Death Means Nothing
Remember how Stefano DiMera was labeled as the Phoenix in Days of Our Lives because he’d always rise from the dead? Well, he’s got nothing on the Arrowverse’s population. We’ve seen more people brought to life, die, and then be brought back to life again than anywhere else. If that’s not enough, there are different versions of the characters living on multiple Earths to make sure these actors are never without a paycheck.
While that’s all fine and dandy for them, it cheapens the impact of any character’s death since we know it won’t be permanent. Effectively, all these teasers and promises of major deaths are redundant and mean nothing in this universe.
The reason that people are genuinely shocked and surprised by the likes of Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead is because the shows commit to their plans. You don’t see Glenn coming back and saying, “Psych, guys. I’m not really dead, lol.” It’s a conclusion and there’s no coming back from it. If character deaths are only used as placeholders for when you need a cliffhanger to get the audience to come back the next week, then they’re pretty pointless and extremely ineffective.
