How I think Sarah's story should of played out...
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Just a personal opinion, but I think in episode 4 Sarah's death should of been determinant in a different way, the first possible death I feel should of been an unavoidable outcome. She would be saved either by Clementine or Luke/Jane, then in the second possible death when she falls from the deck, she should narrowly escape when Jane rushes in to help, feeling an emotion akin to the one she felt when she left her sister behind. Sarah will be wounded from the fall and slow moving, but not bitten.
Later on there should of been an 'Of Mice and Men' moment where Clementine can choose to shoot Sarah whilst she is distracted, giving her a quick and painless end, or you can choose to let her keep going, and wait to see the inevitable bloody end that would surely ensue.
Anyone else agree? Disagree?
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Honestly? I loved Sarah's character. She was shielded from her father but because of her father's love for her. She couldn't help that she was a burden to the group. And I think both of her death's were perfectly fine, unlike everyone else who is saying otherwise. Her first death? It showed who thought she wasn't as much of a liability to help her, or who ACTUALLY cared for her. Second death? It showed that no matter how hard you try, sometimes, people AREN'T going to make it. Apart from the fact the collapse probably broke her leg/back, she was scared. Without her dad, or Clementine, she couldn't continue.
The only death I don't like THAT much is Nick's, and I got him killed in EP.2... Sorry Nick :L
Disagreed. I knew Sarah was going to die at some point during the season from the beginning, but I wanted her to have at least one 'noble' determinant death, you know? Like maybe sacrificing herself or something? I liked Sarah, and she had potential.
(?) Nick will remember that.
The same can be said for Nick...so much potential wasted
I feel like Telltale is lacking vision to give some characters a future, even if they end up dying later.
I would have felt Sarah's death was much more impactful if we had gone through the process of helping her through the depression of her losses first, mybe settled her into a role as a apocalypse survivor.
Many deaths in TWDG, especially in season 2 feels rushed to me.
Hahah not for long!
But yeah, it was quite annoying actually, because I lied for him saying we found him [Matthew] dead, but then I said he was like everyone else, because come on, he is reckless, just didn't realize it would get him killed.
Yep definitely some of these deaths include
Bloody end? Cheesus, you do realize that Sarah is a carbon copy of Ben? The only difference is that she wasn't even allowed to turn into something. I mean, why let us "teach her" if you kill her off with a good ol' "just because"?
I mean, even Ben had his "got my shit together" moment if you played it right.
Omid's death was used to show how TellTale is just gonna break our hearts... BUT, also to give more story, for Christa and Clem, for the baby, etc.
Pete's death I feel was perfect if you went with Pete, it shows you how much he really does care for Nick, and how he wants you to keep him safe.
Nick's death in Episode 2 I think was done great, but yeah, in Episode 4, not so much...
Carlos' death was alright, I mean, it gave Sarah's death more meaning for me, but yeah, it did feel rushed.
Sarah's death, as I said above, was great for me. Not because I hated her, but because it showed how much she can care for Clem, like she cared for her father.
And I'm still pretty pissed about this
See for me its different. I feel that she should of definitely survived the first determinant death because then Clementine has the chance to hear Sarah say 'As soon as my dad gets here we should head back to the cabin - it's safe there' This shows Clementine that Sarah isn't just suffering at the loss of her father, she's beginning to unhinge. The second determinant death I wanted Jane to save Sarah in an attempt to redeem some of her own morality after leaving her sister behind - her ideal that giving her sister what she wanted momentarily pushed aside in an attempt to change her mindset on morality. She will save Sarah, but after seeing her wounded, would immediately regret it and return to her self.
When we are walking with Rebecca and the group, Sarah would be slowing us down even more than Rebecca, not just because of the wound but because of her lack of will to survive. You have one last chat with her, or attempt to. If you're nice to her you will get a comment along the lines of 'what are we even doing this for?' or ' I just want my dad' you slow down and start walking behind her, and glance at your gun. You have a choice, shoot her, and ensure she has a quick end without the horror of screaming for.her dad whilst being eaten alive, or you can.choose to pick up the pace and reassure her 'we will make it through this Sarah' or 'we are your family now Sarah' knowing that more than likely she will meet a horrible end.
Of course, this is just my.personal opinion on how I would of liked to play it out.
Indeed, but most of all I feel like the lack of hubs to get to know a character is missing. At the point of Katja's death in Season one, in episode 1, she had been in 6 hubs where you could optionally talk to her about varying topics.
At the time of Sarah's death in Season 2, she had been in three hubs only one of which she could be spoken to (Cerver's Courtyard) and she just waves Clementine of with two sentences. If she's saved in the trailer park then she can be talked to in Parker's Run, but only a single conversation and after that she'll remain silent.
Just a small comparison, but it pretty much translates across the cast. The only ones in season 2 with any actual optional conversations are Nick by Matthew's cabin and Alvin when you escape from the shed.
Which kind of loses any sentiment it was supposed to have (I assume) when there was the mean-spirited implication in that Playing Dead interview that people who didn't like Sarah got a chance to smack her if they saved her, or something like that. I think the real world kind of bleeds into why people don't like these scenes, and even if that's not what they meant to get across, there's plenty of reason to dislike them even apart from that.
Still, at least the first death has some kind of resonance in the story and a bit of mourning for her. Way more than anything she gets in the second death.
See, the problem isn't really that idea, but its impact (although I personally don't agree, I think that's just a way to give a death scene with no meaning some kind of undue gravitas). One could argue Ben's second death showed that as well, but nobody praises it for that, but rather how emotional the payoff was and how it contributed to the closing of Kenny's original arc. What did Sarah's second death accomplish in story? Nothing. Nobody cares, nothing new was learned, and that message of people who just can't be saved is only ever brought up maybe once when Jane says that everyone's luck eventually runs out, although that really marks everyone for death, not just people you try really hard to save, so even then, the "lesson" or point behind her death (presumably) rings hollow because no one ever really communicates such a logic. Jane's whole philosophy on Sarah winds up being completely hollow because Sarah didn't give up or just not want help, waiting for the blissful end.