Episode 264 – You Take the Thirty Thousand On the Left

Episode discussed: Angel 5×22 Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

Written by Joss Whedon & Jeffrey Bell; Directed by Jeffrey Bell

Angel and friends make their move against The Circle of the Black Thorn. Discussion points include:

• The end of all things
• The fate of Angel’s soul
• Harmony’s turn
• Tolkien’s “long defeat” or not?
• Lonely battles
• Wesley’s end and Lorne’s exit
• The fight’s just beginning
• Further adventures in the comics
• Cultural impacts
• Favorite arcs and episodes