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Off the list: Carter - Person of Interest Ryan - Nikita Tommy - Arrow Teri, Mason, Paul Raines, Tony's 'death', Bill, Renee - 24 Owen, Tosh, Ianto - Torchwood
I always felt bad for Daniel Faraday in Lost because his mother knew the entire time what was going to be his fate and yet it happened anyway. I could probably do an entire poll just on Lost characters.
Too many to pick! Juliet from Lost was the hardest one on me, with Marissa Cooper on The OC being a very close second, and Lori from TWD being a third one.
Other very worthy mentions: - Sun and Jin from Lost - Boone from Lost - Libby from Lost - Alex from Lost - Shannon from Lost - Daniel Faraday from Lost (talk about tragic!) - Charlie Pace from Lost (yeah, you can tell Lost deaths had a big effect on me) - Denny Duquette from GA - Lexie Grey from GA - Henry from GA - Mark from GA - Michael Scofield from Prison Break - Veronica from Prison Break - Alaric from TVD - Jeremy from TVD (even though it didn't stick, Elena's reaction was incredible) - Robb Stark from GoT - Nedd Stark from GoT - Andrea from TWD - Hershell from TWD - Deb on Dexter - Brody on Homeland - Will Gardner on The Good Wife - Tommy on Arrow - Carter on Person of Interest - Neal on OUAT - Fauxmanda on Revenge - Hayden on Revenge - Bullet on The Killing - Vincent on Bones - Dell on Private Practice - Laura on Battlestar Galactica - Ryan from Nikita - Sean from Nikita
There are other deaths which I considered to be incredibly well done but I wouldn't call sad. Rita's death from Dexter was sad in Season 5, but when it actually happened it was so shocking I couldn't even feel sad. Jack Shephard's death I wouldn't call sad, as there was a fulfilling thing around it.
Glad someone else mentioned Boone's death on Lost. Maybe it's because it was the first one on the show, maybe it's because of how awful it was for Jack to go through it and not being able to save him but it was really sad. Do No Harm is one of my favorite Lost episodes ever, truly underrated.
Perfectly understandable. I was downright gutted after I watched it. I kind of wish they hadn't brought her back in 6x01 just to die in Sawyer's arms - her death scene in the S5 finale was SO devastating, and the final scene of the episode with her hitting the bomb was just... one of the most powerful things in the history of TV. The 6x01 scene was just weak in comparison and seemed to diminish the impact... although I guess it was needed for the "we can go Dutch" callback in the series finale.
Both George and Denny's deaths on Grey's Anatomy were the saddest for me. I stopped watching the show before those other characters died. Marissa Cooper's death on The O.C. was sad, but I was so tired of her character by then that I knew it had to happen. I felt like Season 4 of The O.C. was the best because Marissa wasn't in it with all of the drama her character brought. Taylor made the show better that year too.
Carter - POI: The moral center of all the characters. Lemansky - The Shield: Of all the guys on the strike team Lem was the only one who was close to innocent. Tara - BtVS: I cried and I'm not ashamed to say so.
I love a lot of the choices listed in the comments. For me, one of the hardest deaths was Catelyn Stark. The brutality of that scene left me shocked. She died thinking she had outlived all of her children - you could just see her grief.
I had to go with LOST for all my votes here, Charlie, Sun & Jin are some of the saddest deaths I've seen on screen, got my to cry. I also would like to add September on the Fringe finale, which was really emotional, and Amanda and Aiden on Revenge, which was truly affecting due to Emily VanCamp's greatness at acting
On the list: Alaric (even though he's back now) and Montgomery. Other: Nathan Stark from Eureka, Ryan from Nikita, Bobby, Jo, and Ellen from Supernatural
From off the list: Riley - Stargate Universe Elizabeth Weir - Stargate Atlantis (the time she was in a replicator body and went through to a space-gate) Allison - Teen Wolf Aiden - Teen Wolf Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica Starbuck - Battlestar Galactica Charmed - Christy Mina - Penny Dreadful
Finn on Glee for sure.....Besides when John Ritter died on 8 simple rules, this is the only other one on the list (i think...?) that had to be done for real reasons. I cried like a baby during this episode.
Yes, I agree about Catelyn. It was heartbreaking... Her husband and her father were killed, she watched her oldest son and her unborn grandchild being murder and she died thinking her two girls were prisoners of her worst enemies and her two little boys had also being killed. Seriously, can there be a more tragic death than this?
Charlie & Juliet from Lost and Joyce from Buffy. The worst I think I've ever been effected by a character death was Adric in Doctor Who when I was 10, I was inconsolable :( Though when I watch classic Who know I find him very annoying XD
I found him just too creepy after the way he was introduced, taking advantage of strangers and sleeping with them against their will :p lol. I never really was a Torchwood fan though really, the only season I have watched completely was Children of Earth which was amazing. Strangely enough, it was manly because of Capaldi I was glued to that season too, he was phenomenal in it!
