because, really, how pathetic am I that I'm still 'in mourning' over a week later?

No, not at all! You're right, the characters we love *do* become friends. We let them into our homes once a week, or more, we get to know them, and it naturally hurts if they leave when we're not ready to let them go.

Although I've never seen DW (aside from a couple of ancient original eps), there were people all over my flist who were posting that they were crying after the finale...so you're not alone!