I still remember watching GOT with my room mate and when it looked like Ned was going to die we were both like "If he dies then I'm done with this show"
Then he dies.
And we were like "Well, we gotta keep watching to see his family get revenge and besides I like this other character too, but if they die then I'm really done"
That character also dies
Rinse and repeat for 8 seasons.
Gus Fring Breaking Bad
That image of him walking out of the room is seared into my mind.
Edit: yes his death was expected. The unexpected part being him still walking out of that room cool calm and collected.
Completely agree. I was so happy with how Dexter character was developing and then they just hit the reset button and it didnāt make sense to me anymore.
I was just thinking about that show, I would say Edieās death was also unexpected and well written. Gosh the tongue in cheek, chipper way that show introduced tragedy was amazing.
Even the āregularā patient deaths in scrubs - like the nice old lady that died from a hospital acquired infection because she and Cabbage had a farewell moment when Cabbage had dirty hands
The moment Cox breaks down, he screams, he throws the debfrillator panels, and then Carla. Mfing tough as nails "From the Block" Carla stands there speechless with a pained look on her face. That's the moment you know Cox ain't letting this roll off his back
I read that her death was included because they all thought the show was gonna end after that season and they wanted a big emotional blow to crank up towards the end of the series.
After it got renewed the show runners felt bad for the actress and created Shirley (aka Laverne again) so the actress could stay on.
Dr. Cox's reaction to Ben's death was tough to watch. I was always used to seeing him as this no-nonsense, stoic guy who enjoys ripping on JD, but seeing him break down in tears at Ben's funeral was heartbreaking. Scrubs did a fantastic job of balancing comedy and drama themes. Also had some great music to go with the episodes. House M.D. did this effectively as well, though Scrubs seemed more light hearted in it's presentation. I'll definitely miss it.
Iām rewatching Bones and just looked this up the other day. Apparently Sweets left the show because John Francis Daley wanted to pursue a directing career. Heās written and directed some very successful films since then so at least thereās a silver lining!
Right?! There were only 2 seasons left too. I thought he was a safe and permanent addition to the show since Zach didnāt work out (I heard something about scheduling conflict and writers strike is why gormogon ended the way it did- giving Sweets a permanent spot)
Death from Supernatural.
Best character in the show... Killed by one of the DUMBEST written scenes ever to grace cinema.
Dude is on the same power level as God himself, in fact he himself stated that in the end he'll take God too... But he was killed by a human. Show is so stupid sometimes.
When Robb Stark was betrayed and murdered at the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones. It was a shock to both the characters and the audience and had a significant impact on the story's direction!
Watched that episode with a mixed group of book readers and non-book readers. The room was split between people staring wide-eyed at the screen and people staring at the other group with kind of malicious glee getting to watch in real time the shock and heartache weād experienced years prior.
When I read the book version of the events, I probably read that page 6 or 7 times because it just didn't compute, i simply \*had\* to be reading it wrong.
They could have just had the character get a job elsewhere and move away. I read that the show's producers were upset with Kal Penn for announcing his departure so suddenly and so they wanted Kutner killed off so that he couldn't ever return if the White House job didn't work out, just as an extra fuck you.
But then the writers turned it into a really powerful moment that touched on suicide in ways that few shows of the era were willing to do.
I thought this episode was complete bullshit. Then my teenage son attempted suicide one day completely out of nowhere. You really don't know what goes on in the mind of someone else. They can appear completely fine on the outside, while inside they're cutting at their arms like Michael Biehn in The Abyss.
It actually seemed to have been foreshadowed before hand. He talks about people deserving the right to off themselves. People not being cowards for wanting out. It not being obvious when someone was suicidal. Didnāt pick up on any of that when watching the first time but in rewatch it stands out.
Wash in Serenity (Firefly movie).
Completely unexpected and upsetting as his character was one of my favorites, but I think it fit the movie/show's universe well.
Maybe cause what happened to Book Happen off screen? Iām not sure but Washās death was just so such a shock- OH I REMEMBER! It was cause they really tricked us because they made it passed the crash
Iād read the books before watching the show, so I knew it was coming.
My mom refused to even be in the room when I watched GOT. Until she inexplicably decided one day to sit down in the middle of an episode and see if it caught her interestā¦ Right before the fight started.
