Death so often seems senseless — except on television. Network shows almost always shroud death in veils of purpose, maybe because without them, mortality is all the more terrifying. No matter how brutally characters exit, they are killed off for a good narrative reason: so homicide detectives can seek a murderer; so doctors can try to save them; or most simply, so loved ones can find meaning in mourning. The few series that traffic in the s ... Jump to full article >>