Just finished 'The OA' and I'm honestly wrecked about the cancellation

I finally watched it after a friend's push, and that ending cliffhanger is brutal. I was so ready to see where they'd go with the whole new dimension and the little garden. But then I read online that some people think it was better to end on a high note, that more seasons might have ruined the mystery. What do you all think, should a show sometimes just stop, or did we really get robbed here?

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the_daniel3mo ago

Ugh, that ending hurt. I get the 'quit while you're ahead' idea, but the whole show was about building this wild puzzle. Do you think the planned story was actually complete enough in those two seasons, or was it totally dependent on the next part to make sense?

owens.nancy3mo ago

It left too many threads hanging for me, the_daniel. The whole mystery with the symbols and the missing kid just... stopped. The show built this huge puzzle but forgot to give us the last few pieces.

uma_baker881mo ago

Nah actually the creator said they had a 5 season plan mapped out from the start. So the mystery stuff wasn't just random, it was all leading somewhere specific. That cliffhanger was supposed to pay off, not just be a cool vibe.