Now let’s summarize what they actually did. This is important. Read it. Really read it.
1. They broke the narrative contract with the audience
Viewers spent the entire show watching Nick being portrayed as an emotionally mature, loyal, kind character. His development was consistent and nuanced. And suddenly, in the final episode, without any build-up, his behavior collapses and this is not a plot twist, it’s a betrayal of narrative logic. Such an abrupt shift is a slap in the face to viewers who emotionally invested in this arc.
2. They destroyed the payoff after a long buildup
For six seasons, viewers followed June and Nick through pain, choices, moral struggles. They were constantly given hope: “Soon there will be something big.” They built huge emotional anticipation. And the payoff? A mockery. They just dumped the entire arc, not through catharsis or tragedy, but through a silly death without dignity or context. That’s a violation of dramatic justice.
3. They used fans as a tool
Fans of Nick and June were fed scenes, cinematography, parallels, close-ups only to be emotionally punished at the end for caring. That’s not storytelling. That’s manipulation. It’s like promising a feast and shoving moldy bread in someone’s face at the end (a love letter lmao I’m like ???)
4. They replaced tragedy with cynicism
They could have killed Nick tragically, with depth, as a symbol of how even good people die if they keep looking away too long. That would have worked.
But no. First, they make him look like a traitor. Then they kill him. And they don’t even let us mourn him. This isn’t tragedy, it’s a cynical stunt for cheap impact.
I can’t believe that only him and Lawrence died 😱 and that he was constrasted with Lawrence
5. They killed the rewatch value
People won’t want to rewatch the show. Because everything that once felt beautiful, honest, meaningful, now feels like a lie. Because the ending undoes the journey. And good storytelling should do the opposite: the ending should complete the journey, make it more powerful. Here? It erases it.
In conclusion:
They sold fans a love story and in the end, spit in their faces.
