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spoilerIt's her letter to Gilbert in Episode 13

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[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

the movie which I though undid a lot of the character growth

Hard agree. The plot of the movie did not need to happen, because Violet's arc was done. Doing what they did in the movie only works if you ignore her entire character development. It also just doesn't fit with the theme of

spoilerdealing with loss. She came to terms with it at the end of the series. Pulling a "he wasn't dead after all" in the movie , did not contribute to that theming at all. It actually did the opposite and like you said, undid a lot of the growth.