86US ENTERTAINMENT. Cont'd.
By the time the show is broadcast on May 19, fans may find there aren't enough
survivors for a reunion special. The show's admirers developed a special
relationship with the cast of supernatural-fighting misfits: Wesley, a bookwormish occult expert whose comic-relief role devolved into tragedy and
betrayal; Lorne (Andy Hallett), a green-skinned, two-horned do-gooder demon
who can read minds by listening to a person sing; Gunn (J. August Richards), a
street fighter who sold some of his righteousness for mystical intelligence;
and Spike (James Marsters) a rival vampire-with-a-soul whose bad attitude
brought a welcome dose of pragmatism. Marsters, who was brought over in this
fifth and final season after being a regular on Buffy, said the closing scenes
of Angel represent a dark moral: "Being a hero doesn't mean you succeed in
saving the day. It just means you tried." Already this past season, they saw
two major characters meet their deaths. Charisma Carpenter, who played Angel's
sarcastic sometime-love-interest Cordelia, returned from the dead in spirit
form to guide her friends on a final quest. Then Fred, the winsome scientist
played by Amy Acker, died when her body became possessed by an ancient
malevolent spirit. There remain a lot of loose ends to tie up, but they all
come down to one thing: the end of the world. All through the show, evil
powers have conspired to manipulate Angel into triggering Armageddon, clearing
the way for ghouls, ghosts and other creatures to reclaim the Earth. Angel's
immortal soul - the thing that makes him ache over past wrongs, unlike his
soulless vampire brethren - hangs in the balance, and he could find himself
cursed through eternity. If his character survives the finale for a return to
the Angel universe, Marsters said he'd be game to revisit the bloodsucker
Spike. "I have no idea what's in the future - but what I do know is that I
play a vampire and the clock is ticking on how long this face can be
believably exactly the same as when we met him (seven years ago on Buffy),"
Marsters said, laughing. "If they want to do something, let's not wait too
long."
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