21 TV Deaths So Awful, People Stopped Watching The Show

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    Kelly Martinez
    by Kelly Martinez

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community which TV deaths were so awful, they ruined the whole show. Here are some of their responses:

    Spoilers ahead, including a SUPER RECENT spoiler for The 100 on #18!

    1. Poussey Washington from Orange Is the New Black:

    Netflix

    "She was such an amazing and complex character. When she died, it was like they ripped out the heart of the show, and the seasons following her death plummeted in quality. The show just wasn't the same without her."

    —katcloud

    2. J.T. Yorke from Degrassi: The Next Generation:

    The doctor tells Toby J.T. died and the friend group consoles each other
    CTV

    "I completely stopped watching after that."

    —desireep4f89dab91

    3. Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones:

    HBO

    "As someone who watched the show and followed her character's journey for years, I was livid when they flipped the script and had her murder innocent people, then killed her off. It ruined Game of Thrones' legacy forever."

    —lacyh42c94674b

    4. Justin Foley from 13 Reasons Why:

    Justin asks Clay to hold his hand as he's dying
    Netflix

    "I sobbed for an entire day after he died. His death absolutely ripped me apart."

    —justanotherfangirl101

    5. Lexa from The 100:

    Lexa: "You were right, Clarke. Life is about more than just surviving."
    The CW

    "She was killed just moments after she and Clarke had finally gotten together. They just couldn’t let an LGBTQ character be happy, could they?!"

    —kiletm

    6. Derek Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy:

    ABC

    "Meredith and Derek's relationship was the heart of the show, and his death destroyed me. The show really fell apart after he died and I just couldn't watch anymore."

    —mackenzieh40c94895f

    7. Maya St. Germain from Pretty Little Liars:

    the girls hold Emily back crying after Maya's body is found
    Freeform

    "Killing her off like that was ridiculous and her character shouldn’t have gone out that way. Emily did not deserve that."

    —cassandrarudy15

    8. Robin Hood from Once Upon a Time:

    ABC

    "Regina finally got her happy ending with Robin, only for him to be killed off. The show just wasn't the same afterward."

    —nattyiscool

    9. Glenn Rhee from The Walking Dead:

    AMC

    "He was the heart of the show and one of the only reasons I kept watching, so killing him off just infuriated me. I know he dies in the comics, but killing him was still one of the worst decisions the show made. What a waste of a brilliant character."

    —alisonm1

    10. Logan Echolls from Veronica Mars:

    Logan and Veronica get married right before his death in Season 4
    Hulu

    "It was absolutely devastating and unnecessary for them to take away Logan and Veronica's happy ending. There was no good reason for his death to happen and it destroyed the entire series for me forever."

    —vanessam94

    11. Marissa Cooper from The O.C.:

    Marissa dies in Ryan's arms
    FOX

    "Everything just became boring and pointless after her death. I couldn’t finish the show."

    —nh81999

    12. Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John from The Vampire Diaries:

    The CW

    "He and Bonnie were seconds away from getting their happy ending, and after all that girl went through, she deserved that more than anything. Watching Stefan rip his heart out of his chest just for shock value made me irrationally mad, and Bonnie’s scream broke me."

    —emmaloveschocolate

    13. Grace Shelby from Peaky Blinders:

    Grace is shot by an assassin who yells, "For Angel!"
    BBC

    "Her death was such a shock to me that I had to stop watching the show for a bit to recover from it. She was the only reason Tommy Shelby smiled, and killing her off was a big blow to the show."

    —smokingkrillz

    14. Allison Argent from Teen Wolf:

    Allison to Scott as she dies in his arms: "It's okay. The person I'll always love. I love you."
    MTV

    "She was my favorite character and I bawled my eyes out when she died. I watched a couple of the episodes after her death, but it just wasn’t the same."

    —ginnygryffin

    15. Alex Whitman from Roswell:

    The WB

    "It was such a good early 2000s show, but after he was killed, the quality just absolutely tanked."

    —yohello

    16. Laurel Lance from Arrow:

    The CW

    "I still watched the show after her death, but it just wasn’t the same without her. She was such an important character with so much potential, and I don't understand why they got rid of her."

    —kal63

    17. Jake Fitzgerald from Scream:

    MTV

    "I still love the show, but his death just makes Season 2 too hard to rewatch."

    —trashnita

    18. Bellamy Blake from The 100:

    Clarke shoots Bellamy
    The CW

    "It was so sudden and unexpected, especially because Clarke was the one who killed him."

    —ohmybad

    19. Matthew Crawley from Downton Abbey:

    PBS

    "I sat with my mouth hanging open for about 10 minutes after that car crash. Why steal so much joy from the show?!"

    —emmai42441ac3e

    20. Lance Sweets from Bones:

    FOX

    "I watched the rest of the series, but it was never the same after his death. I've never been able to go back and rewatch the show now that I know how Sweets’s story ends."

    —a-moot-point

    21. And finally, all of the deaths in the last season of The Originals:

    Klaus dies alongside his brother Elijah
    The CW

    "I was so pissed when they killed of Hayley, then Josh, and then Klaus and Elijah. They killed off all the main characters and made sure that none of them would be able to come back in that universe again."

    —anra

    Note: Submissions have been edited for length and clarity.