Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26415383-20170525022027/@comment-27794543-20170529034033

JCB95 wrote: ... when it gets to the point where writers and creators are too scared to kill off these characters it's ridiculous. Of course it seems ridiculous that on a survival show a certain group of people are immune from death. But the writers are in a no-win situation. Per JR: "I still write and produce television for the real world where negative and hurtful tropes exist." Since the show has to consider both the fictional world and the real world, it creates certain limitations. So there was no way for them to give Bryan an on-screen death. Their best option in this no-win situation was to have the character disappear. For those unaffected by the trope, this result can seem ridiculous and stupid. But the show and network can't just listen to those people – it has to consider the rest of audience and the media. Story wise, it easy to argue that an on-screen death was the best option, but real world wise, that was not an option.