Well, I saw the TV ending as (SPOILER)messed up and unfavorable because of the happiness-- I mean yeah, hi, it's cool that Shinji got over his 'Hedgehog's Dilemma', but what about the world and reality they left behind? What happened to everyone else?

I enjoyed the abstract execution of the TV series, but I see it as a negative ending because (SPOILER)nothing was resolved in reality; it seems that through Instrumentality, people became able to manipulate their own realities, shutting out all things they consider unfavorable-- which could be seen as a good thing I suppose, but I just saw it as incredibly bittersweet.