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(#1) Lt. Colonel Henry Blake
- M.A.S.H.
The season three finale of M*A*S*H shocked and angered viewers. Lt. Col. Blake is headed home after being honorably discharged, then his helicopter gets shot down.
The episode caused a great deal of controversy, and producers received more than 1,000 letters from angry fans.
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(#2) Eddard Stark
- Game of Thrones
Sure, King Joffrey promises he would spare Eddard Stark's life if he confesses to treason, but Joffrey is the worst and can't be trusted.
Despite the confession, Joffrey orders Ser Ilyn Payne to go ahead with the beheading. Ned's demise set the tone for Game of Thrones, a show in which no character is safe.
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(#3) Paul Hennessy
- 8 Simple Rules
While in production on the second season of 8 Simple Rules, actor John Ritter was taken to the hospital and ultimately perished of an undiagnosed aortic dissection.
Following his passing, the show went on hiatus, returning two months later. Ritter's demise was written into the series - his character Paul Hennesey collapses, though no exact cause is given.
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(#4) Dan Conner
- Roseanne
After the Conner family wins the lottery on Roseanne, it is revealed that Dan didn't actually survive his heart attack from a season earlier and perished at Darlene's wedding.
Roseanne reveals that the series (and those lottery winnings) was a rewriting of her life and that she created the false reality as a coping mechanism.
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(#5) Robb Stark
- Game of Thrones
One of many victims of the infamous Red Wedding, Robb, along with his mother Catelyn Stark, his pregnant wife Talisa Stark, and countless Stark bannermen are ruthlessly slain in Season 3 of Game of Thrones.
The massacre is orchestrated by Lord Walder Frey as revenge for Robb's failure to fulfill his marriage pact with House Frey.
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(#6) Mark Greene
- ER
Dr. Mark Greene is the only original ER character to perish. Diagnosed with brain cancer, he undergoes multiple treatments and operations before deciding to accept his fate.
He takes a final trip to Hawaii with his daughter, Rachel. They are later joined by his wife, Elizabeth, before he ultimately passes.
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(#7) George O'Malley
- Grey's Anatomy
On Grey's Anatomy, Dr. George O'Malley is preparing to leave the hospital to join the army when he is brought in as "Jon Doe" after a serious bus wreck.
O'Malley reveals himself to Meredith, but she and the other doctors are unable to save him.
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(#8) Rita Morgan
- Dexter
Rita Morgan (formerly Rita Bennett) ultimately becomes the Trinity Killer's final victim in Season 4 of Dexter.
Dexter finds her in a blood-filled bathtub - an allusion to the slaying of Dexter's mother, when he and his brother were left at the scene, sitting in a pool of blood.
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(#9) Lucy Knight
- ER
When a man with schizophrenia checks into the emergency room on ER, Lucy suspects he might have mental issues. Carter doesn't agree and refuses to send him to the psych department.
However, Lucy was right - something she and Carter learn the hard way when the man finds a knife and uses it against them.
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(#10) Jon Snow
- Game of Thrones
Well, what can you even say? Alliser Thorne lays a trap by telling him a wildling has info on the long ago disappeared Benjen Stark. Jon Snow is then knifed his own men, Julius Caesar-style.
Who plays Brutus? Olly, the seemingly sweet boy.
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(#11) Maude Flanders
- The Simpsons
In Season 11 of The Simpsons, Christian homemaker Maude Flanders falls to her demise after being knocked off the grandstand at Springfield Speedway by a T-shirt cannon. The shirts are aimed at Homer, but he ducks at just the right moment and Maude goes over.
Maude returns as a ghost multiple times in later episodes.
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(#12) Mark Sloan
- Grey's Anatomy
After Dr. Mark Sloan is seriously wounded in the plane crash at the end of Season 8 of Grey's Anatomy, he's put on life support. In the Season 9 premiere, the machines are turned off, in accordance with his will.
Both viewers and the cast mourned the passing of "McSteamy."