My favourite UK programme is Torchwood (closely followed by Fawlty Towers). Capaldi was very good in that season. Really do recommend going and watching the other seasons.
I've tried, a few times, I just can't get on with it I'm afraid. The second season is probably the only one I have gotten on with otherwise, but the first and especially the last I just don't like at all I'm afraid. Right there with you on Fawlty Towers though, fab show!
Yeah agreed, it's usually best to leave the audience wanting more rather than get stale. It's like Spaced, another great comedy show I adore, I would love there to be more episodes of that too, but again it's probably best that there isn't, lol.
In addition: Catelyn Stark and Oberyn Martell - GoT, Jason - Revolution, Beverly Katz - Hannibal, Angie - Under The Dome, Juliette's mom - Nashville, Charlotte and Wells - The 100, Tara and Terry - True Blood, Brona Croft and Peter Murray - Penny Dreadful, Miss Watson - Bates Motel, John Winchester, Bobby, Ellen, Jo and Gabriel - Supernatural, Sheriff Graham and Neil - Once Upon A Time, Aiden, Declan and Amanda - Revenge.
Ummmm...Lexie Grey of course! Given that Grey's Anatomy was averaging 20 mil viewers back then surely more people have seen it. Special mentions: - Cp. Roy Montgomery's death in Castle's Season 3 finale was a huge shock. Out of the blue. - Mark Sloan had a pretty emotional outing too, though he did have the people he loved the most around him (barring Lexie of course) for a final hurrah.
The saddest death to me, even though I never saw her dying or ill or anything, was the Mother's on HIMYM. Still can't believe it, never will accept it. Also, even though everyone else in the whole world thinks it was an awesome death because she was an awesome woman and did what she did to save her son and his friends (and all of that is definitely true), Madeleine's death on Burn Notice still pains me, I loved her and I cried my eyes out.
The first time that a character's death hit me really hard was Marissa's. Even though she was pretty boring in her last few episodes, the melancholy as they flashes back to the famous drive by from pilot as Ryan left Marissa behind to go back to Chino was really beautiful. The other deaths, most of them I knew it beforehand. But not that from George. It made such a shock.
Tommy was my favorite and I hated when he died but at least his death wasn't pointless. I hate when shows kill characters for the sake of shock factor.
They didn't even make the list - not a single one!! Joss Carter - Person of Interest Joyce Summers - Buffy President Roslin -BSG Etta - Fringe Hershel -TWD
Active Fan Base...... I have the entire series, am watching (5th ?) again! Was such an amazing show! I have actually managed to get several people to watch it, and it's been over for years! Never too late to get hooked on phenomenal writing, acting and characters!
Lexi Greys is by far the saddest one. I didn't choose Finn cause it wasn't specified, we don't know how he died, and Mark Sloan was surrounded by lots of friends
How could I have forgotten Skins (the first two generations I mean). But to me, Chris' death (1st generation) was by far the worst. I couldn't believe it. It was so sad.
I hear you about Marissa. I think it was the fact that I didn't really watch other tv series back then and that I had no idea of what was about to happen. I couldn't believe they were doing it. It was awfully sad. I was really in shock when the episode ended. And they handled the grief quite well in Season 4 with Ryan, Julie and Summer.
I love Battlestar Galactica and Laura Roslin so much. I think the only reason her death wasn't even sadder was the fact that she died knowing she got her people to where they were supposed to be. At least she had a sense of accomplishment in there.
I've always found the character of Sean and his death very underrated in the Nikita universe to be honest. He's not even frequently mentioned in these circles, which I find to be odd.
I kind of think that is because we tend to find TV deaths sadder when they are people mourning them and stuff, which wasn't the case with Faraday. But Faraday's death I think is the most tragic one. He was literally born with his mother knowing she would raise him to kill him
That death hurt. My favourite non-obvious character (away from Nikita, Michael and Birkhoff), and (with Ryan in a coma) the moral compass; the nicest character on the show and they kill him. Damn Nikita.
Oh yeah, it's tragic. But at the time it shocked me more than it saddened me. Actually, this was at the point where I was more confused about LOST than anything else. So, in order: confused, shocked, saddened.
Oh Lost... Just talking about it makes me miss it. I don't really think I will ever find a show I feel the same connection with. The closest things I've found were Battlestar Galactica and The Walking Dead, I adore these shows to death, but they are still not Lost.
One of THE saddest and most depressing moments in TV history. Because Jack is the hero, and we're always told that the hero has to make the hard choices, but they always do the right thing. And here we have Jack, boldly proclaiming to take down the 456 until the moment they decide to take away the person he loves. And in reaction to that Jack - the Hero, the protector of Earth - breaks down and tries to take it all back. He's willing to sacrifice the Earth for the life of one man. AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK.
