the movie which I though undid a lot of the character growth
Hard agree. The plot of the movie did not need to happen, because Violet’s arc was done. Doing what they did in the movie only works if you ignore her entire character development. It also just doesn’t fit with the theme of
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dealing with loss. She came to terms with it at the end of the series. Pulling a “he wasn’t dead after all” in the movie , did not contribute to that theming at all. It actually did the opposite and like you said, undid a lot of the growth.
Hard agree. The plot of the movie did not need to happen, because Violet’s arc was done. Doing what they did in the movie only works if you ignore her entire character development. It also just doesn’t fit with the theme of
spoiler
dealing with loss. She came to terms with it at the end of the series. Pulling a “he wasn’t dead after all” in the movie , did not contribute to that theming at all. It actually did the opposite and like you said, undid a lot of the growth.