I know we arent supposed to compare the two seasons as they are different beasts of the same species, but I find the contrast of the ending, and even the beginning.
S1 started with two people hating each other only to end up being friends, recognizing each other as kindred spirits. Despite all that happened, it was an uplifting ending.
S2 started with each couple loving their partners and being together, then ended up either hating them and being miserable or loving them from afar. A bleaker ending.
I dont like the ending of S2 very much. I do get the message and the theme. But I hate that Park got away with it. I hate that basically it is Ashley who started this whole trouble (aside from the doctor) and yet she got what she wanted, though it didnt turn out like she hoped it’d be. I hate that Josh and Lindsay lost everything, including each other, though gaining new things. I hate that Josh sacrificed himself even for Austin and Ashley when it was Ashley who ruined his job and reputation (tho he is guilty).
It is so annoying that Ashley got the job because it was through her actions that Josh lost his. That she got her baby because Lindsay helped her and Lindsay lost her husband.
I know this isnt supposed to be a feel good thing but I believe there is way to make a dark ending feel satisfying. This isnt much of it.