The most sad television of all time

We still haven't recovered emotionally from the death of these beloved television characters.


Of course, we know that these are not real people, but the characters in our favorite TV shows Start feeling like real friends after a while. This is why it is so devastating when we are abruptly forced to say goodbye. The characters who die in television shows can be powerful and even cathartic, not to mention the way it increases the issues and propels the intrigue forward - but that does not mean that it is not as deeply overwhelming. At the risk of opening old injuries, here is our return to the saddest TV deaths of all time. Read the rest to see if your choice has cut, but be notified, there are massive spoilers to come.

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1
Lexie Gray, Gray anatomy

still from grey's anatomy
ABC

Of all deaths on Gray anatomy - And there were so many gray grayes ( Chyler Leigh ) The disappearance always strikes the hardest. Maybe it's Meredith ( Ellen pompeo ) emptied reaction, it may be Mark ( Eric Dane ) Refuse to let go of his hand, or maybe we just grew up on the little gray over the years.

2
Jack Pearson, It's us

still from this is us
Nbc

After a season and a half to tease us with the promised revelation of how Jack ( Milo Ventimiglia ) deceased, It's us saved the punch for An episode of post-uuper-super bowl , in which Jack escapes the fans of firefighters who supposed him - only to die of a cardiac arrest shortly after. Way of making us guess. And cry.

3
Glenn Rhee, The Walking Dead

still from the walking dead
AMC

Glenn's cruelty ( Steven Yeun ) Brutal death on The Walking Dead is that the character had just recovered from a close call the previous season, And The show killed Abraham ( Michael Cudlitz ) First of all, suggest the viewers that Glenn was safe. The sadistic way that this murder of a beloved character was playing was enough to make some fans Leave the series for real.

4
Will Gardner, The good woman

still from the good wife
CBS

In one way or another, everyone has managed to keep it secret that Josh Charles would leave The good woman Mid-season, making Will Gardner's death even more shocking. The bursting of violence when his client opened fire in a courtroom was already surprising, but the revelation of his body really swept away from the public.

5
Poussey Washington, Orange is the new black

orange is the new black
Netflix

Orange is the new black Fans were not the only ones upset by Poussey ( Samira Wiley ) Death: His accidental suffocation by a CO during a peaceful demonstration is one of the main incentive incidents for the riot of the prison which takes place during the following season. In real life, the show launched a Criminal justice reform fund In the name of Poussey.

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6
Lady Sybil Crawley, Downton Abbey

downton abbey
ITV

The complications of childbirth are very real and they were even more a problem in the 1920s. It is certainly not incredible than Sybil ( Jessica Brown Findlay ) would die after giving birth, but for The city center abbey The fans who had come to love the character, this development of the plot nevertheless looked a little like a betrayal.

7
Lucy Knight, Er

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Distribution of domestic television from Warner Bros.

Er was influenced by the medical dramas that preceded it and proved to be extremely influential on those who followed. The surviving character has a tragedy to die of complications shortly after - like poor Lucy Knight ( Kellie Martin ) - has become something of a staple food, and also appears on several non -medical dramas on this list. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

8
Finn Hudson, Joy

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Fox

The real death of Cory Monteith was to be discussed on Joy , who devoted a tribute episode to the character of Finn and the actor who portrayed him. Viewers have never learned how Finn died, but it didn't matter - what was the heartbreaking performance of the friends of Finn, who were also from Monteith.

9
Ms. Landingham, The west wing

still from the west wing
Warner Bros. television distribution.

The rules of dramatic irony suggest that you should never accept a future conversation with someone, and you should never note to pick up your first new car, unless you are ready to enter a deadly collision in said new car Before the conversation never happened. Ms. Landingham ( Kathryn Joosten ) learned this lesson to the hard.