Oh, man...Marissa Cooper from The OC was one of the saddest ever. Keith on One Tree Hill was tragic and heartbreaking, but the twist brought the show to another level. Jen on Dawson's Creek was another sob-fest! Great list, this really covers a lot of the biggest examples.
Alaric (Vampire Diaires), Paul (8 Simple Rules), and Keith (One Tree Hill). Dan's death was surprisingly touching too.
Off the list: Graham (Once Upon A Time), Daniel (OUAT), Neal (OUAT), Sean (Nikita), Ryan (Nikita), Carter (Person of Interest), Tommy (Arrow), Etta (Fringe), September (Fringe), Rose (Vampire Diaries), Chris (Charmed), and Jim (Ghost Whisperer) - though temporary.
REALLY? Lexi Grey had a worse death than Mark Greene of ER? Never! He had a slow, painful death that was felt in the characters who loved him after his death...
Denny Duquette was really sad. The Kwon's (Lost) left me ranting for weeks. Dying with your true love is one thing but leaving your child an orphan when you don't have to? gah. The saddest death for me was Carter on Person of Interest..
That was my thinking, too, with Finn. I also picked Paul Shennessy from the list for the same reason. The other deaths listed may well have been very sad, sure, but at least the actors and actresses involved are still alive. In Finn and Paul's cases, that's sadly not true. I remember sobbing when I watched the episodes that paid tribute to both those characters.
I kind of agree with you. To me, her death scene is still the Season 5 scene when I think about it, even though I know technically she died in the season 6 premiere. I didn't mind it that much though because I would never mind more Juliet, regardless of how it comes, and also because I thought it had a very nice touch to their FF meeting in the series finale as you mentioned, in addition to leave us guessing for the entire season.
Oh Lost... I just can't talk about this show, I miss it too much!
Effy was my favorite in the second one (and even the little we got to see of her in the first generation, I adored her). In the first generation, Chris would also probably be my favorite. I was really gutted when they killed him.
I would have picked John Ritter too if I had recognized the character name. That was another case of an actor gone too soon. Those episodes were hard to take and yet still beautifully done.
Wow! Making me thinking BACK! Ok, from the list I voted...Alaric- TVD. Charlie- Lost, and Paul- 8 simple rules, I was really crushed when John Ritter died. Who i couldn't vote for....Finn. - Glee. Missing you Corey.
Not from the list....Joyce Summers!!- BTVS...How that's not on the list is beyond me. That was heart breaking.
Jen from DC.(I know she's on the list) I cried during the whole Series Finale. But not for her death, only during her goodbye video to her daughter, and the speech with her and Jack, when he calls her, his soulmate (touches chest) that was beautiful.
Also Moira Queen from Arrow. Tommy was sad, but i didn't cry for him.
TVD- Rose and Jenna.
SPN- Bobby!! (Teared my freaking eyes out). Ellen and Jo. And Meg. (yes i said Meg, i miss her. She wanted to save her unicorn).
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Lexi Grey, the saddest, painfillest and quite heart breaking. Also Moira Queen and Allison Argent both died by swords :(
ReplyDeleteLost - Jin and Sun
ReplyDeleteI'm still not over it.
Juliet and Charlie from Lost. Other - Ryan from Nikita, not only one of the saddest deaths but one of the most powerful and heroic ones as well.
ReplyDeletefor me Mark and Lexie can country as the same deaths so cruel. But happy they had enough time the final speech between the both was heartbreaking :(
ReplyDeleteNo Buffy? Joyce Summer...
ReplyDeleteJoss Carter - Person of Interest
ReplyDeleteJames Novak - Scandal
Roy Montgomery - Castle
Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan.
ReplyDeleteThat's a tie between Joyce Summers and Tara from Buffy
ReplyDeleteCharlie, Jin and Sun, Lost.
ReplyDeleteOff the list:
Carter - Person of Interest
Ryan - Nikita
Tommy - Arrow
Teri, Mason, Paul Raines, Tony's 'death', Bill, Renee - 24
Owen, Tosh, Ianto - Torchwood
I always felt bad for Daniel Faraday in Lost because his mother knew the entire time what was going to be his fate and yet it happened anyway. I could probably do an entire poll just on Lost characters.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this poll my first thought was Rose on Vampire Diaries. Also Capt Montgomery(Castle), Charlie Pace(Lost) & Boone(Lost)
ReplyDeleteToo many to pick!
ReplyDeleteJuliet from Lost was the hardest one on me,
with Marissa Cooper on The OC being a very close second, and Lori from
TWD being a third one.
Other very worthy mentions:
- Sun and Jin from Lost
- Boone from Lost
- Libby from Lost
- Alex from Lost
- Shannon from Lost
- Daniel Faraday from Lost (talk about tragic!)
