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The Angel episode "Fredless" (season 3, episode 5) originally aired on October 22, 2001, exactly 25 years ago.

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The Angel episode "Fredless" (season 3, episode 5) originally aired on October 22, 2001, exactly 25 years ago.

25 years ago on October 22, 2001, TV show 'Angel' aired episode "Fredless"

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IMDb NAMES: Angel = TV series (1999–2004)

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LCardi B's whole catalog is spiking just from a Tiny Desk concert.
CSpiking by how much?
LOne fan says large percentages. I didn't realize Tiny Desk had that kind of pull.
CIt does, actually. Those performances send people straight to streaming. But I couldn't confirm the exact numbers.
LFair. But the show itself? Cardi was loose, funny, and the band was tight.
CThat's the thing about Tiny Desk. It strips the production and forces the artist to actually perform.
LAnd Cardi delivered. I think people forget she can rap like that.
CShe's always been a rapper first. The persona just gets louder than the bars sometimes.
LSpeaking of loud, IGN is pushing a gaming monitor as an all-time low price.
CAnd it's not quite the all-time low.
LThe Alienware 32-inch 4K OLED is $779.99. Tom's Hardware says it's been $749.99 before.
CSo it's a great deal, just not the greatest deal ever.
LStill, a 4K OLED at that price? If you're a gamer, that's tempting.
CI'm not saying it's bad. I'm saying IGN oversold it by twenty bucks.
LTwenty bucks is twenty bucks.
CExactly. And now, a little nostalgia. Twenty-five years ago today, Angel aired the episode Fredless.
LOh, that's a good one. Fred's parents show up, and she has to decide whether to go home.
CIt's the episode where Amy Acker really became the heart of that show.
LShe was so good at playing brilliant and broken at the same time.
CAnd the show was never the same after she joined. In the best way.
LTotally. That whole arc with her parents was surprisingly emotional for a vampire show.
CThat's what made Angel work. It took the Buffy world and made it sadder, more adult.
LAnd Fred was the beating heart of that sadness.
CAlright, one more from the feed. A Bluesky user asks, which TV show was a very happy part of your childhood?
LOh, that's a fun one. For me, it's The Fresh Prince. Every episode felt like a party.
CI was a Reading Rainbow kid. LeVar Burton made me think books were cool.
LThat's so on brand for you.
CWhat can I say? I was a nerd with a library card.
LI love that. And the replies are full of people naming everything from Arthur to Dragon Ball Z.
CIt's a nice reminder that TV can be a comfort, not just a distraction.
LAnd that we all had that one show that felt like a friend.

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