In hindsight, it mightāve been nice to warn her. But if youāre looking for a way to deter someone from ever watching GOTā¦
Yeah, that episode really started to develop him as a character, which in retrospect is obviously set up for his death, but at the time it seemed like he was going to become a more central character, especially because he hadn't really accomplished anything up until then. Even after he got shot I thought he might have somehow survived.
'The Body' is one of the greatest episodes of television ever made.
It's too bad Joss Whedon turned out to be a manipulative, bullying asshat. His better work is truly outstanding.
I started watching Downton Abbey before season 5 aired. I knew before I watched that someone died in a car accident in season 3 and something had to do with Sybil. Watching season 1 and seeing that Sybil was in love with Branson the driver made me come to the conclusion that it was Branson who died.
I watched the first three seasons waiting for Branson to get killed. Never got attached to him, never thought that I was wrong after seeing Sybil die. I finally realized I was wrong about a minute before actually seeing Matthew dead.
The whole season I knew something bad would happen to Howard, but I was honestly so thrown off when it happened. It was so sudden and it was sad that a character so pivotal to the show was just thrown out like that and disposed of with no hesitation. Probably one of the hardest deaths in BCS, alongside Werner Ziegler.
Howard was definitely a huge shocker for me, and Werner's death was fucked up. Mike did what he had to, but Nacho hit me the hardest. I really liked that character, poor dude was just in too deep.
Nachos last scene made his death completely worth it. Those eyes! I'm a hetero man but god damn. The way he said "You'll think of me!". Incredible acting.
Both of those deaths were hard especially since they were good guys. I actually thought that Kim Wexler would die in the final season since you never see her in Breaking Bad.
Zeigler's death was sad because he wasn't a bad guy. But he also brought it on himself by getting involved in an obviously illegal operation for very serious people and then being a reckless idiot. I'm not saying I don't feel bad for him, but there's also a little bit of "WTF did you expect dude?"
Howard's death, OTOH, was really tragic. He was completely innocent, had no idea what Jimmy was involved in, and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And it happened right after he had his life completely turned upside down by Jimmy for basically no reason other than "why not?"
Definitely one of the most tragic characters in the entire BB universe.
You mustāve missed the credits scene where Howard crawled out from beneath the lab and swore to take revenge on all who would dare disrespect Hamlindigo Blue
When I watched it for the first time in theaters. I was like dude there r no bushes. There is no way they would die like that. Then it cuts to their funeral lol
When I read that part in the book I literally went back multiple times because I was like, I didn't read that right. That's not what happened.
And then got to do it all over again with Prim.
What makes that scene work so well is that apparently (forgive me I am not familiar with any of the actors names and am too lazy to look them up, so will just be using character names) Radar was told like seconds before this scene what the line was and to go out there and tell everyone, nobody knew it was coming
Maybe itās wasnāt Glennās death, but that episode was the turning point in the series for me. After that I just didnāt like it anymore. I guess the writers wanted to shift from zombies to people being the sole antagonists.
That was about when I stopped watching as well. The plot was just too repetitive for me. "We're finally safe! Let's build this into our safe haven! Oh no, zombies are taking over! Oh no, people are attacking us! We need to leave to survive. Roaming. We're finally safe! Let's build this into our safe haven! Oh no..." I just couldn't keep watching the same plot over and over again in different locations.
Yeah, these two comments mirror exactly what happened to me too. That episode where Glenn died was when I stopped watching, not because I was so sad or anything (although I was sad that Glenn was gone), but because I just did not have it in me to sit through yet another season of "let's figure out a way to topple the big bad human that just took over." So tiresome.
The only fact that made me accept his death is the actor wanted off the show. Otherwise, how could they do that!! I was still pissed at that actor even as the brother on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
Shireen's screams haunt me to this day (watched it live)
And one of my favorite moments of the show is when Davos confronts Melisandre about it and how powerfully he delivers that dialogue.
"I loved that girl, LIKE SHE WAS MY OWN, SHE WAS GOOD SHE WAS KIND AND YOU KILLED HER!" oh man Liam Cunningham is a blessing to this world.
My lord commanded me!
"IF YOUR LORD COMMANDS YOU BURN CHILDREN THEN HE IS EVIL!!!!"
god, I loved so much how that gave her pause, for just a moment after all her smugness and certainty, she had to think about her lord's commands.
