I haven't had to thoroughly read a research paper in almost 20 years, but I still remember this feeling.
When you're 90% through a ASOIAF ebook and it finishes b/c the rest is a list of family names
When youre watching Game of Thrones and season 8 finishes and you finally can stop bleeding from the eyeballs.
I can't even watch season 6 anymore. It's not bad but the writing is definitely on the wall that the shows future is bleak and it makes me sad
Hell yeah dude, that was such an amazing moment and season in general. The show was so good back then and seemed like it would never decline
Bonus if they're great references, specific to your topic, and not tangential related ones
Happens with some nonfiction books too. But then you look at the references and they are suspiciously long. Then you realize it's just more book out of order like it's some Hopscotch kind of bullshit!