User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 201 "Happy New Year!" discussion/@comment-184.91.88.115-20120430081506

One of the reason I think Dick told Tim not to die may have been a referrence to Jason Todd who was Robin in the comics between the two and was killed before being brought back a few years ago. As for death, I don't think they will shy away after all, when was the last time you saw a non-anime cartoon where a kid was shown to have had his arm taken from him? Even though they didn;t show it, it's pretty much a given that the Light did that to Roy.