The WB (ended 2004)
| grailwolf wrote: |
| In all fairness, I hated the ending too for a while. Even now I have extremely mixed emotions about it. Yes, it perfectly illustrates the theme of the series which is that the fight is more important than the outcome. You keep fighting the good fight even when it seems that there is no chance to succeed. However, I still can't quite get over the fact that there would certainly be a resolution to that battle if the howler monkeys at the WB hadn't pulled the plug. It feels like I left the series on pause on some cosmic DVD player and then someone stole the remote and I can never get back to the people I loved so much. I can never see them defeat the demon hordes. I can never see Angel slay his dragon. It was the best possible ending they could have had given the circumstances of the part of the story they were telling and the time they had to wrap things up. But it wasn't, really, a perfect ending. After so many years of fighting the fight and helping the helpless, dammit Angel deserves to ride off into the moonset. And, what's more, we deserve to see it. |
| grailwolf wrote: |
| In all fairness, I hated the ending too for a while. Even now I have extremely mixed emotions about it. Yes, it perfectly illustrates the theme of the series which is that the fight is more important than the outcome. You keep fighting the good fight even when it seems that there is no chance to succeed. However, I still can't quite get over the fact that there would certainly be a resolution to that battle if the howler monkeys at the WB hadn't pulled the plug. It feels like I left the series on pause on some cosmic DVD player and then someone stole the remote and I can never get back to the people I loved so much. I can never see them defeat the demon hordes. I can never see Angel slay his dragon. It was the best possible ending they could have had given the circumstances of the part of the story they were telling and the time they had to wrap things up. But it wasn't, really, a perfect ending. After so many years of fighting the fight and helping the helpless, dammit Angel deserves to ride off into the moonset. And, what's more, we deserve to see it. |
| kitten41 wrote: |
| Ok now that i processed it i thnk it has a very nice meaning.. So.. Fight the good fight. But still i'd love to see spike and buffy together |
| tjaman wrote: |
| In all honesty, the only thing I disliked about the ending was the fact that it was the ending. I loved the episode all the way through. I loved all of their final days. The whole thing was so damn' cool. And I was emotionally invested all the way up to "F*** you from your friends at the WB" -- the tag line the network stuck on after a little montage of "Angel" scenes that aired after the screen went black. Joss didn't have anything to do with that part of it. That was all them. It was disingenuous, offensive and evil, and to this day, I have not re-established a channel stop for The WB in my home. Stupid Frog. * kicks it * |
| NickSeng wrote: |
| I, for one, agree with you kitten! What kind off ending is that anyway? "Let's get to work" and then fade to black? I don't have to be a genius that Joss probably ran out of ideas at that point. What he should've done was make the ending more satisfying, tying up plots and making the theme about empowerment. Vampire empowerment. He should have had them fighting the demon army, but Angel having a card up his sleeve. You see, Wesley wasn't really dead, but just pretending to be so that no one would disturb him while he casts the empowerment spell that turns every one into a vampire. No everyone that can be a vampire, will be a vampire. Angel's finally learned to share his power (and broodyness). Now that's what I call an ending. Not that stupid fade to black crap. |
