*clears throat in preparation of reciting this sad poem*

That moment when *takes a sip of water, and then, it begins*

That moment when you discover a new series.

And it’s pretty much flawless.

The characters are great, their interactions the right amount of serious and humorous, it’s all just superb.

You get hooked after the first episode and just have to keep going.

So, you do.

You’re proud of yourself for sharing this experience with friends, who also get hooked after the first episode, already looking up how much the dvds cost on Amazon.

Then you realize, “Hey, it’s only on season two, I’m not that far behind!”

Then you make another realization.

You can enter into this fandom without being terribly far behind.

You can’t wait to check out the fandom!  The fanart!  The fanfics!  Heck, you might even write a couple of fics yourself.  You already have your ships, your OTPs, your OT3s, and all that’s in-between.  Surprisingly, you even love the canon pairings in the show, and you can’t wait to look for arts, writings, headcanons, cosplay, you just can’t wait to jump right in!

So you step into the fandom, potato salad in hand to offer to the party.  You begin to check the posts on tumblr.  You can’t wait to offer your own contributions, headcanons swimming through your excited mind.

Then… you see it.

“There’s only two episodes left,” they say.

“I wonder how it’s going to end,” they say.

“I can’t believe it’s already over,” they say.

But… how can this be?!

You check to confirm that yes, it is indeed only on season two.  But gasp, all of the fans are right, it IS about to be CANCELLED!

But… b-but… but why?  Why?!

You drop the bowl of potato salad and watch it shatter on the ground.

“Why,” you whisper, lip quivering and eyes watering, “I just got here!”  

Yes, indeed, that is the question.

Why?