DEATH? NO, THANK YOU!
Kylo Ren throws the kitchen sink of weaponry at this character, but as the dust settles, he just flicks some off his shoulder, NBD
Luke Skywalker
E:
A prisoner who has left prison & is on the run
escapee
The pineal gland in the brain secretes this "sleep hormone" into the fluid around the brain & spinal cord
melatonin
He debuted in 1963 wearing a Styrofoam hamburger hat & has promoted fast food & fun, not fear, ever since
Ronald McDonald
Artemis is his twin sister
Apollo
After countless TV deaths--okay, we chose not to count 'em all--he made another comeback on the big screen
Kenny
T or S:
the discipline that deals with data, facts and figures with which meaningful information is inferred
statistics
The earth's three layers that are different due to varying temperatures
Crust, mantle, and core
Don't be too hard on this animated TV clown; if your dad's dying word & "honest opinion" about you was "eh", you'd be bitter too
Krusty
It's the end of the world as we know it
apocalypse
This character died at the end of the second film of a franchise, but luckily for him, film 3 was "The Search for" him
Spock
S:
A psychological condition characterized by extreme focus on orderliness, perfectionism, and control.
Obsessive (compulsive disorder)
It does take a rocket scientist to calculate this minimum speed required to break free from a planet's gravity
escape velocity
Let's be clear: this "It" villain is a malevolent being in clown form, but clowns as a whole are not to blame for his atrocities
Pennywise
It can mean a lack of interest, indifference or a lack of feelings
apathetic (apathy)
Stephen Lang's Colonel Miles Quaritch shook off death with a big, new blue body in this 2022 sequel
Avatar: The Way Of Water
T:
Italian word for a blade that could slip between plates of armor
Beavers, wolves & ochre sea stars are examples of this ecological niche named for an important element in an arch
a keystone species
Time magazine has described the show "Koozå" by this circus troupe as "fun and funny, even to those who can't stand clowns"
Cirque Du Soleil
These plant pests are a favorite food of spiders & ladybugs
aphids
This mask-wearing maniac of many films has been killed by Tommy Jarvis, obliterated by the FBI & sent to hell by his niece
Jason
K:
Misappropriation of funds from a company to a public official, sometimes after a corrupt bidding scheme
kickback
Chemists know that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of this, the solid sediment that falls out of solution
precipitate (precipitation)
Have some compassion for Canio, the tragic clown hero of this opera, who was a murderer, yes, but ultimately just wanted to be loved
Pagliacci
It's an old term for a stroke, but it can also mean extreme anger
apoplexy