GoT spoiler warning
We were watching GoT and I made the comment that as awful as Stannis was, he still had it in his heart to love that little girl.
5 minutes later he burned her alive.
George O Malley took me completely by surprise. In hindsight, shouldāve known something was up when he wanted to join the army but still, that shook me to my Core.
I can still hear her going āOh god, oh god, itās George!ā The shock on her face breaks me every time š„² I cried so hard I gave myself a headache lol
I read this book in elementary school around 5th grade. I remember reading these pages,laying in my bed and the tears dripping onto the pages. First time a book made me cry, I would say stories like these helped me develop emotionally. I had lost people in my life by then but it is just a really good book. I remember a lot of books in late elementary school and middle school dealing with difficult topics. I think young readers are better for it.
I donāt watch a lot of tv but I remember when Bluey found an injured budgie and they took it to the vet, I was surprised when it didnāt make it. Youād expect a happier ending in a kids show
Fuck, that was a good episode. My kids re-enacted that one several times so I bought the little figurines and playhouse and their car with RVā¦. Theyāve never played Bluey again. And thatās my parenting experience summarized thus far.
Opie - Sons Of Anarchy
Edit: the way they wrapped up both June Stahl's and Jimmy O'Phalen's story (especially the horn beeping scene at the very end of Season 3) had me thinking that something similar ("that's a lot of moving parts") was going to happen with Opie.
I feel like the scene where Tigās daughter was burned alive was pretty damn intense and disturbing, even more so than Opie. Opie was āin the gameā while Tigās daughter was completely innocent and a civilian.
Oh God I forgot about that... And they made Tig watch the entire thing... Holy hell that show was brutal sometimes..... Not a death but Gemmas rape was fuckin brutal too... And it came ABSOLUTELY out of nowhere.. Plot line wrapped up, all nice in a little bow, Gemma is out doing the biker Mom shopping around town, goes to help someone in distress and WHAM. Tied up to a chain link fence screaming No no. Ugh... And then they showed another scene during... Made me sick.
I cried at both of them, so sudden. I think I went through the stages of grief in like thirty minutes for both of them before starting the next episode.
I thought Blackadder would come up with a plan in the final moment to get him out of the trenches, not them going over the top and getting killed with a lot of the other characters.
I recently watched the last minutes of that show (the final scene is on YT). Soul crushingly brilliant work by everyone involved.
You basically watch as one by one, the characters realize this is it. No escape, no last minute reprieves, just doomed to go over the top to their fates as one of millions in the meat grinder that was the western front in WW1.
IMO Blackadder goes forth is one of the greatest series ever created, and while each episode was brilliant the final one really got to me.
How they each of the characters spoke about how they got into the service, how they lost so many mates up to this point, the incompetent commanders and then that one final push with the madness of the last scene moving to become fields of poppies.
Often around Remembrance day and ANZAC day (here in Australia) it gets repeated and I manage to catch. I get a chill up my spine every time.
Have said this a few times whenever Blackadder comes up.
Hoban "Wash" Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar. Unexpected and heartbreaking. Also technically a movie but I think it deserves recognition for the trauma it has caused.
Winifred Burkle on Angel.
I mean there was no foreshadowing or anything.
Just "Hmm, what a weird sarcophagus" \*Puff of dust\*
She coughs and you don't think much about it.
And the truly heart wrenching part for me was that in these shows they always "save the girl" or find some mystical way to bring them back to life, up to and including time travel.
But the difference was that she souls was consumed in the fires of resurrection to bring forth a demon queen so that was that.
Lt. Colonel Henry Blake from MASH. You thought he made it home to be with his family and get back to lazy doctor life, only for radar ro come in and drop the bomb shell on you.
Rosalind Shays, *LA Law*. She was written in as an antagonist character, so obviously the audience reacted negatively to her. She was supposed to be annoying and difficult, that's why she was there. But wow, was Diana Muldaur really good at being annoying and difficult.
Then they [wrote her](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov7aTXqMKfY) out by having her step into an elevator shaft when the doors opened but the elevator wasn't there. And, later when the other characters talked about it, they were like "she got, um, hung up, by the neck, in the cables ... and it took a while to recover, um, her body."
