In tandem with this, many fans took umbrage with the way that many of the main characters’ storylines closed out. For a show that had long been about the outcasts and self-proclaimed freaks, these endings saw many of the main characters growing up and becoming more sterilized, mature people. In a word, conforming.

Netflix has a definitive statement on the matter, as seen on the show's official Instagram.

Netflix basically confirmed it in a subtle move, hopefully putting to rest once and for all one of the sillier theories in recent pop culture.