#root's death

“Don’t go. It won’t do any good. I’m dying, and I don’t want to be alone. I want my son with me when I die. Please.”

Special bonus after death:

Oh man, I’m not sure if I can pick just one, I’d really have to sit and think about it, and I don’t want to do that because then I’ll just be super bitter lmao.

So off the top of my head, on a bigger scale, the way MTV renewed Scream for a third season of 6 episodes - the perfect amount to wrap the story up - and then half a year later was like lol sike, we’re gonna reboot it with a whole new cast and story for those 6 episodes instead of using them to wrap up the first story and THEN reboot it for S4. And considering it’s been like two years and S3 STILL hasn’t aired, they could’ve easily used it for the original cast, filmed it, aired it, then recast for S4 and it still probably would’ve been out by the time S3 will be. Sigh.

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I start again with Harold saying:

"I'm so tired of this. Everyone we've lost."

And Root replies:

"They all made choices."

Every main character who died made a choice, a choice they knew would eventually lead to their death.

Joss: chose to hunt down HR Elias: chose to help Harold John: chose to trick Harold, so he, himself, would be in danger

We didn't see Root make a choice. Of course, we know she'd die for her friends and especially TM. Every member of Team Machine chose to risk their life by being part of the team. Even Harold said he might end up dead. He chose the possibility to end up dead.

But Root, what Root chose is this:

"I mean, they're dead, but they're not gone."

Root chooses to believe that people are never really gone. She chooses that reality is just a simulation.

She chooses that she won't be gone. And she can mean it in the metaphysical sense - but she can also mean it in a sense that she will be dead but not gone - she will be fake dead and therefore not gone. We don't know what she means, we can interprete it as we like. It's a possibility.

She knows she might die and choses to die - just not for real.

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in s5 ep10

“Besides, if this is just another simulation, who cares if we die?”

So, it’s part of her shape-speech to Shaw BUT

we can also interprete it as Root’s death is a simulation. I.e. she simulates her death.

She has communicated with TM before this scene, so both girls could’ve thought of a nice plan what to do when they get Harold back: push him over the edge. 

Read further here: x

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First things first:

Possible reasons for her death:

1. surprise with her voice 2. Root as TM‘s voice 3. to make Harold go all the way

Why these reasons are not very reasonable:

1) TM could already communicate well and actually speak by using parts of recordings 2) Root already was TM voice as the analogue interface 3) To force Harold was also possible with Root faking her death

1a), 2a) If it seemed important that TM actually chose someone‘s voice and speech pattern it didn‘t necessarily have to be Root. A possible option would‘ve been as well:

Joss Carter.

(read further on Joss as TM’s voice here: x)

Why Root's death was not logical:

1. Shaw‘s death has been faked before 2. Elias got shot like Root, survived 3. John got shot way worse by Evans, survived 3. TM could’ve given Root all intel necessary to survive

Conclusion:

I mean, I'm glad that it's possible she's still alive, I really, really am. But what makes me sick is that she could as well be dead. 

 And I'm just not ok with how her possible death was written, I mean, it'd make perfect sense if she is still alive, how she was shot, died off screen in the car or in the hospital, her corpse was shown and checked by Fusco, her dug up grave. 

But if she's actually dead I just, ugh. And it's heaven and hell that the writers haven't confirmed anything but it drives me crazy every time, you know, I mean we all have head canons about our dead fav characters being alive and with their significant other (especially w|w) but for once it'd be nice if writers allowed us the joy of knowing our favs - who changed our lives, who touched is deeply, who make us happy, who cheer us up - are alive and together. 

 And it might've been to make it extra extra to hear Root's voice even though she's supposed to be dead and it might be a heart wrenching plot - Root being alive through TM - but I had rather Harold died or TM speaking like she usually does instead of that scenario of Root's possible death because it - again - feels like we don't deserve a happy ending, like we're not worth much while being alive, while breathing, while living and it might feel good to know you're not forgotten when you're dead and live in recordings and memories but that's not comforting when I look for something nice in my life, not my afterlife. 

I’ve been thinking about the way Root died, and I’ve decided I’m really glad it happened the way it did. She was shot by a nobody who wasn’t even aiming at her. If it had been Lambert now or Martine last season, it would have meant a huge victory for them. Root would have died because she lost. This way, choosing to swerve the car to save Harold, taking a bullet that wasn’t meant for her, she came out on top of that situation as well. She ruined their plans.