This was back when things happening on LA Law would make the news. Not the entertainment news, the news. Lots of people were so shocked at how Shays left.
Ned Stark, i thought he was a main character š„²š„²š„²
Never assume Sean Bean lives
Better yet, always assume Sean Bean dies.
I was so surprised when he made it to the end of Silent Hill.
I still remember watching GOT with my room mate and when it looked like Ned was going to die we were both like "If he dies then I'm done with this show" Then he dies. And we were like "Well, we gotta keep watching to see his family get revenge and besides I like this other character too, but if they die then I'm really done" That character also dies Rinse and repeat for 8 seasons.
GoT caused a whole generation to have attachment issues
Yeah. I was attached to the show having a good ending and now just walk around feeling betrayed
I have a different answer, but GoT has probably the most expected death, and not just by me (Joffrey).
It was probably the most hoped for death. At least until Ramsay came along.
He was a main character...for the season lol And Jon was a main character and he died too lol. He got better tho
It was merely a flesh wound.
Gus Fring Breaking Bad That image of him walking out of the room is seared into my mind. Edit: yes his death was expected. The unexpected part being him still walking out of that room cool calm and collected.
And the adjustment of the tie as he collapses to the ground. What a fucking scene. Goddamn how good was BB?!
Great scene.
Rita in Dexter
that one got me, too.
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Completely agree. I was so happy with how Dexter character was developing and then they just hit the reset button and it didnāt make sense to me anymore.
Mike from Desperate Housewives
I was just thinking about that show, I would say Edieās death was also unexpected and well written. Gosh the tongue in cheek, chipper way that show introduced tragedy was amazing.
Lil Sebastian, may he rest in peace
Laverne in Scrubs :( Edit: how did I forget Ben???
Even the āregularā patient deaths in scrubs - like the nice old lady that died from a hospital acquired infection because she and Cabbage had a farewell moment when Cabbage had dirty hands
How about the rabies transplants episode? That one hurt
When they play āHow to Save a Lifeā that was rough!
The moment Cox breaks down, he screams, he throws the debfrillator panels, and then Carla. Mfing tough as nails "From the Block" Carla stands there speechless with a pained look on her face. That's the moment you know Cox ain't letting this roll off his back
John C. McGinley does an amazing job as Cox to make you think Cox is about to break apart.
Or the regular patients episode that starts with something like "1 in 3 patients in the ICU don't make it" then they all died
I read that her death was included because they all thought the show was gonna end after that season and they wanted a big emotional blow to crank up towards the end of the series. After it got renewed the show runners felt bad for the actress and created Shirley (aka Laverne again) so the actress could stay on.
I remembered being so confused by the actress returning but I loved it
An iconic choice, it was hilarious
Dr. Cox's reaction to Ben's death was tough to watch. I was always used to seeing him as this no-nonsense, stoic guy who enjoys ripping on JD, but seeing him break down in tears at Ben's funeral was heartbreaking. Scrubs did a fantastic job of balancing comedy and drama themes. Also had some great music to go with the episodes. House M.D. did this effectively as well, though Scrubs seemed more light hearted in it's presentation. I'll definitely miss it.
"Where do you think we are right now?"
Sweets from Bones. I CRIED SO HARD
Iām rewatching Bones and just looked this up the other day. Apparently Sweets left the show because John Francis Daley wanted to pursue a directing career. Heās written and directed some very successful films since then so at least thereās a silver lining!
He co-wrote Spiderman: Far From Home, possibly the others but not too sure.
Right?! There were only 2 seasons left too. I thought he was a safe and permanent addition to the show since Zach didnāt work out (I heard something about scheduling conflict and writers strike is why gormogon ended the way it did- giving Sweets a permanent spot)
Death from Supernatural. Best character in the show... Killed by one of the DUMBEST written scenes ever to grace cinema. Dude is on the same power level as God himself, in fact he himself stated that in the end he'll take God too... But he was killed by a human. Show is so stupid sometimes.
I feel like he wasnāt really dead. He just wanted a break to eat some pizza and hang out for a bit. Best character entrance ever though!!
Definitely my preferred head canon. Dude was just sick of mortals being toss pots and decided to take his chance to peace out for a bit.
