Top 20 Saddest TV Deaths
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- We're not crying, you're crying! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most heartbreaking demises of beloved television characters. Brace yourselves, there are major spoilers ahead! Our countdown includes demises from ''Smallville'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Breaking Bad'' and more! Which of these had you reaching for the tissues? Let us know in the comments below!
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@WatchMojo Top ten iconic yugioh trap cards.
I’m surprised Carl from The Walking Dead isn’t here
Ben Sullivan's death on scrubs.
While Eddie did his best to hold off those demobats, Bob Newby was just too pure for Hawkins. Satine Kryze never gave up her beliefs of pacifism, and paid with her life right in front of Obi-Wan; that was Maul’s way of making Obi-Wan share his pain. Commander Fox could’ve set his DC-17 for stun, but no! He _had_ to kill Fives, a clone trooper who came close to stopping Order 66 before it began. That alone makes Fox easy to hate.
One that was for sure missed was John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules, he had a heart attack in real life and died and they wrote it into the show.
I love how the breaking bad universe introduced both Hank and Howard as sort of a bullying presence to our protagonists Walter and Saul, but by the end we realized they were the true good guys in the story.
Soo true. They weren't perfect but they didn't deserve their demise and its only cuz they were dealing with Walt and Saul(being there at the wrong time).
I agree. Howard in particular was genuinely well meaning and nice and he wasn't even involved in FIGHTING the cartel like Hank was. Just an unfortunate circumstance
Even though Howard was a bit of a douche at times, he was a hard-working man who meant well.
S6 was disappointing.
@@arcanea9598 I think it was great!
Howard Hamlin's death absolutely crushed me. A character initially set up as a major antagonist became one of the most sympathetic characters in the entire show. His death made feel empty inside and the scene in which Howard confronts Jimmy and Kim before he gets shot by Lalo gave me goosebumps. Better Call Saul is a superior show to Breaking Bad in my opinion. It is mindblowing how the show managed to make me hate Howard at first then be completely on his side in that episode and disgusted by Jimmy and Kim at the end. What a masterpiece of a show.
I don't know about being SUPERIOR to breaking bad, but I agree with everything else
Howard was never a bad guy to begin with
Both shows are masterpieces, in my opinion.
totally agree
I was more sad about Nachos death
I still find Glenn's death was the hardest to watch seeing such a pure man get savagely beaten. The universe Glenn was a part of was evil and ugly yet he felt like the only light. It's funny cause I use to hate negan but now I have grown to respect how he's grown.
fr he killed my favourite character just to become my favourite character 😭😭
Glenn wasn’t pure at the time of his death he killed many saviors. Symbolically he does after finally making the choice to become a killer
@Marshall Williams I agree he lost that purity when he killed saviors. However, in a world like that, it was bound to happen anytime. Plus, he took no pleasure in it and hated every second of it. Even killing people for Heath so he didn't have to go through the same moral dilemma. Although later on, he does end up shooting someone through a door. Glenn was a good character, and his character was one of the less gruesome characters. For example, when Nicholas tried to kill him, Glenn defended himself but didn't try to kill him. Even after getting shot by him. He even saved his life multiple times. So yes, he's killed saviors. However, unlike other characters in the series, he has not been brutal and was more forgiving.
@@danielperry8532 true but they shouldn't have made Glenn's first kill being a man in his sleep
@SIC PARVIS MAGNA yea but it was the harsh world they lived in. They were in a war and sometimes in war you play dirty. This wasn't in Glenn's character hence why I feel when he died it was also a sorta karma kinda thing.
Howard’s death was extremely heartbreaking especially because he was only killed for being there when Lalo appeared
Wrong place at the wrong time 😰
I lost my dad a few years after I saw Marshall lose him. Didn’t realize how accurate the “I’m not ready for this” comment is.
I'm sorry about your loss
@@ytjayduncan7290 Thanks, that means alot
One word… Hodor, his death broke me.
Shireen. Burning a little girl alive ? Sadness Level 12000 !
Sophia's death in The Walking Dead absolutely crushed my soul.
