TV Shows and the Character Deaths That Traumatized Us

​Written by Shae

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Once Upon a Time has been breaking my heart this entire season. From the second they killed Hook, I knew I was in for a trip down a dark hole. Hook's death ended up being noble, but the lovable pirate was such an important part of our lives by that point, the loss of Hook was hard, but going back for him was harder.

Eventually we get to get our Hook back, and thankfully things turn out happy. Or do they? It turns out that Regina might actually be cursed. Her love life seems to always be in turmoil. The loss of Robin was felt across the kingdom and fans everywhere. It was probably the hardest character death to watch in a long time. The fall out of it all was worse. Regina's face, the crushing realization that Robin was gone for good, it was heartbreaking and it got me to thinking...what other shows out there take the time to rip our hearts out and leave us utterly traumatized? Turns out there are quite a few...

The Doctor has seen many a thing and the death of many, and while Clara is still fresh in our hearts, Amy and Rory will forever weigh heavy. The three of them had become such good friends that knowing their ending and fate was worse than the reality of losing them. But before Rory and Amy, there was Torchwood. That show was far darker and slowly, one by one, our characters were picked off. Owen was the first to die, but thankfully he kinda got brought back. The sad part was he still died. Around the same exact time, Tosh was shot and left to bleed out and die. The only solace we got was that Tosh and Owen got to die together on the phone. That heartbreaking moment wouldn't be the only one. Shortly after Ianto would die in Jack's arms. While we saw it coming, that didn't make it any better.

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You'd think with a show called The Walking Dead, we'd be used to characters dropping left and right. Actually, no. There were only two character deaths we cheered for, Andrea and Lori...maybe Shane. Still, the expansive cast has been dwindling since day one. Dale was the first heartbreaking moment. His death still has me in tears. Hershel will forever be a bright mark on our memories, his death still rocks fans to this day. Beth was so unexpected I still can't believe it. And oddly enough the loss of Denise stabbed deeper than we thought it would.

Supernatural tore us up with the loss of so many. Ellen, Jo, Rufus, Bobby...Gabriel, and the countless times Cas, Sam, and/or Dean have passed on. It's hard to really sit down and pick a death that stands out above the rest since each and every one of them tore at our feels. But if there was a recent one worth picking out, it would have to be when Charlie said her goodbye. She was a true fan favorite and while her death was heroic in so many ways, it was devastating to know she was gone for good. I feel like watching this and Walking Dead have us fans almost begging for broken hearts. But while the characters have passed on, the actors and their Twitter accounts still live on, so we can still stalk them violently. Which, I guess is a bonus?

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