#tragic finales

[opera-shitpost]

[him-e]

@anon after watching the characters die and be resurrected practically in every season I’ve become rather desensitized to Winchester Death (though even not knowing the context I can imagine this time being permanent)

tbh I’ve always suspected the show would end with his death, given how the original five seasons arc was supposed to end with Sam’s sacrifice.

that said, it still sucks. Sometimes tv creators forget that even if something makes vaguely narrative sense, for circular reasons or else, they’ve made the audience stick around for YEARS and this has an impact and should factor in whatever creative decision you take. There’s no need to HURT the audience in the series finale of a long and popular tv show, because the audience will be ALREADY mourning the loss of a story they loved dearly. There’s no need to put a lot of effort in creating feelings of sadness, tragedy and despair because the audience is going to feel them spontaneously. You should work towards creating feelings of satisfaction, fulfillment and hope instead.

(also, there’s something truly malicious and fundamentally dishonest about presuming you can go ahead with a *tragic ending* as if you didn’t go on for years with filler season after filler season, cynically banking on the sense of familiarity and intimate empathetic connection between the characters and the audience, who will watch their stories no matter what because they’re practically family members)