- Charlie Pace from Lost (yeah, you can tell Lost deaths had a big effect on me)
- Denny Duquette from GA
- Lexie Grey from GA
- Henry from GA
- Mark from GA
- Michael Scofield from Prison Break
- Veronica from Prison Break
- Alaric from TVD
- Jeremy from TVD (even though it didn't stick, Elena's reaction was incredible)
- Robb Stark from GoT
- Nedd Stark from GoT
- Andrea from TWD
- Hershell from TWD
- Deb on Dexter
- Brody on Homeland
- Will Gardner on The Good Wife
- Tommy on Arrow
- Carter on Person of Interest
- Neal on OUAT
- Fauxmanda on Revenge
- Hayden on Revenge
- Bullet on The Killing
- Vincent on Bones
- Dell on Private Practice
- Laura on Battlestar Galactica
- Ryan from Nikita
- Sean from Nikita
There are other deaths which I considered to be incredibly well done but I wouldn't call sad. Rita's death from Dexter was sad in Season 5, but when it actually happened it was so shocking I couldn't even feel sad. Jack Shephard's death I wouldn't call sad, as there was a fulfilling thing around it.
I agree. I think it was probably the most tragic death of all time.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I will ever be over Juliet's death scene
ReplyDeleteI always felt really sad for Nikki & Paulo on Lost, buried alive because viewers didn't respond well to them.
ReplyDeleteBoone and Charlie on Lost, Mike on Desperate Housewives and George on Grey's Anatomy were pretty sad too.
It was horrible, I agree. But I think what actually made it worse were the reactions from Kate, Hurley and especially Jack on the beach afterwards.
ReplyDeleteI think I would give that one the award of most cruel death, for sure.
ReplyDeleteGlad someone else mentioned Boone's death on Lost. Maybe it's because it was the first one on the show, maybe it's because of how awful it was for Jack to go through it and not being able to save him but it was really sad. Do No Harm is one of my favorite Lost episodes ever, truly underrated.
ReplyDeleteGeorge O'Mailey by long, it was so emotional. 007! I'm tearing up right now.
ReplyDeleteBut it always depend with which character you connect
Mark and Lexie was heartbreaking and also Finn's death
ReplyDeleteBoone , charlie , mr eko , daniel , charlotte , juliet , jin , sun , sayid , mr locke ..... it's impossible to not feeling sad for lost character .
ReplyDeleteTommy Merlyn (Arrow).. His death broke me. And im still not over it.. #koalafeels
ReplyDeleteFrom the ones from the list:
ReplyDeleteCharlie Pace (LOST)
Juliet (LOST)
Sun and Jin (LOST)
Not on the list:
Boone (LOST)
Tommy (Arrow)
Hershel Greene (TWD)
Carter (POI)
Daniel (LOST)
Their are so many more i could list , but could probably be here all day.
Just thinking about it now makes me sad especially as Faraday was one of my favourite characters.
ReplyDeletePrue from Charmed, Paul Hennessey from the list, also Jack (LOST). There are a lot of them, really.
ReplyDeleteWill Gardner (The Good Wife)
ReplyDeleteDebra Morgan (Dexter)
Definitely especially as we got to know them so well and their life stories.
ReplyDeleteTeen Wolf - Allison.
ReplyDeletePerfectly understandable. I was downright gutted after I watched it. I kind of wish they hadn't brought her back in 6x01 just to die in Sawyer's arms - her death scene in the S5 finale was SO devastating, and the final scene of the episode with her hitting the bomb was just... one of the most powerful things in the history of TV. The 6x01 scene was just weak in comparison and seemed to diminish the impact... although I guess it was needed for the "we can go Dutch" callback in the series finale.
ReplyDeleteJenna - TVD !!! Allison on Teen Wolf
ReplyDeleteMark Sloan (GA) gets my voice, but Barry Frost (Rizzoli & Isles) was probably worse because he's really dead :/
ReplyDeleteBoth George and Denny's deaths on Grey's Anatomy were the saddest for me. I stopped watching the show before those other characters died. Marissa Cooper's death on The O.C. was sad, but I was so tired of her character by then that I knew it had to happen. I felt like Season 4 of The O.C. was the best because Marissa wasn't in it with all of the drama her character brought. Taylor made the show better that year too.
ReplyDeleteTara/Anya - Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Bobby - Supernatural.
ReplyDeleteCharlie and Jack from Lost and Keith Scott from One Tree Hill.
ReplyDeleteLaura Roslin from Battlestrar Galactica
ReplyDeleteTommy and Moira from Arrow
Etta Bishop from Fringe
Vicent from Bones
Hershel and Andrea from The Walking Dead
Out of those I would say Charlie from Lost. But I think Fred's death on Angel made me cry the most.
ReplyDeleteJuliet Burke - Lost. Every time I watch that episode, I cry:(
ReplyDeleteSammy the dog (Revenge)
ReplyDeleteAdriana on The Sopranos. Also Amy on The Walking Dead.
