Avatar Ending~Happily Ever After?"

[kirarakim]

While most of the opinions I have seen for the Avatar finale have been positive one of the things that some dissenters claim is the story's overall cliche happy ending. But I thought about this and how happily ever after is the ending really?

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[kirarakim]

As for the Avatar cycle perhaps by the time they get to Air again (and it will be a long time considering how long Avatars seem to live) the world will have to prepare for a world without an Avatar. I think the Lion Turtle hinted that there was a time before the Avatar.

Or maybe there is another way the cycle can continue that is being overlooked. But I have no idea how exactly. Maybe Bryke will talk about this in SDCC this weekend.

Also Zuko mentions that they still have a lot of work to recover from the war, so it is not like everything is all happy and peace and whatnot.

This is one of my favorite things about the ending that it is not just Aang that has to rebuild the war but Zuko with him. :)

Also I have to ask this: What the hell is wrong with happy endings anyways?

Nothing although sometimes they can be a bit cliche, but I really don't think the Avatar one falls into this category. It has an overall positive feel (which I am happy about because I think these characters deserved happiness after so much hardship) but it isn't that's the end and you can all live happily ever after.

[monalisaofpasta]

I don't think a happy ending necessarily means cliche. Because dark unhappy endings can be just as cliche.

It is all how it is done. If you are ending everything with a neat little package all fixed up than yes it is a bit trite. I guess I am just responding to people who think that happy endings are cliche as default.

But I honestly count a happy ending as something where all the characters are in a good place and have achieved a kind of happiness. Which I think probably classifies my fandoms with bittersweet fandoms to be technically happy endings under my definition.

[kirarakim]

Keep in mind I didn't say happy ending I said happily ever after. I think there is a difference. And I also don't prefer dark upsetting endings (it would have been extremely wrong for this series.)

Er this is coming out wrong I don't think happy endings have to be cliche although often they are. But Avatar actually is a happy (overly positive ending) that actually is not cliche in my eyes. There is still sadness left over and some things these characters can never get back but yet the characters can move forward and live on despite what they have lost.

So yeah I think the ending is great. This was my way of disagreeing with dissenters. :)