I know such a little lovely girl
Ong I forgot about her she would of been a great character along with Carl if she stayed longer
The death of Henry Blake on MASH is heartbreaking. I believe it should've been on this list.
What made it even better was that, with the exception of Alan Alda, none of the cast knew that Henry was going to die until right before they shot the scene. The emotions were so raw!
Thank you for writing that...I would have thought it was number one, at least top five... but today's viewers forget the past...
It should’ve been #1
@@bknsty14 There is nothing sadder than that dog. The death of Blake also happened off-screen and given he was leaving the show anyway, had no real bearing on the plot. It was just a sucker punch, really.
Agreed
The Seymore episode had me crying for half an hour after the show was over and made me tear up again when it was revealed to be #1.
Even though it's a cartoon, it's so relatable to anyone who has ever loved and lost a pet. A dogs love is unconditional and if you treat them right they will love you for the rest of their lives.🐶💕😭
don't worry me too
the death of Barry's mom in the Flash's season 1 finale was pretty heart wrenching as well. the woman i was seeing at the time pulled me in and held me when she saw the tears in my eyes. she realized it brought back the memories of my mom's passing in 2011 so her amazing, beautiful self, comforted my broken ass
The death of Barry's dad was just as brutal and heartbreaking in Season 2 and Barry's mum. I mean it's kind of rough having seen both parents killed right in front of you, also Barry knows how Bruce Wayne feels as well.
@@varunsrinidhi4747 thats what i was gonna say, his Dad's death was so much more heartbreaking cause he got so much more screen time
One that was for sure missed was John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules, he had a heart attack in real life and died and they wrote it into the show.
Glenn's and Abraham's deaths are so heartbreaking, two great characters and important members of Rick's group!
I remember Seymour’s death, I was a kid watching the episode and I have never felt so heart broken in my life. It was so sad :(
its based on a true story of hachiko the akita in japan, i dare you to watch the movie without crying a few bucket fulls
While Jonathan's death is sad in Smallville, the death that always got me was Ryan. He was this psychic kid that his powers were slowly killing him. When he showed up for his second episode and said his goodbyes, it absolutely broke me
Joyce‘s death was almost ‚poetic‘ - they way they did that in Buffy was so shocking and tragic and handled with such incredibly sensitivity that it set the bar for many shows!
Bobby, Crowley, Gabriel, Charlie, Rowena, Cas, Dean, and Sam
When Glenn died all motivation to watch The Walking Dead died too...😭😭
I would like to put in one from the past: Edith Bunker in All in the Family. Throughout the run of the series it always seemed that Archie was the logical one to die first. But then, when Archie stumbles into the empty Bunker bedroom & grieves over Edith's death, the entire "live" audience joins in the grievance.
Opie has one of the saddest deaths in sons of anarchy . He died protecting his club but you could tell he had died long before that with Donna. This was his exit and to finally be at peace.
The dead of Marschalls dad was so touching because Jason Segal didn't know that his series dad would die and he was devestated that he never would be able again to play with him.😔
I still think Lucy on ER was one of the worst TV show deaths to me. I was a child and I recognized the actress as Christy so that compounded my sadness. And Paula Cassidy from NCIS was also so sad, a noble sacrifice. 💔
Greg Pratt's death, on ER, was very sad as well.
Picking Sun and Jin's death over Charlier's death was a brave move, and I respect it. I think Charlie's death is incredible, but holy shit was watching their hands drift apart was heart wrenching.
They where both crushing to me . I would have picked them as #1 and #2 I loved lost and I cared about the characters.
Charlie’s death was sad because we lost a good character. Jin and Suns deaths while not sad because they were no longer in the show (though there were only like 3 episodes left and even then they appeared in the flash sideways) was sad because they had a kid back home and really did not deserve to did
I finally understood why Marvin’s dad’s death was the saddest moment on HIMYM
Marshall was a very lovable and kind hearted individual and to see him so saddened and heartbroken by his dad’s death (a man who was also very lovable and kind hearted) is enough to make anyone sad
Glenn's death wasn't just sad, it was downright traumatizing 💀
It didn't traumatized me. I've seen worst but yeah it was messed up
@@SexyButCuriousholy shit guys he's seen worse 😦
I love how it kinda ended the show too 😂😂 it was in the comics but we were all still pissed off about it haha
I knew it was coming due to the graphic novels but it broke me. It literally broke me. I screamed and cried the entire episode and never watched the show again.
