With TikTok’s fate hanging by a thread, it’s hard not to feel like we’re witnessing the end of an era of short-form, meme-infused, and viral content chaos. It’s like watching a reality TV show where the contestants are all trying to save their spots, except here, the audience’s favorite contestants are being disqualified because they’re accused of having a secret Chinese spy ring. The plot twist? The judge, or rather, the outgoing judge, seems to have left it up to the incoming judge to decide what to do with the contestants, which is just delightful. And if the incoming judge is anything like the outgoing judge, he’ll probably have a new season of ‘TikTok: The Sequel’ up his sleeve. Meanwhile, we’re left guessing if we’ll see the show’s finale or if they’ll just cut the cord and leave us all wondering what happened. Ah, the suspense!