Obviously spoilers ahead...
Most haters will complain about the ending saying it was an anti climax, a disappointment, that all their hopes were crushed...bla bla bla
My personal opinion and advise - disregard. You don't always get a happy or satisfying end...because not every story is a "happily ever after tale". Was it ambiguous? Not really if you understand what the series is really about...
It doesn't merely explore the concept of NDE or the afterlife. It explores the "deaths and resurrections" we experience during our lifetime. Prairies deaths and resurrections are her attempts to cope with the reality of captivity and abuse. The other 4 characters all lose someone or some part of themselves. So in a way, they die and get resurrected again... The loss of a brother (The Teacher), the loss of parents (Jesse), the loss of attention and love (Steve) , the loss of recognition and acceptance for who you truly are (Buck), the loss of faith in yourself trying to satisfy everyone around you, including your degenerate mother (Brandon).
Anyway, I will stop the rant here.
Most haters will complain about the ending saying it was an anti climax, a disappointment, that all their hopes were crushed...bla bla bla
My personal opinion and advise - disregard. You don't always get a happy or satisfying end...because not every story is a "happily ever after tale". Was it ambiguous? Not really if you understand what the series is really about...
It doesn't merely explore the concept of NDE or the afterlife. It explores the "deaths and resurrections" we experience during our lifetime. Prairies deaths and resurrections are her attempts to cope with the reality of captivity and abuse. The other 4 characters all lose someone or some part of themselves. So in a way, they die and get resurrected again... The loss of a brother (The Teacher), the loss of parents (Jesse), the loss of attention and love (Steve) , the loss of recognition and acceptance for who you truly are (Buck), the loss of faith in yourself trying to satisfy everyone around you, including your degenerate mother (Brandon).
Anyway, I will stop the rant here.