Everyone knows if you’re wearing a red shirt, you’re going to die. And if you run out of flashbacks, you’re going to die. And if you’re someone’s mentor, you’re going to die. And if you’re in a Shakespearean tragedy, you and everyone dear to you is going to die. And if you go to Z’ha’dum, you will die.
But why? What’s the dramatic purpose in a character’s death? In this episode of Derailed Trains of Thought, Nick and Timothy defy the Grim Reaper and scratch the surface of the ways and reasons fictional characters encounter death.
Then, for fun, we host an impromptu bracketed death match competition among a widely random selection of heroes and villains. I mean, Zantana vs. Yoshi–you’ve always wanted to know, right?
Someone famous once said: “Give me Derailed Trains of Thought or give me Death!” To that we say, “Listen in, and you can have both!” Enjoy!