Was Nancy's death necessary?
I don't think so, still don't understand why it happened.
shareDramatically it works well.
Did I like it? I still remember my sister laughing at me when I screamed "Noooo"! So personally no it wasn't nessecary because Nancy owned.
However, it did seem nessecary for the series continue. Sometimes people are destined to die, doesn't mean we have to like it. Fate is a bitch.
Besides, I'd rather have 2 Nancy films (1 Heather film technically) rather than her returning to a lackluster story and over staying her welcome.
What I don't accept is her falling for Freddy's trick! There is absolutely no way the Nancy from the first would ever buy that crap. Russel and Darabont didn't seem to really grasp her character very much.
Her death in Craven's original draft was much better. She still dies, but she knows it's a con from Freddy.
In fact, her entire character in that draft is much more "Nancyish". She tougher, smarter, and feisty unlike the film's passive approach to her character.
I don't see Nancy being weak for falling for Freddy's trick, but Freddy doing what he does best: plays up the weaknesses of people to get in close for the kill. He's a character that literally likes to twist the knife because that's how he gets his kicks. Also keep in mind that Nancy's dad floats in and says 'before I go,' hinting to Nancy that he was just able to bury the remains and was possibly ascending to heaven in the process. So not only was Nancy finally getting her wish of making amends, it was her last chance to say goodbye...and then she gets gutted.
And in a way, she had to die with this one. Up until this point, nobody fought Krueger and lived to tell the tale. Nancy was the sole survivor of her friends in the first movie, nobody survived the second, and the big thing about the this movie was that '...and now they're ready!' Joey, Kincaid, and Kristen were going to live. But Nancy was the outlier, and her death still meant that Freddy had some power going forward. Let's not forget that unless you take 'Freddy's Dead' with a grain of salt, there are no survivors in the entirety of the first six films except the three at the end of Part 6.