Why did they kill off Amanda Joy Holden on the last episode of season 2 of Army Wives?

Answer 1

Amanda died from the explosion at the Hump Bar

Improvement:

Stopping at "Betty's" Amanda was left in the car while her mom (Claudia Joy) went inside to give Betty a cheque to help pay for a much needed operation. Meanwhile a woman walks into the diner and meets up with a man - she gives him a kiss. A car parks close to where Amanda is and a man dressed in full combat gear gets out of the car and pauses before he walks into the bar. Everyone notices his presence at once and the woman seems shocked as he spots her with the man. He rips his kevlar vest off and reveals plastic explosives strapped onto his chest and lifts his hand into view holding a detonator. As everyone braces for the explosion, Amanda walks in. She has seen the man and thought it suspicious. She's standing next to the man as he presses the button and the screen then goes blank. We then find out that Amanda died in the 1st episode of the second season.

Answer 2

Amanda dies on the last episode of the first season but you don't officially find out that she died until the first episode of the second season

Answer 3

it made for better television