Seth MacFarlane is the guiding light and heart of “The Family Guy,” but his decision to kill off a character was met with a lot of excitement and uncertainty when it was announced at Comic Con.

Then the decision hit the broadcast airwaves and the backlash started. A lot of armchair quarterbacks thought that the decision to kill Brian The Dog was laaaaaaame. Oh well. He’s gone. He will no longer be a part of “The Family Guy” family… until they need some reason to bring him back at least.