Most words spoken
Words spoken per character across the whole series, plus the number of episodes with at least one line.
Angel62,616 · 68 eps
Cordelia44,286 · 66 eps
Wesley29,289 · 59 eps
Gunn17,267 · 49 eps
Lorne13,420 · 34 eps
Fred11,130 · 27 eps
Doyle8,339 · 10 eps
Darla7,681 · 24 eps- Lilah7,162 · 31 eps
- Kate6,447 · 15 eps
- Lindsey5,967 · 18 eps
- Holland3,936 · 13 eps
- Holtz2,854 · 12 eps
Faith1,927 · 4 eps- Sahjhan1,769 · 9 eps
Buffy1,707 · 3 eps- Groosalugg1,608 · 7 eps
- Anne1,552 · 2 eps
- Connor1,541 · 8 eps
- Rebecca1,399 · 1 eps
Share of the dialogue per season
What percentage of all words spoken in a season belongs to each character.
| Character | S 1 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 22.3 % | 18.9 % | 19.9 % | 19.1 % | – |
| Cordelia | 16.9 % | 12.7 % | 15.1 % | 8.2 % | – |
| Wesley | 7.6 % | 11.3 % | 10 % | 5.5 % | – |
| Gunn | 1.2 % | 7 % | 7.1 % | 13.9 % | – |
| Lorne | – | 6.4 % | 5.8 % | 8.5 % | – |
| Fred | – | 1.1 % | 8.6 % | 17.2 % | – |
| Doyle | 8.4 % | – | – | – | – |
| Darla | 0.4 % | 5 % | 1.9 % | 0.1 % | – |
| Lilah | 0.6 % | 2 % | 4.4 % | 4.8 % | – |
| Kate | 4.8 % | 1.4 % | – | – | – |
| Lindsey | 1.8 % | 3.6 % | 0 % | – | – |
| Holland | 1.6 % | 2 % | – | – | – |
Signature words
Each character’s most frequent words, without filler like “the”, “okay” or “know”. Names show who a character talks about most.
5,123 linesAngelcordy (173) · wesley (172) · darla (127) · cordelia (126) · find (119) · around (105) · looks (98) · help (89)
First line (1x01): “You shouldn't have done that.”
3,093 linesCordeliaangel (401) · wesley (157) · cordy (136) · gunn (82) · demon (77) · help (70) · doyle (65) · away (62)
First line (1x01): “I didn't know you were in LA. Are you *living* here?”
2,260 linesWesleyangel (324) · cordy (97) · gunn (91) · demon (83) · cordelia (69) · looks (48) · find (42) · around (37)
First line (1x10): “Hello, Angel.”
1,508 linesGunnangel (119) · wesley (54) · find (37) · alright (33) · kind (33) · cordy (31) · around (25) · fred (25)
First line (1x20): “You expecting somebody else?" A pick-up truck with more armed teenagers pulls up behind him and another teenager with a loaded crossbow steps up beside him.”
714 linesLorneangel (72) · host (25) · cordy (24) · kind (22) · love (20) · baby (19) · coming (18) · away (18)
First line (2x01): “Love the coat. It's all about the coat. Welcome to Caritas. You know what that means?”
889 linesFredangel (78) · charles (26) · lorne (25) · sorry (21) · connor (18) · find (17) · kind (17) · thought (16)
First line (2x20): “Like - it'll implode. So don't take the collar off, okay? Cause-cause I can't talk to you if you don't have a head, okay?”
507 linesDoyleangel (59) · cordy (34) · demon (24) · door (15) · pretty (14) · hand (14) · cordelia (14) · nice (13)
First line (1x01): “I like the place. I mean it's not much with the view, but it has a nice bat-cave sort of an air to it.”
523 linesDarlaangel (77) · angelus (28) · lindsey (27) · away (21) · soul (19) · looks (18) · remember (15) · world (14)
First line (1x15): “Yes. - He's magnificent.”
angel (50) · lindsey (22) · help (15) · darla (13) · work (11) · office (11) · great (10) · heard (10)
First line (1x16): “It's a big city, Angel. A lot of people need your help.”
angel (62) · looks (17) · walks (13) · around (12) · night (11) · thanks (11) · pretty (10) · evil (10)
First line (1x02): “So do you come here a lot?”
angel (49) · darla (33) · lilah (29) · hand (15) · looks (14) · kill (13) · away (12) · feel (11)
First line (1x18): “Should you continue to harass our client then we will be forced to bring you into the light of day. I place that I'm told is not all that healthy for you.”
lindsey (47) · angel (31) · darla (21) · office (10) · course (10) · door (10) · elevator (10) · work (9)
First line (1x21): “We are very pleased with the outcome, Vanessa. It's a pleasure doing business." Lee steps up behind Lindsey.”
Who talks to whom?
Scenes in which both characters speak.
- Angel & Cordelia195 scenes
- Angel & Wesley142 scenes
- Cordelia & Wesley133 scenes
- Angel & Doyle74 scenes
- Angel & Gunn74 scenes
- Cordelia & Doyle73 scenes
- Cordelia & Gunn69 scenes
- Gunn & Wesley63 scenes
- Angel & Kate50 scenes
- Angel & Lorne42 scenes
- Angel & Fred42 scenes
- Gunn & Lorne41 scenes
- Cordelia & Lorne38 scenes
- Fred & Gunn38 scenes
- Lorne & Wesley37 scenes
The talkiest episodes
| Episode | Words | Speakers | Most lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| A 2x21 · Through the looking glass | 6,443 | 30 | Cordelia, Wesley, Angel |
| A 2x17 · Disharmony | 6,411 | 16 | Cordelia, Harmony, Angel |
| A 2x22 · There’s no Place like Plrtz Glrb | 6,251 | 36 | Cordelia, Fred, Angel |
| A 2x20 · Over the rainbow | 6,198 | 28 | Angel, Lorne, Cordelia |
| A 2x18 · Dead End | 5,897 | 29 | Angel, Lindsey, Gunn |
| A 2x19 · Belonging | 5,648 | 23 | Angel, Lorne, Cordelia |
| A 2x05 · Dear Boy | 5,608 | 29 | Angel, Darla, Cordelia |
| A 2x12 · Blood Money | 5,406 | 36 | Angel, Anne, Lilah |
| A 2x14 · The Thin Dead Line | 5,340 | 28 | Gunn, Anne, Cordelia |
| A 2x15 · Reprise | 5,214 | 27 | Angel, Holland, Lorne |
| A 2x06 · Guise will be Guise | 5,212 | 23 | Wesley, Virginia, Bryce |
| A 1x06 · Sense and Sensitivity | 5,209 | 32 | Kate, Angel, Cordelia |
Covers 91 of 110 episodes – the others have no transcript in speaker format. Based on the original English scripts and transcripts.