Dog Gone!

Seth MacFarlane's alter ego Brian is the character killed off on an episode of Fox's Family Guy.

Seth MacFarlane's hit comedy Family Guy has a main character killed off and the public doesn't like the move.

I watched Sunday's program on Fox and seen the Thanksgiving based episode with the two main characters and their wacky adventures through the multiverse.

Brian meets the controversial conservative agitator. The agitator bemoans about Brian's liberal stances.

At the peak of the episode, the character is killed by a reckless driver. Ironic the character killed a fellow canine in the earlier seasons. The characters reflect on the death in strive. They go to the pet store and meet the talking dog Vinny (played by Soprano's star Tony Sirico).

At home, Vinny offers to make dinner and ingratiates himself with the family. Peter introduces Vinny to his friends at The Drunken Clam and they become drinking buddies. Stewie still is not happy with Vinny and decides to ruin him. Stewie feeds him some sad Italian news hoping to break his heart, but Chris ruins it for Stewie.

Later, Vinny hears Stewie crying and finds he is still upset over Brian. Vinny offers some comfort, talking about the death of his previous owner and proving he knows what it is like to lose your best friend. Vinny says even in the pet shop, he felt a kinship with the Griffins. Stewie finally accepts Vinny into the family, and later that night Vinny goes to sleep beside Stewie's bed.

Brian played by MacFarlane was the "voice of reason". He represented the actual persona of the show's creator.

Shocking and surprising many viewers of the long running animated sitcom.

 Comedian Seth MacFarlane surprises fans with the death of Brian, the main character of Family Guy.

That adds to the latest surprises from MacFarlane.

The killing of Brian marks a new direction for the show. Family patriarch Peter Griffin and devious toddler Stewie expressed emotion towards the lost of the dog. It also puts an end to the ongoing feud with neighbor Quagmire (all characters who are mentioned were played by MacFarlane).

His former girlfriends, one being Gillian (played by Drew Berrymore) was in attendance.

Eric Thurm of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A–, saying that Brian's death scene was "actually pretty poignant, coming as close as Family Guy can to genuinely moving" and said it was "surprisingly effective [...] at dealing with the sudden death of a main character."

Many didn't like the move and feel that it officially "jump the shark".

But since it's animation, we probably haven't seen the last of the character. It's not like he's a living being.

But what's your opinion on the character's death?