Season 3 Ended On A Positive Note (Spoilers)

[Ashok]

Maybe we can agree that the ending at least is open, i.e. not definitely negative.
But to me, there is much more evidence for a happy ending than otherwise. For example, why would the Fireman create the Laura Orb as a counterforce against Bob, if Laura is doomed in the end anyway? Unless Laura and Cooper willingly sacrificed themselves to defeat Judy. But this is not a true negative ending then either.

Same. The Return def ended on a downer but to me it felt like The Empire Strikes back. All the characters in a bad place with all the odds stacked against them, but it wasn't the end of the story... a "bad" ending would be, I don't know, Mr. C killing Andy and Lucy in the sheriff station. I was terrified they wouldn't survive Part 18 and was so relieved how certain things turned out.