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(#13) Oberyn Martell
Game of Thrones has its fair share of graphic, shocking passings, but this one takes the cake. While fighting as Tyrion's champion, Oberyn "The Viper" goes head to head with Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane. Unfortunately for Oberyn, the Inigo Montoya routine is his ultimate downfall.
He has the battle won but doesn't finish the job. The Mountain rises up and, well... the results aren't pretty.
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(#14) Hank Schrader
- Breaking Bad
On Breaking Bad, DEA agent Hank Schrader finally arrests his brother-in-law, Walter White, and all seems to be going as planned. But things take a turn quickly when Jack and Todd arrive, despite being called off by Walt.
Hank refuses to beg for his life, knowing that Jack has already decided to end it, and Walt gets away yet again.
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(#15) Charlie Pace
- Lost
Desmond spends much of Season 3 of Lost foretelling Charlie's demise, and in the season finale, his visions come true.
Charlie ultimately drowns in the Looking Glass station after turning off the station's signal jammer and confirming to Desmond that it's "not Penny's boat."
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(#16) Jin-Soo Kwon
- Lost
Jin and Sun have their ups and downs during the course of Lost, but their relationships ends on about as bittersweet a note as possible. When the submarine erupts, Sun is trapped and unable to escape.
Rather than save himself, Jin decides to stay with his wife, keeping the promise he made to her to that they would never part.
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(#17) Lawrence Kutner
- House
When actor Kal Penn accepted a job at the White House, the House writers were stuck. Dr. Kutner's taking his own life was never exactly explained, leaving many viewers unsatisfied.
However, Penn did return in later seasons as Kutner as part of Dr. House's hallucinations.
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(#18) Zoe Barnes
- House of Cards
No one is safe from Frank Underwood. Frank and Zoe arrange a meeting in the Season 2 premiere of House of Cards to finally have a fresh start. But when Zoe correctly suspects Frank's involvement in Congressman Peter Russo's demise, Frank decides she has to go.
Still under the guise of their fresh start, he has Zoe delete all his contact information and all their text exchanges from her phone, then pushes her in front of an oncoming train.
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(#19) Adriana La Cerva
- The Sopranos
On The Sopranos, after admitting to being an FBI informant, Adriana finds out that her husband, Christopher, loves the mob more than he loves her. He tells James Gandolfini's Tony, who orders her slaying.
Silvio takes her on a drive supposedly to see Christopher, but stops the car in the woods and shoots her.
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(#20) Susan Ross
- Seinfeld
After multiple breakups with George and a brief lesbian period, Susan Ross says yes to George's "on a whim" marriage proposal in Season 7 of Seinfeld. Their engagement lasts the course of the season until the cheap glue on their wedding invitations poisons Susan.
She is taken to the hospital and perishes (see the 2:19 mark). George moves on almost instantly.
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(#21) Libby
- Lost
If only poor Hurley hadn't forgotten the blankets. During the second season of Lost, Hurley plans an elaborate picnic date, but he forgets the blankets. Libby goes to the hatch to retrieve them, surprising Michael (skip to the 3:30 mark), who has just slain Ana Lucia.
Michael gets trigger happy and despite Dr. Jack's best efforts, Libby doesn't make it.
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(#22) Shane Walsh
- The Walking Dead
In Season 2 of The Walking Dead, Shane lures Rick into the woods under the impression that they are hunting for Randall, whom Shane has already slain. But Rick is on to him, knowing that Shane's real intention is to take him out and make a life with Rick's wife Lori.
Rick moves to give Shane his gun so that he'll have to shoot an unarmed man, and thanks to some sneaky moves, fells Shane instead.
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(#23) Omar Little
- The Wire
The viewer-beloved stick-up man of HBO's The Wire is shot by Kenard, a young boy from drug dealer Michael Lee's crew.
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(#24) James 'Jimmy' Darmody
- Boardwalk Empire
On Boardwalk Empire, Jimmy knows he's in trouble after he slays the Commodore. Despite trying to make amends with Nucky, Jimmy is prepared to accept his fate when Nucky calls him for a meeting.
He arrives unarmed and tries to appeal, but Nucky can't be swayed.
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