Why we grieve Game of Thrones, Avengers, and other fictional heroes

The Fandom Files is joined by Dr. Patrick O'Connor, the founder of Comicspedia, to talk about grieving our favorite fictional characters. Dr. O'Connor, who uses comic books to relate to his therapy patients, explains why we are so attached to fictional people and makes us feel OK about being so damn sad about all the Avengers and Game of Thrones characters we lost this weekend. We also talk to a number of callers (including Emily's sister!) about how they've mourned their own favorite fictional people. All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.