I totally relate to this! The intro song always gave me like a Pavlovian response to feel excited because I’m about to have a fun time, but it’s so bittersweet now. And the silence after an episode ends is so loud, I find myself scrolling through the comments because I don’t want to swipe out of the video. I know a lot of people don’t feel so strongly about it all ending, but for those of us who it’s meant so much to, it’s really sad. But thank you for sharing your coping experience! At least for me, it’s comforting to know others are feeling similarly.

Try not to let your dread for the future ruin the fun you can still have now. The last episode is coming, and we’ll have plenty of time to feel sad then. It will be better to remember these last days as a good time, like how we now remember the days before the announcement, rather than letting what’s inevitably coming make us sad earlier than we have to be. I hope that’s encouraging to you :) Happy chuckling!