Crappy Endings
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On the comic side, I always thought Paradise X (Marvel; Alex Ross, et al) had an unsatisfing ending. I read somewhere that they changed it because Marvel cut the number of issues/specials; which is too bad, because I rather liked the planned ending.
Other than that... eh, can't think of anything right now.
OT: Gunsmith Cats Burst? I was unaware that Sonada had written more; have to look that up.
Other than that... eh, can't think of anything right now.
OT: Gunsmith Cats Burst? I was unaware that Sonada had written more; have to look that up.
It shoehorns in a lot of things into a three-five page ending with a nineteen year timeskip as excuse. Partly because Rowling wanted the series to end in such a way that it couldn't be picked up by another writer.
But really, Albus Severus Potter? You were named after two of the bravest men Harry had ever known? :huh:
And, well, Ginny Potter... <_<
I wonder if Rowling hated Cho because she was legitimately getting in hte way of her preferred ship. Didn't even bother to name the muggle she married.
But really, Albus Severus Potter? You were named after two of the bravest men Harry had ever known? :huh:
And, well, Ginny Potter... <_<
I wonder if Rowling hated Cho because she was legitimately getting in hte way of her preferred ship. Didn't even bother to name the muggle she married.
The Neo Ranga anime. A full series of three sisters using their pet kaiju to fight an evil SEELE-esque conspiracy (only filled with even bigger morons) trying to conquer the world (with such brilliant and well-planned strategies as declaring war on Christmas and summoning a giant Christmas tree monster because their grandkids didn't get them the presents they wanted last year), and in the last few episodes the sisters give up and let the conspiracy win, only for the secret society to suddenly get wiped out by invading aliens led by their supposedly deceased brother, who apparently murdered his wife and faked his death so he could have a relationship her never-before-mentioned twin sister (who, despite supposedly being a twin, no one recognizes) and join a hostile alien being's army. The aliens invade, Earth is brought to it's knees, but never fear! The sisters fight back with their pet kaiju, defeating one of the aliens... and then put the kaiju in hibernation and decide to return to Japan and "live normal lives".
How they're going to do this when they're considered traitors and terrorists at home - or what happened to the other aliens invading the Earth, and if anyone else ever managed to stop them - is never explained.
How they're going to do this when they're considered traitors and terrorists at home - or what happened to the other aliens invading the Earth, and if anyone else ever managed to stop them - is never explained.
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Cho really wasn't relevant. JK just answered the question when someone asked what happened to Cho. The only person that I can remember bothering her is Pansy Parkinson who she made sure didn't end up with Malfoy.
Crappy endings: Digimon 02. Now say what you want about JK's end. Digimon's 02's 25 year later epilogue was a damn slap in the face to characterization from what happened in 1 & 2. Pure character rape and should firmly be put in discontinuity.
Crappy endings: Digimon 02. Now say what you want about JK's end. Digimon's 02's 25 year later epilogue was a damn slap in the face to characterization from what happened in 1 & 2. Pure character rape and should firmly be put in discontinuity.
The ending of Code Geass was quite touching. How it got there was convoluted and retarded, at times, but the ending itself wasn't bad.
Evangelion, on the other hand, has had what, two different endings? More? The series ending where they ran out of coloured ink, then the one where everyone dies or gets turned into primordial goo.
What's that? Bullshit? I certainly thought so.
Evangelion, on the other hand, has had what, two different endings? More? The series ending where they ran out of coloured ink, then the one where everyone dies or gets turned into primordial goo.
What's that? Bullshit? I certainly thought so.
That was the simplified version. I could go on longer if I had time. Like bringing up the episode where the evil conspiracy built a giant robot, drafted a comedian as it's pilot, and expected him to beat flying rock god Godzilla with a mecha-sized umbrella.
(Spoiler: he lost.)
Edit: Or the ending to the first season, which has Japan (under the control of the conspiracy by this point) declaring war on the US, killing all US troops in Japan and Okinawa and sinking an entire carrier fleet with a kaiju when Neo Ranga reveals his flying abilities for the first time to head back to Japan and engage the Japanese kaiju in combat. The season ends just as the two are about to come to blows... and the second season begins after a several-month timeskip where, apparently, Neo Ranga won the fight and the sisters invaded Japan with American assistance, turning their old neighborhood into a fortified enclave of the island nation they're goddess-queens of. We never get to see any of this, naturally.
(Spoiler: he lost.)
Edit: Or the ending to the first season, which has Japan (under the control of the conspiracy by this point) declaring war on the US, killing all US troops in Japan and Okinawa and sinking an entire carrier fleet with a kaiju when Neo Ranga reveals his flying abilities for the first time to head back to Japan and engage the Japanese kaiju in combat. The season ends just as the two are about to come to blows... and the second season begins after a several-month timeskip where, apparently, Neo Ranga won the fight and the sisters invaded Japan with American assistance, turning their old neighborhood into a fortified enclave of the island nation they're goddess-queens of. We never get to see any of this, naturally.
Of course the peace Zero Requiem brought isn't going to last forever, but at least next several centuries are going be rather happy ones. Sure, mankind will inevitably succumb to infighting when there are no external threats, but it's quite stupid to assume that it would happen as soon as many CG-haters expect.
