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\\\"the Bittersweet Ending happens when victory came at a harsh price, when, for whatever reason, the heroes cannot fully enjoy the reward of their actions, when some irrevocable loss has happened during the course of the events, and nothing will ever be the same again. A Bittersweet Ending is still ending on a high note, but one that is mixed with sadness and nostalgia. Often, such endings are the result of the plot making a completely happy ending impossible.\\\"

Season 3 is not a happy ending with some sadness, it\\\'s the exact opposite, it is a supremely depressing ending with Dany\\\'s happiness at the end, which honestly against Ep 9 and 10 is painful MoodWhiplash.

EDIT - Also, \\\"Another way to think of it is that if the story\\\'s main conflict is resolved in favor of the protagonists, but at great sacrifice, it\\\'s a Bittersweet Ending, and a Downer Ending requires the heroes to fail, and the conflict to be resolved in the favor of the antagonists.\\\" The latter is precisely what happened.
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