WarriorMonk

Having a depressing ending for the sake of having a depressing ending is pointless and straight up bad story telling. Same as having a happy ending for the sake of a happy ending. The story should unfold as makes sense for the context of the story told, not to simply satisfy a happy or depressing ending. Comparing to serialized TV shows is a good comparison. A common thread amoung shows that I consider more successful fully embrace the consequences of its characters. They dont avoid consequences simple to have a specific ending. Star Trek: Deep Space 9 has a terrifically heart breaking ending. While the crew defeated their enemy, it also led to the crew being torn apart. Lost was the opposite. The desire to have a happy ending forced onto the story led to one of the most bizarre and pointless endings I have seen for a show as it avoided any consequence.