Okay, so...
Sometime last summer, I had been finishing up season 3 of The Walking Dead. And of course, since we don't have cable at my house, I couldn't watch season 4 yet...until yesterday.
Yesterday, I went to stay with my boyfriend for the night, and he let me start using his Netflix again to watch stuff. Well, to recap, I played some of season 3 again before dozing off, and then this morning, I finished season 3 and started into season 4.
Now, I was already stressed enough by all the events that had been occurring in season 4, but then...while my boyfriend was taking a nap...the BIG THING happened.
I knew it would happen.
I was told it would happen.
I just wasn't prepared for the WAY it would happen.
The Governor (let me clarify, I hate his character with a passion even after he's dead) had captured Hershel and Michonne, and was using them as hostages to try and get Rick to give up the prison...and Rick is just so hopeful that he can get through to the Governor. At first, you think he has, and Hershel just has this smile on his face, and a look of sheer hope in his eyes.
Then silence.
And finally, The Governor simply says, "Liar," and slashes into Hershel's neck with Michonne's sword.
With that same stare, full of hope, Hershel just...goes down. Bleeding. Everyone starts freaking out, and it becomes one big mess of firing at one another, all the while, you know Hershel isn't completely dead yet while his two daughters are watching this happen, and everyone else has gone into a blind, emotional rage.
AND THEN THE GOVERNOR DOES MORE TO MAKE MY FEELS EXPLODE. HE GOES AHEAD AND CUTS OFF HERSHEL'S HEAD.
Now, mind you...yes, Hershel was a fictional character in a TV series. But this show has such a way with stealing my heart and making me grow attached to the characters that I couldn't help but bawl FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE REST OF THE EPISODE.
It didn't help that baby Judith is missing, and her car seat was full of blood.
DAMN THIS SHOW. I swear to god, I've never cried this hard during a TV show. I've never even cried this hard during this particular series, even when Sophia turned. Yeah, I cried, but not like I did today. Let me elaborate: I was crying so hard that I nearly vomited three different times, my boyfriend's entire bed was shaking, and the sounds coming from me were almost otherworldly. My heart rate had rapidly increased, and I'm pretty sure my crying almost caused me to have a bad nosebleed.
THIS SHOW MAKES MY HEART HURT. And I still have some more episodes to go before I'm done with season 4, but I don't know if I can handle anymore feels from this point on.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
