How do you feel about character deaths?

[Legend]

What Legend said. Usually they're not done great but the first half of GoT is an excellent example of doing character deaths well. They're all meaningful and have a big impact on the world and story, and they also happen as a result of character flaws and mistakes meaning they're perfectly grounded in the world. They make for huge shocking moments which feel totally earned and leave big lasting consequences on the world and the characters going forward.

I guess the second half of GoT provides lots of examples of how not to do character deaths, with consequences being non-existent or quickly swept under the rug and meaningful buildup also being non-existent for most.

About the marvel ones

Spoiler for Hidden:

The snapped thing was great imo. Sure they didn't stay dead but it made for a shocking cliffhanger and it had plenty of consequences. If it wasn't for the snap we wouldn't have lost Iron Man, Black Widow and Cap from the world. We've already seen in Spidey FFH that this has consequences for characters and the world. Losing Loki was big for Thor's character and I hope we see more of that in Thor 4. Gamora is a huge death with big consequences for Quill and the Guardians!

Just because we haven't seen all the consequences yet doesn't mean there aren't any. And I'd argue Endgame and Spidey FFH have done a great job so far of showing the consequences of everything that happened. One I'd agree on is Black Widow, her death was kind of meaningless in the end and people moved on quickly, that's my biggest gripe with Endgame.

Spoiler for Hidden:

<br>I like the snap. Jumping forward 5 years was pretty cool and something I didn&#39;t expect the movie to delve into.<br><br>I specifically just didn&#39;t like it from the death perspective. Worked better imo when they were thematically treated as missing.<br><br><br><div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px"><b>Spoiler</b> for <i>Hidden</i>: <input type="button" value="Show" style="width:60px;font-size:10px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" onClick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.value = 'Show'; }"></div><div class="alt2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 6px; border: 1px inset;"><div style="display: none;"><br>spiderman ffh spoiler.<br><br><br>The ending in New York with Peter&#39;s identity is great. It&#39;s a perfect setup where the unexpected happens but specifically on the death side, it so perfectly repaints Myserio&#39;s final actions.<br></div></div></div><br>