The tone of the show is supposed to be at least somewhat on the lighthearted side. If I wanted depressing, hopeless bullshit, I would watch Game of Thrones. I don’t want to see my favorite character have such a miserable end to his already incredibly sad story. (Yes, I am also far too attached to CR)
They have dark and tragic moments on the show, but they’re never grimdark. They’re never hopeless and heartless. They have meaning and purpose. They don’t revel in grimdark and shock value.
I really don’t want to see Vax die, hopeless and helpless, and leave his family to grieve for the rest of their lives. That takes this story of an epic team of heroes who were brought together by Vax and banded together to save the world, and makes it end with a really sad story about a depressed man who wasn’t allowed to live.
Even if this does happen, fuck anyone who tells me I should be happy about that, or think it’s an “epic” or “fitting” end. It’s not. Fuck that noise. I will not be happy that Vax died. I will not think that’s cool or awesome or an epic ending. I will think it’s a tragic, upsetting, sickening fate for a man who fought and fought for a bit of happiness and then his ultimate reward was to drop dead.
I reject grimdark bullshit anywhere, but especially here on this show.
Brian can take his “happy endings are boring” shit and shove it elsewhere. Happy endings are important and meaningful when they are earned, and by god or whatever else higher power, how much more can a person do to fucking earn their happy ending.
Insert quote about stories that really mattered here, even though it’s something only Movie!Sam says and Tolkien’s actual point was slightly different because that shit resonated with me, dammit.
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