25th March 2010, 6:01 AM
Just look at the ending. No risks taken, no new ground broken, it's a a love conquers all ending. Aside from a few episodes, they routinely took the easy way out with a setting that had much more depth than they gave it credit for.
Or, if you want a specific thing: the "villain" at the end. He comes from nowhere, provides some mild peril, and then is promptly swept aside and everyone's happy again. Nobody loses anything, nobody gives anything up, and even Rio appears again at the end with the awkward explanation that Roman's Archduke is actually "a pretty reasonable guy".
Or, if you want a specific thing: the "villain" at the end. He comes from nowhere, provides some mild peril, and then is promptly swept aside and everyone's happy again. Nobody loses anything, nobody gives anything up, and even Rio appears again at the end with the awkward explanation that Roman's Archduke is actually "a pretty reasonable guy".
Sometimes you get the scorpion.