There is no Joy in this series

To clarify… I love Boruto. It’s not perfect, but it’s enjoyable and TBV has been interesting. With that said- I’ve been feeling like there’s something missing and I feel I found it. There’s just no moments of joy or happiness- especially in part 2. There’s some bittersweet moments (Sarada meeting Boruto)- but that was mixed with sadness over Sasuke, drama with Sumire, and it was in the middle of chaos. We get to see Kurama is alive- but rather than joy it’s just pure stress as Himawari is in danger. The series doesn’t stop to just let us or the characters be happy- and that’s an issue.

The most nauseatingly depressing series I know still have moments of happiness that make it more meaningful when things go wrong- they give us a wave to ride on emotionally. While I don’t try to compare to Naruto—there was always much sadness- but it was always broken up by hope, victory, or just lightheartedness. I feel no hope or cause for celebration in TBV… it’s just bad things happen and then we move on to more bad things. Even with my Misery Himself- Sasuke had team Taka for light comedy and downtime between battles, occasionally cute flashbacks- and he wasn’t the main character so there was always other story to break stuff up. TBV It just doesn’t feel emotionally balanced.

Am I missing something? I understand as a monthly installment with pacing issues- but it needs to stop for air soon right? I don’t really just want to see misery porn.