It was farcical to be sure, and it did strain the audience willingness to suspend disbelief. So funny, we did so willingly.
That said, it truly fell apart at the end. The last 20 or so minutes fell off the ledge.
And that said, several superior performances, most especially that of Madeline Kahn.
Their always coming and going
and going and coming
And always...... too soon
It was meant to go off the rails. The movie had become so outrageous, it could no longer contain itself. So it literally burst through the walls and onto the rest of the Warner Bros lot. I think Brooks and his other writers painted themselves into a corner trying to top one thing after another until finally the movie busted at the seams and we got that ending. They wanted it to do that. Just my .02