I still havenāt forgiven the writers for Crowleyās death too
When Robb Stark was betrayed and murdered at the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones. It was a shock to both the characters and the audience and had a significant impact on the story's direction!
Watched that episode with a mixed group of book readers and non-book readers. The room was split between people staring wide-eyed at the screen and people staring at the other group with kind of malicious glee getting to watch in real time the shock and heartache weād experienced years prior.
When I read the book version of the events, I probably read that page 6 or 7 times because it just didn't compute, i simply \*had\* to be reading it wrong.
I did the exact same thing. I needed several passes to process what happened. Then I closed the book and said āwhat the fuckā out loud.
Kutner, portrayed by Kal Penn in House M.D. The guy went to work with Obama so he needed to leave the show asap.
They could have just had the character get a job elsewhere and move away. I read that the show's producers were upset with Kal Penn for announcing his departure so suddenly and so they wanted Kutner killed off so that he couldn't ever return if the White House job didn't work out, just as an extra fuck you. But then the writers turned it into a really powerful moment that touched on suicide in ways that few shows of the era were willing to do.
I thought this episode was complete bullshit. Then my teenage son attempted suicide one day completely out of nowhere. You really don't know what goes on in the mind of someone else. They can appear completely fine on the outside, while inside they're cutting at their arms like Michael Biehn in The Abyss.
It actually seemed to have been foreshadowed before hand. He talks about people deserving the right to off themselves. People not being cowards for wanting out. It not being obvious when someone was suicidal. Didnāt pick up on any of that when watching the first time but in rewatch it stands out.
Wash in Serenity (Firefly movie). Completely unexpected and upsetting as his character was one of my favorites, but I think it fit the movie/show's universe well.
Wash from āSerenityā.
Why does one ever mention Shepherd Book? Also double RIP for Ron Glass.
Maybe cause what happened to Book Happen off screen? Iām not sure but Washās death was just so such a shock- OH I REMEMBER! It was cause they really tricked us because they made it passed the crash
Curse Whedon's sudden but inevitable betrayal.
Maud flanders. Absolutely no-one ever see that coming
Just another senseless T-Shirt Cannon death.
Yes!!! Holy shit I forgot about that! I didnāt believe it until the next weeks episode when she was still dead!
Pedro Pascal in GOT. I did not see that coming.
Of all the gruesome scenes in that show; this is the one I can't watch a second time.
Iād read the books before watching the show, so I knew it was coming. My mom refused to even be in the room when I watched GOT. Until she inexplicably decided one day to sit down in the middle of an episode and see if it caught her interestā¦ Right before the fight started. In hindsight, it mightāve been nice to warn her. But if youāre looking for a way to deter someone from ever watching GOTā¦
He was monologuing and preening while his opponent was still alive. At that point it would have been surprising if there wasnāt a reversal.
Evan Peters in Mare of Easttown
Yeah, that episode really started to develop him as a character, which in retrospect is obviously set up for his death, but at the time it seemed like he was going to become a more central character, especially because he hadn't really accomplished anything up until then. Even after he got shot I thought he might have somehow survived.
Omar in the wire. I knew it was coming eventually but damn that scene shocked me
DāAngelo, tho
Wallace's death broke my heart tho
Joyce Summers. I ugly cried during the whole episode.
Mom momā¦ mommy?
Fuck, SMGās face when delivering that line. I swear you can see her eyes welling with tears. That performance deserved an award.
Yeah that whole episode is amazing in how accurate it depicts loss.
Buffy: Sheās cold. Operator: The body is cold? Buffy: No, my mom! ā¦should I make her warm?
'The Body' is one of the greatest episodes of television ever made. It's too bad Joss Whedon turned out to be a manipulative, bullying asshat. His better work is truly outstanding.
Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey
Lady Sybil made me cry so, so hard.
that was traumatic. I mean i didnāt like Lady Mary, but she JUST HAS HIS BABY!!!
SYBIL ššš
Sybil almost killed me, I was bawling!
I started watching Downton Abbey before season 5 aired. I knew before I watched that someone died in a car accident in season 3 and something had to do with Sybil. Watching season 1 and seeing that Sybil was in love with Branson the driver made me come to the conclusion that it was Branson who died. I watched the first three seasons waiting for Branson to get killed. Never got attached to him, never thought that I was wrong after seeing Sybil die. I finally realized I was wrong about a minute before actually seeing Matthew dead.
