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Originally Posted by Lucid:

Episode 10 Spoilers

I really didn't like Hope's death very much. The whole time, Jessica was keeping Kilgrave alive because he was the only proof she had to get Hope out of prison. But then HOPE GOT RELEASED AND SHE DIDN'T JUST KILL HIM ARGHBLARRRHRH WHY. Plus it's not like Hope knew that Jessica was holding back on killing him so many times before. Maybe she guessed he was still alive because of her, but it still doesn't feel right or well thought out. I don't know if I missed something or if it just wasn't handled well. aha. But yeah that's the part that bothers me the most.

I think her death was added in for shock value. The audience was probably expecting everything to end with Kilgrave losing his powers/somehow being safely imprisoned while the world was aware that, yes, there is in fact a goddamned mind controller out there who made Hope kill her parents. The deaths of established characters like Hope and Reuben all built up to make Kilgrave's end completely satisfying (although personally I felt like he deserved to suffer a bit more).