Riggs Should Die At The End
I love Riggs. I think he’s a complicated, multi-faceted character. But, he was always meant to die, even back in Lethal Weapon 2. I think, then, that he should die at the end of Lethal Weapon 5.
When we first meet Riggs, he’s suicidal because of the death of his wife and is living in a dirty trailer on the beach. The only purpose he has is the job. But, as the series continues, he slowly heals, gets adopted into Murtaugh’s family, finds love again, and becomes a father. His life turns around.
In Lethal Weapon 5, Riggs should be in a good place with an overall peaceful life and no desire to die as he did in the first Lethal Weapon. His purpose isn’t the job anymore. With that setup, it would be a bitter pill to swallow when Riggs dies at the end, but also a fitting end for a hero with as troubled a history as he does.
