Is it just me, or was the ending... *ahem, spoilers*
...a total sucker-punch to the stomach?
I'm okay with the idea that everyone died to bring about paradise; that's obviously sad, but at least has the potential to be beautiful/poetic/whatever. What bugs me is that there was this beautiful sequence at the end that implied that the world was being made anew, that the blank pages could be filled, and then in two seconds Darcia's stupid wolf-eyeball corrupts everything. So, did that just negate every single effort and sacrifice made by everyone from episode one? Or is the cycle supposed to repeat, corruption being an integral part of the world? Or are the wolves re-incarnated to re-save the world, or are they just able to live again in a world where life and decay are balanced? Is there some legend or folk tale influencing the end that I don't know about? Why did the series end by opening with a huge can or worms/questions? Was this supposed to be a half-a**ed attempt at an ending open to interpretation? Can I get some help here, or if not help, maybe an amen?
Ugh, but seriously, that stupid eyeball incident felt like that horrid cliche ending where you think the villain's died, and then the camera closes in on his corpse, and his eyes pop open, "shocking" the audience that he's alive just as the credits roll. Except this felt about 30X worse.