Angel - Season Five (Slim Set)

Product Description:
In the final season Angel has finally emerged from 200 years of darkness but the fine line between good and evil is harder to see than ever!System Requirements:Running Time: 990 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 024543233510 Manufacturer No: 2233351

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Lives were upended--and some co-opted--in the fifth and final season of Angel, as the denizens of Angel Investigations found themselves taking on one of their scariest endeavors ever: corporate life. After making a literal deal with the devil (or something distinctly devil-like), Angel (David Boreanaz) moved his team from their crumbling hotel to the high-rise digs of law-firm-from-hell Wolfram & Hart, his reasoning being they could better fight the forces of evil from the inside, and with more resources to boot. Clever maneuvering or easy rationalization? Not a few members of Angel's team accused him of selling out (as did a number of viewers), but as with most of the show's previous four seasons, Angel somehow took a dubious premise and mined it for gold. And with one core cast member gone (Charisma Carpenter, whose Cordelia was immersed in a deep coma), it seemed as if the show, from within and without, would suddenly fall apart--that is, until Angel's longtime nemesis Spike (James Marsters) showed up, fresh from his sacrificial roasting at the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Let the vampire games begin!

With Buffy off the air, fans flocked to Angel's last season to get their fix of Joss Whedon's "Buffyverse" in any form they could, and the addition of Spike was a shrewd one, albeit not enough to keep the show from getting canceled. And for the first half of the season, the creative forces behind the show seemed to be toying ruthlessly with the audience. Spike was around, but not entirely corporeal; Angel himself became sullen and withdrawn; and most horrifically, sweetheart scientist Fred (Amy Acker) and former watcher Wesley (Alexis Denisof) underwent traumas that would test even the most devoted viewer. However, just when you'd be about to throw in the towel, things started changing for the better--Spike became a permanent fixture (both in the flesh and on the show), Angel's secret motives were revealed, and the introduction of demon warrior Illyria, who proved to be the show's answer to Buffy's sardonic demon-made-human Anya, was a welcome breath of fresh air.Creatively, Angel also came up with some of its best episodes, including "Smile Time" (where Angel is turned into a puppet - really!) and "You're Welcome" (the show's 100th episode, which marked the bittersweet return of Carpenter's Cordelia). The ending of the series was deliberately ambiguous, and not everyone made it through alive, but in going out kicking, it was a proper sendoff for a show that always fought the good fight. --Mark Englehart

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - The last... but still the best!
After almost five years I'm still sad the show ended. Why!? Because of a season like 5. Sure, David was not getting any younger, but two more season would have been great. Yep. Spike is back to torment peaches! That is the best definition to this season. Angel is confronted with the fact that he is not one of kind anymore. Also, Angel learns that perfect moments of happiness are in fact very rare (just like in the real life) and that he should give a shot in a relationship, even if with a woman he ... Read More
Rating: - Angel not the same as other 4 seasons
As always, David Boreanaz and his supporting cast do an amazing job.However, this season was not the greatest.I thought they would be able to do much better things with Spike than what they did- why couldn't they do the same amazing job they did with him in Buffy?There's something off with Angel himself- he changes too much and there's no flow of character development like there was in the other four seasons.You could also tell they tried too hard to have light in this season- literal light, ... Read More
Rating: - If you're a Buffy fan, don't bother (in my opinion)
I am a huge fan of the Buffy series.I started watching Angel only because I knew the two shows were linked.I can't believe how they ended this show though.My entire purpose for watching was the thought that it would end with Buffy and Angel being together (or even Buffy and Spike... kill Angel off for all I care... once he got his own show, he wasn't the same Angel from the Buffy series.They ruined that too).I don't see why they even brought up the point of Angel having the possibility of getting ... Read More
Rating: - positive
This item came quickly and in good shape.It wasn't the actual "slim set" that I thought it was.
Rating: - Awesome!
*SPOILERS BELOW*

And here I thought Angel had gotten as good as it can get!But no, I was gladly proven wrong.Season 5 was amazing.The addition of Spike to the cast was a brilliant move and I just wish he played a bigger role.(Also, still waiting to find outif he got Shanshu or not!)Smile Time was the best episode of the entire series, IMO, funniest, sweetest, most perfect thing ever.[Course, then we all had to get our hearts broken by the next episode...]I really need to get the ... Read More