ANGEL Comes To An End

ANGEL Comes To An End

By Marcus Ferrell

Five years of ANGEL and seven years of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Tonight, the Whedonverse as we know it wraps up a long run on television, perhaps never to return.

To celebrate and mourn the passing of a combined twelve years of great television, TV Editor Tara O’Shea and columnist Scott Nance provide retrospectives on both the pasts of ANGEL and the Whedonverse:

What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

In this editorial, Tara O’Shea looks back over the history of ANGEL and examines how the characters have changed: "Over the years, ANGEL managed to take formerly supporting BUFFY characters such as Cordelia, Wesley, and-let’s face it-Angel himself and develop them as characters in a way that was organic and satisfying..."

Tonight, Entropy Wins

Scott Nance continues with the next installment of his Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers columns, this time focusing on the work of ANGEL creator Joss Whedon and the crew of Mutant Enemy, Inc: "The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity? How about the inert uniformity of the next television season?"

Check back on Thursday for Anthony Karcz’s review of the finale, "Not Fade Away."