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"Not Fade Away" is the 22nd and final episode of season 5, and the series finale of the television show Angel. Written by series creator Joss Whedon and directed and co-written by Jeffrey Bell, it was originally broadcast on May 19, 2004 on the WB network. In "Not Fade Away", Angel convinces his team that they must take out every member of the Circle of the Black Thorn in a defiant and probably futile stand against the Senior Partners of Wolfram & Hart. He tells his team to make the most of what may be their last day on Earth: Gunn visits his old neighborhood; Wesley tends to the wounded Illyria; Lorne spends some time onstage; Spike performs poetry at an open mic, and Angel visits his son. When night falls, the team divides and sets out to eliminate the members of the Black Thorn, incurring the wrath of the armies of hell.
Original Release
05/19/2004
US Release
05/19/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Boreanaz | Angel |
James Marsters | Spike |
J. August Richards | Charles Gunn |
Amy Acker | Illyria / Fred Burkle |
Andy Hallett | Lorne |
Mercedes McNab | Harmony Kendall |
Alexis Denisof | Wesley Wyndam-Pryce |
Vincent Kartheiser | Connor |
Christian Kane | Lindsey McDonald |
Dennis Christopher | Cyvus Vail |
Directors
Writers
Jeffrey Bell, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Boreanaz | Angel |
James Marsters | Spike |
J. August Richards | Charles Gunn |
Amy Acker | Illyria / Fred Burkle |
Andy Hallett | Lorne |
Mercedes McNab | Harmony Kendall |
Alexis Denisof | Wesley Wyndam-Pryce |
Vincent Kartheiser | Connor |
Christian Kane | Lindsey McDonald |
Dennis Christopher | Cyvus Vail |
Sarah Thompson | Eve |
Julia Lee | Anne Steele |
Leland Crooke | Archduke Sebassis |
Stacey Travis | Senator Helen Brucker |
Adam Baldwin | Marcus Hamilton |
Ryan Alvarez | Demon Slave |
David Figlioli | Bartender |
Mark Colson | Izzy |
Hans Raith | Bar Thug |
Max Valentine | Dark Angel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jeffrey Bell | Executive Producer |
Joss Whedon | Executive Producer |
Gail Berman | Executive Producer |
David Fury | Executive Producer |
Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
Fran Rubel Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Kaz Kuzui | Executive Producer |
Steven S. DeKnight | Producer |
Ben Edlund | Producer |
Kelly A. Manners | Producer |
Skip Schoolnik | Producer |
David Greenwalt | Producer |