@@TheSankapan little baby
As a Supernatural fan I’m glad there’s one death from that show on the list. But the deaths of Ellen and Jo hit me harder than losing Bobby tbh
Bobby 's finale death was more shocking for me then sad because I was convinced he was going to be saved. Dean's death in the finale and Jo's and Ellen's deaths in S5 for me are definitely the saddest.
Charlie's death too. Always cry when I watch that episode.
I bawled when Ten regenerated into Eleven on Doctor Who. David Tennant was brilliant in the role, and it's great to see him returning to the TARDIS later this year as Fourteen.
Mark Greene on ER was heart breaking, but I also thought Lucy's death was even more so. Mark's was expected after the brain tumor came back, but Lucy's was so out of left field that it shocked a lot of us.
Also let’s not forget about Eddie Munson from Strangers Things and the beautiful Washington from Orange is the new black.😢
Honorable Mentions
Jack Pearson (This is Us)
Ali (Squid Game)
Chet Hunter (Boy Meets World)
JT (Degrassi)
Chase’s Grandmother (Zoey 101)
GoT deserves a seperate list.
Ned Stark death was truly shocking. And Red wedding broke everyone.
Even in house of the dragon, the 2 deaths were emotional
I was literally just talking to my brother about the Jurassic Bark episode a few hours ago. Told him that I couldn't even mention the episode without tearing up, so thank you WatchMojo for turning me into a blubbering mess.
I’ve seen the episode maybe 4 times, years apart from each other and it still gets me. I don’t think I can watch it again
My sisters and I spent the summer of 2017 watching "Bones" reruns, so when Sweets was suddenly killed off in the season ten premiere, it was especially devastating. We had spent five days a week with this character, for months, and then without warning or foreshadowing, he's beaten to death by the rando of the week. It was like losing a family member.
You should have put med student Lucy Knight from ER. She was murdered by psych patient Paul Sobriki, played by David Krumholtz
And don’t forget that it led to Carter’s drug addiction!
I absolutely LOVE ER, but I don’t think that Lucy’s death is more heartbreaking than Mark’s death…
Hard the believe he was Bernard in "The Santa Clause."
@@susanrobinson910 Didn't say it was MORE heartbreaking than Mark's death, but it's definitely in the same ballpark since she was a young woman who had her life ahead of her
I rage quit The Walking Dead when they killed off Glen, didn't think twice... & I know I'm not the only one.
Nope you're not. I tried to go back once. Started from the beginning and even forgot where it happened and it caught me off guard again and that was it. No more.
There was quite a few heartbreaking deaths on TWD. Carl, Glen , Abraham etc. etc. Just my opinion. Have a great weekend everyone
Never cried as much in those deaths. Carl was my fav character that kid was a badass it was so unexpected that he died 😭😭
Ughh Glenn I loved him sm he didn’t deserve to di, abherham to he was underrated he would of been a great character of the show if he lived longer, loved all these characters 🙏🙏
Dean's death in Supernatural series finale had me ugly-crying non stop😭
Same here. It's my stone cold #1. No contest.
As soon as I saw what number 1 was, I had to stop the clip. Not just the saddest death, but arguably the saddest moment in TV history. I only ever watched it once. That was enough.
When Buffy had to kill Angel at the end of season 2 was so heartbreaking!
Come on, WatchMojo! You need an alert specifically for Seymour. I just saw the first second of the number one spot and started weeping.
Same. Any mention of that episode gets me going, but adding the visuals destroys me. Only episode I can't watch again after the 1st time.
Ianto Jones from Torchwood? There is still a memorial to him in Cardiff.
the Body remains my favorite episode of btvs. the lack of score made it feel so much more real, and adding Tara and Willow's first kiss and Anya's monologue, for me it's one of the greatest episodes of all time
Ohhh myy gawddd that criminal minds episode messed me up! 😭😭 I loved hotch so much and felt for him! And his poor wife had to say bye like omggggg
Joss Carter - Person Of Interest and Ben Davis - Ozark
Glenn death was brutal and sad
"Death in Paradise" is my favorite show, and DI Richard Poole's death in the first episode of the third season was incredibly sad.
