Thanks, sumi. That means:
DeathAir DateEpisode
Doyle11/30/1999Hero
Mr. Lockley2/22/2000The Prodigal
Darla11/19/2000Lullaby
Holland12/19/2000Reunion
Darla11/28/2001The Trial
Gavin1/15/2003Habeas Corpses
Lilah2/12/2003Calvary
Connor5/7/2003Home
Fred2/25/2004A Hole In The World
Cordelia4/2/2004You're Welcome
Wesley5/19/2004Not Fade Away
Merle10/8/2001That Old Gang Of Mine
What about Gunn's sister? That was surprising.
You're right -- War Zone, May 9th, sweeps.
Doyle and Cordy were the ones that really hurt me
I cried for Doyle, it was so unexpected. I didn't mind Fred, and the death was so overwrought. I disliked Cordy so much by that point that I honestly don't quite remember how she died.
I was surprised at how much I felt Fred's death, since the character wasn't doing much for me anymore. I think in a lot of ways I was hurting for Wesley more than Fred.
The last Cordy ep was a fun reminder, but I so loathed the character by that point that it didn't really have any emotional resonance.
I was just the opposite—she'd been dead to me at least since "Tomorrow," but Fury brought the real deal back just in time to make her death hurt. Thank God.
What Matt said. I was grateful to be sorry, rather than relieved, that Cordelia died. I was grateful to be able to miss her.
I was glad that she got a sendoff fitting her earlier incarnation better than her later, but I had used up all my sad. I was happy they did her justice, and that she was gone.
What Matt said. Plus, I was so happy that she got a good send-off.
It really was a triumph of writing for Fury, and a very worthy sendoff for both the actor and character. Yeah, I think I felt gratitude too.