Salvage the ending? It took 'em two months to say "No, not everyone dies in this massive cluster of unfortunate implications we packed as an ending."
They were too busy telling us how fan reaction hurt their feelings, and that how it was art and so we had no reason to complain.
The only time they have been quick (that I've heard about) in responding was to tell us that the next generation just took Starkid's deal, rendering that entire ending pointless.