Definitely
Who else teared up again after seeing Seymore the pup at number 1?
I cried the first time and second time I watched Smallville's 100th episode!
also, Charlie, Cas, or Dean's deaths could have been on here too...but glad Bobby's was
Tommy Merlyn in the Season 1 finale of Arrow definitely hurt me big time the first time I saw it. One of if not the best Season finales in the history of the live action comic book adaptations genre. It was acted perfectly and how it zoomed out to show the chaos after one of the rare times in a finale the villain won. Season 1 of Arrow had one of the best freshmen years of any show ever in my opinion.
I just got to season 2 of Arrow, but he was my favorite character I was so upset when he died
@@grurupoo One of the best shows ever. Season 2 is the second best season behind only Season 5. Wait until you get to Season 5 if you stick with it. That to me is the best season in the history of comic related television. Hands down.
@Nitin Patel i would say that’s true with the exception of season 8, and maybe the first few episodes of season 7
@Nitin Patel I get that, I feel the same way, I only like seasons 5, 8 and the prison arc of 7 for the character development/character story. Not for any of that crazy sci fi story we had at times
@Nitin Patel Absolutely. I loved this show's version of Ra's so much more than the trilogy, (even though I'm still partial to Malcolm and Slade, I just loved them both so much)
Please include George’s death from Grey’s Anatomy. His dr friends didn’t realize at first they were working on him after his accident because he was unrecognizable.
I'd throw in James Evans's off-screen death in "Good Times"
Also, the death (of both actor and character) of Mr. Hooper from "Sesame Street"
Lincoln in “The 100” was harder than a lot of these
I agree, for some reason Clarke Mom death scene hit me really hard as well and Lexa's death as well was really hard to watch.
Yea, there is a reason why Pyke is the most hated character in the show.
20: Lewis Young (Flashpoint)
19: Jonathan Kent (Smallville)
18: Adriana La Cerva (The Sopranos)
17: Howard Hamlin (Better Call Saul)
16: Ben Sullivan (Scrubs)
15: Bob Newby (Stranger Things)
14: Haley Brooks (Criminal Minds)
13: Wallace (The Wire)
12: Glenn Rhee (The Walking Dead)
11: Marvin Eriksen, Sr. (How I Met Your Mother)
10: Opie Winston (Sons of Anarchy)
9: Mark Greene (ER)
8: Hank Schrader (Breaking Bad)
7: Rita Morgan (Dexter)
6: Joyce Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
5: Charlie Pace, Jin-Soo Kwon & Sun-Hwa Kwon (Lost)
4: Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
3: Basically Everyone (Game of Thrones)
2: The Tenth Doctor (Doctor Who)
1: Seymour (Futurama)
Howard was in the wrong place, Bob sacrificed to help his little friends but Seymour, man, like hatchi, he kept his memory till death and that's heartful.
I was thinking about Hachi also when they mentioned Seymour waiting for Frye to return! Hachi is such a wonderful movie, but I can’t ever watch it again because of how sad it is! Just like the movie Marley and Me… 😢
For me in Doctor Who it was the loss of Amy and Rory. I was anticipating it, but it was still a gut punch. There was also Harley Hidoka in NCIS Los Angeles. Loved the character and was hoping she'd become a series regular but then bam, she's gone. Ouch. The death of Clayton Reeves in NCIS was also another gut punch, as was the loss of Emily Fornell. That one nailed me, and I mean hard.
I thought Hershel's death was sadder than Glen's. The smile he gave, thinking Rick could convince the Governor that he could change only to be beheaded. Seeing Maggie and Beth's reaction. That scene broke me.
Glenn's was sadder because of all the context surrounding it:
1. He was killed for the attack on the outpost, but he was the ONLY one who felt bad for killing the saviours at the outpost. Everyone else in the group didn't show remorse or sadness when they did it.
