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Season one

In the series premiere (City of), Angel, who has just moved to Los Angeles, is visited by Doyle, who is half-human, half-Brachan demon. Doyle explains to Angel that he experiences visions from the Powers That Be (also referred to as "The PTBs") of people who are in danger or in trouble and that 'The Powers' have sent him as a messenger on their behalf so that Angel can investigate these visions. (Doyle is reminiscent of Whistler, an enigmatic demon who brought Angel to California about four years earlier to meet Buffy Summers.) While on his first investigation, Angel bumps into Cordelia Chase, who has also moved to L.A. to escape Sunnydale and become an actress. City of is the 1st episode of season 1 of the television show Angel. ... Angel (born 1727 in Galway, Ireland) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Allen Francis Doyle (born in 1970 in Dublin, Ireland, died in 1999 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Angel. ... St. ... The Powers That Be is a euphemism for the enigmatic and ancient forces that assist the side of good in the WB television series Angel. ... Whistler was a demon in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy Anne Summers is the title fictional character in the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the television program of the same name. ... Cordelia Chase (born May 22, 1981 in Sunnydale, California, died in 2004 in Los Angeles) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Sunnydale, California is the fictional suburban setting for the popular television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

When Cordelia later is attacked by a vampire, Angel comes to the rescue and after that Cordelia comes up with the idea that she, Angel and Doyle should start up a detective agency "to help the helpless — but charge a fee," as she puts it. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. ...

Partway through the first season (Hero) Doyle dies, sacrificing his life to save a group of mixed-race demons being hunted down by an army of pureblooded demons. Just before he dies he passes on his dangerous visions to Cordelia in a kiss. She finds the visions to be extremely painful (Parting Gifts). Hero is the 9th episode of season 1 of the television show Angel. ... Parting Gifts is the 10th episode of season 1 of the television show Angel. ...

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (who had held a recurring role as the new Watcher in Season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) then makes an appearance as a comically inept "rogue demon hunter" and gradually becomes a vital part of the team. Late in the season (in "War Zone") we meet Charles Gunn, a street tough who leads a gang of vampire-hunters. Initially determined to kill Angel, Gunn slowly comes to accept him and join his cause. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (born in London, England) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Douglas Petrie for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a Watcher is a member of a secret organisation, the Watchers Council, devoted to tracking and combatting malevolent supernatural entities (and particularly vampires), primarily by locating individuals with the talents required to fight such beings and win. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a U.S. television series loosely based on the 1992 movie of the same name. ... Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Garry Campbell for the cult television program, Angel. ...

In the season finale (To Shanshu in L.A.) several important events occur. Wesley translates the ancient Shanshu Prophecy which states that, after a final battle, the vampire with a soul will live (that is, become human). Meanwhile, Wolfram & Hart try to raise a powerful creature from the dead. Angel slices off Wolfram & Hart employee Lindsey's hand, but is unable to prevent the raising of the creature. At the end of the episode, the viewer (but not Angel) sees who this is: Darla, Angel's ex-lover and sire — killed by Angel in the first season of Buffy. To Shanshu in L.A. is the 22nd episode of season 1 of the television show Angel. ... In the television series Angel, the so-called Shanshu Prophecy, as translated by Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, foresees the restoration of a vampire with a soul into a mortal human being. ... Spoiler warning: Wolfram and Hart is an international and inter-dimensional fictional law firm in the television series Angel, its principal human faces being Holland Manners, Lilah Morgan, and Lindsey McDonald. ... Lindsey McDonald was a fictional character on the WB Network television series Angel. ... Darla is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...

