Yes, I definitely agree with you about Joss, too. And I've had that problem with the perception of "dark" and "edgy" stories for, oh, about a decade now, ever since Sports Night fandom took a turn for the unhappy.
The struggle for happiness is a very real part of the human condition, and to think that we must always necessarily lose that fight makes for a very depressing (and unrealistic) universe.
Believe it or not, I actually agree with you. What's unrealistic (and boring, in fiction) is not having to struggle at all to be happy. But struggling and prevaling isn't unrealistic! It happens all the time.
It does! And I dislike the message that no matter how hard you struggle, you're doomed. I dislike it in general, but I relate a lot to some of Ianto's struggles, so I have an exceptional dislike for it in this case!
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The struggle for happiness is a very real part of the human condition, and to think that we must always necessarily lose that fight makes for a very depressing (and unrealistic) universe.
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