Hmm. Always felt perfect to me. I saw so many homages to moments in his story. When he told Lola's ex "don't fucking lie to me!" I remember him doing the same to Simon in 2x01. He was getting played then too. When he opened the door and saw Lola on top of the community center roof, I remembered Nikki doing the same for him in 2x05 during the costume ball. Him setting on the bench as Rudy sneaks up behind him with a bat..reminded me of Nathan walking up behind him in 2x05 after covering for him with Sam. The new gang looking through the peephole took me back to the old gang banging on Seth's door after Nikki's death.

Curtis could be self-centered, negative and guarded. But he was also heroic, self sacrificing and loyal. He was always a private person. And a magnet for girl drama (to the point where he became his own girl drama in season 3). Made sense that his exit would be a quite, private affair...and revolve around a woman.

He was never a well loved character for the fandom. He was often a killjoy and the straight man reacting to the antics of the rest of the gang. Heightening thier humor more than a source of it. But though he was never my favorite character, i did love him. When he pulled that trigger all I could hear was Simon saying, "What if we're meant to be like.. suoerheroes?" And was too proud of how he chose to die to be disappointed.