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Thankfully, Sarah manages to best him and Zoë indirectly kills off Amos, who C (Hamza’s senior, played by Darren Boyd) had sent in as back-up.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
The show has made a tradition of killing off supporting characters—Barb, Bob, Billy, Eddie—while sparing its central crew.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Gamers were all waiting to see the reaction of a general mainstream audience to The Last of Us killing off Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal).
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
On the flip side of that bad news, the Wild’s penalty kill — once the worst in the NHL, statistically — has killed off opponents’ last 20 man-advantage situations, moving them up to 20th in the league.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
The show has made a tradition of killing off supporting characters—Barb, Bob, Billy, Eddie—while sparing its central crew.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Gamers were all waiting to see the reaction of a general mainstream audience to The Last of Us killing off Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal).
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
On the flip side of that bad news, the Wild’s penalty kill — once the worst in the NHL, statistically — has killed off opponents’ last 20 man-advantage situations, moving them up to 20th in the league.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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