We’ll start this post with a perfunctory spoiler alert for Walking Dead fans, although if you clicked through to it, it’s safe to say you’re either:
a) Caught up with the show
b) Fresh out of fucks to give about spoilers
c) A masochist of some sort
b) Fresh out of fucks to give about spoilers
c) A masochist of some sort
Wherever you land on that particular spectrum, we are delighted to inform you of the existence of a change.org petition to bring back the beloved Beth, who was cruelly ripped away from fans in the recent mid-season finale.
The petition, which has gathered more than 36,000 signatures at the time of writing, pleads with AMC to resurrect Beth, nullifying the unfair and arbitrary nature of her death, and by extension, of all deaths.
It starts with a heapin’ helping of denial:
Beth Greene (played by Emily Kinney) was killed off in the mid-season finale in season 5 of The Walking Dead. Her death was far too soon and the writers threw away the potential of a perfectly good character. Her story wasn’t over. Emily Kinney and her character don’t deserve this.
Before tossing some righteous anger in the mix:
There was so much more to be done with her character and they chose to kill her in a disgusting, unsatifying death that caused more anger and dissapointment than shock and mourning. Beth was a symbol of hope that a lot of women could relate to and see themselves in (especially self-harmers who saw her as someone who overcame their suicidal/depressive feelings). By sloppily killing her it just shows that she was used to further a man’s (Daryl’s) storyline.
Up next comes a little bargaining:
We realize that the circumstances she dies in are irreverisble, but this is television. Anything is possible. By signing this petition you can at least show your support for Beth. Let’s show Emily Kinney how much we love her and want her back.
Going off the Kübler-Ross model of grieving, that just leaves depression and eventual acceptance, before The Walking Dead returns in February next year, traumatising fans all over again by killing off even more people that they love.
(J/K, we know how bad it feels when beloved characters are ripped away from you. This one still stings).
via Uproxx
