15 TV Deaths (Almost) as Sad as Jack Pearson’s on ‘This Is Us’ (PHOTOS)

Meaghan Darwish
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    CyanFries

    Sharon Raydor fer chrissakes

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      GoldGlasses

      That one was sad!

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    OrangePumpkin

    Joyce's death in Buffy "The Body" was probably one of the best depictions not only of a character dying but death in general. The confusion, the conflicting emotions all rang so true for me. Charlie (Lost) and George's (Grey's Anatomy) deaths were equally powerful with their non verbal farewells (Not Penny's Boat and 007, respectively). Finally, normally I refrain from commenting on lists because they're subjective but you can't have a list of saddest tv deaths without one of the original shocking deaths; Henry Blake from MASH.

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    GreenCupcake

    The saddest was Tom Keen (on Blacklist). Song The Sounds of Silence accompanied his brutal death. Was one of the more exciting characters on the show.

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    GreenElephant

    Besides John Ritter on "8 Simple Rules", other characters' passing that was the cause of the real-life portrayer doing so were: Sgt. Esterhaus on "Hill Street Blues" who was portrayed by Michael Conrad, Coach Ernie Pantusso on "Cheers"-portrayed by Nicholas Colosanto, the widowed father on "Gimme a Break"-Dolph Sweet, and the first two baliffs on "Night Court"-Selma Diamond and Florence Halop. R.I.P. to all By the way, Esterhaus' death was revealed as doing so while making love to Grace Gardner (Barbara Babcock)!

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    RedCupcake

    Charlie's death on Lost was pretty memorable and touching. "Not... Penny's... boat."

    But this list (and the list-maker) is pretty bogus without including two very, very shocking and impactful deaths. Will Gardner on The Good Wife, and most importantly, JOSS CARTER on Person of Interest. I was shocked and had trouble catching my breath when that happened. It came from out of the blue and was simply... shocking. Who cares about This is Us death... the show trades on pulling emotional strings and manipulating.

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    RedSeahorse

    Josh Charles character Will Gardner dying on The Good Wife was very sad and shocking in my opinion then second for me is Tom Keen on The Blacklist.

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    PurpleSubmarine

    Dr Mark Green as he slipped into death whilr the Hawaiian vocalist strums “Over the Rainbow”, still brings tears to my eyes

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    GreenPalmtree

    Every main character in the "Six Feet Under" season finale.