We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what they consider to be the most shocking character death in TV history. Here are some of the responses.
1. Ned Stark, Game of Thrones
2. Sarah Lynne, Bojack Horseman
3. Ana Lucia and Libby, Lost
4. Lance Sweets, Bones
5. Joyce Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
6. Tracy McConnell (The Mother), How I Met Your Mother
7. Carl Grimes, The Walking Dead
8. Mike Delfino, Desperate Housewives
9. Derek Shepherd, Grey’s Anatomy
10. Shireen Baratheon, Game of Thrones
11. Warrick Brown, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
12. Rita Bennett, Dexter
13. Maude Flanders, The Simpsons
14. J.T. Yorke, Degrassi: The Next Generation
15. Tara Knowles, Sons of Anarchy
16. Mrs. Landingham, The West Wing
17. Matthew Crawley, Downton Abbey
18. Omar Little, The Wire
19. Mark Greene, ER
20. Multiple characters, Game of Thrones
21. Marissa Cooper, The O.C.
22. Bob Newby, Stranger Things
23. Will Gardner, The Good Wife
24. Freddie McClair, Skins
25. Hodor, Game of Thrones
26. Zoe Barnes, House of Cards
27. Charlie, Lost
28. Siobhan Sadler, Orphan Black
29. Uncle Keith, One Tree Hill
30. Beth Greene, The Walking Dead
31. Poussey Washington, Orange is the New Black
32. Charlie Bradbury, Supernatural
33. Lexa, The 100
34. Oberyn Martel, Game of Thrones
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.