Season two

In Season 2, Wolfram & Hart's Lindsey preens Darla as its weapon to bring down Angel. But Darla is brought back as a human, not a vampire, and her conscience prevents her from doing terrible evil. But as a human, she also suffers from a terminal case of syphilis — which she had contracted in her original life before being sired. (We learn in Darla that she was an early settler in the Virginia Colony, where she was sired by The Master, a vampire whom Buffy would later face.) After failing to get Angel to turn her back into a vampire, Lindsey brings in Drusilla, a vampire originally sired by Angelus, to restore Darla to the cause of evil. Enraged by this, Angel begins to grow darker. He cuts himself off from his staff and attempts to go after the pair himself. But after repeated despair, he goes to bed one night with Darla (Reprise). In a seeming replay of his night with Buffy (Innocence), he wakes up with an epiphany. This time, instead of losing his soul, he sees the error of his ways, banishes Darla and reunites with his group. Depression-era U.S. poster advocating early syphilis treatment Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. ... Darla is episode 7 of season 2 of the television show Angel. ... The Master is a fictional character in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Mark Metcalf. ... Drusilla (born c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Innocence is Episode 14 of Season 2 on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Meanwhile, Lindsey is given a magical prosthesis to replace his lost hand. But the hand doesn't work quite right and in the process of investigating, he meets up with Angel and sees the error of associating with Wolfram & Hart. After talking things over with his superiors, he leaves town. (Dead End) A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ... Dead End is the 18th episode of season 2 of the television show Angel. ...

Towards the end of the season, the group joins forces with Lorne, the demon owner of Caritas, a local karaoke bar and sanctuary. After Cordelia is accidentally transported to Lorne's home dimension Pylea (Belonging), the entire gang follows, where they meet Lorne's family and Winifred "Fred" Burkle, a young former physics student who has been trapped in the dimension for five long years. There, Cordelia – who had been struggling for her place at home – becomes a princess after it is revealed that she has "the curse" — the visions. All other humans in Pylea are enslaved, including Fred. The group manages a daring overthrow of the shadow government of Pylea, and frees the slaves. Cordelia, realizing that she needs to use her visions for good on Earth, abdicates her throne and returns home along with the rest (There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb), including Fred. But their joy is tempered when they learn that in Sunnydale, Buffy has died. Krevlornswath Lorne Of The Deathwok Clan (born in Pylea), also known as The Host, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Angel. ... Caritas (Latin) is a term in Christian theology (one of the three theological virtues), meaning loving kindness towards others; it is held to be the ultimate perfection of the human spirit, because it is said to both glorify and reflect the nature of God. ... In the fictional universe of the television series Angel, Pylea is a world in an alternate dimension where demons are the dominant life form and humans are treated as animals to be used as beasts of burden or even food. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Winifred Fred Burkle (born in 1978 in Dallas, Texas, died in 2004 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan for the cult television program, Angel. ... Theres No Place Like Plrtz Glrb is an episode of the TV series Angel. ...

Season Three

To get over the loss of Buffy, Angel spends three months in a Sri Lankan monastery, where he encounters some demon monks (Heartthrob). He returns to Los Angeles, as does Darla — now heavy with child (Offspring). This has never happened to a vampire before, and no one – not Angel's gang nor Wolfram & Hart – can understand why it has happened now. Prophecies reveal that a death will take place at the moment of the child's birth; he cannot be born through conventional means. It appears that the unborn boy might perish, but instead Darla sacrifices her life (Lullaby) to give birth to Angel's son Connor (magically conceived during their one-night stand in Season 2). The gang is willing and eager to care for the infant, but Wesley soon learns of a frightening prophecy that suggests that Angel will murder his son. Fearing that Angel cannot bear the truth, and feeling disconnected from Gunn and Fred (who have fallen in love), Wesley does not share this information, and quietly kidnaps Connor (Sleep Tight). This backfires as he is attacked and the child is seized by an old enemy named Holtz, whose family Angelus and Darla slaughtered two hundred years ago. Holtz escapes through a portal to a hell dimension (Quar'Toth), and raises the boy as his own. Angel feels that his son is lost forever. He attacks Wesley and banishes him from the group. (It is later revealed that the prophecy which spurred the kidnapping is false, created by a demon, Sahjhan, that is destined to be killed by Connor.) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Connor also known as Stephen Franklin Thomas Holtz and Connor Reilly, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television program Angel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Daniel Holtz was a fictional character on the television series Angel. ... Angel (born 1727 in Galway, Ireland) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Sahjhan was a fictional character on the WB Networks television program Angel. ...

