'The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev Quits on Instagram: Twitter Reactions, Cancel Season 7, #CancelTVD

It's the end of an era -- at least as TVD fans know it. Star of the series Nina Dobrev has just announced that she's calling it quits on the CW supernatural drama. That's right: Since fans learned the news earlier today, April 7, they have been going through the five stages of grief, and for some reason we feel like they'll be stuck in the mourning phase for a while. While Dobrev has starred on the show since the beginning, she is the second original cast member to leave this year, following Steve R. McQueen's exit in February. We guess Mystic Falls has seen the last of the Gilbert clan. According to CNN, the star will be leaving the series at the end of the sixth season, which is currently airing. Twitter reactions have called for the cancellation of Season 7. Nina took to her Instagram account to say farewell to the series by posting a picture of her and executive producer Julie Plec from what she explained was her goodbye party.

Dearest TVD Family, I've just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own TVD Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries. I want to be the first to tell you that it wasn't just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party. I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime. I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there's still so much more to come before the season finale in May. Elena fell in love not once, but twice, with two epic soulmates, and I myself made some of the best friends I'll ever know and built an extended family I will love forever. There's more to come before we wrap this up, and I promise you'll get to hear all about my experiences over the next month as we approach the season finale (I have given an exclusive interview for the June issue of SELF Magazine that I am excited for you to see!), but until then I invite you to hop on the roller coaster ride that is Elena Gilbert's life and join me as I celebrate her and prepare to say goodbye to her -- and to my work family -- as I move on to the next chapter of my life. I want to share this goodbye with all of you (this weekend's pictures were just the beginning). You, the wonderful fandom who gave more love, support and passion than anyone could have ever imagined seven years ago, when a young Degrassi girl from Canada showed up in LA to audition for 'that Twilight TV show.' ;-) I love you all. Fasten your seatbelts. If you think you know what's coming, you don't. Love, Nina

A photo posted by Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev) on Apr 6, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT

"I wanted to be the first to tell you it wasn't just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party," the star explained in her lengthy caption. "I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime. I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there's still so much more to come before the season finale in May."

With this news, all the loyal Vampire Diaries fans have been freaking out and have taken to Twitter to vent. We found some of the best reactions to Dobrev leaving the series and are posting them for your viewing pleasure below.

Friend: did you know Nina Dobrev is leaving TVD? Me: *INTERNALLY SCREAMS AND CACKLES, IMAGINING THE SHOW BURNING TO THE GROUND* Me: Yes — Klaroline Kingdom (@RavishCaroline) April 7, 2015

So Nina is leaving....dear sweet god 6years of Delena to end it with Bamon. I feel like I wasted 6years of my life #KillMeNow #CancelTVD

— ℓιzღ ❤ Ðεℓεηα ☮ (@liz_bomb) April 7, 2015

IF YOUR OWN FANS WANT YOU TO CANCEL THEIR FAVORITE SHOW IT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING @julieplec #CANCELTVD — rain coat forest man (@RainDEholic) April 7, 2015