Dark Angel Episode Guide Season 2

September 28, 2001: Designate This: Max finds herself in the belly of the beast as James Cameron's sci-fi series begins its second season. Picking up months after the shoot-out at Manticore, which left the leather-clad crimefighter near death, the opener explains how Max survived the fateful finale. It's not pretty. Rescued and rebuilt by her old Manticore captors, a now imprisoned Max is set to rejoin her former X-5s in Madame X's army. But with Logan close to exposing the group he thinks killed his cohort, X (Nana Visitor) is forced to cut a deal with her new recruit to silence Eyes Only and save Manticore from destruction.

October 5, 2001: Bag 'Em: Max takes several child transgens under her wing after they become targets of White's lethal "cleanup" project to bury Manticore's existence.

October 12, 2001: Proof of Purchase: Max takes a bite out of crime when canine-enhanced Joshua goes on a rampage in Seattle. After reports surface of a wild mutant attacking families in the area, Max fears that the recently escaped Manticore experiment may be behind the carnage. Determined to stop him before Renfro's henchman do, Max reluctantly recruits an unlikely ally: Manticore turncoat Alec. But as they begin to see that the dog-man's attacks are actually a hunt for his elusive creator, Alec reveals a dark side that puts both Max and Joshua in a perilous situation. Meanwhile, Lydecker makes a disturbing discovery that hints at big secrets surrounding Max's true origins.

October 26, 2001: Radar Love: New faces and nasty forces threaten Max and Logan's relationship in this ominous hour. Now that Renfro's poison has rendered Max lethal to Logan, the outcome of the pair's star-crossed affair is uncertain. To make things murkier, a man (Kris Pope) from Max's past pops up with hopes of being part of her future, while Asha (Ashley Scott) cozies up to the lonely Logan. But such romantic notions are dashed after a bizarre plague hits Seattle, sending the city into a panic. Soon it is clear to Logan and Max that whatever time they have left as a couple will be cut very short unless they stop the maniac behind the outbreak.

November 2, 2001: Boo: Max tracks a deadly — and decapitated — Manticore nomlie as Halloween proves a prime time for the mutants to roam Seattle undetected. But as she and Joshua close in on the headless assassin, she almost loses her own head when it becomes clear that Logan and Asha have been spending a bit too much time together.

November 9, 2001: Two: The hunt is on for Joshua (Kevin Durand) after three Seattle cops are attacked by a caninelike killer; Alec snags a job at Jam Pony as a way to score the money he owes Max.

November 16, 2001: Some Assembly Required: Logan'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 the botched Manticore attack. But when Max sees that her friend has gone commando, she is forced to choose between "family" and her feelings for Logan. Meanwhile, Original Cindy finds the perfect way to keep Normal off Max's back for missing work while she tends to her dangerous duties.

December 7, 2001: Gill Girl: Max and Alec race to save a mermaid from White's clutches after realizing she may be linked to Manticore's fishy genetics project. Meanwhile, Logan has a brush with death after he and Max get a little too close while babysitting his niece.

December 14, 2001: Medium Is the Message: A 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. Meanwhile, Alec taps into Joshua's secret skills to make a killing in the art market, but ends up putting Max's medical research in peril after her papers become part of the dog-boy's paintings.

January 11, 2002: Brainiac: Max gets some help from Manticore's plus-sized secret — and smitten — weapon after a mole sets a trap to silence Asha's rebel group.

January 18, 2002: The Berrisford Agenda: Alec tries to right a wrong from his past after he realizes the former lover he was forced to assassinate may still be alive

February 1, 2002: Borrowed Time: Max 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 cooled after Joshua crashes their reunion to report that a Manticore mutant is on the loose.

February 8, 2002: Harbor Lights: A 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 Logan races to get his girl to safety, a new threat emerges that could thrust Max into a governmental nightmare.

March 8, 2002: Love in Vein: Max 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 the wrong crowd after Alec dupes him into delivering his packages at Jam Pony.

March 15, 2002: Fuhgeddaboudit: A 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 the mutant sets her sights on Alec, the stakes are raised, leading him back into the boxing ring to make some money for some not-so-good fellas.

March 22, 2002: Exposure: Max and Logan track Ames' kidnapped son to a small town where the breeding cult is readying Manticore's youngest creations for a mysterious ceremony. Meanwhile, Alec and Original Cindy take it upon themselves to stop Sketchy from uncovering the truth about the transgens running amok.

April 5, 2002: Hello Goodbye: After nearly infecting Logan, Max decides to end their affair for good; Alec's haunted by the sins of his Manticore twin; and White triggers a witch hunt by leaking info about the transgens to the media. Meanwhile, Joshua finds the perfect woman, but can't find the courage to confess his secret.

April 12, 2002: Dawg Day Afternoon: Max 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-looking X-5s to the media, leading to a wide-scale attack against the so-called "monsters" running amok.

April 19, 2002: She Ain't Heavy: Max'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; Joshua finds a new home among his fellow mutants; and White takes the stand with a revelation sure to turn the entire nation against the transgens.

April 26, 2002: Love Among the Runes: A bogus transgen lures Max into White's trap, where she learns the truth about the mystery marks appearing on her skin; the Terminal City dwellers mount a campaign to battle the humans hunting them down; Alec learns why Logan has been keeping his distance from his former friends.