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Surprising... Season 3 Spoiler Alert

posted 18 years ago by Starburst88
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Two weeks ago, I saw the episode in season 3 where Hector gets killed...and I could NOT STOP CRYING! Half of me was thinking that it was a cheesy way to get rid of someone, but it hit me way harder than I thought it would...even though I knew it was going to happen (I look for spoilers on the internet for favorite TV characters).

There were a lot of moments afterwards that just made me burst into tears all over again, especially when Molly put that record "Love is the Sweetest Thing" on the player at Hector's funeral. It surprised me afterwards, because I never cry at stuff like that. Only Hector's death on Monarch of the Glen has ever made me cry so hard. I know it sounds crazy, but that's what I felt.

Anyway, I was wondering if any other Monarch of the Glen fans cried during that episode?

Thanks for listenin'.

[–] 2thumbs-1 18 years ago

I could not stop crying either. I think what made it sadder for me was that Archie and he had that fight before he died and Archie felt guilty.

Even after the episode had finished I would think about it and start crying again. It was so heartbreaking

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[–] Spartan_051 17 years ago

Same thing happened to me. I cried for about an hour after it ended and all I could say was "He's not dead. He can't be dead."

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[–] chrishanson70 17 years ago

Same thing with me. It is suprising that someone could write and someone could act in a television program that has so much emotion. Why did they get rid of Hector anyway?

[–] smck_82uk 17 years ago

Why did they get rid of Hector anyway?

Actor Richard Briars no longer wanted to play Hector MacDonald

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[–] monarchgirl-1 17 years ago

Yep everytime I watch it I bawl my eyes out so you are not alone.

[–] ifeoma_6 16 years ago

I just finished Season 3 and I cried like a child when Hector died. I was annoyed at the way he died cause it seemed so weird but lets face it this show has some bad writing at the times when it needs superb writing the most. A perfect example of this is Katrina's departure. Not that I minded her leaving. Though I loved Katrina immensely, I always wanted Archie to end up with Lexie. But the way they wrote her out was pure rubbish. But back to Hector, infact I am crying even as I write this as I still can't believe it. It was so sad and so sudden and so unexpected. Goodness, one is not supposed to feel the loss of a fictional character this much. I am so crushed. Its so sad. I loved Hector. He started out annoying me but then I did not realize when he had grown on me and he had become one of my fav characters. Jeez...I am really depressed, I think I'll go to bed, it is 4:15AM NYC time afterall

[–] patches67 16 years ago

i don't think the manner of hector's death was an example of poor writing at all. hector was an eccentric who always did kooky, quirky things. he died as he lived.

[–] brainybrailler 16 years ago

The friends who follow this with me say that it was very odd how Hector died but then again Hector is a very odd person so it fit to kill him in a less-than-normal way. The one thing that really got me was that few people cried at his death. On Ballykissangel (the series I also followed that brought this one to my attention), when there was a death of a main character late in Season 3, there were tears. There was grieving. In this one, Molly, then briefly Archie, were the only ones who cried, and only shown doing it once. And Lizzie never made it following that. I thought that was odd.

[–] zerolnf 16 years ago

I personally didn't cry, but I know what you mean. Some things just strike a chord within you more than others. I was mostly shocked when he died... If I was a cartoon character my jaw would have literally been on the floor! lol I had been laughing at it all before he died, since using plastic explosives to blow up a freaking pike was so insane. I guess I just figured it wasn't the kind of show to kill someone off like that, especially a character that was so adored by fans. But... to my surprise, he was. I would have never guessed the outcome of that episode. =(

[–] louisemcg83 15 years ago

I've seen the episode of his funeral a good few times since it was first aired in Scotland, and I cry everytime. I'm not usually one for crying at TV shows/films but it's such an emotional episode. :-(

[–] RondoHatton 14 years ago

Holy Cow!! This episode and the next were missing from the collection
at my former library, so that all of a sudden, Hector was missing as season 4 started, & I knew nothing until last night.
My current local library recently added seasons 3-6 to their
collection, & last night I saw this episode for the first time. Uff da!!

[–] emp1966 12 years ago

Series 3 through 6 (the American copies) are on 3 discs each. The one where Hector dies in Series 3 was the first of 3 episodes on the third disc of this set.

[–] taylorje 11 years ago

What broke my heart was the little dog "Useless" (what a stupid name) looking and waiting for Hector. Animals grieve too.

[–] macpro75 11 years ago

What broke my heart was the little dog "Useless" (what a stupid name) looking and waiting for Hector. Animals grieve too.

I agree. That poor little puppy. He finally manages to retrieve something .... Taking nothing away from the human toll of Hector's death, seeing "Useless" was probably the worst part for me.

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