[CaptainJivePants]

It definitely was debated during the last IGBY. The consensus was the original rule was implemented to prevent infinite lives from repeating the boss fight. However, it was not known at that time there is a limit on the number of lives (11 or 12, I believe) the player hits regardless of whether they leech the second-to-last boss or the last one. So, it doesn't really make sense to allow leeching in one place and not another, especially since repeatedly killing the boss seems a more difficult and lucrative method of burning off the extra lives. In other words, we felt the old rule is outdated since it is based on an incorrect assumption. My best guess is we will see separate tracks on TG at some point for this, but it will probably be a minute before that discussion even starts.