It did, but who cares? I mean seriously, those characters had only been there for a season, and yet again, there is really no real plot advancement. I'm so tired of the same old thing being constantly regurgitated time and time again.
I'm just about done with this show to be honest.
Yeah as Epic said, this is just kinda reboot time, and trying to get you invested in certain members of the group that may or may not be long for this world.
Like you said, it's not really impactful when they kill off someone you aren't invested in, and they killed off so many of the big names all the time, we are kinda numb to it. So they need to reset and make you comfortable that a certain group of people are the core of the show before BAM! Shot in the head.