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I can't find a thread on this subject but if there is- I'm sorry.

I watched "Not Fade Away" for the very first time last night and I was SHOCKED by the ending! I knew that some things would be left unresolved but I didn't think it would end like that! I honestly thought that either spike or angel would get the shanshu by the end and I barely got any sleep last night because i didn't know who lived and who died! I'm gonna have to get the angel comics now!!!!

What are your thoughts?
 
The Ferg
The Ferg
I just watched it to, and yes, I pretty much had the same reaction as you.
Get them

get them while u can cause they are like hot cakes , i had to wait a while before i got the first few cause they where all gone i was nearly in tears with rage x

Yeah totally amazin i would read some of the other comics tho like

shadow puppets
spike
spike asylum
angel spotlight

cause there might be references you don't get at first xxxx
 
I watched 'Not Fade Away' again the other night and I think it's fantastic, better than Buffy's ending. For season 5 being such a fun season, it really is a bloodbath! Cordelia, Fred, Wesley. And yeah, you really HAVE to read the comics! lol
 
Bluebird said:
For season 5 being such a fun season, it really is a bloodbath! Cordelia, Fred, Wesley.
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Angel as a series is a bloodbath, especially compared to Buffy. Spike I consider a Buffy character, so he's not included, but of all the main characters in the series the only ones still alive are Angel, Lorne, and Connor. Doyle, Cordelia, Fred, Wesley, Lilah, Lindsey, Charles (he was on his way out at the end of Not Fade Away- as good as dead), Darla- it's a much grimmer show than people give it credit for.
 
I loved the ending - it was kinda perfect for the show that Angel was. Certainly get the comics, they follow on in a nice natural flow from the show and capture the characters really well (to tell the truth, i probably enjoy After the Fall a tiny little bit more than Buffy season 8, but that just my personal opinion, maybe influenced by how much i loved season five of Angel.
 
i like the ending alot because it summed up the show in one act. That act is to never give up no matter and allways fight the good fight.
 
Buffanator said:
I can't fully answer. I'm still p-o'd that Angel got canceled.
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So are we all.

I am reading Reading Angel, a collection of essays by intellectuals who love the Buffyverse. It's very interesting, and insightful... there's a neat article in there dissecting the ending as is, along with how it would be if there was another season. I recommend!
 
Bluebird
Bluebird
oh i have that book, it's a good read!
I loved the ending of S5, and before the comics, thought it was a great ending to the story of Angel and Co.

It was perfect--everything it should have been (even with the implied ending that everyone dies).
 
The ending was great, i figured Gunn would die and Angel, Spike and Illyria would get through. i was so looking forward to the comic's release to find out what happened next, sadly i'm disappointed with the comic though
 
NympHadorA said:
I liked the ending, but I thnk Buffy's ending was better...
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I sort of felt Buffy's ending was rushed to me....I don't know. I didn't really feel satisfied. Actually both of the endings for the shows were not really good per se. Though I much preferred Angel's one. I guess not knowing who was going to survive that big battle was a key moment in that scene. And I love seeing how scary and realistic the monsters looked.

Buffy's ending reminded me of Lord of the Rings. lol! But I still loved it too, but felt "was that it?"
 
About the only positive thing that I could ever say about "Not Fade Away" was that it I am POSITIVE that I felt very cheated by it. At that time, we had no idea if there would ever be any kind of conclusion, any kind of answer to whether Angel, Spike, Illyria, or Gunn would survive the night or not. Frankly, given the events of "Angel: After The Fall," I'm still not absolutely certain just how it happened, but to go there gets into spoilers, so I'll just leave it at that point.
 
When I saw the ending of Angel I have to say I was upset. I didn't expect them to leave it in that way BUT...after watching it a few more times, I was quite happy with it. I love how they left it open since they were writing the comics.
 
The only thing about the ending is that until it was announced the show was canceled during Time Bomb I'm fairly certain the season was to have a different ending. The one written seemed a bit rushed in order to wrap up the show as cleanly as possible.
 
Watched the ending of Angel season 5 last night again, personally I quite liked the ending, I had no idea it was coming so obviously when Angel said what he did and then... end.. It was abit like ' What!! No you HAVE to be kidding me'..
Regardless it was a great ending as it had your mind in over-drive thinking about what happened etc..
 
I LOVE the ending and I will not be reading any follow on comics because of this.
I liked it being a cliff hanger. I don't really want to know what happened, It just feels more epic this way.
Most people probably totally disagree with this but I just felt it was a perfect ending for the show to finish on.
 
Admittedly I felt the same way, but I suppose because the comic books are canon, I've become somewhat invested. This said I was satisfied with the ending of Season 5.
 
Bangelxx said:
I can't find a thread on this subject but if there is- I'm sorry.

I watched "Not Fade Away" for the very first time last night and I was SHOCKED by the ending! I knew that some things would be left unresolved but I didn't think it would end like that! I honestly thought that either spike or angel would get the shanshu by the end and I barely got any sleep last night because i didn't know who lived and who died! I'm gonna have to get the angel comics now!!!!

What are your thoughts?
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Oh, I know...it killed me. I wanted them to confront Buffy and the Immortal SO badly!! There are many unanswered questions hopefully the comics will answer...I'm going to start reading them soon...

And man, Cordelia, Fred, and Wesley...so much death! So sad. I was like, man, I'm going to kill someone if Spike dies again 🙂 I loved season 5. My favorite of the whole series. I thought it was really well done - in my opinion, no crappy episodes at all.
I felt like Angel and Spike finally came to a good place. What do you all think? I mean, they're never going to like eachother, really - but they seemed to accept that they are fighting on the same side...and they really seemed to bond over the fact that they still loved Buffy, but that they had to move on and forget her and get on with thier lives.
I loved "The Girl In Question". What a great episode...

I loved when Andrew said, "Buffy loves both of you, but she's gotta live her life."
and...what happened to...Gunn? Was it implied that he....died? I guess I have to read the comics to see...
I love Gunn...
 
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