"This Is Where My Trauma Began" — 17 Of The Coldest And Most Savage TV And Movie Moments People Have Ever Seen

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Look, I love a sappy romance and a heartfelt family sitcom as much as the next person. But let's be real here — sometimes, I'm just watching my fave TV shows and movies for the mean, nasty moments.

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Recently, Reddit user u/iamharoldshipman (that username is out of our control...) asked the people of r/popculturechat to share the coldest moments in a TV show or movie. Here are some of our favourite responses:

Heads up: THIS POST IS BRIMMING WITH SPOILERS! You've been warned...

1. When Don Draper said "I don't think about you at all" to Michael Ginsburg in Mad Men.

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—u/thiswasinevitable 

"I've used this line. It works beautifully in real life too."

—u/nodogsallowed23

Here's the scene:

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2. When Walter White tells Jesse "I was there, and I watched her [Jane] die" in Breaking Bad.

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—u/girlabides

"I just rewatched Breaking Bad for like the sixth time, and Walt is downright evil in that scene."

—u/RevertereAdMe

"I’ve only watched this series the whole way through once. I really want to rewatch it, but I don’t think I can emotionally handle Jesse crying, so instead I’m on my 5000th rewatch through of Gossip Girl."

—u/GeorgiePorgiePuddin

Here's the clip:

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3. When Olenna Tyrell realises she's about to die, confesses that she murdered Jaime and Cersei's child, and then says "tell Cersei, I want her to know it was me" in Game of Thrones.

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"Baddest B on the show."

—u/missy-22

Here's the clip:

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4. Mellie Grant’s monologue to Fitz after they sign their divorce papers in Scandal.

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"The DRAGGING that man deserved after all the shit she put up with from him. Team Mellie all the way! I recite the line 'Spent twenty years propping you up making you feel better about your pathetic mediocrity' daily — she really humbled him, and I can quote this scene by heart. Bellamy Young deserved an Emmy for this!"

—u/Jolly_Discipline6650

"I've never seen this show, but this line resonates so hard with me. I want to say this to my ex."

—u/Kim_catiko

Here's the clip:

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5. When Scar said "long live the king" to Mufasa before dropping him off a cliff in Lion King.

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—u/mermicornmarsh

"This is where my trauma began."

—u/Jolly_Discipline6650

Here's the clip:

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6. When Livia appears to encourage Tony getting whacked in The Sopranos.

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—u/High-strungHousewife

"It's payback for sticking her in a $8,000 a month 'retirement community'."

—u/DrGeraldBaskums

Here's the clip:

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7. When Selena lets Gary goes to prison in Veep and never visits him.

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—u/benwyattswaffles 

"That show got so dark at the end."

—u/neatokra

Here's the clip:

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8. The season three finale of Succession when Shiv realizes who betrayed the Roy siblings to Logan.

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"Her facial expressions in this scene >>>>>."  

—u/babyearll

Here's the clip:

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9. When Berger leaves Carrie via Post-It note in Sex And The City.

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—u/wordpusher  

"Even the cop who busts her later was like '... yeah, that's messed up.'"

—u/Talisa87  

Here's the scene:

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10. When Naomi Smalls said "life's not fair" after voting to eliminate frontrunner Manila Luzon in season four of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

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—u/PatsyPage  

Here's some of her finest moments on the show ("life's not fair" very much included):

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11. When Jules ate Brett's breakfast and drank his Sprite in Pulp Fiction.

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"Oh yeah, and then he sarcastically compliments him and calls him by the wrong name."

—u/ArtSchnurple

Here's the clip:

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12. When Kourtney tells Kim "Kim, there's people that are dying" when Kim loses her ($75,000, UNINSURED) earring in the ocean in Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

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—u/squishxbug

Here's the full clip:

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13. When Hans told Anna "if only there was someone out there who loved you" in Frozen, after leading her to believe they'd fallen for each other.

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—u/islcastaway1986 

Here's the clip:

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14. When Hannibal Lecter said "I didn't poison you, Tobias. I wouldn't do that to the food" in Hannibal.

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"This dude was the coldest MF on television. He literally ate people up as if he was making a sandwich, and he looked gorgeous doing it. Walter White could never. Tyrion Lannister could never. Tony Soprano could never."

—u/aflowerfortherain

Here's the clip:

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15. When Mr Chow said "did you have a bad day? Did you die? I got shot. But did you die?" in The Hangover Part II.

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—u/rebekahmikaelson00  

Here's the clip:

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16. When Taissa broke her teammate's leg to prevent her from competing in nationals in Yellowjackets.

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"This was particularly chilling."

—u/thebellcanblowme 

17. The interviewer's analysis of Bojack in the second interview after Sarah Lynn's death in Bojack Horeseman.

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—u/aReKrs

Here's the clip:

nobody has ever gagged like this before, nobody is gagging like this at present, and nobody will ever gag like this again. pic.twitter.com/TqB6RREtYj

— siyyan (@siyyaninaas) August 15, 2023

Twitter: @siyyaninaas

H/T to u/iamharoldshipman and Pop Culture Chat Reddit for having this discussion.

Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.    

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