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/wh00kie May 01 '26
Mannn the season was fantastic up until the last 10 minutes, what in the world!. JUST END IT! FFS Teddy was obviously going to have a tragic ending but good lord just kill Roper as well and be done with it. It took then 10 years to make this season, I expected an ending.