ReplyDeleteFrost - Rizzoli & Isles
ReplyDeleteJuliet and Charlie, Lost
ReplyDeleteCarter - POI: The moral center of all the characters.
ReplyDeleteLemansky - The Shield: Of all the guys on the strike team Lem was the only one who was close to innocent.
Tara - BtVS: I cried and I'm not ashamed to say so.
Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galactica!
ReplyDeleteEven after 5 yrs there is still an active fan group devoted to this character!
Her death was heartbreaking!
Fred - Angel
ReplyDeleteMoira and Tommy - Arrow
Arthur and Morgana - Merlin
Brody - Homeland
For me, some of the saddest deaths, for different reasons.
Bobby - Supernatural, Jo & Ellen - Supernatural, Juliet - Lost, Charlie - Lost, Joyce - Buffy & Mark Green - ER
ReplyDeleteAlso, Hershel - Walking Dead
ReplyDeleteI love a lot of the choices listed in the comments. For me, one of the hardest deaths was Catelyn Stark. The brutality of that scene left me shocked. She died thinking she had outlived all of her children - you could just see her grief.
ReplyDeleteMark Greene - ER- heart breaking storyline
ReplyDeleteGeorge O'Malley - Grey's - even tho we knew he was leaving his death was tragic/heartbreaking.
Charlie Pace - LOST - I still mourn his death...... 'Not Penny's Boat'
Aiden Mathis - Revenge
ReplyDeleteI thought Maggie died first.
ReplyDeleteI had to go with LOST for all my votes here, Charlie, Sun & Jin are some of the saddest deaths I've seen on screen, got my to cry.
ReplyDeleteI also would like to add September on the Fringe finale, which was really emotional, and Amanda and Aiden on Revenge, which was truly affecting due to Emily VanCamp's greatness at acting
Other-Damon Salavatore, TVD
ReplyDeleteIt was not execly a death but 10th Doctor played by David Tennant.
ReplyDeleteOn the list: Alaric (even though he's back now) and Montgomery. Other: Nathan Stark from Eureka, Ryan from Nikita, Bobby, Jo, and Ellen from Supernatural
ReplyDeleteNeps. Boone died in Season 1, episode 20. It wasn't until Season 2, Episode 6, that Shannon died. (Yep, I am a Lost geek)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all Charlie from Lost, then Lexi Grey and Ned Stark! If I could have a 4th choice that would be Sun Hwa Kwon - Lost
ReplyDeleteMark Greene- blast from the past. Denny Duquette was by far the saddest for me- even though I was cringing at what Izzy had done...
ReplyDeleteNone from the above list.
ReplyDeleteFrom off the list:
Riley - Stargate Universe
Elizabeth Weir - Stargate Atlantis (the time she was in a replicator body and went through to a space-gate)
Allison - Teen Wolf
Aiden - Teen Wolf
Laura Roslin - Battlestar Galactica
Starbuck - Battlestar Galactica
Charmed - Christy
Mina - Penny Dreadful
Ya. I thought about it after the fact thinking it was Boone holding her when i realized it was Syid.
ReplyDeleteFinn on Glee for sure.....Besides when John Ritter died on 8 simple rules, this is the only other one on the list (i think...?) that had to be done for real reasons. I cried like a baby during this episode.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree about Catelyn. It was heartbreaking... Her husband and her father were killed, she watched her oldest son and her unborn grandchild being murder and she died thinking her two girls were prisoners of her worst enemies and her two little boys had also being killed. Seriously, can there be a more tragic death than this?
ReplyDeleteMan, how the hell did I forget Sean?!
ReplyDeleteFrom the listed: George, Lexi and Marc. But the One death and funeral I cry everytime I watch it Clair Mcleod from Aussie Drama mcleods daughters.
ReplyDeleteCharlie & Juliet from Lost and Joyce from Buffy. The worst I think I've ever been effected by a character death was Adric in Doctor Who when I was 10, I was inconsolable :( Though when I watch classic Who know I find him very annoying XD
ReplyDeleteI lost my dad not long after The Body aired, I still find it a very hard episode to watch even now, especially Anya's breakdown.
ReplyDeleteI was never really a fan of Owen on Torchwood, but found both his and Tosh's deaths very moving.
ReplyDeleteI loved Owen.
ReplyDeleteJoss Whedon is responsible for too many sad deaths, Joyce, Tara, Fred, Anya, Wash to name but a few!
ReplyDeleteI found him just too creepy after the way he was introduced, taking advantage of strangers and sleeping with them against their will :p lol. I never really was a Torchwood fan though really, the only season I have watched completely was Children of Earth which was amazing. Strangely enough, it was manly because of Capaldi I was glued to that season too, he was phenomenal in it!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite UK programme is Torchwood (closely followed by Fawlty Towers). Capaldi was very good in that season. Really do recommend going and watching the other seasons.
