Quote:Robyn wrote:
I agree that because the actor couldn’t/wouldn’t return long enough to shoot a scene or two, G & K killed the character as quickly as possible and in a manner that would cause as much trauma to Nick as possible. But doing it the way they did, they completely took Kelly out of character. She was always presented as being totally aware and in control of her surroundings, she always had preplanned entrance and exit strategies. And G & K totally dismissed that established character trait. So it makes it difficult to speculate what Kelly was thinking or planning when she arrived in Portland. The show could have easily had Kelly call Nick when she arrived in Portland and something happen to make her believe he was fighting for his life/in immediate danger, which spurred her to throw caution to the wind and rush to Nick’s aid.
This didn't only happen with Kelly, Robyn. MEM's exit threw the entire season finale out of balance. If you think about it, Juliette wouldn't have needed to be there. In fact, she was a valuable asset to the royalty so she shouldn't have been there. She already did what she needed to do. There was no reason why a boatload of verrat would need to be present simply for Kelly. There was no reason to scope out the neighborhood and kill certain neighbors ahead of time. All Kenneth had to do was shoot Kelly as she came in the door, grab Diana, and head out.