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Don’t worry, your take isn’t unpopular at all. It’s just that the angry folks are being louder and they’re flooding the space, but those of us who are happy with this ending are still many.
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Unpopular opinion, I know, but I love this endgame and I'm here for it.
If you look back on it, it was always about Ian and TJ. As much as I loved Jo, he always felt like he was the one who would break the cycle, and he did in his own way. Ian and TJ were stuck in this toxic cycle and couldn't get out of it despite their obvious love for each other. Not a butterfly-kind-of-love but one that's viceral and impossible to escape. Jo was the outsider who forced both of them to face the final crossroad. TJ thought that he wanted the gang and Ian thought that he wanted a peaceful and normal life. But when both of them came face to face with what they thought they always wanted, they both realized that what they truly wanted was each other. And Jo was the one who made them see that.
Was is messy ? Yes. Was TJ an absolute ass? Of course. Do I feel for Joe and wish him all the happiness in the world with a stable and decent guy ? Absolutely. Nevertheless, I truly think that this was one hell of a good story (the only love triangle I enjoyed in fact) and I especially loved the rawness of it all. Can't wait for the spicy reunion hehe