ReplyDeleteI've tried, a few times, I just can't get on with it I'm afraid. The second season is probably the only one I have gotten on with otherwise, but the first and especially the last I just don't like at all I'm afraid. Right there with you on Fawlty Towers though, fab show!
ReplyDeleteOh well. Yes, that is a fantastic show. Shame they didn't make more but they didn't really need to. 12 episodes of pure brilliance.
ReplyDeleteYeah agreed, it's usually best to leave the audience wanting more rather than get stale. It's like Spaced, another great comedy show I adore, I would love there to be more episodes of that too, but again it's probably best that there isn't, lol.
ReplyDeleteALWAYS:
ReplyDeleteMike Defino and Edie Britt - Desperate Housewives.
Marissa Cooper - The OC.
In addition: Catelyn Stark and Oberyn Martell - GoT, Jason - Revolution, Beverly Katz - Hannibal, Angie - Under The Dome, Juliette's mom - Nashville, Charlotte and Wells - The 100, Tara and Terry - True Blood, Brona Croft and Peter Murray - Penny Dreadful, Miss Watson - Bates Motel, John Winchester, Bobby, Ellen, Jo and Gabriel - Supernatural, Sheriff Graham and Neil - Once Upon A Time, Aiden, Declan and Amanda - Revenge.
ReplyDeleteNeal! OUAT!
ReplyDeleteDid you know the plan was to kill Xander in the final season but they changed their minds at the last moment? So he lost an eye instead.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think his reaction to losing Anya was more painful than him dying though really, so it was a good choice to keep him alive imo.
ReplyDeleteTara Knowles - Sons of Anarchy
ReplyDeleteMike on DH,Keith & Dan on OTH,Marissa. On OC
ReplyDeleteUmmmm...Lexie Grey of course! Given that Grey's Anatomy was averaging 20 mil viewers back then surely more people have seen it.
ReplyDeleteSpecial mentions:
- Cp. Roy Montgomery's death in Castle's Season 3 finale was a huge shock. Out of the blue.
- Mark Sloan had a pretty emotional outing too, though he did have the people he loved the most around him (barring Lexie of course) for a final hurrah.
Lexie and Marissa. But also add Allison Argent from Teen wolf. All my girls dying with their true love right next to them.
ReplyDeleteThe saddest death to me, even though I never saw her dying or ill or anything, was the Mother's on HIMYM. Still can't believe it, never will accept it. Also, even though everyone else in the whole world thinks it was an awesome death because she was an awesome woman and did what she did to save her son and his friends (and all of that is definitely true), Madeleine's death on Burn Notice still pains me, I loved her and I cried my eyes out.
ReplyDeleteFIrst by a long way for me..
ReplyDeleteOpie being slaughtered on Sons of Anarchy.
Second:
Ned Stark's beheading on Game of Thrones.
After all these years the saddest death for me is still Keith Scott from One Tree Hill with Lexie and Mark in second place.
ReplyDeleteThe first time that a character's death hit me really hard was Marissa's. Even though she was pretty boring in her last few episodes, the melancholy as they flashes back to the famous drive by from pilot as Ryan left Marissa behind to go back to Chino was really beautiful. The other deaths, most of them I knew it beforehand. But not that from George. It made such a shock.
ReplyDeleteAnd Neal!!! How could I forget my puppy. A pointless death to pimp a stupid ship.
ReplyDeleteITA! There's something about a pet dying on a show or movie that gets to me far more than any human death ever does, I don't know why.
ReplyDeleteFor me, the Red Wedding was so horrific that it didn't strike me as sad. One death that stuck with me for a long time was Victor from Burn Notice.
ReplyDeleteI think the show jumped the shark many times but Lexi's death really changed the show forever for worse.
ReplyDeleteTommy was my favorite and I hated when he died but at least his death wasn't pointless. I hate when shows kill characters for the sake of shock factor.
ReplyDeleteI'm still pissed they killed her off. The actress asked to be written out not killed off. They should have sent her to France.
ReplyDeleteLexie from the GA and Juliet from Lost ,
ReplyDeletebut the saddest death in TV for me was Claire's in McLeod's Daughters .
Uh...Bobby? from Supernatural...why isn't this even an option?
ReplyDeleteThey didn't even make the list - not a single one!!
ReplyDeleteJoss Carter - Person of Interest
Joyce Summers - Buffy
President Roslin -BSG
Etta - Fringe
Hershel -TWD
My heart is like a river, so agree about Claire
ReplyDeleteActive Fan Base......
ReplyDeleteI have the entire series, am watching (5th ?) again! Was such an amazing show! I have actually managed to get several people to watch it, and it's been over for years! Never too late to get hooked on phenomenal writing, acting and characters!
