None of them stayed dead forever, so there were no stakes. I need tragedy, man.
It's why, even though I love Critical Role (DON'T @ ME) the end of the first campaign, while terrifying (Vecna, nooo
) they were all nearly level 20, so as long as a couple of them stayed alive, either Revivify or a resurrection ritual (though with increasingly difficult DCs) could just pop them back up. Unless you're . . . spoiler alert . . . a paladin of the Raven Queen.
There are a billion great shows out there, so it can be easy sometimes to be picky.
Anyway, this game! LET'S KILL LOVED ONES