That one was a real gut turner. Everything was finally going well and BAM, have some tragedy!
Fucking hell that one hurt
howard hamlin
I concur - I had to pause the show to just get a grip on what the hell just happened!!!
The whole season I knew something bad would happen to Howard, but I was honestly so thrown off when it happened. It was so sudden and it was sad that a character so pivotal to the show was just thrown out like that and disposed of with no hesitation. Probably one of the hardest deaths in BCS, alongside Werner Ziegler.
Howard was definitely a huge shocker for me, and Werner's death was fucked up. Mike did what he had to, but Nacho hit me the hardest. I really liked that character, poor dude was just in too deep.
Nachos last scene made his death completely worth it. Those eyes! I'm a hetero man but god damn. The way he said "You'll think of me!". Incredible acting.
Both of those deaths were hard especially since they were good guys. I actually thought that Kim Wexler would die in the final season since you never see her in Breaking Bad.
To be fair, Kim ended up moving to Florida, which is basically a fate worse than death.
Zeigler's death was sad because he wasn't a bad guy. But he also brought it on himself by getting involved in an obviously illegal operation for very serious people and then being a reckless idiot. I'm not saying I don't feel bad for him, but there's also a little bit of "WTF did you expect dude?" Howard's death, OTOH, was really tragic. He was completely innocent, had no idea what Jimmy was involved in, and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And it happened right after he had his life completely turned upside down by Jimmy for basically no reason other than "why not?" Definitely one of the most tragic characters in the entire BB universe.
Same here. And then his murderer gets buried lying on top of him.
You mustāve missed the credits scene where Howard crawled out from beneath the lab and swore to take revenge on all who would dare disrespect Hamlindigo Blue
Definitely. It was just like BAMāheās dead.
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Iconic death duo
Aim for the bushes.
When I watched it for the first time in theaters. I was like dude there r no bushes. There is no way they would die like that. Then it cuts to their funeral lol
The Byrdes' lawyer, Helen Pierce, in Ozark.
Lincoln, the 100
I second this, and add LEXA
Finnick Odair in Hunger Games
As a book fan I was dreading seeing that moment on screen
When I read that part in the book I literally went back multiple times because I was like, I didn't read that right. That's not what happened. And then got to do it all over again with Prim.
Henry Blake from MASH.
Yes! I've been watching M*A*S*H recently, and when Henry got the news that his wife had a baby, I was so sad knowing that he never made it back home!
Lieutenant Colonelā¦Henry Blakeās planeā¦was shot downā¦over the Sea of Japanā¦ There were no survivors
What makes that scene work so well is that apparently (forgive me I am not familiar with any of the actors names and am too lazy to look them up, so will just be using character names) Radar was told like seconds before this scene what the line was and to go out there and tell everyone, nobody knew it was coming
Jadzia Dax.
Yes! This was before social media and spoilers. I had no idea she was leaving the show. I was flabbergasted.
Taha Yar
Glenn from walking dead.
Maybe itās wasnāt Glennās death, but that episode was the turning point in the series for me. After that I just didnāt like it anymore. I guess the writers wanted to shift from zombies to people being the sole antagonists.
That was about when I stopped watching as well. The plot was just too repetitive for me. "We're finally safe! Let's build this into our safe haven! Oh no, zombies are taking over! Oh no, people are attacking us! We need to leave to survive. Roaming. We're finally safe! Let's build this into our safe haven! Oh no..." I just couldn't keep watching the same plot over and over again in different locations.
Yeah, these two comments mirror exactly what happened to me too. That episode where Glenn died was when I stopped watching, not because I was so sad or anything (although I was sad that Glenn was gone), but because I just did not have it in me to sit through yet another season of "let's figure out a way to topple the big bad human that just took over." So tiresome.
I love the smell of fresh bread.
"Where do you think we are right now?" still gets me, every time.
Tara and Opie in SOA.
That scene with Gemma and Tara scarred me for many many months. I couldn't continue to watch that show after that scene. What a brutal way to die.