Near the end of the season (A New World), Connor comes back as a teenage boy, having been raised by Holtz in a dimension where time moves more quickly. But all is not so sweet: Connor has been taught by his foster-father Holtz that Angel is still the evil vampire Angelus that Holtz once knew. In order to gain his final revenge on Angel, the greatly aged Holtz has his closest follower, Justine, kill him and frame Angel. The grieving Connor uses his inherited super-strength and his father's unsuspecting love to defeat Angel and imprison him in a casket on the bottom of the ocean (Tomorrow). Cordelia, who had planned a romantic rendezvous with Angel, disappears the same night, having been elevated by the Powers That Be to a Higher Plane. Meanwhile, Lorne leaves for Las Vegas to pursue a singing career. This leaves a very confused Fred and Gunn to carry on at Angel Investigations. A New World is an episode of the television show Angel. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

Season Four

At the start of Season 4, we learn that Wesley has captured Justine; he uses her to find and recover Angel (Deep Down). Wesley, exiled from the group, has also been having a love affair with Lilah Morgan, an old colleague and rival of Lindsey's at Wolfram & Hart. Angel and Connor meet up again, but the father is not willing to forgive the son — he kicks him out of the hotel. Needing a retreat, Angel, Gunn and Fred head to Las Vegas to see Lorne's act (The House Always Wins) only to learn that he is actually being held as a slave. They rescue him and return home and find Cordelia — who has complete amnesia. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lilah Morgan first appeared in the episode The Ring of the Angel Series in season one, and would feature prominently in the season one, two, three and four story arcs. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Frightened and confused, Cordelia takes refuge with Connor (Slouching Toward Bethlehem), where she struggles to piece together her life story before a spell finally restores her memory (Spin the Bottle). A hellish Beast appears on earth, blocks out the sun, rains fire from the skies (Apocalypse, Nowish) and, incidentally, wipes out the Los Angeles branch of Wolfram & Hart, leaving Lilah as its sole survivor. Cordelia, feeling that this may be her last night alive, sleeps with Connor as fire continues to fall. They turn out to live another day, but the absence of sunlight makes L.A. a party town for vampires. Cordelia receives visions which convince the group that Angelus is the only one who knows how to stop the Beast (Awakening), so they extract Angel's soul. Plot Outline Cordelia inexplicably returns from her higher dimension, but she has no memory of who she is and who her friends are. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Shockingly, we then find out that Cordelia is actually evil, and secretly controlling the Beast. While the gang isn't looking, she releases the evil Angelus, kills Lilah, and frames Angelus (Calvary). Then Cordelia reveals to Connor that she is pregnant with his child. Short on powerful fighters, the gang springs vampire Slayer Faith from prison (Salvage). Unfortunately, she is badly beaten by the Beast, but she manages to incapacitate Angelus, who feeds on her. Unknown to him, Faith had previously taken a powerful psychoactive drug, which neutralizes them both and causes them to re-live moments from Angel's past (Orpheus). Willow Rosenberg (from Buffy) visits, restores Angel's soul, and takes Faith back with her to Sunnydale (where she appears in Buffy's final five episodes). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Faith Lehane is a fictional character from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, played by Eliza Dushku. ... Salvage is episode 13 of season 4 of the television show Angel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Willow Danielle Rosenberg (born in 1980 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Meanwhile, the gang figures out that Cordelia is the one behind the season's events. But before they can capture her, Connor, deluded into thinking that the gang must be somehow evil, grabs Cordelia and takes her into hiding (Inside Out). Angel eventually tracks them down and is about to kill Cordelia when she gives birth to an adult woman named Jasmine, and then slips into a coma. Angel stops, in total awe of the new being. Plot Outline Spoiler warning: As the rest of the gang finally learn of Cordelia’s true nature, Angel seeks out and roughs up the characteristic, inter-dimensional demon guide, Skip, to find out why Cordelia has turned evil who tells them that all of the events of the past few... Jasmine was a fictional character on the television series Angel. ...

