Root was introduced as a murderer who had no value for human life. Of course her arc was going to end with her sacrificing her life to save someone else.

the writers had planned a full arc for him this season, but it was among the other things that had to be truncated this season, which is why some other characters haven't shown back up.

I'm beginning to suspect that Fusco is the only person that is going to survive the show.

…or Fusco.

Root's character was on this path from the first episode she appeared in. It was the only way for her character arc to end. Comparing this to The 100 is beyond silly.

This was a fantastic episode of television, and nearly everything I've read about it (except on Tumblr) has understood the difference between this death and the death on The 100, which it is being compared to a lot.

…well played.

You work at the behest of a system so broken that you didn't even notice when it became corrupted at its core. When I first broke your rules, a sitting president had authorized assassination squads in Laos, and the head of the FBI had ordered his men, you to conduct illegal surveillance on his political rivals. Your…