User blog comment:Raybat/How come Death is dead but the witch lives?/@comment-79.181.5.199-20160430122020/@comment-1975828-20160430132411

I agree with the first part about Death. His demise served to make the whole situation with The Darkness a far bigger struggle. However, Rowena being new likely has nothing to do with anything. So many new characters die, and it usually depends on their usefulness.