The most brutal TV deaths of all time that fans can't get over – from The Last of Us and Lost to Game of Thrones
SOME
TV deaths are so shocking
that it doesn't matter how long ago they aired, we'll never really forgive the writers for
making us emotional wrecks.
From fantasy shows to soaps and crime dramas - here are the most heart breaking and brutal deaths over the years.
The Last of Us - Joel Miller
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Fans were shocked over Joel's brutal death in Season 2 of The Last of Us
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The Last of Us season 2 episode 2 revealed one of the most shocking TV deaths in many years.
At the end of season one, Joel (Pedro Pascal) brutally murdered members of the Firefly militia group after he discovered that Ellie (
One of the people he shoots and kills is an unarmed doctor, and after five years of waiting, the doctor's daughter Abby (
After Joel helps her, she beats him to a pulp and then stabs him in the neck with a broken
golf
club, with a traumatised Ellie forced to watch him take his final breaths.
Drama
Fans have said that they "won't ever recover emotionally" from this moment, and that it was one of the "best episodes of series in TV history."
Game of Thrones - Ned Stark
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Game of Thrones fans were horrified by the beheading of the beloved Ned Stark
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In season one, Ned (
An order that's executed by Ser Ilyn Payne (
Fans are still horrified by how shocking Ned's death was and some have said on Reddit: "Ned Stark is probably the most popular and mourned character in ASOIAF.
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"It's easy to see why. He is Mr. bravery, Mr. integrity and maybe the only man man in all Westeros who had a happy marriage."
Lost - Charlie Pace
King Joffrey orders the death of Ned Stark for treason in Game of Thrones
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Fans were shocked at Charlie's death in Lost even though they knew it was coming
Credit: Netflix
Charlie's (
Charlie had quickly became a fan favorite on the series as he overcame a heroin addiction, became a father figure to Claire's son and hit it off with island best friends Hurley and Desmond.
Viewers were teased through Season 3 that Charlie might die via Desmond's visions.
But nothing could prepare fans for the sight of Charlie drowning to death so that he could save his friends.
Orange Is The New Black - Poussey Washington
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Poussey's death in Orange Is the New Black left viewers in tears
Credit: Netflix
During a peaceful protest in the
prison
cafeteria, Poussey (
Distracted by the distressed behavior of Suzanne (Uzo Aduba),an untrained guard pinned Poussey to the ground with his knee on her neck.
Despite the improper training of its guards, Litchfield prison attempted to blame Poussey for her own murder, sparking outrage among the inmates and igniting a three-day riot.
Her death shocked viewers and echoed the 'I Can't Breathe' slogan and the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.
Line of Duty - John Corbett
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Line Of Duty fans were shocked when the main character was killed off
Line of Duty shocked viewers by killing off the leader of Organised
Crime
Group (OCG) John Corbett (
John, who had been working undercover in a secret operation, was at a meeting with Lisa McQueen (
As they sat around playing cards, John picked up a gun that was on the table as they could hear one of the girls being assaulted.
John and Lisa walked out of the room in an attempt to free the girl being raped, but he quickly realised he'd been set up – with Lisa in on the whole thing.
John's throat was then slashed in a brutal death scene as viewers all over social media cried: "Holy Mother Of God."
EastEnders - Tiffany Mitchell
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Tiffany Mitchell's death left fans devastated that she didn't get her happy ending
Credit: BBC
Played by Martine McCutcheon, the popular barmaid became Tiffany Mitchell upon marrying Grant Mitchell (
But a tragic chain of events beginning in late 1998 led to
By New Year's Eve, she planned to flee Walford along with daughter Courtney - unaware Grant had been released on bail from jail.
Snatching Courtney, he then fled with a hysterical Tiffany following after.
However, she ran into the path of a car driven by Frank Butcher (
Fans of the soap were devastated at her shocking death and Bianca Jackson (
The Walking Dead - Glenn Rhee
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Glenn's death was violent and shocking at the hands of the evil Megan
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Glenn (
He faced being overwhelmed by walkers, a deathly case of the flu and nearly being killed by cannibals.
However, it was Negan and his bat Lucille that ultimately murdered Glenn in a horrifically brutal scene.
His death was both shocking and heart breaking and left some viewers saying they'd never watch the show again.
Grey's Anatomy - George O'Malley
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George O'Malley's death in Grey's Anatomy shocked viewers as the writers played a clever twist
Credit: Disney
In the season finale, Meredith Grey and the team tend to a John Doe who was hit by a bus and has severe facial trauma.
The John Doe writes '007' on Meredith's hand to reveal that he is actually George (T. R. Knight) - 007 was the nickname given to him in the show's first season.
It remains one of the most shocking twists in the show's
history
and George succumbs to his injuries and is revealed to be brain dead in the Season 6 premiere.
Fans have said it was worse because they just never saw it coming.
Unforgotten - Cassie Stuart
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Viewers were left feeling destroyed at Cassie's shock ending on Unforgotten
The character's life was left hanging in the balance in episode five, after being crashed into by a speeding car in a nailbiting cliffhanger.
Unfortunately, Cassie (
Cassie's father, who she had been looking after as he suffered from dementia, was later seen listening to a voicemail from her on repeat.
Viewers were left destroyed by the heart breaking scenes and one said: "Cassies heartbroken Dad at the end listening to his daughters last words to him on voicemail were devastating….his expression tore a hole in my heart."
EastEnders - Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell
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EastEnders 2017 Ronnie and Roxy die together
Credit: Handout
EastEnders New Years Day episode in 2017 saw the infamous
The emotional episode started with joy but it didn't take long before the big day took a turn for the worse.
After a drunk Roxy decided to take a swim, she soon found herself in trouble.
Ronnie jumped into the
pool
to save her but the dress weighed her down and the pair met their untimely deaths by drowning together.
After the episode had screened,
One viewer wrote: "Why do you always kill the best characters?? I'm never watching again'
While another blasted: 'What is EastEnders without ronnie n roxy though wtf'
Another upset fan added: "I swear I'm never watching EastEnders again."
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