User blog comment:AustinDR/Happy Endings/@comment-24200891-20171004050904

Some bitter sweet endings are deus ex machina, for example Kick the bucket list. Lincoln and Clyde finally have fun for real and then the sadistic bird appears out of nowhere in the very end. It wasn't necessary. Similar to Room with a Feud, it was really needless to Lincoln lose hair and get mutated because of Lisa.

When the show has too many downer endings like in Brawl in the Family, I get apathetic towards the show. I really like happy endings, that's one of reasons why "For Bros about to Rock" is liked. I admit bitter sweet endings are more interesting, but it wouldn't kill anybody to have a happy ending. Attention Deficit And Yes-man really needed happy endings. Bitter sweet endings can teach to find positives in bad situations like in "the waiting game" Lincoln missed the party, but made up with Lori and could simulate the party with Clyde in the restaurant.

There is also "shaggy dog story", where everything was purposeless from the start like "Come Sale Away". Another example is "potty mouth", as the sibilings could be calm and let Lily interact with the woman form the daycare. Suddenly Charles took Lily's donut and she cursed, so sudden downer ending. Another example is "cheater by the dozen", Lincoln and Clyde could simply mind own business. All would be ok, if Clyde didn't ruin that dang trolley. It seemed so forced.