Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-27648673-20180107003944

Vernal's death was really... disturbing, compared to the other injures/deaths we've had in the series. It's the first time we've heard someone legitimately scream in pain at length (rather than one short scream / gasp as a reaction), and it's also the first time someone has struggled or fought against their injury rather than just looking at it / dying (Blake, Weiss, Sienna, Tyrian, Qrow - they all just gasp or let out a short scream and look at their injury). Vernal seemed more panicked and resistant - more aware of what was going on, almost - than the typical trope of "scream or gasp once and stare in shock" and that made it so much more horrifying to watch.