2. His death was avoidable. If Daryl didn't punch Negan, Negan wouldn't have killed Glenn.
3. His death was brutal. Hershel's death was a quick and instant slice to the throat. Glenn's death was him getting bashed in the head until his eye came out and he was gurgling his final words "I'll find you maggie".
4. Glenn was about to be a father too. Maggie was pregnant which makes his death even sadder knowing his son will never know who Glenn is.
5. Glenn was the most innocent of the group.
@@jantheking7028 Hershel didn’t die immediately. He tried crawling away until the Governor caught up to him.
Thank you for giving Theon a shoutout!
I cried SO MUCH at his death! 😭
The soundtrack that played made it much more emotional overall!
I knew Theon’s death was coming, not because I was spoiled, but because his death felt inevitable due to the setup prior!
Theon’s death absolutely broke me, and took me nearly a week to get over it!
You Were A Good Man 😢💔
Rita and Adriana and Howard Hamlin and The Lost crew and Seymour The Dog were all devastating. Excellent list
Dean's death had me crying more then bobby but Bobby was heartbreaking
"This... it's... bigger than any of us...than anything... I could've imagined... I never meant to... I only wanted to do my duty."
"Brother. Fives. Stay with me, Fives. Fives!"
"The mission... the nightmares... they're... finally... over..."
-Fives and Rex (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Only reason I don't like Glenn's death happening then (story wise a great point in the show) but it completely overshadowed Abraham's spotlight moment and barely anyone mentions Abe's sacrifice because Glenn was a bigger moment, wish they both had their own moments
I vote for Mr. Hooper, Edith Bunker & Judge Happy Boyle - Ally McBeal
I was thinking of Mr. Hooper-and how Big Bird was having difficulty in understand that Mr. Hooper was NOT coming back
Scrubs is my favorite show of all time. Ben Sullivan's death destroyed me. Whenever the episode comes on it's still difficult to watch. All the performances are outstanding.
The absolute MOMENT you mentioned Seymor, I choked up. That, too this day, is the one episode I refuse to watch.
The moment when Rayna died in Nashville really tore me apart. That scene was so brutally intense.
It was indeed horrible when Bobby died in season 7 😢
Buffy’s episode “the Body” is a true masterpiece
Howard's death in Better Call Saul was soul shattering. I just sat there in silence, absolutely stunned. That was just sad in every way. Good call on Rita's death in Dexter. That really was quite shocking.
To this day I remember d'angelo's death, we only knew him for 1 season, but he is immortal
I'm shocked that Dean Winchester's death in the series finale of "Supernatural" didn't make the cut. It's my #1. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki were rock stars in that scene. It's the most emotional scene I've ever seen. Period.
Also, Castiel didn't resurrect Bobby in season 5 because Castiel was also killed by Lucifer in the same scene. God ended up bringing back both Bobby and Castiel later in the episode.
I came on here to see if anyone else missed Dean Winchester. That should have been a very high number on the list.
That Criminal Minds episode was devastating but watching Hotch beat Foyette to death immediately afterwards, especially when he thought he'd play on Hotch's good guy side and surrender to survive, was one of the most satisfying things in TV.
Scene of Farewell toast speech to Mrs.Wolowitz was touched my heart.
I love your videos, keep up the great work, and I'm a huge fan of the walking dead universe and I love Daryl's story through out the series and I'm looking forward to seeing his story continue after the series finale.
What are you talking about, this series finale ended weeks ago
@@giraffreythegiraffe8432 Daryl is getting his own spin-off show. In fact several spin-offs are going to happen.
Seriously? No mention of Edith Bunker from All In The Family? Henry Blake from MASH? Adric from Dr. Who?
How did Nate Fisher's sudden death in Six Feet Under not make this list?
Howard’s death in BCS for some reason didn’t affect me until I saw the humble and generous lawyer’s body sharing a grave with the psycho heartless killer that Lalo was.
I think Rosita’s on the walking dead finale was really sad thinking she’d make it to the end with Coco but gets bit protecting her
The death of Keith Scott from One Tree Hill haunts me...
That whole episode does.
And Tara from Buffy...
