Fair warning: this post contains a Modern Family spoiler.
Whether or not it’s a major spoiler is a matter of some debate.
Modern Family‘s co-creator promised that, in Season 10, a character of significance would die.
On Wednesday night’s episode, that happened … sort of.
See (and here’s the spoiler), the “major character death” was DeDe, Jack’s ex-wife, the mother of both Mitchell and Claire.
DeDe is not a main character — she’s just related to a bunch of them.
She did not appear in even a guest role in Season 3, Season 5, or Season 6.
Modern Family fans took to Twitter to express their outrage over all of that hype having been built up for nothing.
Modern Family killed a character
Don’t worry — it’s not anyone you know. It’s DeDe.
Here is DeDe, in case you forgot
Here she stands beside her son and her son-in-law
People did a double take
When you hear “major character death,” you expect to AT LEAST recognize the name immediately
Fans called bull
Of course, we’re glad that the lead actors kept their jobs, but still …
This is a great reaction image
Nobody has time to get worked up over an occasional guest character’s death
This person warned their own followers
That’s a spoiler, but maybe not the kind that people cared about
The hype was NOT real
It’s not that viewers are bloodthirsty. They just resent being tricked.
Oof, here’s some shade
JKR may not be as popular or beloved as she was years ago (she keeps putting her foot in her mouth), but she’ll always be a little better than the author of Twilight.
Harsh!
Rosario was Karen’s off-screen maid on Will & Grace and, unlike DeDe, was familiar to the audience.
Folks were not amused
If you’re going to directly hype things yourself, try to make it honest
This person didn’t even know the character well enought to spell her name
Note: DeDe mentioned having sisters named BeBe and CeCe.
Now HERE is a dated reference
Being on the internet often means feeling old, so it’s nice to occassionally see references to a show that, in contrast, makes you feel young
Modern Family is no The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead is infamous for killing off its actual lead characters — and for not warning the actors in advance, which is wildly uncool
Everybody was at least a little pissed
Honestly, “is it sweeps?” is a great reaction to a lot of television’s biggest nonsense
This fan had a particular death in mind
That certainly would have changed the show’s dynamic
Fans noted that it seemed desperate
“Hoopla” is a great word for it