Redux
Donor
The cliffhangers are good for not only making casual viewers feel obligated to tune in next week but also to reel in new viewers. They tend to overdue it but it usually pans out okay in the end so this doesnt really bug me. Another reason is if they give a solid concrete ending other than the main character of that episode dying it would be a lie. In the comic, issue 1 he explains how he wants to continue the story after the movies leave you with happy endings.