Under the heading of "the wrong people keep dying", the news broke today that Michelle Trachtenberg had died at the age of 39.
Michelle in 1997
Michelle was a child actor who came to prominence as the titular Harriet the Spy when she was 10 years old.
She came to my attention when she joined Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 5th season as Dawn, Buffy's younger sister we never heard of before but has always been there living with Buffy and her mom.
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| Michelle Trachtenberg with Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2001 |
A big bad using time bending magic shenanigans did a retcon on reality to plant a threat right next to Buffy, a threat that Buffy had known and loved all her life even if she didn't exist in the previous 4 seasons.
Wibbly wobbly timey wimey.
Michelle followed up Buffy with the role of villain Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl.
Michelle Trachtenberg had recently undergone a liver transplant which means she may have experienced complications from that.
She was found dead in her New York City apartment which means she died alone.
As if this was not sad enough already.
By all accounts a good sweet person who took joy in her work and her life, it is a great and terrible tragedy Michelle Trachtenberg is no longer on this Earth.
And it is great and terrible tragedy that others bereft of goodness and joy continue to breathe our air.
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