jesse Hutch (Gill Boy), Jessica Amlee (Brittany), Darcy Laurie (Ike), Scott Heindl (Jack), Gus Lynch (Mack), Craig Veroni (Otto), Brian Markinson (Dr. Sam Carr), Kendall Cross (Bitsy)

The Story : Alec and Max set out to rescue an aquatic transgenic caught at sea from White, but the creature's mate throws a wrench into Max's plans. Meanwhile, Logan has a brush with death after he and Max get a little too close while babysitting his niece...

Original title : Medium Is The Message
First Aired : 14.12.2001 (USA) 05.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Jeff Woolnough
Writing credits : Michael Angeli
Cast : Emily Holmes (Wendy Olsen-White), Claudette Roche (Rita), Robert Carter (Bald Transgenic), Craig Veroni (Otto), Brayden Bullen (Ray White), Simon Burnett (Purebred 1), Christopher Gordon (Purebred 2)

The Story : Max and Logan find themselves caught up in a spellbinding kidnapping case, that takes surprising turns when they learn the boy is the son of the infamous Mr. White. White, upon learning of Max's quest to find his son, decides to turn the tables and capture her instead and Max must race against time to save the boy, herself and discover the truth behind White's identity...
Note : The title of this episode comes from the oft-quoted "The medium is the message", by H. Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), a Canadian author, teacher, and intellectual. McLuhan's statement, made in 1966, referred to his destain of television, and the fact that television producers didn't really care what was being said, only that people watched.

Original title : Brainiac
First Aired : 11.01.2002 (USA) 12.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Stephen Williams
Writing credits : Chip Johannessen
Cast : Michael Bower (Brain), Terri Chen (Killer), Cary Shields (Leader), Noel Callaghan (Vid Kid), Dagmar Midcap (Newscaster), Sarah La Greca (Young Woman), Thomas Milburn Jr. (SWAT Guy 1), Simonee Chichester (S1W 1), Kuba (S1W 2), Dean Redmond (S1W 3), Simon Longmore (Arcade Cop), Tiffany Knight (TV Commerical), Darren Choo (SWAT Guy 2)

The Story : When Asha's militant group comes under fire, Max figures that it's all because of a Manticore-engineered military strategist, another transgenic called Brain. Brain sets out to protect Max as best he can, after he's called upon to discover who really betrayed the group.

Original title : The Berrisford Agenda
First Aired : 18.01.2002 (USA) 19.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Moira Kirkland Dekker
Cast : Meghan Ory (Rachel Berrisford), Michael Kopsa (Robert Berrisford), Fulvio Cecere (Agent Sandoval), Micah Gardener (Simon Lehane)

The Story : While being haunted by music from the past, Alec must revisit one of his Manticore missions that went bad and resulted in the loss of his one true love. Max attempts to put the pieces of Alec's past together and upon discovery of the truth sets out to help him as best she can.
Note : This episode previously titled "Pain Boy".

Original title : Borrowed Time
First Aired : 01.02.2002 (USA) 19.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : David Straiton
Writing credits : Jose Molina
Cast : Dee Jay Jackson (Gordie), Scott Bellis (Delbert), Peter Williams (Hal), Tony Alcantar (Irving), Fiona Hogan (Muriel), Sarah Cole-Burnett (Emma), Ryan Drescher (Tim)

The Story : When Max and Logan finally find a cure for their genetically engineered virus, it turns out to be only temporary. Their time together is limited and to make matters worse they have to stop a strange Manticore creation that is on the loose in Seattle and preying on people.

Original title : Harbor Lights
First Aired : 08.02.2002 (USA) 26.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Kenneth Biller
Writing credits : Robert Doherty
Cast : Brian Markinson (Dr. Sam Carr), Enuka Okuma (Dr. Harrington), Sarah Strange (Nurse Betty), Jerry Wasserman (Dr. George), Tara Fynn (Mother at Gas Lineup), Alexander Farquharson (Boy at Gas Lineup), Ben Cotton (Biker at Gas Lineup), Bobby Stewart (Sector Cop 1), Todd Talbot (Paramedic 1), Sharon Heath (Nurse), Alanis Peart (Second Nurse), Kwesi Ameyaw (Lab Tech), Laara Sadiq (Attending Nurse), Craig Veroni (Otto), Ari Soloman (CDC Tech), Kaare Anderson (Sector Cop 2), Dagmar Midcap (Reporter), Mark Lukyn (White's Guy), Donavon Stinson (Bill - Channel 3 News), Oscar Goncalves (Sector Cop 3), Robert Smith (Pinstriped Suit Man)

The Story : When Max is accidentally shot during a botched robbery attempt and taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment, her true transgenic identity is threatened with exposure when abnormal qualities show up in her medical test results. Weakened by her injury and quarantined by the Center for Disease Control, Max, with Logan's technological and logistical support, struggles to figure a way out of her dangerous situation before her biological origins are discovered. Adding to her problem is the fact that White has located her within the hospital and has ordered one of his team on the inside to destroy her.

