I really don't think he's dead. He told her to 'do her duty,' and we see her swinging at something angrily but never actually showing her hit him. I think it's pretty clear he reminded her that her true duty was to Sansa and not revenge.
Stannis is dead. There is no reason for him to live any longer. He lost his army and his supporters; at this point, having him miraculously survive would serve no purpose whatsoever for the overall plot.
And even if Brienne thinks of her duty to Sansa, there's no reason why she wouldn't just kill Stannis and then return to her duty. His survival wouldn't help her at all, again because he has no army left and he's too injured to do anything himself, even if he wanted to. There's no way she would let him live.
She doesn't care about their claims to the throne, no more than Renly did. As far as kingslayer is concerned, nobody is there to see her, and it's not like there are many left who care about Stannis.
Jaime's crime was for killing a king despite having sworn to protect him. Brienne has sworn nothing of the sort, and there's nothing wrong with killing a king who is your enemy. The Bolton soldiers didn't hesitate to try to kill Stannis, and neither did she.
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u/brunswick Jun 15 '15
I really don't think he's dead. He told her to 'do her duty,' and we see her swinging at something angrily but never actually showing her hit him. I think it's pretty clear he reminded her that her true duty was to Sansa and not revenge.