Angel

Will Angel Unite This Duo?

Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker

Fans of Angel are wondering if Wesley and Fred will ever couple up. The British bookworm and the mousy lab rat - as played by Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker - definitely have a geek love thang goin’ on, don’t they? It’s not all about the vampires on this show, after all. But like everything on this Buffy spin-off, it’s, well, complicated.

"Wesley’s always had a thing for Fred, but she keeps breaking his heart by being interested in other people," Denisof tells TV Guide Online. "So who knows where that will go."

"I’m bound to hook up with one of these guys that I’ve been flirting with soon," Acker teases, speaking in character. "I’ve been flirting with Spike a little. I have a lab assistant guy named Knox that I hook up with now and then. You haven’t seen anything, but we always go off and get beers together, so..."

But what about Wes? "Wesley thinks that something’s happening with him," Acker giggles. "I’m still leading Wesley on a little bit. I’m trying to keep my options open. I think that whole thing when he messed around with Lilah hurt Fred’s feelings. I felt betrayed by that because he went off and had sex with this bad girl and made her dress up like me. That was weird!"

Yet TV teaches us there’s always hope for star-crossed lovers. "I think that I’ll end up with Wesley," Acker says. "It’s destined. They’ve kept this going on for three and a half years now, so it seems like there’s got to be a payoff there, right? Then again, [Angel creator] Joss Whedon likes to make people suffer, so there’s a good chance it’ll never happen! But if I had my way, I’d like to do lots of scenes with Alexis Denisof, because he’s so fun to work with."