Original title : Love In Vein
First Aired : 08.03.2002 (USA) 26.10.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : David Grossman
Writing credits : Michael Angeli
Cast : Keegan Connor Tracy (Rain), Kett Turton (Jonathan), Camille Sullivan (Lida), Matthew Currie Holmes (Push), Sam Witwer (Marrow), Rehka Sharma (Dr. Beverly Shankar), Adria McMorran (Dylan), Ian Marsh (Doorman 1), Juliet Dunn (Desk Nurse), Sky Miles (Sky), Carolyn Tweedle (Cat Woman), Sean Amsing (Wallace), Miles Meadows (Rollins), Zak Santiago Alam (Kurt), Eliza Murbach (Janis), Missy Peregrym (Hottie Blood), Vishanti Moosai (Eliza)

The Story : Max must take on a cult of superhuman-blood addicts when she learns they're being led by a Manticore mutant intent on rebuilding an X-5 army. Meanwhile, Joshua falls in with the wrong crowd after Alec tricks him into delivering his packages for Jam Pony...

Original title : Fuhgeddaboudit
First Aired : 15.03.2002 (USA) 02.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Morgan Beggs
Writing credits : Julie Hess
Cast : Frankie Jay Allison (Sam 'Shakes'), David Gianopoulos (Tony Rinaldi), Byron Mann (Detective Matt Sung), Tracy Leah Ryan (Mia), Laurie Brunetti (Dougie), John Juliani (Boss Sparacino), Louis Chirillo (Bobby No Neck), Peter Benson (Waiter), Lee Jay Bamberry (Ringmaster)

The Story : A genetically enhanced hypnotist targets Logan and Max, who reveals her true identity and Logan's secret activities before realizing that she is being manipulated as part of a deadly plan - but luckily she doesn't remember doing it. Meanwhile, the transgenic, Mia, also sets her sights on Alec, raising the stakes, leading him back into the boxing ring to make some money for some not-so-good fellas...

Original title : Exposure
First Aired : 22.03.2002 (USA) 09.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Steven Williams
Writing credits : Moira Kirkland Dekker
Cast : Callum Keith Rennie (Sheriff Lamar), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Moorehead), Garwin Sanford (Priest), Malcolm Stewart (Director Paul Simms), Devin Douglas Drewitz (Samuel), Emily Holmes (Wendy Olsen-White), Aaron Douglas (Clerk), Mark Lukyn (Operative 1), Jase-Anthony Griffith (Operative 2), Craig Veroni (Otto), Mike Mitchell (Transhuman), Alex Rae (Shop Clerk), Stephen Spender (Security Guard), Dominika Wolski (Priestess), Brayden Bullen (Ray White)

The Story : Max and Logan track Ames' kidnapped son, Ray, to a small town where the breeding cult known as the Familiars, are readying Manticore's youngest creations for a mysterious ceremony.

Original title : Hello, Goodbye
First Aired : 05.04.2002 (USA) 16.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Jeff Woolnough
Writing credits : Jose Molina From a Story by Jose Molina & Cindi Grossenbacher
Cast : Rehka Sharma (Dr. Beverly Shankar), Noah Beggs (Detective Krakow), Craig Veroni (Otto), Mark Lukyn (Operative 1), Jase-Anthony Griffith (Operative 2), Kandyse McClure (Annie Fisher), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Moorehead), Gerry Durand (ND Cop), Mike Michell (Mole), Sadie Lawrence (Young Widow), Paul Moniz de Sa (Uniformed Cop), Evan Stewart (Anchorman)

The Story : After a near-fatal incident with Logan, Max decides to end their relationship for good. A murder committed by Alec's Manticore twin, Ben, puts him under suspicion and places all of the transgenics in jeopardy...thanks to White and his leakage to the media. Meanwhile, Joshua finds the perfect woman, but can't find the courage to confess his secret.

