try this one

I don't ever end,

I merely choose victims.

It really is a perfectly defensible claim. I enjoyed the show immensely, including the ending which had quite an impact on me, but can understand why people don't feel the same. The show depicts an incredulous and hysterical comedy for the first two-thirds (with a few feels sprinkled in), only to abruptly transition to a serious and emotional story near the ending. I assume that some people simply don't like that shift, and are turned off by the contrast. The same can be said for the Aincrad and Alfheim arcs of Sword Art Online, Tasogare Otome X Amnesia, or even original Clannad versus After Story. But, again, I am not among them; I adore Angel Beats!, as well as all examples listed.

It wasn't the shift as much as it was that it was done poorly.

It is a bit hand-over-fist, isn't it.