The really bullshit thing about it was that not only was there no catharsis, not only was there no real plot benefit, there wasn’t even anything as cheap as shock value! Because this is the THIRD TIME they’ve done this where they introduce a new likable character at the beginning of the season and then Jill him off at the end of it. It was just like. Okay. Whatever. Guess I expected that.
Is it bad I don't even remember who the third (1st? 2nd? Was it the Russian?) person was?
But actually like.... Like I said, I don't even mind losing characters!! I can even tolerate losing characters I loved, and shock value deaths. I'm pissed off this time because they set up a really nice, gut-wrenching tragedy (and I LOVE a good tragedy ok), and then failed so badly I didn't even feel anything except mild disgust when they tried to pull the trigger. The set up was REALLY REALLY GOOD. They could have killed him in a way that left me devastated, emotionally comprised for months. And they failed. How they failed that close to the finish line I will never know. It would have taken SO LITTLE to shift the effect.
I'm almost done at work, I've got a lot to say about it, I really hope it enrages everyone else as much as it does me after they read it. Maybe it will be some kind of solace.