<P> After being on the show for two years, Kinney received a promotion to series regular for season 4, along with Chad Coleman and Sonequa Martin - Green . The fourth - season episode "Still," which focuses only on Beth and Daryl, garnered praise in particular from television commentators, with viewers of the series having shipped Beth and Daryl as a couple . Writing for IGN, Roth Cornet commended the "Still" episode, stating that "Daryl and Beth revealed themselves to be more perfect a fit than any of the other combinations" and that "(t) hey brought out a raw honesty in one another that yielded what were some of the most grounded and engaging character moments of the season . They are two sides of a coin, and that's not something that had been entirely clear prior to this entry ." She additionally commented positively on Kinney's acting, saying it was: "...the strongest acting we've seen from Emily Kinney, particularly in that final exchange on the porch ." Kinney said that the show was never clear on whether Beth and Daryl had a romantic or brother - sisterly connection, but that "it was a situation where they were getting to know each other . First, they were just trying to get along" because they did not see "each other's point of view very well" and, later, "as the story went along they maybe became friends" and "it started to sort of go,' Oh, what more could this be? Could it keep going into something else?"' In his review for Grantland praising the fifth season as a whole, Andy Greenwald had particular praise for the characters of Beth and Tyreese, citing their newly established complexities and character evolution in the fifth season . </P> <P> Regarding Beth's death, critics agree that Dawn did not intentionally shoot her, and that it was rather an accident or a matter of reflex, commenting on Dawn's surprised expression at the trigger having been activated . Alan Sepinwall of HitFix stated that because the season had mostly neglected that Maggie and Beth are sisters, Beth's death in "Coda" does not have the emotional impact it could have when Maggie breaks down in grief at the sight of Beth's lifeless body . Matt Fowler of IGN said that although Beth's death was predictable, it "felt like a big moment and it's always wrenching to see other characters react to the death of their loved ones" and that although he liked Beth, he "still mostly felt bad about her death because Daryl and Maggie (who seemed to have to be reminded this week that Beth being gone at all was a topic she should care about) felt bad about it ." Fowler ultimately gave the episode a 7.6 out of 10 . Kinney said she understood Maggie not expressing much concern about Beth's whereabouts because it is "a world where they're losing people a lot . And if you're going to survive, you can't sit around mourning for very long," and that Maggie likely had unseen moments where she worried about Beth . Zach Handlen of The A.V. Club stated that the episode ends in "a shocking finale which reminds us that, whatever else it's learned, the show still hasn't given up on its most beloved trick: killing people because it can . Beth's sudden death was a shock, no question, although I imagine some viewers were expecting just such a gut - punch ." </P> <P> Rob Bricken, writing for io9, commented negatively on Beth's death . He criticized the deaths of Dawn and Beth as a "wasted opportunity", citing the "childish, ridiculous logic" Dawn had for demanding Noah back even though she had "zero leverage", and Beth's "inexplicable, dumb decision" to stab Dawn in the shoulder . He wondered: </P> <P> So what the hell was (Beth) trying to do? Get Dawn killed indirectly? Free the hospital from her idiotic non-control? Commit suicide by idiot? Whatever she was trying to accomplish--presumably getting rid of Dawn in some manner--weren't there many, many other ways to do it that didn't involve her almost certainly getting shot or potentially turning the hostage trade into a bloodbath? We'll never know, because Beth is dead . </P>

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