The death of Commander Lexa in a recent episode of The 100 sent outraged fans on the warpath.
But if you’re a lady who likes ladies and also watches television, this isn’t the first time you’ve experienced the loss of a beloved character:
1.The whole ordeal was — how should we put this — a familiar feeling:
2.Seriously, it's like this has happened before or something.
3.Ah, OK. There's why you've got some déjà vu:
4.* Flips through dictionary * Lesbian Death Trope: The phenomenon in which gay characters on television are not permitted to have happy endings. * snaps book closed *
5.Many fans felt it wasn't the death of Lexa that was inappropriate, but the manner and timing of her death.
6.A group of dedicated fans even raised over 45K in a campaign with The Trevor Project.
7.Clearly this is something that can't be undone:
8.But if one conclusion can be drawn from all this, it's that the reactions all over the internet were pure gold: