Well, the day that ultimately has to come into existence is finally here: the finish of a Netflix Series. You've watched that last episode of what might have been your favorite show. Don't worry though, there are counseling centers you can go to, and I'm sure you have your friends close by your side through this difficult time. If you might have no friends or would rather deal with this tragedy yourself, I'll offer my services to you. Don't worry, we'll get through this together. I'll take you through the stages of this process, and you'll be feeling brand new by the end! (There will be a mix of How I Met Your Mother and Grey's Anatomy GIFS due to me finishing HIMYM and starting Grey's. Enjoy.)
1. Denial and Isolation
The final credits have rolled. You might feel lost in the world. You may even lock yourself in your room for a couple days. You keep telling yourself there's no way it's over. There's gotta be just one more episode out there you either haven't seen or is some type of deleted episode. You can't accept that it's finally over.
2. Anger
As you may start to get back into contact with the world and the people in it, you might find yourself being furious with anything and everything in existence. You might be looking at a squirrel outside, and start wondering why that squirrel thinks it's better than you. Then you may also find yourself chasing said squirrel, only to come to the realization of your inability to climb anything at all. You might message one of the main actors of the show you just finished and ask why that person just decided to stop the series. My advice to you is to absolutely not commit this action. You could find yourself either finding a bodyguard of said actor at your door who may/may not pulverize you, or receive a strongly worded response from the actor's manager. Either way, both are very terrible outcomes that nobody wishes to you. Or the worst of the outcomes is you find yourself becoming as bitter as Dr. Bailey. Nobody in this world wants that...
3. Bargaining
After denying everything and being angry with the world, you may start to feel as if you could have done more to prevent this from happening. "If only I had taken my time with this series instead of binge-watching all-day everyday. If only I had actually had a life outside of my laptop, then I could still be watching this." These are just a couple of bargains you may want to make with some higher being to make the past a reality again. You may want to make your life, dare I say... Legen-wait-for-it... -dary, again.
4. Depression
Usually, the two types of depression are related to mourning. Whether this mourning be directed towards the fact you won't be watching these characters on the screen daily anymore or you're mourning the loss of all of those hours you'll never get back, this is the most solemn stage of the process. To get through this phase, you may need to hear words to the effect of, "Dude, it was just a show...get over it." I mean, there is a point there...
5. Acceptance
Yes, you have reached the final stage of this rigorous process. You have finally come to the acceptance that the show is actually over, and you should probably get on with reality. I mean, Netflix does this by itself asking if you're still watching the show. It's actually just silently judging you, but you'd think that's silly. With acceptance usually comes the act of moving on. So, say your final goodbyes to that series, and start searching for another one to consume your life. After all, college is actually just a place to watch Netflix binges, right?
