I totally agree POM. I don’t understand the “no happy endings” anymore either. I’ve seen people talking about this with the scenario of both children who have a parent die and biological parents who don’t end up together. To me, the more dangerous message the show can send is that you don’t get a happy ending if someone DOES die or if your biological parents DON’T end up together. I think the problem is in how people are interpreting the message the show is trying to send. I have seen several people say things like “well what I am taking away is that there is no happy ending for me because my parent died when I was a child or because my parents are divorced.” Honestly what they really are saying is that they aren’t happy because Neal died because really ( do they honestly think that the only way they can get validation that they can be happy is through a TV show, in the first place), but second do they really think A and E suddenly decided to change the message of the show being about hope and family?
I think it’s great that they are using Fairy Tales to show the realities of life and are showing that even when crappy things happen you can still get a happy ending. The problem is, some people don’t want to accept that Hook can be a happy ending for Emma and Henry. So because of that they say they don’t get one. Or they say that Neal didn’t get his happy ending. Okay, while I wasn’t thrilled with the bizarre way they handled his death, here is the problem I have with that theory. I know the show hasn’t really delved into the afterlife or religion but as a Christian myself, for me – going to Heaven IS a happy ending, it’s the ULTIMATE happy ending. And when Neal died he seemed to make it pretty clear that he was willingly sacrificing himself for his family (making him a hero) and freed Emma from her difficulty of moving on from him by making her promise to find Tallahassee with someone else. He also had very clearly made peace with his father and was letting BOTH of them know he was okay with dying. So to say that Neal didn’t get a happy ending is assuming a LOT. I realize that’s my interpretation and many people don’t believe in a God or Heaven so they won’t see it that way. But I feel like a lot of people are making themselves miserable by continuing to say that the show has been stripped of happiness. If they need to step away from the show for awhile – do it. Or recognize you are going to watch with a lot less enthusiasm if you choose to continue to watch. But choosing to continue to watch while complaining about the show makes zero sense to me. If you don’t like it anymore and it is causing you personal pain, why are you watching it???? I got a bit bored with the show during season 2 and stopped watching for awhile then get caught up again and got totally into it again. Maybe some SF fans need to consider a break. I feel bad that so many people who used to enjoy the show are so unhappy with it now but at the same time it’s a serious downer to read constant negativity about the show.
I don’t even understand how to use tumblr but I have been reading Captain Eala’s (wow do I miss her!!) because it is so much fun!!!