Original title : Dawg Day Afternoon
First Aired : 12.04.2002 (USA) 23.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Kenneth Biller
Writing credits : Robert Doherty
Cast : Kandyse McClure (Annie Fisher), Malcolm Stewart (Director Paul Simms), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Moorehead), Craig Veroni (Otto), Josh Byer (Zed), David Coles (Quint), Jorgito Vargas Jr. (Bug), Bobby Stewart (Bald Cop), Evan Stewart (Anchorman), L. Harvey Gold (Lawyer), Mark Burgess (Reverend Caldwell), David Berner (Host), J.J. Johnson (T-Shirt Vendor), Brad Loree (Sector Cop 1), Darryl Scheelar (Sector Cop 2), Dion Luthor (Reporter), Mike LePage (Perimeter Cop), Mark Lukyn (Operative 1), Mitchell Kosterman (Lieutenant), Dagmar Midcap (Newswoman)

The Story : Max must break her vow to avoid Logan after Joshua's friendship with the blind woman makes him a target of a transgenic manhunt in the sewers. Meanwhile, White leaks news of the human-looking X-5s to the media, leading to a wide-scale attack against the so-called "monsters" running amok and to the death of a someone dear to one of the transgenics.

Original title : She Ain't Heavy
First Aired : 19.04.2002 (USA) 23.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : Allan Kroeker
Writing credits : Robert Doherty & Michael Angeli
Cast : Brian Markinson (Dr. Sam Carr), Craig Veroni (Otto), Paul Perri (Sen. McKinley), Allesandro Juliani (Druid), Sky Miles (Sky), Jim Thorburn (Steve), Cameron Crigger (Johnny), Darcy Laurie (Dix), Brian Jensen (Mole), Fred Ewanuick (Luke), Malcolm Stewart (Dir. Paul Simms), Jessica Alba (Sam/X-5-453), Cameron Crigger (Johnny), Jim Thorburn (Steve), Mark Lukyn (Operative 1), Jase-Anthony Griffith (Operative 2), Evan Stewart (Anchorman)

The Story : Max's life is placed in more danger than ever before when she is hunted by the one person who knows her better than anyone -- her clone. Though even the existence of this exact replica is news to Max, she quickly realizes the imminent danger from an individual who can get inside her head and infiltrate her life like no one else. Dealing not only with this new threat but also the disintegration of her relationship with Logan and Joshua's disillusionment over not being able to go out in public, Max must race against time to figure out how to stop this deadly enemy before it's too late.

Original title : Love Among The Runes
First Aired : 26.04.2002 (USA) 30.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : James Whitmore Jr.
Writing credits : Moira Kirkland Dekker & Jose Molina
Cast : Henry Lubatti (CJ Sandeman), Jase-Anthony Griffith (Operative 2), Mark Lukyn (Operative 1), Darcy Laurie (Dix), Brian Jensen (Mole), Fred Ewanuick (Luke), Craig Veroni (Otto), Paul Perri (Senator McKinley), Michael Sbrizzi (Biggs), Dominka Wolski (Priestess), Peter Shinkoda (Albino X), Ron Selmour (Dan), Darren Moore (Bystander), David Haysom (Checkpoint Cop), Craig Lapthorne (Uniformed Cop)

The Story : Max leads a transgenic resistance against White, when he attempts to capture one of her "brothers" but revealed secrets about their "father" threaten all that the believe. Meanwhile, the Terminal City dwellers mount a campaign to battle the humans hunting them down, and Alec learns why Logan has been keeping his distance from his former friends.

Original title : Freak Nation (1/2)
First Aired : 03.05.2002 (USA) 30.11.2002 (FRANCE)
Director : James Cameron
Writing credits :
Cast : Lita (Thula), Darcy Laurie (Dix), Brian Jensen (Mole), Fred Ewanuick (Luke), Craig Veroni (Otto), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Moorehead), Erin Karpluk (Gem), Jeffrey Ballard (Dalton)

The Story : Max is forced to expose her true identity to the world, when she must defend her own kind during a potentially deadly hostage situation at Jam Pony.

Original title : Freak Nation (2/2)
First Aired : 03.05.2002 (USA)
Director : James Cameron
Writing credits :
Cast : Lita (Thula), Darcy Laurie (Dix), Brian Jensen (Mole), Fred Ewanuick (Luke), Craig Veroni (Otto), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Moorehead), Erin Karpluk (Gem), Jeffrey Ballard (Dalton)

The Story : Max is forced to expose her true identity to the world, when she must defend her own kind during a potentially deadly hostage situation at Jam Pony.