Katniss et al have been through a whole lot. They're not going to come out of everything unscarred.
This was definitely my thinking. If there had been a traditionally fairytale happy ending I don't think it would have satisfied me as much as the bittersweet ending we got. It wouldn't have felt true. Nor would I have been satisfied with a completely downbeat ending as I felt the characters deserved better than that. All things considered, I think it was the right ending for the characters.
LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
