"Triumphant" is really not the word I'd use here, not sure where you came up with that. Beth's death did make me sad, it certainly accomplished that. But I wasn't shocked so much as off-put. Why did that have to happen? There was really no purpose to killing her that way other than "Surprise! Betcha didn't expect that!"
I get that Beth had really found her spine and wasn't the kind of person to put up with Dawn's shit anymore. But that was literally the stupidest thing she could have done at that moment. And I knew she was going to, because there was no way that the writers would allow that deal to go down without violence. Beth dying there didn't seem to serve any purpose beyond sudden shocking drama.
They definitely have the opportunity now to make her death impactful on the characters, especially Daryl, but it just seems like a waste of a cast member who was finally hitting her stride.
I get that Beth had really found her spine and wasn't the kind of person to put up with Dawn's shit anymore. But that was literally the stupidest thing she could have done at that moment. And I knew she was going to, because there was no way that the writers would allow that deal to go down without violence. Beth dying there didn't seem to serve any purpose beyond sudden shocking drama.
They definitely have the opportunity now to make her death impactful on the characters, especially Daryl, but it just seems like a waste of a cast member who was finally hitting her stride.