Talk:Send My Emmy in the Mail/Part 2/@comment-5277627-20190619003654

So I get that a lot of you are unsatisfied with this ending, especially since I probably went a bit too OTT with Raphael and Kendra, but let me explain why I did it:

I did almost switch it up but I had an almost identical situation like this happen before in Ivory Coast, where Winona was hopelessly on the bottom and fought her way out of it. After talking with someone about it I realised I just didn't want to repeat that same thing.

Also, Samantha had this rep as a massive villain and I wanted her downfall to be like this, where she tried and pretty much succeeded to blow the game up, but people knew she'd make more damage if she stayed. I feel like that was the only way I could protect Samantha's legacy, because if I had her go  later on it would just be like, "meh." At least this way people are talking about her and wanting her back, and in a way the role sort of reversed and she became the hero while being the villain because people wanted her to pull through.

You're right in saying that this episode looked like it was set up as downfall for Raphael and Kendra, but that's the point. I wanted this episode to really damage them because the plans I have for them in the future do revolve around that and you'll see it play out as the season progresses. Where they finish and what they do will remain a mystery though. :)

So yeah, it's unsatisfying now, but this episode will set up a lot in the future and I accomplished what I set out to with it.