Which was kind of weird, since, IIRC, they were dating in series, or at least looked like they were.
Though the Cho thing, I admit, bugs me even now, just because it seemed like everything was actually quite all right between Harry and Cho... and then Rowling goes, "Okay, that's enough of you. Out the pool you go!" and suddenly, they're over on the most contrived excuse you can come up with. Which already poisons the next relationship Harry has if it occurs within--
"oh shit ginny me want bad now"
Well, at least she kind of waited until the next book, but wow, talk about suddenly you. And then when Cho shows up again at the end, its all "fuck off my man bitch!" to everything that even remotely looks like Harry and Cho might just hook back up again. And this is going down at a time where people are dying like it's candy at a parade.
It's like the girlfriend you have that you can laugh and cry with, share clothes with, and whatever, but the moment her back's turned, it's all "fucking whore."
Though the Cho thing, I admit, bugs me even now, just because it seemed like everything was actually quite all right between Harry and Cho... and then Rowling goes, "Okay, that's enough of you. Out the pool you go!" and suddenly, they're over on the most contrived excuse you can come up with. Which already poisons the next relationship Harry has if it occurs within--
"oh shit ginny me want bad now"
Well, at least she kind of waited until the next book, but wow, talk about suddenly you. And then when Cho shows up again at the end, its all "fuck off my man bitch!" to everything that even remotely looks like Harry and Cho might just hook back up again. And this is going down at a time where people are dying like it's candy at a parade.
It's like the girlfriend you have that you can laugh and cry with, share clothes with, and whatever, but the moment her back's turned, it's all "fucking whore."
Hmm, I find it hard to point out something with a bad ending but something that made me ragequit when I was watching was the movie Hancock. Not sure if it was the ending or the middle but I think it was near the ending.
It had a interesting story, with a superhero that had fallen out of grace and a PR-guy trying to help him get back on the feet.
Then the movie producers decided to try to explain Hancock's orgins and crap like that, going on about angels and his white sis and stuff that I couldn't swallow so I ragequit.
I do not like religious stuff in my superhero movies. :angry:
The movie had good jokes though.
It had a interesting story, with a superhero that had fallen out of grace and a PR-guy trying to help him get back on the feet.
Then the movie producers decided to try to explain Hancock's orgins and crap like that, going on about angels and his white sis and stuff that I couldn't swallow so I ragequit.
I do not like religious stuff in my superhero movies. :angry:
The movie had good jokes though.
This... This...
THIS SOUNDS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!1! This sounds more stupidly hilarious than I can possibly imagine!
Now onto something else:
Mx0: An awesome and very silly story of a normal kid who, after breaking into a school he didn't know was for magic, gets not only drafted into entering but has to faking being the most powerful magician attending despite having nothing other than his own fists to fight with.
Later he gets a power nullifier that he can only use sparingly and very covertly lest he get exposed. The plot just grows bigger and bigger and steadily more awesome with conspiracies being alluded to in the background.
Than comes the last couple chapters, Out of nowhere all subplots are dropped or forgotten, all romantic ties are left hanging, newly introduced villains are sent on a bus, and the hero transfers out of the school to go learn magic somewhere else. It's like a punch to the face after everything that you've invested into reading it. Hell it would have been better to just have never made an ending at all than that crap!
THIS SOUNDS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!1! This sounds more stupidly hilarious than I can possibly imagine!
Now onto something else:
Mx0: An awesome and very silly story of a normal kid who, after breaking into a school he didn't know was for magic, gets not only drafted into entering but has to faking being the most powerful magician attending despite having nothing other than his own fists to fight with.
Later he gets a power nullifier that he can only use sparingly and very covertly lest he get exposed. The plot just grows bigger and bigger and steadily more awesome with conspiracies being alluded to in the background.
Than comes the last couple chapters, Out of nowhere all subplots are dropped or forgotten, all romantic ties are left hanging, newly introduced villains are sent on a bus, and the hero transfers out of the school to go learn magic somewhere else. It's like a punch to the face after everything that you've invested into reading it. Hell it would have been better to just have never made an ending at all than that crap!
That you could probably blame on poor communication between the publisher and the writer. Probably gave the poor guy a couple weeks notice that it was going to be cancelled.
Now back to the topic, Ichigo 100%. Oh, how I loathe the ending/epilogue. You have an entire series with the long running bit of "will they/won't they," and you're about to write the climax. You do not asspull a hard won't they that makes no sense, and then follow it up with an epilogue that makes the male lead turn from reasonably likeable fellow into pond scum in 5 pages! That is what happened with that ending. And the worst kicker is the author's note after the epilogue stating that the original storyline was supposed to end the way everyone and their dog figured it would have.
Now back to the topic, Ichigo 100%. Oh, how I loathe the ending/epilogue. You have an entire series with the long running bit of "will they/won't they," and you're about to write the climax. You do not asspull a hard won't they that makes no sense, and then follow it up with an epilogue that makes the male lead turn from reasonably likeable fellow into pond scum in 5 pages! That is what happened with that ending. And the worst kicker is the author's note after the epilogue stating that the original storyline was supposed to end the way everyone and their dog figured it would have.
