When I first heard of the Shanshu Prophecy, my opinion was pretty much the same as what I assume most Bangel ファン were thinking - yay!! Finally a way for them to be together, without any of Angel's break-up excuses. And of course, I was assuming it'd happen well within Buffy's lifetime.

Then I rewatched IWRY and that made me think. Wouldn't エンジェル turn down the Shanshu, if he could, like he eventually turned down being human in that episode? The reasons still stand, unfortunately.

Then I got a new idea. I'm still not sure if I like it または not. My opinion tends to vary.

What if, when エンジェル Shanshus, he becomes like Connor? Technically human, but still retaining the strength, the speed, the healing. He'd be able to fight then. I know some people have pointed out that normal humans do fight, e.g. Gunn, Xander. But I think エンジェル would have gotten too used to his current strengths.

Did あなた know that in the episode “You’re Welcome” in Season 5 of エンジェル writers originally wanted Buffy to come and get エンジェル back on track but Sarah Michelle Gellar couldn’t make it due to other obligations so they wrote the episode for Cordelia instead?

It would have been so great to see Buffy be a part of エンジェル season 5 like the writers wanted her to be.
Having Buffy and エンジェル reunite would have been beautiful, although with Spike being there it would probably be kind of awkward and complicated. But I did like how the episode turned out and that Cordelia had a well-written death.

At least Buffy was the writers' first choice, just like she was Angel's first choice!