The End

[ItMustBeBunnies]

I like the ending, but not as much as chosen. The ending of Angel seemed way to rushed, obviously coz they got cancelled half way through the season. It was like, oh yer there's this thing called the black thorn now.....what? did I miss something?. It would have been so much better if they had of continued on, especially since you here all those planned plot lines for season 6 and of course some of the rumors, like Wes would never have been killed, Gunn would have become a vampire, Oz was suppose to be brought in as a kinda guide to Nina.....that would have really been awsome!, but gotta be satisfied with the comic books I guess.

 

[T.I.P]

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.

You really dont wanna read the comics ever, they will spoil the fantasy.
I thought NFA was pretty average right up until the last 10 minutes of it anyway, but the final scene was immense

 

[Joan the Vampire Slayer]

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.

It's true. Angel is very dark. That's why I like it for different reasons then Buffy - Angel is more grim lie you said, but also more ironic and cynical...
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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!

I just put that book on hold at the library! I also reccomend "Why Buffy Matters" if you're interested in Buffyverse discussions. It's sort of poorly edited and she jumps around a lot - but a very insightful book by someone whom obviously looks WAY into it like we do 🙂
Also..Read "Undead TV", another good essay collection. 🙂

 

[Karol]

Yeah... I got all :aah: when I watched Not Fade Away!

I like the ending, its very "hopefully". They, all fighting together, knowing they are all going to die.
Lorne giving up was very consistant, the way he kills Lindsay is perfect, and the way Lindsay is really mad cause it wasn´t Angel xD

The episode is great! But the dragons flying and all... nah.

 

[hannahfngrl26]

I think the ending was great but not for someone who wants to know exactly what happens to them all i.e. me. I know deep down it was a good ending but dammit I want to know who lives and dies. I have to be honest though, I have not decided whether I am going to read the angel comics. Ug, I just know.

 

[InsaneMystic]

Just saw it on Monday night, and I'm pretty disappointed. This whole Black Thorn thing screams "last-minute-idea", and the end is way too open for my taste, enough to make me feel cheated. I can now definitely admit my (rather unpopular, I guess) opinion of liking S4 way better than S5 - even though the Angel-Spike banter all through the season is, of course, priceless, and some eps are just marvellous (Smile Time!!!).

S5 was desperately missing an ARC. (Yes I know, it was deliberately designed to be arcless... but I loved the all-arc S4 - it kept me gaping thunderstruck at the screen at just about every episode's ending!)