Y'know, as much as I hate to admit it, I completely agree that Mer was doomed from the start, Greek Tragedy style. In an ideal world there might be a single good ending, but sometimes people are just... beyond help. Another note is that I think the bubble is supposed to be Purgatory and, now that I think about it, oddly fitting as it is meant to be a sort of unnatural mix of Heaven and Hell (I think?). Good review.