To worry about Dh and the West Wing

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I am prepared to be told IABU in the following counts :

1. Caring about fictional characters
2. Talking about a TV show everyone else stopped caring about 20 years ago
3. Reading Internet spoilers

Dh and I have been watching the West Wing for ages now and are nearing the end. I stumbled upon some spoilers that reveal that a character dies suddenly and in dramatic circumstances. I also found out that this decision came about because the actor died similarly suddenly. Dh is very emotionally attached to this character....AIBU to worry about how he's gonna take this??

I watched one of those cast interviews on youtube and Aaron Sorkin said he never watched it after he left (end of Series 4?) So he has no idea how the major plotline involving Potus' family which he set up was played out. I find that quite astonishing, given that a well-known actor came in and had a key role for a while