Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-68.194.169.97-20170317010428/@comment-4010415-20170319083856

@Spirit *Claps* Exactly! This is a perfect response!

And honestly, one reason to have permanent death in a story is because it helps make the dangers that the good guys face actually feel real. In volumes 1 and 2, no one was ever really worried about the good guys because they always won, they always felt invincible and powerful. Even when Neo almost killed Yang, it didn't really instill any nervousness in most people. However, volume 3 actually did a good job of making people nervous for the good guys because there was an actual concern that they might get injured or die, even before the injuries and deaths began. The injuries and deaths cemented that fear that we had, that fear that left us nervously waiting for the next episode each week.

To me, it's a work of art when a piece of fiction is able to actually stir up emotions in its audience and make its audience genuinely concerned for the safety of the good guys.