We Fandoms Don't Riot....

Tonight I learned that having two emotional season finales in a row cannot be easily handled. It's harder if you happen to belong to more than one.

Case in point: The Walking Dead. It had been rumored for at least a couple of weeks that one of the major characters from WD was going to depart, and some people had a pretty good idea who it was going to be. People have made these "Internet pictures" saying "If _____ dies, we riot." [Insert favorite character here]

I'd liked how the season had been going. The story lines, plenty of drama, etc. The suspense.
And then came the mid season finale. It was still shocking when it happened, and it was sad. But by the end of that episode we pretty much got what we wanted, albeit with a cliffhanger.

When Herschel died, we didn't riot, we pretty much got depressed. That sums it up.

Fast forward to tonight. Homeland. If you've been watching it this season, you know it's been a bit of a mixed bag. Slow starters. Cliff hangers. Twists. More slow moments. I ended up liking it. It came to a big cliffhanger tonight. But the viewer slowly came crashing down back to earth with 20 minutes to go.

I was just left staring at the screen. What just happened? Did that just happen?

Yeah. It did. Nicholas Brody died. With Carrie- and us- watching it all. No rioting. Pretty depressed. Again.

My Twitter feed seemed to consist of subdued disappointment. And the seemingly collective feeling that Homeland couldn't continue.

Apparently, it can. There'll be a fourth season. But we- the fandom - doesn't think it should be for long.

So... Damian... If you ever see this... Thanks for a great job.