The death of television surprise endings

And why there's really none of that in Pinoy TV nowadays. The only news that had me laughing is learning about the long delayed Rufa Mae Quinto kuwelanobela is finally coming out, but they're calling it Marinara, an obvious response to the mermaid in the other channel. If they actually banked on this mermaid (formerly an original, not a) spinoff, then at least that would have been refreshing. I wonder though, if they would have a character named Gindara. Oh well.