Good Night Folks - All I can say after re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re(etc)watching this episode is... WOW. I have been more than thirty Series finales and this one definitely makes the top 3. Every single character got the ending they deserved (Maybe except 'Lindsey', didn't like how pathetic the writers wrote him. But I just pretend the S.5 Lindsey is not the same as the S.1/2 one). The episode was basically 'Angel' giving his gang one last day, to do whatever they want because when the fight starts they'd probably all die. What 'Angel' does is paying his son a visit, I loved his scene with 'Connor' and how he later came back to help him beat up 'Hamilton' - You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please. I loved how he tricked 'Hamilton' into believing he was going for 'Sebassis'. We also got to see a little bit of the old 'Gunn', who just wanted to kick some vampire-butt. and if he died, he died as a hero. My favorite parts of the episode were all the Wes/Illyria ones. Wes spend his last day healing Illyria because he didn't want anything in life anymore. His death was painful to watch, it's hard not to get all wet thanks to Alexis' and Amy's acting (See: A Hole In The World). I also loved to hate 'Cyvus', he was a kick-ass villain! - How very touching his meaningless death was just as much as his face falling into little pieces after being punched by Illyria. The final scene of the episode (Well, show) were our four surviving heroes (Angel, Spike, Gunn and Illyria) standing in the rain, waiting for the big apocalyptic fight. And I cannot think of a better way to end the show than the way it did, the whole point of ANGEL. is to keep fighting, you don't have to win as long as you fight the good fight. *sigh* I loved this show and always will, it will truly never fade away. GUNN: OK. You take the 30,000 on the left... ILLYRIA: You're fading. You'll last 10 minutes at best. GUNN: Then let's make 'em memorable.
SPIKE: In terms of a plan? ANGEL: We fight. SPIKE: Bit more specific. ANGEL: Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon. Let's go to work. (10 out of 10)
SPIKE: In terms of a plan? ANGEL: We fight. SPIKE: Bit more specific. ANGEL: Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon. Let's go to work. (10 out of 10)