LOL if you're watching it for the "scintillating dialog" you are watching it for the wrong reasons.
I've never played Rolemaster or heavily moded D&D to the extent that insta-kills can happen. IME in 1E/2E the more likely culprits were the save -or-die rolls, but such features were what made such creatures (like the beholder's disintegrate beam!) so terrifying back then. Many such creatures can still be very scary and effective opponents, but now it requires a bit more finesse.
shrug
Anyway, even in such cases when a single PC bites it due to save-or-die rolls, etc. I tried to offer the survivors a way to rescue/save/revive their fallen friend, often making a quest out of it. But then there is the issue of making sure the
player with the deceased PC has something fun to do while the others try to restore the missing PC to the game.