Overuse of character deaths on TV?

[AndyD]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

True Blood may have just proven the OPs point.

There were:

[Show spoiler]Two deaths of new characters just introduced in that same episode (Sylvie and guru)

[Show spoiler]The death of a minor supporting character who has appeared only a few times in the last two seasons(vampire Matt)

[Show spoiler]The death of a supporting character who has appeared in the show since season one (Mrs. Fortenberry)

[Show spoiler]The death of a few of the primary villains for this season

[Show spoiler]The death of a major supporting character and the current love interest of the lead character, as well as his killer(Alcide Herveaux and some random townsperson)

[Show spoiler]NTM, the confirmation of a previously killed character that many thought was still alive

And not one of them was particularly impactful.

Holy shit! A post that's not about GoT

[BluProofie]

I don't understand why this is a thread. Certain shows kill off characters really well for story reasons(Game of Thrones, The Wire), while others do it poorly for cheap shock value(The Walking Dead). It's not that hard to understand.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

I don't understand why this is a thread. Certain shows kill off characters really well for story reasons(Game of Thrones, The Wire), while others do it poorly for cheap shock value(The Walking Dead). It's not that hard to understand.

In a show about the zombie apocalypse it would be weird if nobody ever died. The reasons for killing off lead characters in The Walking Dead are as least as good as those in Game of a Thrones as both are shows about dangerous worlds. If characters wouldn't die, you'd have The Waltons with zombies.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

In a show about the zombie apocalypse it would be weird if nobody ever died. The reasons for killing off lead characters in The Walking Dead are as least as good as those in Game of a Thrones as both are shows about dangerous worlds. If characters wouldn't die, you'd have The Waltons with zombies.

I understand that. The problem is the deaths are so poorly thought out and just done for shock value. Like how in Season 3

[Show spoiler]Andrea

took forever to talk to Milton when she could have saved herself. It's bad writing.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

I understand that. The problem is the deaths are so poorly thought out and just done for shock value. Like how in Season 3

[Show spoiler]Andrea

took forever to talk to Milton when she could have saved herself. It's bad writing.

Yes, the writing is inconsistent, but I doubt most people had much of a problem with

[Show spoiler]Andrea getting killed off, she'd

become a major pain in the ass. Other deaths have been very well handled and just with as GoT some had a huge impact on the plot. Also one shouldn't be too appalled that a horror show would do things to shock the audience. Its a horror show after all.