i find that it may have been a bad choice for the characters, for Gonzales to go... but for the author, it was a perfect one. Joss Whedon has become known in previous shows for jossing an actor, for killing off a popular or influential face, to make a single point. that the bad guys are serious. With what happened to Gonzales, Im glad it wasnt COULSON there, but people are still complaining in forums that oh, it would have been different, if only the council trusted Coulson... Nope. Writer needed blood to start this war, and he does it well.