So hard to say goodbye...

I just wanted to give everyone an update on my relationship with "The OC" — even though you probably don't care, but I do.

Since my last post, I watched the show's penultimate episode and once again had mixed feelings. Not that I wanted to see Ryan die, but I have to say that I was quite disappointed when the promise of someone "slowly slipping away" turned out to be nothing more than a cheap ploy to get viewers to tune in the next time around. I hate when shows' previews are so sensationalistic as to be deliberately misleading.

But despite this shameless trickery, as the most recent episode came to a close, I felt a big surge of bittersweet affection for "The OC." I am so, so sad that the series is coming to an end tomorrow. Yes, it truly went downhill for a while there, but now that it's back in full force, I'm really sorry to see it go. First "The West Wing," now "The OC" — just you wait, "Gilmore Girls" will be next.