Killing Victoria Hand is hack, BAD writing. Fridging an interesting, important and effective female character so the big slab of meat male has some character development. What a waste! Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen continue to prove they have no deft touch or class whatsoever and obviously no ability to rise above their cheap TV sensibilities. Bringing their Spartacus touch I see.
That they had in their hands a character with her potential and ALL they could think to do with her is make her be a thorn in the side of "Team Special Snowflake" and then put a bullet in her brain is freaking mind boggling!