Okay. It's three in the morning, and I've been thinking about this since three in the afternoon.

Danny Phantom... it was a good show. Really, it was. Morals, non-childish humor, a great plotline... It appealed to both teens and kids. Hell, adults even liked it! And, at first, I was upset to see that it was being cancelled.

But... I've been thinking...

It's better this way, being cancelled after three seasons. Danny Phantom had a continuous plotline, unlike Fairly OddParents or SpongeBob Squarepants. Everything that happened stayed that way. Like a movie, book, or anime. I read in an interview that Butch Hartman at first only signed up for the first season, but then was given more and cut off. So, what do we see there?

Season One: Best season by far. The art isn't as good as the later seasons, but that's to be expected. You see Danny maturing from a naiive, young teenager to mature, noble superhero. All in season one, since that's all Butch thought he had.

Season Two: Butch is given an extra season, but Danny has already done a truckload of developing. So, what's the only thing that can be done? Make more problems that need to be fixed. Now, I've notced several people steamed about the fact that he seemed to go back to Pre-Mystery Meat Danny. Well, there wasn't really a choice. This was sprung on Butch, and, yeah, he was excited, who wouldn't be? But he couldn't develop Danny much more, and if he couldn't do that, the show would lose a MAJOR spark. So that took Season Two down the tubes, since many fans were frustrated with the disregarded maturity. Though it did spout out some good episodes, like Flirting With Disaster (Showing more than just the canon pair), Ultimate Enemy (Giving the story a darker twist), and Fright Before Christmas (Proving that not everyone enjoys the holidays. meanwhile some of the most unlikely people do, introduced a charming character, and made for many good laughs), it just... would have been better if Butch had been able to spread out his devlopment more.

Season Three: Keep in mind, I haven't watched ALL of this season, but I have seen most of it. I'm denying myself the finale, waiting until it comes on TV. But, this one... It was... okay. Cleary, Butch had to make up for time he didn't have, so he had to cram a LOT in at once, like Danny's beloved fans, his budding relationship with Sam (Which was put on WAY too strong), and Vlad's rising of power, plus the fact that he no longer adored Danny as a son anymore. That aspect greatly disappointed me, in honesty. I'm all for the Danny + Vlad Father-son relationship, and I was sad to see that as a canon possibility go. But I liked some of the characters, though because of the cancellation, they had short lives, like Amorpho and Frostbite, as well as more Mayor Vlad action. But ah well.

Because of news of the cancellation, many fans have risen up in attempts of stopping it. I was one of them. No I did not go to the rally, but I did sign an online petition and make one ofmy own, getting signatures around the school. I still have not lived the latter down. But, here's something I've never revealed and constantly fibbed about:
I never sent in my petition. It is lying under my bed, in one of my craft boxes.
I did plan to. I was motivated. But one thing led to another and I just... never got around to it. Now, I'm kind of happy I didn't. I think it's better of Danny Phantom is ended now, while it's fresh. I mean, think about it in matters of food: You'd rahter eat a fresh turkey than an old one, right?

Most depict Danny sdtruggling about his cancellation, trying to break free. I see him going willingly, happy he is still loved as he goes. I mean, it's better now, since he's gone through his development at least twice (Scratch that, three or four times). Ladies and gents, it's going to get old. If it went on without end, Danny would no longer be loved on the TV by most. I mean, yes, there are the handful of fans who would love it until the end, watch every episode no matter how bad it was. I am not one of them. I accept Danny's cancellation, knowing it is for the best.

Does this make me a bad fan? I think not. I mean, I do have regrets: Wulf not returning, Dan not returning, Amorpho and Ghostwriter being one-shots, ect. But this is the truth people, whether you want to admit it or not. I may be accepting defeat, but I am accepting it with logic and happiness. And I think Danny would too.

So, in the end, I am satisfied, if not more. I will miss the new episodes, but it is a small price to pay to cherish these wonderful, happy memories of Danny Phantom, Vlad Masters, Sam Manson, Tucker Foley, and the rest.

Besides, just because he's cancelled doesn't mean we can't still love him.

This has been "Speculation: Danny Phantom" by AndyWasHere (Who still is unwilling to reveal her real name)