Jasmine, it turns out, was one of the Powers That Be. She explains to the gang (Shiny Happy People) that she is a renegade of sorts who has decided to leave the "sidelines" and take an active part in fighting evil, and that the apocalyptic events of prior weeks were "birth pains". Jasmine's winning smile makes all who see it fall under her spell of total happiness. Jasmine brings the promise of true world peace — at the price of complete enslavement under her. But contact with her blood (or that of Cordelia) breaks the spell and lets people see her for who she truly is. By accident, Fred discovers this on her own and becomes an outcast in a city otherwise in love with Jasmine (The Magic Bullet). Slowly, she manages to innoculate Angel and the gang (except Connor), though they remain hopelessly outnumbered. They learn, however, that revealing Jasmine's true name will destroy her spell over everyone. Angel visits a demon dimension Jasmine had previously conquered, gains access to the name, and reveals it just as she is about to take over the world. A despondent Connor (who had known Jasmine's true nature the entire time, but went along with her anyway) then kills her (Peace Out). Plot Outline As Cordelia lies in a coma following her demonic delivery, the rest of the gang becomes acquainted with, and enchanted by, her unexpected offspring which is a full grown, young woman, whom Angel names Jasmine, who hypnotizes anyone she meets by mere sight. ... The Magic Bullet is episode 19 of season 4 of the television show Angel. ... Plot Outline Connor, having captured Lorne, Wesley, Gunn and Fred, takes them back to the hotel where they are imprisoned in the basement and soon learn the full extent of Jasmine’s power. ...

In the season finale (Home), they are met by the ghost of Lilah, who congratulates them on preventing world peace, and says that as a token of their appreciation, Wolfram & Hart would like to give them the Los Angeles branch. Skeptical at first, the gang is eventually won over, and takes the offer. As part of it, Angel receives an amulet with instructions to deliver it to Sunnydale (where it will play a role in the Buffy series finale). But while this is happening, a despondent Connor finds no reason to live without Cordelia and Jasmine, and has tied himself and the unconscious Cordelia up to several large bombs. To save both their lives, Angel allows Wolfram & Hart to give Connor a life as a normal child and erase him from everyone's memory, except his own. Home is episode 22 of season 4 of the television show Angel. ... World peace is a future ideal of freedom, peace and happiness among and within all nations. ...

Season Five

In Season 5, the gang begins to get used to their new life at Wolfram & Hart — and the presence of Eve, their conduit to the Senior Partners (Conviction). Gunn undergoes a special cognitive procedure that transforms him into a brilliant lawyer. The group receives a package. It turns out to be the amulet that was given to Angel at the end of Season 4, which the vampire Spike used to destroy the Hellmouth in Sunnydale (in the Buffy series finale, Chosen), apparently at the cost of his undead "life". Suddenly, Spike appears, seemingly out of the amulet itself, in mysterious non-corporeal form. Eve was a fictional character on the fifth season of cult television series Angel. ... William Pratt, better known as Spike, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... ... Chosen is the 22nd episode of the 7th and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is the series finale. ...

