User blog:AustinDR/What Makes a Good Ending?

So...here's why I'm not really excited about announcements for any new Steven Universe episodes or any of that sort. Honestly, my main issue is that there doesn't seem to be any direction for the show anymore. Now, I know this isn't anything new, but I just really don't like episodes revolving around Beach City. Part of the reason as to why I was hooked to the show in the first place was because I found the idea of Homeworld very interesting: the lore of the show runs pretty deep, and I want to learn more about it. With nearly every episode revolving around the city, it honestly comes off as boring. They are not overly bad, but I feel that it takes away from anymore in-depth information on Homeworld. Because of this, I ultimately feel that there's really no planned out ending for the show. While we do get to see what Pink Diamond looked like through a dream, it's really underwhelming. And we've still had no shot of "White" Diamond yet, unless that is what the ending will be played out. That's not even getting into the long hiatuses that the show tends to go through. That also plays a part in killing any hype for the show for me.

That was the same problem that I had with Adventure Time. I used to really like the show, but it to seems as though it lost its spark. The worst plot line for me was when Finn lost his arm. It was continually foreshadowed that Finn was destined to lose his arm which even included one of his past lives missing one of her arms. And when we get to the episode "Escape from the Citadel," Finn does lose his arm whilst trying to keep his deadbeat dad from leaving. However, a few episodes later, Finn receives a new arm. All of that build up and foreshadowing seemed to be all for nothing. I felt that the show had reached its zenith at that point, and was unable to recover from that. Now the show will be ending some time soon, so hopefully it won't be disappointing.

Really, if anything, I just appreciate how some shows already have the ending planned out, and then we just go along for the ride. Both Gravity Falls and Avatar: the Last Airbender both had their endings in mind, and the rest of the series slowly built its way up to this inevitability. However, with shows like Steven Universe, I fear that it will continue on with no real ending. At least, that's my opinion on it.

With that in mind, how do you think The Loud House will end? The reason as to why I haven't commented much on the show for a while is because I felt that season 2 was underwhelming. There were several episodes I genuinely love, but other episodes felt "meh" or hit the beats on what you would expect for the show. I still love the show, don't get me wrong, but I also have that fear that there really is no planned way to end the show, and that it will continue to run for maybe ten years or so.