Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-33365720-20171014214929/@comment-26397825-20171016142936

Honestly, Pyrrha had no growth to make. She was the 'perfect' one; she was kind and helpful and friendly, she was already stronger (fighting style wise, not physically) than everyone else in their year...the only character growth she really had left was her romance with Jaune. And that just makes for a boring character in the end.

Pyrrha was the perfect plot tool in showing us that the main characters are not invincible, and sometimes they are going to lose - or at least do so badly at winning that it feels like losing. Her death acted as a catalyst for everyone elses character development.

If Pyrrha was still around, I wouldn't feel like RNJR had any problems or were going to ever be overwhelmed by an enemy because Pyrrha was set up to be 'the Invincible Girl'. Making her suddenly have troubles with enemies would feel like a cheap copout.

Personally I appreciate that they killed her for the story purposes.