After a midseason finale to The Walking Dead which saw one of the main characters killed off, fans have started a petition in an attempt to bring back Beth (Emily Kinney) from the dead, and so far the petition had gained over 40,000 signatures. The post on Change.org reads as follows:
‘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. 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. 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.‘
Frankly the petition even acknowledges how unlikely a success all these signatures will be as bringing a character back from the dead in a show like The Walking Dead would make no sense whatsoever. To be honest, more popular characters have been killed off but their deaths seem to have mattered more. This just acknowledges that Beth had an unworthy death and is not likely to achieve anything in terms of bringing the character back.
You can sign the petition here.
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Originally published December 10, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