Charlie (Lost), Finn (Glee), and JT (Degrassi).
ReplyDeleteMarissa's (THE OC) death was the saddest Ive ever seen followed by Allisonssssss deatthh in Teen wolf
ReplyDeleteI am so pissed at Will dying. UGH, I may never get over it honestly.
ReplyDeleteMike Delfino
ReplyDeleteJuliet Burke
Robb Stark
Lexie Grey
Mark Sloan
Alaric
Rita Morgan
Marissa Cooper
Ned Stark
Amanda Clarke
Joffrey Baratheon (joke)
ReplyDeletePrue Halliwell (Charmed) and Tara Maclay (Buffy). Not only did they tragically, but it was really sad to see Piper and Willow so devastated.
ReplyDeleteI am re-watching The OC right now and dreading coming up on that episode again.
ReplyDeleteProbably because of my age when it happened but it has stuck with me too.
ReplyDeleteLexie Grey was the worst I've ever been through.
ReplyDeleteFreddie in Skins (UK), the 2nd generation....
ReplyDeleteI know it's a new TV death by James Novak from Scandal made a HUGE impact on me so I'm adding him to the list!
ReplyDeleteLexi Greys is by far the saddest one. I didn't choose Finn cause it wasn't specified, we don't know how he died, and Mark Sloan was surrounded by lots of friends
ReplyDeleteI think Aiden from Revenge should be included; it wasn't the saddest death, but Emily's pain is really hard to get over
ReplyDeleteIanto, gods, NEVER GOING TO GET OVER IT.
ReplyDeleteHow could I have forgotten Skins (the first two generations I mean). But to me, Chris' death (1st generation) was by far the worst. I couldn't believe it. It was so sad.
ReplyDeleteI hear you about Marissa. I think it was the fact that I didn't really watch other tv series back then and that I had no idea of what was about to happen. I couldn't believe they were doing it. It was awfully sad. I was really in shock when the episode ended. And they handled the grief quite well in Season 4 with Ryan, Julie and Summer.
ReplyDeleteFrom How I Met Your Mother, I actually think Marshall's death was sadder, for the impact it had on Marshall.
ReplyDelete"I take it all back, but not him!" Jack's words = the thoughts of every Torchwood fan as he collapsed.
ReplyDeleteI love Battlestar Galactica and Laura Roslin so much. I think the only reason her death wasn't even sadder was the fact that she died knowing she got her people to where they were supposed to be. At least she had a sense of accomplishment in there.
ReplyDeleteI didn't find Daniel's death very sad (which is strange since he is my favourite character), I found it more of a shocking death.
ReplyDeleteI've always found the character of Sean and his death very underrated in the Nikita universe to be honest. He's not even frequently mentioned in these circles, which I find to be odd.
ReplyDeleteI kind of think that is because we tend to find TV deaths sadder when they are people mourning them and stuff, which wasn't the case with Faraday. But Faraday's death I think is the most tragic one. He was literally born with his mother knowing she would raise him to kill him
ReplyDeleteThat death hurt. My favourite non-obvious character (away from Nikita, Michael and Birkhoff), and (with Ryan in a coma) the moral compass; the nicest character on the show and they kill him. Damn Nikita.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, it's tragic. But at the time it shocked me more than it saddened me. Actually, this was at the point where I was more confused about LOST than anything else. So, in order: confused, shocked, saddened.
ReplyDeleteOh Lost... Just talking about it makes me miss it. I don't really think I will ever find a show I feel the same connection with. The closest things I've found were Battlestar Galactica and The Walking Dead, I adore these shows to death, but they are still not Lost.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Lost is a very unique thing. Seriously doubt that any show will be like it again.
ReplyDeleteVoted Alaric Saltzman, Keith Scott (OTH) and Marissa Cooper
ReplyDeleteAllison agrnet was the saddest death , the most saddest . Heart-Breaking death on TV Shock the all the audience , and made everyone cry .
ReplyDeleteOne of THE saddest and most depressing moments in TV history. Because Jack is the hero, and we're always told that the hero has to make the hard choices, but they always do the right thing. And here we have Jack, boldly proclaiming to take down the 456 until the moment they decide to take away the person he loves. And in reaction to that Jack - the Hero, the protector of Earth - breaks down and tries to take it all back. He's willing to sacrifice the Earth for the life of one man. AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK.
ReplyDeleteI made myself sad, damn. D:
September/Donald - Fringe
ReplyDeleteOh, man...Marissa Cooper from The OC was one of the saddest ever. Keith on One Tree Hill was tragic and heartbreaking, but the twist brought the show to another level. Jen on Dawson's Creek was another sob-fest! Great list, this really covers a lot of the biggest examples.
ReplyDeleteFor me personally, Will Gardner from The Good Wife :(
ReplyDeleteCharlie Pace and Juliet Burke from LOST. Also Joss Carter from Person of Interest :'(
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear.