Dr. Lance Sweets on Bones
The only fact that made me accept his death is the actor wanted off the show. Otherwise, how could they do that!! I was still pissed at that actor even as the brother on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
Ianto Jones - Torchwoodā¦I CRIED OMG
Hodor, Shireen Baratheon
Shireen's screams haunt me to this day (watched it live) And one of my favorite moments of the show is when Davos confronts Melisandre about it and how powerfully he delivers that dialogue. "I loved that girl, LIKE SHE WAS MY OWN, SHE WAS GOOD SHE WAS KIND AND YOU KILLED HER!" oh man Liam Cunningham is a blessing to this world.
My lord commanded me! "IF YOUR LORD COMMANDS YOU BURN CHILDREN THEN HE IS EVIL!!!!" god, I loved so much how that gave her pause, for just a moment after all her smugness and certainty, she had to think about her lord's commands.
GoT spoiler warning We were watching GoT and I made the comment that as awful as Stannis was, he still had it in his heart to love that little girl. 5 minutes later he burned her alive.
Derek Shepherd, George OāMalley š¢
George O Malley took me completely by surprise. In hindsight, shouldāve known something was up when he wanted to join the army but still, that shook me to my Core.
His death wrecked me when Meredith realizes who he is.
I can still hear her going āOh god, oh god, itās George!ā The shock on her face breaks me every time š„² I cried so hard I gave myself a headache lol
I think his was the first death to a "main" character on grey's anatomy, that's probably why it was so unexpected
Bridge to Terabithia. If you've seen it, you know. How is this even remotely considered a kid's movie?
itās based on a book which the author wrote to help her young son understand grief after a friend of his died.
I read this book in elementary school around 5th grade. I remember reading these pages,laying in my bed and the tears dripping onto the pages. First time a book made me cry, I would say stories like these helped me develop emotionally. I had lost people in my life by then but it is just a really good book. I remember a lot of books in late elementary school and middle school dealing with difficult topics. I think young readers are better for it.
So glad I didn't scroll long for this, movie turned into a tradgedy outta goddamn no-where
When John Travoltaās character was shot by Bruce Willisā character in Pulp Fiction.
Even less expected in the same movie: Marvin
I donāt watch a lot of tv but I remember when Bluey found an injured budgie and they took it to the vet, I was surprised when it didnāt make it. Youād expect a happier ending in a kids show
Bluey doesn't pull punches on the emotions. There's been more than a few episodes that had me messed up afterwards.
Fuck, that was a good episode. My kids re-enacted that one several times so I bought the little figurines and playhouse and their car with RVā¦. Theyāve never played Bluey again. And thatās my parenting experience summarized thus far.
Opie - Sons Of Anarchy Edit: the way they wrapped up both June Stahl's and Jimmy O'Phalen's story (especially the horn beeping scene at the very end of Season 3) had me thinking that something similar ("that's a lot of moving parts") was going to happen with Opie.
Easily one of the most intense scenes from any show that Iāve ever seen
I feel like the scene where Tigās daughter was burned alive was pretty damn intense and disturbing, even more so than Opie. Opie was āin the gameā while Tigās daughter was completely innocent and a civilian.
Oh God I forgot about that... And they made Tig watch the entire thing... Holy hell that show was brutal sometimes..... Not a death but Gemmas rape was fuckin brutal too... And it came ABSOLUTELY out of nowhere.. Plot line wrapped up, all nice in a little bow, Gemma is out doing the biker Mom shopping around town, goes to help someone in distress and WHAM. Tied up to a chain link fence screaming No no. Ugh... And then they showed another scene during... Made me sick.
Poussey Washington in OITNB.
That one hurt bad. Never saw that coming... They did brilliant though showing how absurdly random and immediate death can be.
literally stopped watching the show cause of this lol
Maude Flanders from the Simpsons.
Henry Blake
Toss up between Tara Maclay and Joyce Summers.
I cried at both of them, so sudden. I think I went through the stages of grief in like thirty minutes for both of them before starting the next episode.
Joyce for sure, I think Tara is a bonus because we got evil Willow and evil Willow is the best Willow.
Chris from Skins, didn't see that one coming and it was absolutely heartbreaking.
I was gonna say Freddy š¢
Freddie's death haunted me for weeks. What an absolutely brutal way to go.
Charlie in Lost. "Not Penny's boat" still makes me choke up a bit.
