This breakup hurts

Here at The Walk of Shame, we discuss all kinds of trips to Splitsville. Text message breakups. Dirty breakups. "I can't believe that went so well" breakups.

But I've overlooked one especially dangerous recipe for a broken heart: severing ties with your favorite TV show.

One writer discusses the issue in a Jezebel post about how she broke up with "Lost" and won't reconcile in time for the series finale. She's OK with that, though.

Sometimes, TV breakups aren't so clean.

Especially during finale season, when you hear your friends excitedly buzzing about a plot twist and you can't help wondering what might have been.

You know, how things could have played out differently if you had just given the show one more chance...kept the TV on instead of going to bed...read a few more spoiler blogs.

Sigh.

Have you ever felt the emotional strain of breaking up with a TV show?

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