What the Hell???

Ok, so let me point out that Stargate SG-1 is one of my favorite shows on TV. I am a huge fan of the movie and was ecstatic when it was turned into a tv series. I love all the characters, the verbal and visual rhetoric, the cultural studies angles, and, hell, the special effects! So how distraught and shocked was I when I was watching the "Meridian" episode and Daniel Jackson (played by Michael Shanks) DIES!. What the hell is that all about? I took to the web to find out some information and here it is. I am just in utter shock and horror. How the hell could they kill his character off?????