Mythic Quest's Updated Finale Changes Ian and Poppy's Polarizing Ending — Which Version Is Better?
Apple TV+ may have pulled the plug on its video game workplace comedy Mythic Quest, but the series' creators have one more surprise in store for viewers: A brand-new scene that retcons Season 4's very polarizing and wildly confusing ending.
In the original finale (which is, of course, now the de facto series finale), Ian convinces a pregnant Poppy to reverse her decision to stay at MQ, telling her that if there's even the slightest chance that things could work out with her boyfriend in the Netherlands, she should go and pursue it. Poppy gets on the plane, but shows up at the office after getting an alert that Ian was attempting to log back into the system. Poppy and Ian both admit to each other that the Elysium expansion is far more important than they previously let on. They embrace, Ian kisses her and they make out for a few moments before pulling away with horrified looks on their faces. Just as Poppy is about to speak, the credits roll.
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If you were shocked and appalled by that ending, the new one (now streaming on Apple TV+) might be more your speed. Things are mostly the same in that final scene between Poppy and Ian, except after they hug it out, they separate with Poppy saying that she's going to write down all of Ian's passwords for him. They switch desks (since hers was all packed up and empty), while Ian cracks a joke about how Pop had sex one time and got pregnant. And their jovial back and forth bantering shall continue indefinitely inside the walls of Mythic Quest! No kiss. No awkward romantic chemistry. (Plus, there's a fantastic needle drop — Starship's 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.')
So, what do you think, fans? Which ending do like better? Vote in our poll below, then hit the comments!
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