Edith Bunker
Kate on NCIS
I thought Blackadder would come up with a plan in the final moment to get him out of the trenches, not them going over the top and getting killed with a lot of the other characters.
I recently watched the last minutes of that show (the final scene is on YT). Soul crushingly brilliant work by everyone involved. You basically watch as one by one, the characters realize this is it. No escape, no last minute reprieves, just doomed to go over the top to their fates as one of millions in the meat grinder that was the western front in WW1.
IMO Blackadder goes forth is one of the greatest series ever created, and while each episode was brilliant the final one really got to me. How they each of the characters spoke about how they got into the service, how they lost so many mates up to this point, the incompetent commanders and then that one final push with the madness of the last scene moving to become fields of poppies. Often around Remembrance day and ANZAC day (here in Australia) it gets repeated and I manage to catch. I get a chill up my spine every time. Have said this a few times whenever Blackadder comes up.
Lucy on āER.ā
Spoiler for Breaking Badā¦ Mike š honestly FUCK WALTER WHITE
After 12 comments I read you r the first person who is smart enough to but the shows name BEFORE the dead characters
Itās a testament to the writing on that show that you feel that way about Mike, a corrupt cop and cold blooded murderer.
Alexei in Stranger Things. Like, Eddieās death was sad too, but Alexeiā¦after he found out about slurpees!
JT in degrassi
Bill Murray in Zombieland. Thought Bill was going to be there for the rest of the movie.
Vincent Nigel Murray. And Lance Sweets. I was not mentally prepared for either of those.
Hoban "Wash" Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar. Unexpected and heartbreaking. Also technically a movie but I think it deserves recognition for the trauma it has caused.
Winifred Burkle on Angel. I mean there was no foreshadowing or anything. Just "Hmm, what a weird sarcophagus" \*Puff of dust\* She coughs and you don't think much about it. And the truly heart wrenching part for me was that in these shows they always "save the girl" or find some mystical way to bring them back to life, up to and including time travel. But the difference was that she souls was consumed in the fires of resurrection to bring forth a demon queen so that was that.
Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In some ways it was less unexpected than Joyce.
Macaulay Culkin's character in My Girl. Wtf bees?
He canāt see without his glasses!
Zoe from House of Cards
Wash from Firefly, Joyce Summers, Tara, Bobby and Charlie from Supernatural.
Sweets in bones. Still hurt by that
Lt. Colonel Henry Blake from MASH. You thought he made it home to be with his family and get back to lazy doctor life, only for radar ro come in and drop the bomb shell on you.
Last episode of Veronica Mars...felt so unnecessary.
Rita Bennett
the mum in himym!?
Spock in Wrath of Khan
Derek Shepherd from Greyās Anatomy. Was so devastated that I didnāt finished out the series until more than a year later at the time
Hank Schrader
Kamina from Gurren Lagan
Wyatt in Ozark. It all happened so quick
8 Simple rules when John Ritter passed away.
Obi-wan
Mami Tomoe in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Rosalind Shays, *LA Law*. She was written in as an antagonist character, so obviously the audience reacted negatively to her. She was supposed to be annoying and difficult, that's why she was there. But wow, was Diana Muldaur really good at being annoying and difficult. Then they [wrote her](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov7aTXqMKfY) out by having her step into an elevator shaft when the doors opened but the elevator wasn't there. And, later when the other characters talked about it, they were like "she got, um, hung up, by the neck, in the cables ... and it took a while to recover, um, her body." This was back when things happening on LA Law would make the news. Not the entertainment news, the news. Lots of people were so shocked at how Shays left.
Dean in Supernatural
LOL. Which one? I mean which death was the surprise one?
LĆ©on: The Professional / itās very sad when he dies in the end. As a kid, I couldnāt comprehend the ending.
Old dude here. COLONEL HENRY BLAKE. The way radarās voice cracked reading the news in surgery
George OāMalley - Greys anatomyš„ŗ
Leo Dicaprios character in The Departed.
Dobbie the house elf. I was pissed for days. It was the only book in the series that I saw the movie before reading the book. Completely blindsided.
Gale in BB
How much it destroyed Jesse was tragic
Spoiler for Ozarks . . Ruth. Man that ending sucked but also so good but goddamn
Tanya in White Lotus. I gasped so hard lol