That's not what Jessmkal said, but that's what other people are saying. Those that are condemning the decision to kill her character off and merely phrasing it as another statistic of some supposedly common trope are saying she shouldn't be killed merely because of her sexuality.

Lexa dying was sad but is an example of how the show is great. It caught me off guard, didn't feel cheap, took a narrative swerve off the expected path ('Lexa's blockade') that somehow adds even more tension and answered a small question (black blood?) and raised new questions and adds even more possibilities.

Here's the ACTUAL quotes: "Lexa was a lead lesbian character who was also strong, complicated, beautiful and just an overall bad ass. That's why this hurts so much.…"

Allow me, a human, to let all humans know that there is more to themselves than just their sexuality.

I detect sarcasm.

I'm not scolding people for lamenting the loss of a character at all. I'm scolding people for taking an amazing character and saying they should not have been killed and shouldn't have been killed just because they were a lesbian as if her sexuality should have been some sort of shield.

No, I will never understand the need to pretend that everything is supposed to have deeper sociological implications and that everything is taking a stance on every topic. Stories don't have to be allegories. Stories can just be about telling a compelling story.

And with writing and acting like that, if Lexa was a straight man I would still feel as devastated and excited and amazed by this awesome show because Lexa is an amazing character BEFORE it was apparent she was a lesbian.

No, boiling a character down to just their sexuality is gross.

You knew this episode was going to be important because scifi immortal Roger Cross made an appearance a minute into the episode.

And my final post of the night regarding Lexa's death and how it's "unfair" to kill off a homosexual woman:

YES! Fucking THANK YOU!

I'm still in shock. It's hard to make someone surprised and so saddened with a character's death, wish it didn't happen, but completely understand why it happened and why it was the right move and still glad it did happen.

No, it hurts so much because she was such a fantastic character who was acted perfectly, fit the show to perfection and had truly amazing, beautiful chemistry with the lead. She just also happened to be a lesbian character. To put such an emphasis of her sexuality as the reason for her importance is to diminish the…

That's because this show is written by people who make George RR Martin look like a softy. (There's no coming back from the dead on this show).

OMF… I didn't even realize until just now that's where I saw her from. Usually when I can't place an actor I IMDB it but for FTWD I didn't care quite enough to bother (cause that show has a ways to go). I never realized it was Lexa the whole time!

Yep. She brought a new dynamic to the show that it's been missing for a while (though Coach's return was also a nice change of pace). This run of episodes have been my favorite since season 2.

You mean Jaha and Arkadia Six? ;)

Whether it ever actually had an impact or quietly died off I never had an issue with where they were taking Jaha, Murphy, and the City of Light storyline. It was always a nice, inoffensive side dish. The fact that it appears to mesh well with the main plots has been a bonus.

In all honesty I had no problem with season 2 at all and the way it developed. Even though the storylines were even more separated than anything in S3, S2 was always exciting and interesting and full of great struggles and conflicts and rational characters. I also think S2 was one of the best seasons of sci-fi ever…