To the last season of my Netflix series,
I’m scared to lose you.
It seems we’ve been fearing this time, and now it's finally come. I’ve grown emotionally attached to you and I’m not ready to let go. You’ve brought me laughter, tears, and an excuse to procrastinate just 45 more minutes more as I hit “continue watching.” Probably the most important thing, though, is you’ve shown me new perspectives of life through all the characters’ developments and the challenges they faced. Fictional or not, I resonated with them and looked at their stories as my own, and felt the pain over every heart break and character leaving. But I also savored the feeling of excitement with every new beginning and reveal of good news.
I guess I should say thank you for all the time we’ve spent together. I didn’t think I would ever get this attached to you, and to be honest, I didn’t really like you when all this began. You were originally just something to take my mind off of my studies and something to fall asleep to at night. Then slowly I became emotionally invested in you. You became an all-too important part of my life. I looked forward to coming home to you after a day filled with classes, work, and studying. A spark of excitement would take me over when talking about you with friends, because they were the ones who introduced you to me. And then I continued the chain and told others about how great you are.
Our time together is something I will cherish, and I’m sure I will come back to you occasionally to reminisce and enjoy an episode or two. I will never forget you, the impact you made on me, and the five months it took to get to where we are now. Please understand, this hurts me more than you can imagine, and I didn’t intend for it to end like this.
So as I begin our last run together, I must prepare for the tears shed and the sadness that will swallow up my heart when I hear the final song play and last closing credits end. I'm not ready, though, I must remember that every song ends, but is that any reason to not enjoy the music? So, I will enjoy watching all the loose ends get tied up, I will enjoy the last scenes with the characters I grew to love and loved to hate, and I will enjoy knowing that I can start a new chapter on Netflix without feeling like I was abandoning or avoiding you.
Dr. Seuss once said, "Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Though the feels will hit like a punch in the face, I will smile knowing how many great times we had together. I will smile for all the vicarious moments I lived through; the times when I thought all hope was lost for characters, and when I was overjoyed when things ended better than I could imagine. It is sad to see you go, but I know you’ve made a big enough impact on me to last a lifetime.
Thank you for everything.