- In Who's Listening?, the subplot about the Burridge family ends with the revelation that the father wasn't killed, it was "just" a joyrider who'd stolen his car, and this is presented as a heartwarming ending. More like a Bittersweet Ending when you realise this has merely shifted the tragedy to some other off-screen family.
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