Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

I think that so many of them know they're on the line too when they decide to do this big cliffhanger as what turns out to be the series finale.

I hate this so much, because while I can kinda understand the thought process behind it, it's such a horrible tactic that always backfires because it hurts nobody but the show itself, and also the fans.

One of my shows that got cancelled last year did this, which I'm still scratching my head as to why. They had only just barely been given another season previously, and they admitted that it was due to the overwhelming fan presence wanting more, which should've been a clue that they needed to continue progressing the story further and make it so at least something was somewhat resolved in case they don't get renewed again. But of course, nothing happened all season long and it left us with a cliffhanger that made all the fans confused and frustrated. So, even though I was sad it was cancelled, it did make sense since the season went absolutely nowhere fast, when they should have been hustling to try and make a completed story, especially when they knew that they were already on the line as it was. Ugh. :/