#and all that teasing and hinting at him being CX2 just makes it worse

[chaotic-kitty]

Talking to (info dumping on) my partner just now about Tech, and man, I'm forever going to be salty over how his death went.

If they were gonna kill him off for emotional impact/shock value, they could've at least done something more with it. They had all of this material they could've worked with to create an episode in memoriam or just include in the episodes we had. Like:

Omega telling Cross about Techs death

Wrecker and Hunter telling Phee about Tech (especially given what their last interaction + implied relationship was)

Shep and Lyanna learning of Tech's death

Echo telling Rex about Tech

Everyone also finding out about Omega's kidnapping

Seeing how Wrecker and Hunter dealt with mourning Tech while also searching tirelessly for Omega

Seeing how Omega and Crosshair dealt with mourning him while being held captive

How they all dealt with the loss when they were together again. Like giving him a proper memorial or something

There's just....more they could've done to acknowledge his death and the impact it would've had. Hell, Echo got more focus in some ways when he left the BB and he didn't even die. And they could've framed the episode in so many ways, too.

This wasn't just some random person. He was a main character, a brother, a beloved member of the squad. He deserved a bit more. Especially as it felt like the only times people brought him up were when they could've used his knowledge. And there was more to him than what he could do for them.

Had he been revealed to be alive somehow, maybe it would've been a bit more understandable. But he didn't. If they truly wanted more impact and shock, imagine how much more our souls would've been crushed, and our hearts ripped to pieces, had we gotten an episode or something showing the stages of shock and grief they all would've gone through.

And the thing is, this was still a creative choice that was made. Sure, higher ups could've interfered but like, why? If you're going to kill a character or put them through something, the least you could do is to do the storyline justice. Especially as his death only saved them for a moment before they were ultimately put on a path that they were. And it honestly just feels cheap and like a waste. All of that character growth and teasing of romance just to be killed off - via a sacrifice that was avoidable had they thought things through more - and tossed aside to allow for a dragged on storyline next season. :/