* EsotericHappyEnding: At the end, Beauty is given a choice between [[spoiler:restoring the Beast to human form with all his wealth and power or keeping him as a Beast and staying with her family]]. She picks the latter option, which is presented as the right choice with the implication that the other option would have led them down a path of corruption or disconnection from the rest of humanity, though Beauty herself tells the Beast that [[spoiler: if he had changed back to human, he'd no longer be the man she fell in love with]]. However, many readers have pointed out the obvious FridgeHorror and Squick that the ‘Prince remains a Beast’ ending has.
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