I have been meaninglessly looking for a new TV show to watch ever since my favorite ones went into hiatus around March/April. It’s been painful and sad. From someone who has been obsessed with TV shows since I first discovered them about 6 years ago, hiatus season is always the worst - the moment when we have the most time in our hands (ie summer holidays) and the least number of episodes to catch up on.

This summer I looked everywhere for a TV show that gripped me. I watched Girls in its entirety, and am still unsure of whether or not I enjoyed it - I watched it as a mean to pass time and to watch someone else’s life for a change. I tried Downton Abbey, and fell asleep (fans, don’t hate on me, I’m sure I was just very tired and have promised myself I’ll give it a shot eventually). I resumed Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which I had started watching before, but felt nothing, especially not the desire to continue watching the show. Hiatus season seems like an endless pit of hopelessness (excuse my hyperbole). I caved into re-watching The O.C. and regret nothing but the fact that Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts don’t exist and so can’t be the perfect couple they are in real life.

Then the cast of the shows you actually watch start announcing that filming has begun and teasing us all with behind the scenes photos. It’s that bittersweet feeling of knowing something good is coming and yet knowing it’s still so far away. But it’s still something. Next, the season premiere dates are released and you finally have a concrete date to look forward to and butterflies start rising in your stomach again.

But the real magic happens when the new season of the TV show premieres and it feels like you’re falling in love all over again. The new mysteries, characters, and plot lines grab you and don’t let you go. And you don’t want to let go either. You’re now back together with your dearly beloved and you see each other every week and the thrill of not knowing what to expect every time keeps you hooked. There is really nothing better than watching a TV show’s new season - it’s like going on weekly blind dates with the person you already know you love and always discovering something new about them. Some days they will be slow and quite frankly be a little boring, but on others they will keep you on your feet from start to finish. It’s the perfect dynamic (can you tell I’m an introvert?).To conclude my love letter, I will just say this: September, you have never been more good-looking or more desirable, and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us.