See, I see Eddie's as a simple heroic death. I mean he didn't really do a superhero thing there. He walked right into what was basically a trap, and was the sacrifice Calculator had intended for him to be to hurt them. But it didn't matter. He just did what any brave person could've done and moved the bad explodey thing away from the people and wasn't afraid to die. No powers or anything, just "Yep, get in the jet, nuclear guy, we's leavin'."
That's what I liked about it. It kinda WAS pointless, because it was actually preventable if the Titans had realized they were getting played, and y'know, checked the prison for injured nuke-people, but it was a very simple, brave thing to do, just like Ted poking into Checkmate was, and any old chump (with access to a multi-billion dollar jet) could've done it.
Had he, say, been able to eject, but died a horrible gory, kinda inglorious death of radiation poisoning, it still would've been good to me because it's like that regular sort of heroism like a dude separating nuclear matter with their bare hands to prevent it from going critical during an experiment, or something like it (and stuff like that has happened in RL).
But on the other hand, my problem with a lot of recent deaths is IDK... like not only have they been pointless, but they've been sort of victimized as they went down. I mean a few ought to get caught by surprise but most heroes shouldn't die victims if the death gave them time to compose themselves--they're brave people. I liked that Ted was all "Rot in hell, Max" rather than "OH NOES, DON'T SHOOT ME MISTER SCARY MAN." Cypher died taking a shot for a friend. And Cap, IIRC, shoved the cops around him away with the shooting started. (I think. If I remember it right). They don't all have to die heroes or superheroes, but at least let more of 'em die brave--they knew they might die when they got into this stuff and have faced it regularly until now--I like seeing that edge of courage last right up to the moment they bite it.
Even if they fail, I prefer the "Someone else will take you down, you sonovabi--"BLAM kinda stuff to "OH GOD I'VE BEEN CUT IN HALF." I just think there's been a recent trend of too much of the latter.