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Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

Saturday 17 April 2004, by Webmaster

What I’m about to pass along, is more than likely the plotline of the final episode of ’Angel’. I’m sure that like myself, you are not going to believe that it’s true at first. So it would probably be a good idea to pass along a little background information.

This info comes from a source that has proven to be extremely valuable this past season. Everything that they have told me has come to pass, they have yet to be wrong. Which means I normally pass along all their information without worrying about getting a secondary confirmation. However, there was one exception to that rule this season.

Sometimes, spoilers are so volatile, that I will not post them until I can get independent confirmation. If I don’t get that confirm, I will not post them. That happened one time this season. I learned in November, weeks before it was mentioned anywhere else, that Fred was going to die and become Illyria. My source was not 100% that it was written in stone, and try as I might, I couldn’t get any confirmation at all until Pandora posted her summary. Because of the nature of this spoiler, I didn’t want to post a word about it, until I was certain.

Keep the above in mind, when I tell you that this spoilage has required not only a second confirmation, but a third, fourth, and even fifth confirmation before I would post it. It’s that volatile.

Before I go into the spoilers, I do have to offer this one caveat. All of this information is prior to actual filming, and there had been significant changes made already. While I’m extremely confident in the information, and as mentioned earlier I’ve received multiple confirms about the events of the episode, this may or may not be the finished product. Because of this, for now I’m only going to list the highlights and major events. There are still details that I’m not clear on, and questions that I have yet to have answered.

But there are also clues in the most recent episode to at least two of these spoilers, including a scene that was recently added, which lends credence to this information.

Final Warning: If you have ever considered going unspoiled, now would be a good time to do it. Because unless Joss has managed to pull off the spoiler-foiler of the century, this is how it ends...

Angel: Not Fade Away (5.22)

Angel is playing the bad boy in order to figure out who he has to go through to get to the Senior Partners. It’s unclear if he tells the others prior to this episode, or if the rest of ’Angel Investigations’ is at a loss as to what is happening to him.

He does explain early in this episode, and tells everyone to go prepare themselves for the final battle. This then ties in with the one casting side, which has Angel seeing Connor, Spike in a bar, and Gunn seeing Anne. When they gather, they have to split up into different groups because there are multiple targets that need to be taken out (I have a feeling that they will be taking out most of the factions we see in ’Power Play’). Once this is done, they will meet up again and proceed to the final battle either to get to, or with, the Senior Partners.

Lindsey, Eve, and Connor all take part in these missions, fighting on the side of Angel. However, Angel has been forewarned that there is a traitor in their midst. Things get a bit unclear here, as to who is fighting what, but this is the outcome of these missions.

Wesley dies during his mission, and while he’s dying Illyria appears to change once more into Fred and cries over him.

Gunn will die after he succeeds in completing his mission, while on his way back to the others.

Lorne is battling with Lindsey, and after they succeed in their mission, Lorne shoots Lindsey and kills him. Eve is heartbroken, and I believe that Lorne simply leaves everyone at this time. His work is done, and he told everyone that before they went out to fight.

Angel is losing in his fight with Hamilton, when Connor arrives and together they defeat him (or run him off). Connor then goes back to his family.

Why do these missions go so poorly? Probably because Harmony is in bed with Hamilton (literally). Hamilton turned her against the rest of the gang, and she revealed what they were planning to do.

The final scene? Somewhere, more than likely another dimension perhaps, Angel and Spike and Illyria face off against a dragon. It’s unclear if this is the guardian to the Senior Partners or the physical manifestation of the Senior Partners. That’s it. To answer the two most obvious questions... There is no reference to the Shanshu Prophecy, and it does appear to end on a cliffhanger.

To recap the above. Wesley, Lindsey, and Gunn all die. I think that Lorne just leaves. I do not know the fates of Eve, Harmony, or Hamilton. Angel,Spike and Illyria are all still standing at the end.

Lorne leaving could tie in with his general mood at the start of ’Underneath’. From the few details I have, it does appear that he has tired of ’fighting the good fight’ in this episode. Also, Harmony working for Hamilton also makes sense based on the latest episode. It would not only explain how he got in the building, but also her unselfish attempt to save Eve from Hamilton (and why he didn’t just kill her). It makes her look good.

I really don’t want to comment more on this right now, because if you are like myself, it will take a day or so to digest this information. I know it’s shocking and doesn’t make as much sense as one would suspect. Then again, ’Chosen’ didn’t make a ton of sense to me at the time either.

Speaking of ’Chosen’, there’s one last thing. Somewhere in the final three episodes, there will be a reference to ’cookie dough’. I don’t know when, I don’t have any details. But again, I’ve got multiple confirms that it’s there.