Spike soon finds that spectral forces threaten to take him to hell (Hell Bound), but he struggles his way out. Though he bonds with Fred as she attempts to help him return to "normal", he is skeptical that they can do good at an evil law firm, so he goes off to work on his own once he is mysteriously re-corporealized by an anonymous package (Destiny). Spike learns of the Shanshu Prophecy and wonders if he, in fact, is the one (having regained his human soul at the end of Season 6 of Buffy). He and Angel battle for a Cup of Perpetual Torment (which proves a fake, filled with Mountain Dew), and for the first time, Spike has the upper hand. Soon thereafter (Soul Purpose), Spike is approached by a returning Lindsey, who claims to be Doyle (Spike had never seen or heard of Doyle, and so is unsuspecting) and gets Spike to help the helpless the way Angel once did. But Cordelia returns (You're Welcome) and helps Angel find and stop Lindsey, who is attempting to release a giant monster to devour his old nemesis Angel and destroy the L.A. Wolfram & Hart branch. It transpires that Lindsey was responsible for bringing Spike back, both times, all a part of his plan to get revenge on both the Senior Partners and Angel, with the assistance of Eve. The gang reveal Lindsey's location to the Senior Partners, and he is promptly captured. Hell Bound is episode 4 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... Destiny is episode 8 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ... In the television series Angel, the so-called Shanshu Prophecy, as translated by Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, foresees the restoration of a vampire with a soul into a mortal human being. ... This was the only episode directed by a cast member, David himself. ... The 100th episode of the series Angel, it was originally broadcast on the WB network February 4, 2004. ... The Senior Partners of Wolfram & Hart, also known as The Wolf, the Ram and the Hart are a mysterious cabal of unseen demons in the television series Angel. ...

At last, Cordelia and Angel share a kiss. Then, they are interrupted by a phone call, which informs Angel that Cordelia has just died without ever waking from her coma. When he turns around, Cordelia is gone.

After helping Angel return to form after being transformed into a puppet (Smile Time), Fred finally declares her affections to a thrilled Wesley. But Fred then receives a mysterious sarcophagus in the mail (A Hole in the World), and when she touches it, it infects her with a virus that hollows her out and gives birth to the ancient Illyria. (We learn, later, that Gunn has unwittingly caused this chain of events to occur, in return for a renewed cognitive upgrade.) Illyria, who has super-strength and can slow down her perception of time, uses Fred's body to try to raise her army and destroy Earth, but discovers that her army has long ago returned to dust (Shells). Wesley is devastated by Fred's death, and agrees to help Illyria adjust to her new world — mostly because she reminds him of Fred. Smile Time is episode 14 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ... Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. ... A Hole in the World is episode 15 of season 5 of the television show Angel. ... Illyria (reborn 2004 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Angel. ... Shells is episode 16 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ...

After realizing that they lack the information needed to fight the Senior Partners, Angel, Spike, and Gunn seek out Lindsey, who is being held captive in a Wolfram & Hart holding dimension designed as a hellish suburb (Underneath). They free him, but only after Gunn, guilt-ridden over the indirect role he played in Fred's death, agrees to stay behind in his place. Angel returns to W&H just as the well-dressed and incredibly-strong Hamilton corners Eve. Hamilton forces her to sign an agreement forfeiting all her duties and privileges as the Partners' liaison to Angel — including her immortality. Underneath is episode 17 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ... Marcus Hamilton is a recurring character on the final season of the TV series Angel. ... Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of existing for a potentially infinite, or indeterminate length, of time. ...

Wesley is approached by a middle-aged couple seeking help for their teenaged son — who seems to exhibit supernatural strength (Origin). Wesley refers them to Angel who is shocked to see the "parents" of his son, Connor. He eventually discovers that the sorcerer Cyvus Vail, who built Connor's new memories, wishes for a common enemy of theirs, Sahjhan, to be killed. And according to an ancient prophecy (mentioned in Season 3), only Connor can do the deed. Origin is episode 18 of season 5 of the television series Angel. ... Cyvus Vail is a demon in the television series Angel and is portrayed by Dennis Christopher. ... Sahjhan was a fictional character on the WB Networks television program Angel. ...

Angel agrees to let Connor fight Sahjhan, but the battle is not going well when it is nearly interrupted by Wesley. Mistakenly believing that Angel traded Fred's life for Connor's, he smashes a magical jar which releases lost memories. Connor suddenly decapitates Sahjhan in one swift move, and Wesley is guilt-stricken by his memories of betraying Angel. Connor thanks Angel for his help, and then leaves — he is still needed to protect his family. He appears to have both his real and phony memories intact, and is a well-adjusted person now.

