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You may not be alone. The scene happened so quickly and without warning. I think those not surprised were fans who watched every Tommen scene in anticipation of the witch's prophecy being fully fulfilled:
Tommen suicide didn't surprise me as much as the scene not explaining his motivation. Utter despair is an obvious answer but what was the final trigger?
Was it the weight of his crown? Tommen accepted the responsibility begrudgingly but he always went with the flow basically.
Was it the shock of the explosion? It was terrible but not something he couldn't absorb.
Was it finally comprehending how evil his mother was and couldn't deal with it? Perhaps. Tommen loved his mother but Cersei committed mass murder. Maybe the two realizations conflicted so badly that it created a bleak depression.
Was it his appreciation of his subjects or his newly found dedication to the Faith of the Seven--many of whom were quickly snuffed out? To me, the show never examined how Tommen felt about the people he ruled over. His conversion was a recent and convenient tactic that aided his wife's predicament at the hands of the Seven than anything else. Plus he may have thought his affiliation with the Seven would ultimately save Cersei as well.
Maybe it's the romantic in me but I think Tommen's swan dive was due to the Margaery's death. I believe he truly loved his brother's widow to the point that he didn't wish to live without her. Who knows? I'm just trying to rationalize the end mindset of such a likeable (the opposite of monstrous Joffrey and completely self-absorbed Myrcella) yet weak willed character.
