Talk:Episode CI/@comment-32063923-20170521035647

To all the people whining about, "Oh how dare they destroy Jashi. Why couldnt they keep Ashi alive?! This ruins the show" All I have to say is grow the hell up!

Now was I sad that Ashi ceased to exist and she can't be with Jack. Of course I was it broke my heart, and this is coming from a person who was rooting for the Father/Daugther relationship between Jack and Ashi. But let's be real for a moment, a generic cliche Hollywood happy ending would have been one of the worst ways for the series to end. I am incredibly happy that Gennedy didnt cop out with the ending and commited to the story and characters instead of compromising to keep the shippers happy.

Why, because in real life no one gets a Hollywood ending. We all experience loss, tradegy, and consequences in our lives. Are there moments of happiness and joy, of course there are and they should be relished. Just like Jack relished his time with Ashi, and guess what: he's going to be fine. He defeated Aku, reunitied with his family and kingdom, and undid god knows how many centuries of Aku's tyranny. In fact it is the loss of Ashi that makes the impact of the series finale so effective and emotionally resonate. It goes to show just much we all came to love Ashi's character, and how hard it is to say goodbye to her. By losing her Jack is able to grow and better mature as a person and he is better off for having known her, but he can say goodbye; and so should all of us.

Lastly, for people who say that this ending makes her character pointless. She was never meant to be with Jack. Her character was rooted in showing the difference between human free will and programmed machine slaves. She gained her freedom from her parents and defined herself beyond them and restored Jack's hope and will to fight on. She is one of the best female animated characters in cartoon history, and the ending was effective on both a logical and emotional level. What more do you want?

Now I'm not saying you have to accept this ending. Feel free to be as unhappy as you want that Jashi can't happen anymore. But you should have nothing but respect for Gennedy, he commited to his characters and story and he didnt compromise or cop out. I have nothing but eternal respect for him for doing this.