There is no better way to sum it up than that. Loving the New Mutants (of the X-Characters in general) just hurts. It is a never ending revolving door of suck with more suck bull rushing right in behind the suck.
The Fall of the New Mutants is at times great story telling yet soul crushing heart ache knowing that characters you love and are deeply invested in are probably going to get slaughtered. Just a few issues ago there was a monumental kiss between Sam and Dani that hinted at great things to come. Now they are broken and beaten (Dani literally as she has a broken arm) and Sam is forced to listen to her slow torture.
What makes the New Mutants so compelling for long time readers is the long history we have with them. Sunspots hidden love for Magma the whole Sam and Dani sudden love angle all makes sense and none of it is forced or done just to shock the reader. These are characters that we have grown up before our eyes and whose relationships have always been complicated.
The Fall Of The New Mutants is just one more reminder of how great this book and these characters can be if given to a writer that completely embraces them