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    21 Shots From Television That Are, In A Word, Heartbreaking

    "But, please, if you don't mind, for the sake of your poor old dad, keep the door open three inches." I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!

    🚨WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for shows from the past, like, 20 years or so.🚨

    A new day, a new internet trend. Today's? People are sharing the single frame from television that sends them down an emotional spiral.

    person crying alone in bed

    Here are some of the most gut-wrenching replies (spoilers included):

    1. The single frame of Dr. Cox realizing he's at Ben's funeral on Scrubs:

    Dr. Cox realizing he's at Ben's funeral

    2. The single frame of the elevator doors closing on Jake as he leaves the precinct on Brooklyn Nine-Nine:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show." The single frame:

    Twitter: @nbcbrooklyn99

    3. The single frame of Eleven reading the letter from Hopper after his "death" on Stranger Things:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show." The single frame:

    Twitter: @NetflixGeeked

    4. The single frame of Fleabag and Hot Priest admitting their love for one another but also realizing they can't be together on Fleabag:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show." The frame:

    Twitter: @mae_mccall

    5. The single frame of Roy hugging Jamie in the locker room on Ted Lasso:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show."

    Twitter: @theseanhay

    6. The single frame of Eleanor resting her head on Chidi's shoulder on The Good Place:

    Eleanor resting her head on Chidi's shoulder staring at horizon

    7. This single frame of Will Gardner's body after he's shot in the courtroom on The Good Wife:

    Will Gardner laying deceased with woman stroking head

    8. The single frame of Seymour waiting for Fry outside the pizza parlor on Futurama:

    Seymour waiting for Fry outside panucci's

    9. The single frame of Melinda holding up baby Chuckie on The Rugrats:

    Melinda holding up Chuckie

    10. The single frame of Aimee's friends taking the bus with her in solidarity after her sexual assault on Sex Education:

    Aimee surrounded by friends on the bus

    11. The single frame of Kevin consoling Randall while he cries on This Is Us:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show." The single frame:

    Twitter: @NBCThisisUs

    12. The single frame of the Doctor pressing up against the wall that forever separates him from Rose on Doctor Who:

    Doctor pressing up against the wall separating him from Rose

    13. The single frame of Don informing the pilot of his plane that American Special Forces killed Osama bin Laden on The Newsroom:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a TV show."

    Twitter: @daveweigel

    14. The single frame of Buffy coming home from school and seeing her mother dead on the couch on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a TV show."

    Twitter: @ellievhall

    15. The single frame of Mac finishing his coming-out-to-his-father dance on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia:

    "I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a tv show." The single frame:

    Twitter: @alwayssunny

    16. The single frame of Will breaking down in front of Uncle Phil after being abandoned by his father again on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air:

    "How come he didn't want me, man?"

    17. The single frame of Lassie comforting Juliet after her brush with death on Psych:

    Lassie hugs a crying Juliet

    18. The single frame of Ryan carrying Marissa's lifeless body away from the burning car on The O.C.:

    Ryan carrying Marissa's body out of burning car

    19. The single frame of Shireen crying out to Stannis to not burn her alive as a sacrifice on Game of Thrones:

    Shireen crying out as Stannis tries to burn her alive

    20. The single frame of Chris dying in his bed after his brain hemorrhage on Skins:

    Chris passing away from hemorrhage

    21. Last, but not least, the single frame of BoJack sitting with Sarah Lynn at the Griffith Observatory as she dies of a heroine overdose on BoJack Horseman:

    sky view at Griffith Observatory

    What single frame from TV brings you to tears? Or, if TV isn't your jam, which frame from film brings on the water works? Let us know in the comments below.