5 Shockingly Heartbreaking TV Deaths We Wish We Could Unsee
They didn't deserve such a gory ending.
While death is part of both the real and television worlds, violence is something you never want to experience in either.
However, these two things are often an integral part of TV shows, as they are used to create tension and advance the plot, and sometimes the scenes of killing are so disturbing that they have a lasting effect on the viewer.
Here are the top 5 of the most shocking kill scenes we've ever experienced on television.
1. Chrissy Cunningham — Stranger Things
The fourth season of the iconic sci-fi horror drama was full of devastating deaths, but the end of Chrissy Cunningham was the most brutal of all.
After tormenting her with nightmares, Vecna savagely breaks off her limbs, smashes her jaw, and leaves her blind before putting an end to her life. No one deserves to die like this, let alone a pure soul like Chrissy.
2. Glenn Rhee — The Walking Dead
One of The Walking Dead's most infamous deaths occurs when villain Negan brutally beats main character Glenn with a baseball bat in front of his team and, even more heartbreakingly, in front of his terrified wife.
We don't know about you, but we turned the show off after that scene and never looked back.
3. Talisa Stark — Game of Thrones
During the infamous Red Wedding, Talisa Stark, Robb Stark's pregnant wife, gets the most brutal killing scene as she is viciously stabbed multiple times in her womb by Roose Bolton's men.
Her death is such a heart-wrenching event that it has had a profoundly traumatic effect on us.
4. Misty Day — American Horror Story
Misty Day from American Horror Story: Coven is a beloved character known for her nurturing and life-giving abilities.
Her heartbreaking death takes place during a trial of the coven, in which she is trapped in a never-ending cycle of killing and resurrecting a frog.
Thankfully, she is eventually rescued by Michael in the Apocalypse season, because watching the character who was put on Earth to create now being forced to murder was a hard level to take.
5. Dean Winchester — Supernatural
We are not sure if we will ever be ready to forgive the show runners for what they did to Dean and the fans. Dean dying in Sam's arms was a heartbreaking and completely unnecessary moment for the Supernatural family.
The brotherly bond between Sam and Dean, and the fact that this was the very last episode of the show, made Dean's death all the more poignant.