User blog comment:David Kaique/Season 5, The End (2014 future)/@comment-5619706-20130518173818

While the prospect that events seem to lead to 'The End' sounds cool, I personally think the Apocalypse arc is over, done and beaten to a dry pulp. I would like to see Archangels again as much as the next fan, but to return to that arc will nullify the theme of 'free will' highlighted in seasons 4-5. It will also waste the plot of Season 6, which was spent trying to keep the apocalypse business shut.

Season 8's finale presented us with one of the greatest potential yet since Season 5's finale--we could go in many, or any, direction(s). To choose the 'restart apocalypse arc' as the destination of season 9 would be redundant.