19 Forum messages

  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    17 April 2004 21:36, by Fortyseven
    *blink* ...
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    17 April 2004 21:49, by fallenslayer
    can anyone say..... WTF.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    17 April 2004 22:05, by Anonymous
    *low impressed whistle* That seems like a pretty nifty finale, I’ll remember to carry a box of Kleenex. The only that seems a bit odd is the missing reference to the Shanshu Prophecies, and of course the whole Dragon Bit. It’d be rather fitting however, if both Wesley and Gunn died, because then Angel would really alone, just like the beginning of the series.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    17 April 2004 22:29, by Ice
    How could they end on such a cliff hanger?! Thats not fair! I cant believe it ends this way
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 02:45, by Anonymous
    That’s stupid! They can’t kill them off! Fred and Wesley have to end up together! It’s not right otherwise.. *Cries*
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 02:51, by kipron
    Must not...read...spoilers...
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 05:37, by Chris
    That better not happen! They wouldn’t kill of Cordelia, Fred, Wesley, Lindsey and Gunn all in one season...that’s a bit of an overkill(no pun intended)
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 05:52, by Stormy 13
    Holy Cow !!! That’s all I can say... or think...or feel...
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 12:17, by Daniel
    hi this cant be true because joss whedon said he would like to see all the characters "left standing" in the end.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 12:58, by Burrow
    what the flaming !!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 13:23, by Anonymous
    Why would Joss leave a cliff hanger right at the end because Angel is not coming back sadly coz the WB is full of F***ing S**t I hate the WB!!!!!
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    18 April 2004 23:38, by Anonymous
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Wesley cant die! He has to end up with Fred!!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    19 April 2004 17:53, by Jil
    OK I am offically stupid. I clicked on this link-and sat for 10 minutes thinking should I read. When I opened my eyes I saw the words "wesley dead’ now im offically upset. WESLEY CANT DIE! He MUST end up with Fred. WTF is going on????!!!! I pray Joss will pull a god again and resurrect him. I want Wes and Fred together!! Damnit-I know now it’s bad to read spoilers. Because for the next 5 weeks, this is going to bother me like it did with Buffy’s final eps.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    19 April 2004 21:15, by Anonymous
    It is left as a cliff hanger because even though the show is cancelled there is going to be a least 2 movies and possibly 6 movies next season. Kind of like a movie of the week type deal. Because of the Save Angel and all the support the WB is negotioating the movie deal. That is why Joss left things open so there would be stuff for a movie that could also include more of buffy when it comes to tying up the prophecy.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    19 April 2004 21:25, by Anonymous
    I...I...what the heck is Joss thinking? Someone, please find information that contradicts these outrageous tellings. Gunn, Wes, and Lindsay die because of traitor Harmony? No, NO, NOOOOO. Why does this happen? All the good people are thrown off. My biggest shocker... Illyria crying over Wes. If Wes does die, I would like to see that scene. Illyria maybe gains a bit of compassion because Wes was the only one who tolerated her. Wow, this will be one heck of a finale!
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    23 April 2004 07:24, by SUSAN
    I GUESSED WESLEY WOULD DIE..HE JUST COULDNT LIVE WITH OUT FRED...AND GUN WELL HE JUST COULNT FORGIVE HIM SELF FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE TO FRED HE DIDNT CARE ABOUT HIS OWN LIFE,AS LONG AS HE DID WHAT HE KNEW HE HAD TO DO..THE GOOD FIGHT.BUT LOREN THAT SURPRISED ME...HIM JUST LEAVING.....ALL ROUND ITS GOING TO BE A SAD AND VERY BLOODY END......
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    24 April 2004 13:12, by Anonymous
    okay I’m going to go in a completely oppisite direction of all the other comments and say BRILLANT! Leave it to Joss to shock us to the verry end. I’m going to be crying like a baby and hopefully laughing, but that’s what Angel’s about. I can’t wait to see the ep, though I bet I get pissed if they just leave it with that cliff hanger. But all in all, it seems fitting to end it in such a shocking way.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    29 April 2004 10:44, by Matt
    Man, What the heck! Why would they end the show this way... To me it seems half the things they were building up in this season are just coming to a crash and burn, I guess it could be of the series cancellation and all but still it just does not feel right.
  • > Angel 5x22 Not Fade Away - New Spoilers

    7 May 2004 05:10, by unslain
    well, this is typical J.W. work at hand. seems to me at least in the buffy ending("chosen"), only one person died out of the gang. Now why would Joss go ahead and kill off everyone? Not much room for a spinoff here gang, or a pick up of another season either. Angel never shanshu"s? what is up with that? well, one very dissatisfied loyal fan of both shows here. mike.