Joss Whedon promised a big, dark finale for Angel, and I found it not that bad. Lots of fighting, a couple of good death scenes, but I didn't have the sense that things were over. Maybe I've seen too many overdramatic finales. This one was not overdramatic. In the end, Angel, Spike, Illyria, and Gunn were about to do battle with a massive demon horde. Quite fitting for an episode titled "Not Fade Away." Really, what more can you ask for than to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with friends and go out in a blaze of glory?
Angel's parting line, "Let's go to work," reminded me of that final cell phone call from one of the 9/11 planes as the passengers prepared to put up a fight: "Let's roll."
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