17 TV Relationships Whose Breakups Made People Stupid-Cry

    "Love is dead." —your favorite TV show

    Asia McLain
    by Asia McLain

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Recently, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the TV couple's breakup that totally destroyed them, and here are a few more that were, TBH, more painful than their own breakups:

    1. Michael and Jane on Jane the Virgin.

    CW

    "After his dramatic, heartbreaking death and crazy resurrection, it was devastating to deal with the fact that Jane had moved on without him. Now he’s just out there living in Montana? Michael deserves better."

    —nicky9

    "Pretending to kill Michael in order to make Jane and Raphael happen is one of the worst storylines I’ve ever had to witness. That show is dead to me now." —obijuenkenobi

    2. Pacey and Joey on Dawson's Creek.

    Warner Bros.

    "Man, that was heartbreaking. He broke up with her at prom because he knew he needed to give her space to grow. Ugh, tugged on my little middle school heartstrings."—jessicab44f8ce128

    "Pacey's very public speech was so emotional and raw, and it wrecked my heart."

    —sinfulcarrot

    3. Angela and Dwight on The Office.

    NBC

    "I dread watching the episode of The Office when Angela dumps Dwight. Yes, he may have 'mercy'-killed her cat, but I loved their unconventional relationship. I even rooted for them when Angela cheated on her fiancé with Dwight. Waiting for them to reunite in penultimate episode of the show was a long hard wait but worth it." —shanneedles

    "Dwight just did what good farmers do, and put Sprinkles out of her misery, LOL." —thatamy

    4. Sookie and Bill on True Blood.

    HBO

    "They were back and forth for years, and the way they decided to end it once and for all was just heartwrenching. She had to stake him in his grave and then bury his remains and go on with the rest of her life. Fuck."

    —ihateredroses

    5. Alex and Maggie on Supergirl.

    CW

    "It broke my heart because it was starting to be a real relationship that lesbian and bisexual women could relate to, and they ripped it from us! Clearly, I'm still bitter."—dannibutler85

    6. Olivia Pope and Fitz from Scandal.

    ABC

    "I don't care what anyone says, but when Olivia and Fitz broke up the first time, a girl was in tears, OK?"—ericanicolesapphirep

    7. Hyde and Jackie from That 70s Show.

    Fox

    "Enough said." —ssavanna440

    "Despite having vastly different personalities and backgrounds, they brought out the best in each other."

    —saedwards7

    8. Dre and Bow on Blackish.

    ABC

    "When Dre and Bow split that time, it tore me up! One day it was all good, and the next the family was torn apart? I cried." —kelisqueenin

    9. Blair and Chuck on Gossip Girl.

    CW

    "Blair and Chuck’s breakup in Season 3 destroyed me. The breakup itself was awful, but the most painful part for me was the next episode when they had to pretend they were a happy couple for Dorota’s wedding. Seeing Blair fall apart because she wasn’t able to fake it broke my heart."

    —husseins4a9884b0e

    10. Noah and Helen from The Affair.

    Showtime

    "I know The Affair is literally the name of the show, but they had four kids, a brownstone in New York City, and a very sexy relationship, and then BAM — Noah throws it all away, they get a divorce, and it just all spirals from there."

    —kperk

    11. Mark Sloan and Addison Montgomery from Grey's Anatomy.

    ABC

    "I know it's an unpopular opinion, but they had such chemistry, and Addison broke down when she found out he died. They just clicked. I’m sorry, but I prefer Mark and Addison over Mark and Lexie."

    —mollyholmes325

    12. Tommy and Kimberly on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

    Fox

    "I was like eight when Tommy and Kimberly broke up on Power Rangers, and it ruined me for life!"

    —krissyf49fca5bd3

    13. Will and Alicia on The Good Wife.

    CBS

    "They were soulmates who were so happy together." —michelleoh25

    14. Ross and Rachel on Friends.

    Warner Bros.

    "I cry every time I watch it."

    —ps123hdb

    15. Jess and Rory on Gilmore Girls.

    CW

    "That breakup killed me. I mean, he just left!! But when he called on her graduation day and then didn’t say anything, I almost started sobbing."

    —coffeecoffeecoffee04

    16. Steve and Catherine on Hawaii Five-0.

    CBS

    "They are perfect for each other, but Catherine left to go undercover to fight terrorism. They both have a sense of duty to their country, so Steve had to let her go. But when she returned for a moment, you could tell they still love each other."

    —vasato

    17. Mulder and Scully on The X Files.

    Fox

    "I’m so deeply disturbed by Mulder and Scully’s senseless on-again, off-again relationship in The X-Files revival that I just pretend that nothing past the end of Season 9 exists. Nothing. Nope. You don’t just fuck around that casually with the ship that is literally the origin of the term “shipping” for fandom couples."

    —annahill95

    Some responses have been edited in length and clarity.