Angel infiltrates the group, renouncing the prophecy and giving up any chance of becoming human to convince them of his loyalty.
Angel's Series Finale Ends On A CliffhangerĪngel's series finale revolves around the team's last stand against the Senior Partners, in which they must do battle with the Circle of the Black Thorn, a subset of Wolfram & Hart who serve as the Senior Partners' instruments on Earth.
Whedon had enough time to rework things into a finale, although the ending itself isn't totally definitive. Related: Angel: The 15 Most Important EpisodesĪngel was surprisingly canceled during season 5, meaning that storylines planned to run for longer had to be wrapped-up much sooner, and so "Not Fade Away" had to bring the battle with the Senior Partners of Wolfram & Hart to a close. The final season finds the team joined by Spike, fresh from saving the world in the Buffy series finale, and once more has the Angel Investigations team battling the forces of evil. Throughout its five-season run, Angel proved itself a worthy companion to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, taking a darker, slightly more adult approach and better-developing characters who had started out on Buffy, including Cordelia, Wesley, and, of course, Angel himself.
Angel, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, ended 15 years ago, so what happened in the series finale and what came next for the vampire with a soul? Angel's series finale, "Not Fade Away", first aired back in May 2004, and despite the fact it originally wasn't supposed to end the show it works well as a fitting conclusion.