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[[File:medd_02_img0128.jpg|link=Romeo and Juliet|frame|[[It Was His Sled|They both die.]]]]
{{quote|''Oh, somewhere in [[Eagle Land|this favored land]] the sun is shining bright;<br />
''The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,<br />
''And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;<br />
''But there is no joy in Mudville -- mighty Casey has struck out.''|"[[Casey at the Bat]]", Ernest Thayer}}
{{quote|''People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then [[Firefly|Mal]] will [[Shoot the Dog|shoot someone]]. Someone we like. [[And Your Little Dog, Too|And their puppy]].''|[[Joss Whedon]] }}
'''1.''' A finale to a movie, a TV series, a video game, or some other form of media that ends things in a way that varies from sad to [[Tragedy|tragic]]. These tend to be rare, as there is overwhelming pressure to tie loose ends up in a "[[Happy Ending|happy]]" way. Sometimes done as a way to assure that the show, once canceled, cannot be revived later (similar to the [[Grand Finale]]), but sometimes leaves the show on a [[Cliff Hanger]].
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