I think part of why I like this cliffhanger more than your average cliffhanger is we know what's going to happen. It's not like some bog-standard "oh no, it looks like our hero is about to die, how will they possibly get out of this? Find out next time!" that builds suspense but is also incredibly annoying. We know that there's either going to be an ass whooping or someone will come in and stop it. So the suspense is a positive one.