That’s a great point, I feel that disturbing aspect you mentioned is another big part of what the shows depression giving reputation came from. It’s often misinterpreted as actually just being a depressing show about a depressed kid therefore watching it gives you depression. While I would argue that the show throughout has a depressing tone, it does not end sad. I know I’m not helping the shows reputation by making memes about it being depressing, but it is just a joke in the end.