Placing bets

[thebratqueen]

Okay, so since AtS is basically over and we all know Joss doesn't necessarily shy away from doing a "fuck you" to the networks when he can get away with it, I think we've got some pretty decent odds of getting a true slashy shout-out in the finale. So here's my guesstimate of the Vegas odds:

MOST LIKELY: Angel/Spike shout-out. Hardcore. They might even kiss, though probably a redux of Angelus kissing Spike on the forehead. But these two are the most likely to get a shout-out and most likely to get a truly blatent one.

LESS LIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE: Angel/Wes. But nowhere near as obvious as Angel/Spike. Here we're looking at a redux of Wes's "You don't know how much my employer means to me" comment. Something where the slash fans all know it's a shout out and the non-slashers maybe think the line was oddly worded. If for whatever reason Wes and Angel have some final moment before The End [tm] then it's possible for an even stronger line, like unto a very manly "I care for you". Or Wes having a line about love motivating him, but he says it to another character even though he's talking about Angel. Something where the text of the words is obvious, but the sentiment can comfortably be dismissed by those who for some odd reason never thought Wes was gay.

PLAIN OLD POSSIBLE: Wes/Gunn. Nowhere near as obvious as the other two, but they could have a Due South style ending where for whatever reason they go off into the sunset together to find the hand of Franklin keep fighting the good fight side by side. No blatent declarations of love or slashiness, just some kind of closure where it's clear Joss gave them an ending that would make the W/G shippers have plenty to work with.

So those are my guesses. For whatever they're worth.