[Morrigoon]

Alex: Deadliest Catch does a really good job of showing their stars' personalities, so you feel like you get to know them. Plus, last season he had the blood clot hit his lungs, and the show took viewers through that with him, through the uncertainty, the diagnosis, his sons dealing with the possibility of their dad dying... so people are not just feeling bad about his death, but also the effect it's going to have had on his sons, who viewers also follow and care about. AND since this all happened during crab season, we're going to end up going through it again when the next season runs.