10
Lane Pryce, Mad Men

still from mad men
AMC

Unlike other prestigious dramas, we could name - including some on this list - Mad Men Did not really hunt out of the death of the character. This is what made Lane Pryce ( Jared Harris ) Brutal outing so shocking and so overwhelming. While his despair was obvious for some time, he has always felt suddenly and left those around him (and viewers) in shock.

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11
Sun-Hwa Kwon and Jin-Soo Kwon, Lost

still from lost
ABC

How do you choose the death of the saddest character on Lost , who had killed all the characters in the final of the series? (Literally! last season was everyone in purgatory.) You have to go with your instinct, and ours says that nothing has struck stronger than Jin ( Daniel Dae Kim ) and the sun ( Yunjin Kim ) Drunching after having decided that they could not bear to be separated.

12
Tara Maclay, Buffy against vampires

still from buffy the vampire slayer
20th television

Tara's shocking death on Buffy against vampires sent shock waves through the peak of the season, like her girlfriend Willow ( Alyson Hannigan ) went darkly looking for revenge. THE Controversial choice to kill One of the rare queer characters of the show, immediately after finding Willow, has become all the more painful by the fact that the actor Amber Benson had been added to the opening credits for his last episode.

13
Gary Shepherd, Thirty -one

still from thirtysomething
MGM television

In the early 90s, television characters did not drop with all the frequency they do now. Gary's ( Peter Horton ) Sudden death in a car accident was a real shock for the system, especially since Thirty -one Fans had been ready for the death of Nancy ( Patricia Wettig ), which rather fought against ovary cancer.

14
Rayna James, Nashville

still from nashville
Mark Levine / Cmt

Connie Britton Decision to leave Nashville Before the conclusion of the series, his star character, Rayna James, needed a dramatic shipment. This came in the form of his death, which follows a familiar scheme on this list of the most sad television pits: car accident, complications after she seemed to survive.

15
Hodor, Game Of Thrones

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Hbo

Like with Lost , the body is counting on Game Of Thrones was exceptionally high. But that does not mean that some deaths do not stand out. Hodor ( Kristian Nairn ) may not have been the most shocking - it would be that of Ned ( Sean Bean ) In season 1, or the horrible red wedding of season 3, but it was the most poignant. He died by saving Bran ( Isaac Hempstead Wright ), who (we have learned) had inadvertently destroyed Hodor's mind and had reduced it to an absurd word from decades before.

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16
Tara Knowles, Son of anarchy

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Fx

Tara's violence ( Maggie Siff ) Death has made much more difficult to bear for viewers. Son of anarchy Fans had come to appreciate Tara as something of a moral compass for Jax ( Charlie Hunnam ) - His murder in the hands of Jax's mother ( Katey Sagal ) removed the carpet under him and prepared the land for the rest of the series.

17
Sweets, Bone

still from bones
Fox

John Patrick Daley has become a successful director over the years, but unfortunately, it meant his character on Bone necessary to make an outing. Sweets is shot down during the premiere of season 10, delivering emblematic words of administration: "The world is much better than you think."

18
Rita Morgan, Dexter

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Show time

Rita's tragedy ( Julie Benz ) Death is that Dexter ( Michael C. Hall ) Seems to win - he sends Trinity's killer ( John Lithgow ) and should have been able to save Rita in time. But his wife and the mother of his child, one of the rare lips of Dexter in the world, had been murdered long before his last confrontation with his killer. The revelation is emptying.

19
J.T. Yorke, Degrassi: The next generation

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Distribution of the wild

During six seasons on Degrassi: The next generation , J.T. ( Ryan Cooley ) has gone from a boring kid to - We say it - the young adult saturation and compassionate. His stabs and his later death were extremely overwhelming, a shocking moment even for a series of teenagers who had made a name as a show that was ready to "go".

20
Bellamy Blake, The 100

still from the 100
The CW

Bellamy ( Bob Morley ) made so close to the end The 100 that we have not really seen his death coming - and we would certainly not have been able to predict that it would come to the hands of Clarke ( Eliza Taylor ), who not only killed Bellamy but also all Belarke Hope shipowners have made these crazy children one day work. If it is a consolation, the two actors end up I got married in real life !