Illyria, meanwhile, is becoming more and more unstable, as her human body struggles to contain her demonic essence. She frees Gunn from his prison and is about to wipe out Angel and his team for their perceived attempts to kill her when Wesley "cures" her by siphoning off most of her energy (Time Bomb). Despite his misgivings, Angel agrees to allow the severely weakened Illyria to remain at W&H. This episode starts with Illyria Loss-leading with Wesley by extracting Gunn from the hell dimension he volunteered to stay in so that Angel may extract Lindsey for interrogation. ...

As the weeks go by, Angel makes a number of uncharacteristic decisions. These include sleeping with werewolf/art student Nina, playing sports with demons, and allowing a human baby to fall into the hands of the demonic Fell Brethren, who plan to sacrifice it. His team is becoming more suspicious by the day, especially after Drogyn, Keeper of The Well, arrives and reveals that Angel tried to have him killed (Power Play). Drogyn, the Battlebrand, is a fictional character in Season 5 of the television show Angel. ... Power Play is an episode in series number of the television series Angel. ...

It seems that Angel's thirst for power has overwhelmed his conscience, and that he had Fred killed in order to be accepted by The Circle of the Black Thorn, a secret society responsible for engineering the Apocalypse. After murdering the captured Drogyn, Angel becomes a member, and is subsequently attacked by Wesley, Spike, Gunn and Lorne. Angel hurriedly explains that the entire deal is a ploy — Cordelia's kiss had given him a vision alerting him to the Circle's existence, and he had decided to use Fred's seemingly meaningless death as a means to gain the Black Thorn's trust. He asks the crew for their help in destroying the Circle, and despite knowing that it will bring the full wrath of the Senior Partners down upon them, they agree. The Circle of the Black Thorn are the Senior Partners representatives of Wolfram and Hart on Earth. ...

After meeting with the Circle one last time (Not Fade Away) and signing away his interest in the Shanshu Prophecy, and thus any hope of regaining his humanity, Angel hands out the assignments and tells his people to spend the day as it were their last: Lorne sings, Spike performs at a poetry slam, Gunn does charity work in his old neighborhood, Lindsey spends it with Eve, Wesley tends to the wounded Illyria, and Angel meets with Connor. Not Fade Away completes the arc of Angel, the series. ... In the television series Angel, the so-called Shanshu Prophecy, as translated by Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, foresees the restoration of a vampire with a soul into a mortal human being. ...

That night, the team launches its attack on the Circle, dividing up their targets. Illyria wipes out four members after dinner, and Spike destroys the Fell Brethren and rescues their human sacrifice. Lorne, after watching Lindsey cut down a demon, shoots him in cold blood. Having performed this one last job at Angel's behest, Lorne abandons the good fight and leaves for parts unknown. Gunn walks into the campaign headquarters of an evil Senator, killing her and her coterie of vampire staffers. Wesley is unable to defeat the powerful Cyvus Vail, and is stabbed. Illyria, concerned for his safety, arrives and grieves for Wesley in the form of the woman he loved, as he breathes his last. Vail challenges "Fred," and Illyria shatters his skull with one punch.

Angel poisons his foe, then encounters Hamilton, who is aware of the plan, as the vampire Harmony (ostensibly on Angel's side) has revealed it to him. The two fight, with Hamilton gaining the upper hand until Connor joins the battle. After Hamilton inadvertently reveals that the Senior Partners' power flows in his veins, Angel bites him and uses that power to kill him. As the building begins to collapse, he orders both Connor and the despondent Eve to go home.

Angel arrives at the rendezvous point, a seedy alley, to find Spike waiting. Illyria arrives with news of Wesley's death, and Gunn walks up badly bleeding from a stomach wound. The survivors watch as the Senior Partners' army of warriors, giants, and a dragon descends upon them. The series ends with Angel and his crew rushing into battle, saying, "Let's go to work." The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ...

See also

• Buffyverse chronology - List of Buffyverse stories (episodes, comics and novels) in chronological order.
• List of Buffyverse-related topics - Index of articles relating to Buffy and Angel.