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Let's analyze the positive's of the ending......( Spoilers)

posted 15 years ago by russellp20012001
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We all know that Gary is ultimately heartbroken at the end but let's see what he has learned....

1. Rick and Karen are a match made in heaven. Rick will continue to treat her like crap and cheat on her and she won't care. I am sure that he will get her pregnant again but this time ( hopefully ) Gary won't come to her rescue.

2. Gary now knows a little of what goes on in the real world. He knows what kind of friend Rick is and what kind of girl Karen is.

3. Hopefully Gary will come to realize that Rose feels the same way about him that he felt about Karen.

4. Right when Gary thought that Karen and himself were an item, she stabbed him in the heart. Well much better sooner or later. It would be inevitable that it would happen, so for Gary's sake it is better now then later.

Gary probably learned a lot more then a typical 17 year old. Hopefully he is smart enough to learn and move on. It would have been nice to see a ( 6 months later ) and see Gary with Rose.

[–] saint-21 15 years ago

naw. i think he should have went back to cry on carmilias shoulder...

[–] wallacesawyer 15 years ago

Too bad there was no sequel.

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[–] jessx2001 15 years ago

I hope he did learn all those things and become a better person - he wasn't that great of a guy himself. I think he always thought he was better than Rose. I don't think he would have gone back to her. I think at his young age, he hasn't had closure yet with Karen. So most likely, he will go around treating women badly probably trying to get back at Karen. At least for awhile. At such a young age, you are still very self-involved.

I doubt he would have the maturity to step away from his pain and find better women out there. His trust in women is shot. Face it- he's not going to be as giving or as nice as he was with Karen- he's going to be more cautious. That means he's not going to open himself up to a meaningful long lasting relationship - not for a long time. But when he's ready and decides to, the relationship will be more honest and authentic. But it won't happen in his teens - I'd say mid 20s if we're being positive.

That's what is hard about relationships, though. If you want something meaningful and a connection, you really have to give of yourself in that relationship- emotionally, psychologically, and physically. It's a risk you take for that payoff- that you found a unique and special love. You have to put yourself out there. I sometimes think the truly courageous people put themselves out there again and again for that hope and they mend their broken heart to do it all over again.

Perhaps the true moral of the story is that teenagers have no business playing this kind of love game. They are too immature to handle the consequences or to step away form themselves and see the big picture.

[–] sylvia67 10 years ago

This thread reminds me of an episode of The Facts of Life that I vaguely remember.. Blair wants to break up with this guy that she doesn't love but doesn't want to hurt his feelings. Mrs Garrett tells her would she rather he find out now how she really feels, or 10 years of marriage, a mortgage and 2 kids from now.. it is better to be honest now that later.

[–] jayhn1111 10 years ago

His obsession was so strong and unhealthy that unfortunately I get the feeling that he would've spiraled downward and eventually taken his own life soon afterwards.

[–] a_l_i_e_n 10 years ago

Gary will, ultimately, be better off; that's for sure. Personally, I think the best result of this is one of the most gorgeously painful endings ever. I only saw it once, but the impact of what this girl's done to him really hits home, elevating "TLAV" above the average teen sex romps of that time.