Tara's death was so senseless. That one hurt. Joyce's death is still the worst of all, though. The Body is an incredible episode.
yesss, I'm so happy Flashpoint is on here! It needs more reconitation!
Great show!
Howard was really a character nobody ever hated but he was just kinda there. Then when he was killed off the entire fanbase was just like he deserved better
It was truly sad that Seymour died I cried 😭
That goddamn Seymour still makes me cry. It’s brilliant 🥺
Where do you think we are?
Six words that still gets me - hit me a lot harder and put into words what I was experiencing at the time when I never could.
Carl Grimes deserves an honorable mention at least
Number 12?! How is Glenn number 12?! I seriously can't think of a sadder TV death. I knew it was coming thanks to the comics, and I still bawled my damn eyes out like a baby.,
Hank, Howard, Nacho, Andrea, Saul Goodman, Walter White, Heisenberg, Lalo, Todd: The Best Character is all of Television
The 2 saddest deaths for me are Glenn and Hank
Glenn's death was a pain to watch, the sound of the Negan's bat still haunts me to this day
Hank's death was the best written television death in my opinion, since the episode after his death *granite state* just shows the consequences of his death , how the entire cast of characters were miserable, the show showed the aftermath of the death in such a heart wrenching way which is why his death is number 1 in my books
Flashpoint definitely had me sad as hell 😭
This show doesn’t get enough respect.
Then there was that Star Trek movie where Spock quietly and dutifully saved the ship and everyone on board by personally repairing the warp core. He died inside a clear containment structure of radiation poisoning while giving a distraught Captain Kirk the Vulcan salute and saying something like I’ve been and always will be your friend.😢
Lou’s death was horrible. The ending is so raw.
Winifred from Angel. It took her an entire episode to die.
Wesley in the final episode of Angel. At least he got to see Winifred before he died.
NOT PENNY'S BOAT
We will never forget
Other sad deaths not mentioned here:
1. Dean Winchester (supernatural)
2. Amy and rory pond (Doctor who)
3. Ellen and joe Harvelle (Supernatural)
4. John Reese (person of interest)
5. Loki's old variant (loki season 1)
6. Debra Morgan (Dexter)
7. Elias and Root (Person of Interest)
8. Howard wolowitz's mother (The big bang Theory)
9. Harvey's mother (Suits)
10. 11th doctor (Doctor who)
"Everyone" in Game of Thrones? Really? How come the clear saddest death and moment of the whole show isn't even mentioned? I still cry when someone asks me to "hold the door". 😥
How on earth was Joyce's death not number 1? Its absolutely gold TV standard
I don't think Howard and Hank's deaths are remotely on the same page. Hank obviously didn't deserve to die, but he planted a lot of the seeds of his own demise by goong rogue to catch Walter, even admitting that he didn't care if it got Jessie killed.
Howard was purely innocent, he did absolutely nothing to deserve his fate and died a much worse death than Hank.
Bobby, Hank 😔❤️
I know that watch mojo is primarily aimed at US audiences, but I feel disappointed that Rachel’s death in Cold Feet wasn’t included. For a show that was (in some ways) Britain’s answer to Friends, having one of your main characters get killed in the way she did, was an absolute shock and incredibly sad.
Howard Hamlin was my personal number one. When that gunshot went off, I was shocked - like, PHYSICALLY (ultimate jumpscare) - and just kinda sat in a stupor for maybe a whole hour afterwards. So undeserved. So devastating. His life... his legacy... utterly destroyed.
I wish I didn't have his death spoiled. I was scrolling through CZcams and I get to a video "Howard's Death." *Continues to punch air*
We buried my father a year ago today (he passed away from Cancer and complications from Covid), and the HIMYM scene with Marshall has always gutted me, but seeing it again today it reminded me of when I lost my Dad. I was touched by how beautifully it was acted by both Jason and Allison. It brought tears to my eyes. And the one where Glenn died also devastated me on TWD and I didn’t even watch the show in its entirety but I knew of his character because I would watch it with my brother from time to time. It was a very sad TV death. We were out of town in Boston at the time with family and we watched that episode in our hotel room the night it premiered. It still guts me.