Well, today was it, the end of a soap so grand in soap history it has outlasted them all.
I'm sorry, but it is true. I'm not saying it's better than all the other soaps, I'm just saying that the others will most likely not survive to match its years in existance.
All in all, regardless of my resentment for CBS, P&G, EW etc; it was an ending I can respect, even if there were certain aspects of the varying storylines/characters that I would not have gone with over the past few months.
I was ten when I started watching GL off and on, and fourteen when I became more invested in it. Sitting and watching its last show today brought me to tears, not so much over the scenes (although I did cry my heart out with the Josh and Reva stuff), but more over the fact that another soap was gone. That GL's light was being put out for real. There's a grief with those thoughts that I can't explain, a sadness so great that it does hurt. Soaps have become such a huge part of my life, they were the first programs and stories I ever watched. I owe a big part of who I am and how I think to this medium and it hurts me greatly to see it fall apart piece by piece.
Springfield, you will be missed. All the characters/actors will be missed.
I applaud 72 years of countless stories, amazing characters, beautiful angsty moments that made the fans smile, and the painful ones that had our hearts break with you.
Emotional, I sign off this post with a great big THANK YOU and Farewell.
I'm sure all the fans will 'leave a light on' for you in their hearts.