We've all been there: there's only one season left of the show you've been binging on Netflix. You feel a sense of relief because it's almost finally over. You've sacrificed a lot for this show: nights out with friends, nights you should have been studying, and, maybe for some of the most dedicated viewers, classes and meetings you should have gone to. You'll finally get your freedom back.
Now, there are only three episodes left of this beloved series, and the sadness begins. You have invested so much into this show. You feel as though you know the characters like they were your friends: you're sad about the bad things that happen in their lives and you're happy about the good.
Finally, it's time to watch the last episode. You've pushed it back long enough, but now it's time to watch it head on. You brace yourself as it is the ending of something you have loved dearly. It begins like any other episode with a basic plot, but then all of the sudden it shifts into what you didn't want: the ending. Two characters that you were expecting to get together finally do and the tears begin. Next, there's a montage for the viewers to see how all of the characters end, and now you're sobbing. The episode ends before you know it, and you have an empty feeling inside.
The five stages of grief include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. When I finish a show, I can relate to all of the steps. First, I cannot believe the show I've loved and invested so much time in is finally over. Then, I become angry. How could the writers end this show when they did/why in the world did they end it that way?! Next, I obsessively Google said show; with an emphasis on searching for a possible revival (shoutout to Gilmore Girls). When I search all that I can about said show, I still have that empty feeling. I would even go so far as to say I missed the show and its characters.
After about a week or two of this sad and empty feeling, I finally accept that it's over. Although I will always have a deep love for the show, I can now move onto a new show. But the next struggle I go through is which show should I watch next before I start my Netflix-watching cycle all over again.
If you don't have a Netflix subscription, I sincerely apologize that you are missing out on one of the most addicting things ever. If you would like to get a Netflix subscription, please visit the Netflix site. If you don't know what Netflix is, do you live under a rock?
