For the newest S3’s Zero Hour, I would honestly keep the scene with Thrawn and Bendu, for two reasons: (1) bendu’s hint at Thrawn’s defeat is beyond vague and somewhat of a poetic riddle, IMHO it doesn’t spoil anything whatsoever (or you could just rearrange it to Thrawn shooting him before he speaks about his impending doom); (2) the way it was left in, it looks like bendu was killed when shot at the storm, which is not the original intent (and we never see him again in this show, so it will make things quite confusing if/when he eventually returns to the franchise).
Or maybe you could have two versions of the episode, “Bendu lives” and “Bendu dies”?
Otherwise, great finale, can’t wait for v4 of the final season!