[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Locke

It does alter investment though. I don't need gritty dark shit all the time, I actually dislike it most of the time, but when I'm watching a show and I know a character I care about can get hurt...or can actually die...I'm watching the battle on the edge of my seat with a wet flannel as I'm sweating so bad. It's intense and thrilling and so enjoyable to watch.

That is a big reason why I've been watching an anime called Shingeki No Kyojin, the show isn't that great, but it's unrelenting in its action and you never know what will happen next. Just don't get attached to anyone.

When I'm watching a show where I know the worst that is gonna happen is he's gonna need a new shirt afterwards, I find it very hard to care. There was one point, where Aang got shot right through his chest, and for me the series peaked there because it was the first, and only time, when shit truly got real.

I can understand that.
I just don't feel a story can be told well when it's a "Who's gonna die next!?!" style of writing, because characters are introduced later on who can perform the same tasks as X character who died and turn into poor expies of said character *Cough*Near*Cough*Mello*CoughCough* and just don't have the same allure or charm as who we got invested in earlier.

While I do understand that it's hard to feel explicit tension when a main character is put into a dangerous situation because being genre savvy makes it difficult, the same is true of almost any series, where it's either a torn shirt and a bit of red jam on their face or making death cheap.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Off the top of my head - Batman Beyond. Terry becomes Batman to avenge his fathers murder, after Powers creates a chemical weapon which kills people and his Dad got to close. Not implied. Real. The death of his Dad and his Mother's battle to hold everything together was a central aspect to the series.

Until they started to mess around with how Terry was...but you get my point. It happened.

Katara's mother's murder happened. It was a huge part of Katara's backstory and motivation.