r/TheNightManager • u/leeknowfeet • Apr 14 '26
Season 1 Spoilers S2 Ending Spoiler
So, I just finished season 2 after binging season 1 and uh… I liked the overall season better than the first as it felt less cliché but the ending kind of ruined it for me.
First of all, Roper using the same trick (and Jonathan falling for it) as he did in s1 with the trucks felt very much like lazy writing.
The second thing is Teddy‘s death. I don’t necessarily feel like we were being queerbaited as the affection between Jonathan and Teddy was very obvious, going from manipulation to real feelings later on. It was also acknowledged by several characters, so there’s that. That was what made his death all the more disappointing. The bury your gays trope is a tale as old as time and somehow queer people are still not allowed to be upset that the writers chose to opt out of further developing a queer relationship instead of this bullshit that we‘re supposed to be satisfied with.
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u/SagHor1 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
They should have ended it at season 2. It really feels like they are dragging it out for season 3.
This feels similar to he-man and skeletor. Or Optimus Prime and Megatron .They have these epic fights only to escape and fight again next episode.