Talk:Tick-Tock, Bitches/@comment-25936764-20160325165044/@comment-26248202-20160502114957

The tactic of killing off characters is becoming increasingly routine and less shocking with each iteration across a genre of shows. Every show seems to think that death will lead to interest and more views, instead of more imaginative and engaging plotlines. On shows where death is prominently featured, it plays an integral part of of the show's mythos, 'nobody is safe' like The Walking Dead or The 100. But when shows like Agents of Shield or Once Upon A Time have to pull the death card out, possibly for that temporary ratings spike, it just seems to me sometimes like they are going for the low hanging fruit. "Run out of ideas?   Kill somebody off, and see how the rest of them react." That kind of storytelling can serve a purpose, it is true, but it should be used to serve the overall scope of the show, and not be bold for the the sake of being bold.