ReplyDelete8 Below, Hachi, Marley and Me, Black Beauty, Horse Whisperer all choke me up every time.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's because they're so cute/beautiful and innocent in ways. And I love animals.
Alaric (Vampire Diaires), Paul (8 Simple Rules), and Keith (One Tree Hill). Dan's death was surprisingly touching too.
ReplyDeleteOff the list: Graham (Once Upon A Time), Daniel (OUAT), Neal (OUAT), Sean (Nikita), Ryan (Nikita), Carter (Person of Interest), Tommy (Arrow), Etta (Fringe), September (Fringe), Rose (Vampire Diaries), Chris (Charmed), and Jim (Ghost Whisperer) - though temporary.
REALLY? Lexi Grey had a worse death than Mark Greene of ER? Never! He had a slow, painful death that was felt in the characters who loved him after his death...
ReplyDeleteAnyone for Allison Argent?
ReplyDeleteor Opie or Tara from Sons of Anarchy?
The second time i watched the oc it was actually harder so take care bruh :)
ReplyDeleteDenny Duquette was really sad. The Kwon's (Lost) left me ranting for weeks. Dying with your true love is one thing but leaving your child an orphan when you don't have to? gah. The saddest death for me was Carter on Person of Interest..
ReplyDeleteThat was my thinking, too, with Finn. I also picked Paul Shennessy from the list for the same reason. The other deaths listed may well have been very sad, sure, but at least the actors and actresses involved are still alive. In Finn and Paul's cases, that's sadly not true. I remember sobbing when I watched the episodes that paid tribute to both those characters.
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree with you. To me, her death scene is still the Season 5 scene when I think about it, even though I know technically she died in the season 6 premiere. I didn't mind it that much though because I would never mind more Juliet, regardless of how it comes, and also because I thought it had a very nice touch to their FF meeting in the series finale as you mentioned, in addition to leave us guessing for the entire season.
ReplyDeleteOh Lost... I just can't talk about this show, I miss it too much!
Fred from angel and amy & rory from doctor who. And, every time the doctor dies.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Chris and Freddie were my favorite characters in each generation of Skins...
ReplyDeleteEffy was my favorite in the second one (and even the little we got to see of her in the first generation, I adored her). In the first generation, Chris would also probably be my favorite. I was really gutted when they killed him.
ReplyDeleteHow could I forget JR Ewing , made worse since Larry Hagman had passed away.
ReplyDeleteI would have picked John Ritter too if I had recognized the character name. That was another case of an actor gone too soon. Those episodes were hard to take and yet still beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteJuliet Burke in Lost. I seldom cry from TV shows, but that scene. So sad :-(
ReplyDeleteGeorge definetly George, i cant tell you how much i cried and teh speech Meredith said at the end is one of my favorites quotes EVER!
ReplyDeleteA Dangerous poll O_O .. lol!
ReplyDeleteAllison Argent - Teenwolf
ReplyDeleteSo sad😭😭
Wow! Making me thinking BACK! Ok, from the list I voted...Alaric- TVD. Charlie- Lost, and Paul- 8 simple rules, I was really crushed when John Ritter died. Who i couldn't vote for....Finn. - Glee. Missing you Corey.
ReplyDeleteNot from the list....Joyce Summers!!- BTVS...How that's not on the list is beyond me. That was heart breaking.
Jen from DC.(I know she's on the list) I cried during the whole Series Finale. But not for her death, only during her goodbye video to her daughter, and the speech with her and Jack, when he calls her, his soulmate (touches chest) that was beautiful.
Also Moira Queen from Arrow. Tommy was sad, but i didn't cry for him.
TVD- Rose and Jenna.
SPN- Bobby!! (Teared my freaking eyes out). Ellen and Jo. And Meg. (yes i said Meg, i miss her. She wanted to save her unicorn).
Am I the only one who thinks that Catelyn Stark's throat slitting was sadder that Robb Stark's death?
ReplyDeleteJin, Sun, Juliet, Jack... Heck everyone who died on Lost had a sad death to me.
ReplyDeleteAll the deaths in the finale of SFU. This finale scene. The best. Ever.
ReplyDeleteYES!! Victor from Burn Notice. And he wasn't even a regular character.
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ReplyDeleteJacqueline implied I'm taken by surprise that a mom can earn $8130 in 1 month
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All the deaths from Grey's Anatomy were heartbreaking, that show knows how to tug at the heartstrings (and tearducts!)
ReplyDeleteMy picks are:
Lexie Grey - Grey's Anatomy
George O'Malley - Grey's Anatomy
Finn Hudson - Glee
Honorable mentions:
Mark Sloan - GA
Keith Scott - OTH
Dan Scott - OTH
Mike Delfino - Desperate Housewives
...and...
Lydia James - OTH
Maya - PLL (although not shown on screen)