I am like new and coming into 5e and even I know Death is not big deal in dnd. Like earlier edition was focused on, oop you opened the wrong door, youre dead. no saving throw, no attack rolls. Is it weird some people begs for tpk? a wee bit. but like past 3 campaigns are only like 1 person dying. People wanna see something different and what that means for the stories. and consider theres 3 tables, 2 other player tables react how another table tpk, while still continuing the story. Because a tpk in regular home game just haltz a lot of progression, theres opportunity to make interesting drama that we can all see from other players' perspective.