8 Most Inventive Ways Of Getting Rid Of Unwanted TV Characters
3. Tortured Forever
And, just as there are some characters you want to see rewarded for all their struggles, there are some you want to see punished. Forever. Simply dying isn't quite enough, particularly if the show doesn't buy into the concept of an afterlife. Instead, a more karmically appropriate fate has to be devised for them. This is generally the fate of antagonists who have committed a series of crimes that are so atrocious that even death or life imprisonment wouldn't be dramatically satisfying. Take, for example, Madame Kovarian, the Doctor Who villain who abducted Rory and Amy's infant child child to raise her as an assassin to kill the Doctor. When things finally came to a head in the Wedding of River Song, Amy chose to leave Kovarian tied to a chair, while being electrocuted by a piece of technology attached to her eye. This was possibly one of the darkest moves made by any of the Doctor's companions, and a perfect illustration of what parenthood does to a person. The fact that Kovarian hasn't been seen since has been taken by some as an indication that she's still trapped in an aborted timeline. Being electrocuted. Through her eyeball.
With a (nearly) useless degree in English literature and a personal trainer qualification he's never used, Freddie spends his times writing things that he hopes will somehow pay the rent. He's also a former professional singer, and plays the saxophone and ukulele. He's not really used to talking about himself in the third person, and would like to stop now, thanks.
