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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think you're in the vast majority.

When it comes to the readers expectation, things become a lot more complex. I don't remember the exact words, but Brandon Sanderson talked about promises to the reader, where it's OK to do surprising things, but expectations must be carefully managed in that surprises must not feel like betrayal. Poor execution of this is why everyone hates the "...but it was all a dream" trope.

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