The most UPBEAT ending? [SPOILERS]
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:46 pm
The question might seem provocative, given how gloomy NN's storyline is. But I personally think that "Destroyed Dreams" would qualify as one: through his dreams Thomas wants to reunite with Gabrielle, and then he wakes up and there she is - though obviously concerned about his suicide attempt.
"Final Descent", while providing a grand and generally satisfying closure to the story, has Thomas wake up to an utterly desolate and bleak reality, hence it certainly doesn't qualify.
As to "Wayward Dreamer", I think it's one of the most disturbing endings - after all, it's framed for us to see as though Thomas didn't really wake up from his dreams. In other words, I think he's still in a nightmare, and that's why it should count as a bleak ending, just like "Final Descent", only veiled.
And what do you think of it?
"Final Descent", while providing a grand and generally satisfying closure to the story, has Thomas wake up to an utterly desolate and bleak reality, hence it certainly doesn't qualify.
As to "Wayward Dreamer", I think it's one of the most disturbing endings - after all, it's framed for us to see as though Thomas didn't really wake up from his dreams. In other words, I think he's still in a nightmare, and that's why it should count as a bleak ending, just like "Final Descent", only veiled.
And what do you think of it?