Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160117163823/@comment-27121183-20160129005659

The Devil&#039;s Advocate WP wrote: I mean, Penny is a robot so people understand that she can theoretically be fixed. Actual death of anyone who isn't irrelevant, and not just a villain, is what really needs to happen to make it more reasonably dark. That or the revelation of a very dark past of someone who isn't a villain, basically Blake.

That's pretty much my thoughts exactly. If you go back through all the seasons, and think about scenes where characters were hurt, or those that were dead, it's obvious it's all by design. The grimm are stylized, as is their blood, aura keeps a person from getting normal fighting/combat injuries, death is off screen or implied, and when there is a body (Merc's dad), it's just there, and there's no direct statement saying he's dead.

It's actually pretty brillant how they've juggled having serious scenes without the blatant gore or violence.

My biggest question now is where they go from here. They have to kill someone at some point, or have someone get hurt badly, otherwise, there's no real consequence and thus, no drama. At least when it concerns life or limb.