

8.942 minSeason 5 • Episode 22
LatestAngel and his friends prepare for their suicide attack on the Circle of the Black Thorn.
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Writing
Joss Whedon & Greenwalt weaponize wit against despair.
Acting
Alexis Denisof's Wesley transformation is devastating television.
Production
Hyperion Hotel as character—decayed glamour incarnate.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The abrupt series finale was written before cancellation news—Whedon chose an apocalyptic ending over compromise.
Season 5's Wolfram & Hart takeover eerily predicted 2000s corporate nihilism; Angel working 'inside evil' became a metaphor for complicity in systems you cannot beat.