21
Sarah Lynn, Bojack rider

still from bojack horseman
Netflix

Bojack Horseman ( Will Arnett ) had a lot of rocky background, but none was inferior to his bell with her former child co-star Sarah Lynn ( Kristen Schaal ), culminating in his death. On a series that has never moved away from darkness, Sarah Lynn's overdose was still particularly dark, an unpleasant reminder of the destruction band in the wake of Bojack.

22
Marvin Eriksen Sr., how I Met Your Mother

Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen in How I Met Your Mother
20th Century Fox Television

The death of Marvin Eriksen ( Bill Fagerbakke ) - Beloved daddy from Marshall ( Jason Segel ) —Parns off screen on how I Met Your Mother . Instead, the public learns as Marshall, when his wife Lily (Alyson Hannigan) announces the devastating news. Segel knew his co-star would offer a twist But asked not to be informed before the shooting of what it was, making his response to evisation: "My father died? I am not ready for that," totally improvised and viscerally real.

23
Nate Fisher, Six feet Under ground

Michael C. Hall and Peter Krause in Six Feet Under
Hbo

In almost all possible ways, Six feet Under ground is a show on death, but he was still shocking when they killed the main character de facto Nate Fisher ( Peter Krause ) with several episodes of the last season to do. A serious brain disorder which Nate was diagnosed with seasons before is the culprit, and the moment when he was line flat from the hospital with brother David (Michael C. Hall) sitting next to him already shook the viewers.

24
Howard Hamlin, You better call Saul

Patrick Fabian on Better Call Saul
AMC

You have to give it to Howard Hamlin: his death does what is undoubtedly the most spoken and unforgettable scene of the whole series of You better call Saul . Patrick Fabian's The character appears to face Jimmy ( Bob odenkirk ) and Kim ( Rhea Seehorn ) on the increasingly cruel pranks they have played on him, to become collateral damage to Lalo ( Tony Dalton ) War against Gus Fring ( Giancarlo Esposito ).

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25
Amber VOAKIS, Home

Anne Dudek and Robert Sean Leonard on House
Fox

Season 4 of Home ended with a real note, with the deterioration and the possible death of Amber ( Anne Dudek ) Following a bus accident that she and sheltering (shelter (shelter ( Hugh Laurie ) Originally survive. While fighting in the hospital, House is able to recover a memory before the accident which diagnoses the state of Amber - due to her injuries, her body is not able to treat amantadine that she was taking for the flu. But it's still too late, and she dies with Wilson ( Robert Sean Leonard ) holding her in her hospital bed.

26
Michael CORDERO, Jane the Virgin

Brett Dier in Jane the Virgin
The CW

Yes, yes, this death was finally retraconed In the Telenovela twist We should have all seen coming. But it was still heartbreaking for Jane Villanueva ( Gina Rodriguez ) And Jane the Virgin fans when her husband of a bride Michael Cordero ( Brett Dier ) Apparently dies of an aortic dissection caused by a shot he took in the chest of months earlier - just as he embarked on a new life path by taking the Lsat.

27
Adriana La Cerva, Sopranos

Drea de Matteo in The Sopranos
Hbo

There are many deaths of characters to catalog Sopranos , and they pass the toned range of tonally from absurd comic and comic strip to very heartbreaking. Since that of Christopher ( Michael Impeoli ) Adriana engaged ( MATTEO DREA ) is not directly responsible for any violence itself, unlike most of the other players who strike, his death goes in the second bucket. Despite the abuse of hardening in the hands of Christopher over the years, she has always tried to remain faithful to him and to the rest of the family after having made cooperation sing with the FBI. He confessing is a death sentence, even if it is the one that no one - notably his executioner Silvio ( Steven Van Zandt ) —Seem delighted to achieve.

This story has been updated to include additional inputs, verification of facts and copying edition.


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