I seriously hated everything about the ending of supernatural but I get that maybe it would have been fan service if we got everything we wanted?
Err, you know, fanservice, there’s something to say about that. Of course it’s not exciting, already knowing how a show is going to end. Of course writers want to entertain and surprise, I get that. Also, when a TV show ends, not everyone will get their way, and I also get that.
I think the problem is that SPN missed every point that there was to make, and that is the whole problem. There were so many ways they could have ended it, but they did all of their characters wrong.
You were a Cas fan? He sacrificed himself and didn’t even make the final episode (in which Dean died anyway after his love confession), and was basically ignored even though he was a fan favorite character who has been on this show for 12 years.
You were a Dean fan? He died in the most stupid and illogical way possible after all of those years of helping people, and with that sending out the message; Life sucks and then you die.
You were a Sam fan? He had to live the rest of his life grieving his brother. And then there’s the fact that the entire Sam/Eileen storyline they were building was completely ignored. We joke about Sam’s blurry wife (and I can also laugh about it, now that it’s all over), but why not at least show clearly that /she/ was there with him, supporting him in al this.
Not to mention all of the other popular characters that were so important to the show that never made a final appearance or weren’t mentioned again.
So like I said; 15 years of found family, friends, and story lines; it all went down the drain. They didn’t fuck up something, they fucked up /all the things/. The only thing they left were loose ends.
And the thing is, a lot of shows do that these days, so let me tell you, it’s not creative anymore. It’s not inventive. Hell, these days I am more surprised when a show doesn’t let everything end badly or kills off characters for shock value, so no worries there if you want to surprise me.
But most of al, so many stories that should have been tied up, so many characters that should have been done justice, not just Destiel. And after 15 years, I don’t think that should be considered fanservice. :p