And for mathematical science, he that doubts their certainty hath need of a dose of hellebore.
Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines.
Think of war as a game of Russian roulette. It is a game of chance with your life as the grand prize.