33 Moments of Emotional Torture For Anyone Who Watches Shonda Thursdays
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To some people, Thursday is just an inconvenient roadblock to the weekend. To fans of writer/producer/force to be reckoned with Shonda Rhimes, it's the day that television's holy trinity unites for a three-hour block of TV full of pure, epic, murderous, sexual-tension-fueled reasons to keep living. ABC's Shonda Thursday airs Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder back to back to back, leaving loyal viewers in a steaming hot puddle of wine and emotions by 11 o'clock, without fail. Keep reading to see exactly what goes down!
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As you turn on Grey's Anatomy, you're feeling pretty optimistic.
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Shonda is a certified TV genius, after all. What’s the worst that could happen?
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Everything at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital is suspiciously calm . . .
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. . . until a plane crashes into a train, which flips onto a ferry and sails into the hospital?!
OK, this storyline may not have happened quite just yet, but we won't rule it out.
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Then you realize your favorite character is trapped under debris and possibly bleeding out.
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Thank God you know Shonda would never kill off your favorite character in such an awful way.
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Your favorite character dies 30 seconds later.
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You casually start hyperventilating into the paper bag you keep stuffed under the couch cushions for Shonda-related emergencies.
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You tweet Shonda 1,000 sobbing emojis and tell your roommate you'll never watch the show again.
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Then you calm down during the commercial break and realize that this character’s death actually makes sense.
Shonda just did what had to be done!
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You’re still going to write an angry blog about it later, though.
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Scandal starts and your heart rate goes up for different reasons (Olivia and Fitz are making out, obviously).
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Their relationship is finally on track for once and you couldn’t be happier. *prayer hands emoji*
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Then Olivia suddenly delivers a dramatic three-minute monologue about how they’re not meant to be.
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GIRL, WHY?
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Meanwhile, Huck's rocking back and forth in the fetal position in a scene that lasts at least a decade.
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And as soon as Cyrus starts pointlessly yelling, you know it’s time to break out the wine.
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Good thing you did, too, because Jake takes off his shirt and your body literally ignites.
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Unfortunately, the episode ends the way it almost always does: Olivia and Fitz aren’t together, and your heart is breaking.
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How to Get Away With Murder just started, though, and you’re pumped for Annalise Keating and co. to distract from your agony.
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The first flash forward scene is so overwhelming that you immediately forget about Liv and Fitz.
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Once you get it together, you zero in on the hotness that is Connor Walsh’s face.
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And tune out the annoyance that is Michaela's constant complaining.
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There's a weird moment of sexual tension between Wes and Annalise when you're like, "Are they a thing? Aren't they?"
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Immediately followed by Annalise having an intense emotional moment to herself.
*cue your tear ducts burning*
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The interns are fighting with each other while you fight internally with your desire to openly sob.
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It’s OK, though, because the team wins the case and Annalise takes them to da club to celebrate.
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"This episode will end on a good note,” you quietly murmur to yourself. “Shonda owes me that.”
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The closing scene is another flashback, which shows everyone you’ve ever known or loved dead or dying.
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You briefly pass out.
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You're canceling your cable for real this time.
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Goodbye, cruel world.
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