00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the TV
00:09character deaths that left us distraught, whether from shock, brutality, or other
00:13reasons.
00:14The first pick is Red Light, Green Light.
00:21Number 10, Nicholas Brody, Homeland.
00:24A complex and conflicted former soldier and prisoner of war, Nicholas Brody was originally
00:37intended to die early on in the show, however it wasn't until season 3 that he met his end.
00:42After assassinating the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Brody is sentenced to
00:46execution.
00:47Most of the crowd cheers as he's slowly hung.
00:53However, his handler, Carrie, calls out to him, letting him know she's there.
01:00Her distress is contagious and our hearts go out to her, having to watch the father of
01:04her unborn child die like that.
01:05For many viewers, Homeland died along with Brody.
01:17Number 9, Rita Morgan, Dexter.
01:19Grizzly deaths are the order of the day in a show where the protagonist is a serial killer.
01:23But this one left Dexter and the audience shell-shocked.
01:26Dexter's latest and arguably greatest victim, the Trinity Killer, has some parting words
01:30for him before he dies.
01:31It's already over.
01:32I accept.
01:33Nothing.
01:34Nothing is inevitable.
01:37It's already over.
01:39Dexter doesn't discover what he means until he gets home, ready to go on a trip with his
01:43wife Rita.
01:44Tragically, he discovers that Trinity had murdered Rita before Dexter got to him.
01:48Their young son Harrison being left amid the carnage only adds an extra layer of heartbreak.
01:53Rita always helped Dexter find the best parts of himself, and losing her was like the heart
01:57of the show and the character being cut out.
02:00It was in such a rush to get Harrison organized, I forgot my ID for the plane, so I'm zooming
02:04home for it.
02:05It means we'll be on a later puddle jumper, but we'll still be there waiting for you.
02:08Number 8, Warren Mears, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
02:11When teenagers fight vampires and other supernatural foes, things get bloody frequently.
02:15However, one of the most disturbing deaths in Buffy comes at the hands of one of the heroes.
02:20After wannabe big bad Warren Mears accidentally kills Willow's girlfriend Tara, the young witch
02:24embraces dark magic to unleash a rampage in pursuit of revenge.
02:37Catching up with Warren, Willow proceeds to force a bullet through Warren's body, torturing
02:41him and sewing his mouth shut.
02:43And just when the rest of the Scoobies arrive to convince her to stop, she removes Warren's
02:47skin in an instant.
02:48It's one of the show's most graphic deaths, and the usually sweet Willow being the one to
02:52do it is especially unnerving.
02:54You know what, I know you're in pain, but...
03:00Bored now.
03:01Number 7, Opie Winston, Sons of Anarchy.
03:03Boy, is you okay?
03:05Yeah.
03:06You, uh, find out what's going on?
03:10The Pope wants one of us dead.
03:13Even going out like a hero can be traumatic.
03:15When a kingpin demands that Sam Crow's young head Jax Teller sacrifice one of his members
03:20while in prison, he's torn on who to choose.
03:23Rather than see his friend forced to make that terrible choice, Opie Winston makes it
03:26for him.
03:27Forced to fight for his life, Opie doesn't go down easily.
03:29Wrong, man.
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04:16Poussé is then restrained improperly with Bayley putting his weight on her lungs.
04:20Unable to breathe or get their attention in the chaos of the moment, Poussé suffocates.
04:31It's a tragic, preventable death that leaves her friends especially tasty distraught.
04:36And given that it calls to mind real-world examples of police brutality,
04:39this death feels especially visceral.
04:46Number 5. Gustavo Fring, Breaking Bad.
04:55Even villains can meet upsetting ends.
04:57Gus Fring is locked in a battle of wills with protagonist Walter White.
05:00However, Walt hatches a plan with Gus's old enemy, Hector Salamanca.
05:03The aging cartel gangster pretends to cooperate with the DEA to lure Gus to his nursing home.
05:09A crippled little rata. What a reputation to leave behind.
05:13It isn't until the last moment before he kills Hector that Gus realizes something is wrong.
05:18As Hector rings his bell, Gus realizes too late that Walt has rigged it with an explosive.
05:22As satisfying as it is to see Walt finally defeat Gus,
05:26it's equally upsetting to see the state of Gus's body after the fact.
05:29Face-offs aren't usually quite so literal.
05:38Number 4. Chrissy Cunningham, Stranger Things.
05:42Chrissy? Hello? Hey, Chrissy!
05:47The horror inspiration is pretty clear throughout this throwback 80s sci-fi show,
05:51but this scene takes it to a whole other level.
05:53Chrissy Cunningham has been seeing things,
05:55and upon visiting Eddie Munson to buy drugs to take the edge off,
05:58she experiences something worse.
06:00Chrissy!
06:01Chrissy!
06:01Brought into a trance by the monstrous Vecna,
06:13Chrissy is terrorized by him and his mind-skinned.
06:15Back in reality, Eddie is traumatized by the sight of Vecna
06:18psychically breaking Chrissy's body piece by piece until she dies.
06:22The sadism and brutality of the death is enough to turn the stomach.
06:25Number 3. Noah, The Walking Dead.
06:33While on a supply run, Glenn, Noah, and Nicholas are trapped in a revolving door
06:37when trying to leave an unfinished mall.
06:42With walkers to both sides, it seems hopeless for all three of them.
06:47Thankfully, Eugene swings by and creates a distraction,
06:50luring the undead outside away.
06:51But that brief hope is soon dashed.
06:53Glenn's attempt to break the glass leads a panicking Nicholas to escape on his own.
06:57Hey! Hey! Over here! Come get me!
07:01Come get me!
07:03Come on!
07:04By opening the gap on his side,
07:06he leaves enough space for walkers to grab Noah.
07:08The poor guy is quickly devoured and torn apart by the zombie horde
07:11in uncomfortably graphic detail.
07:13There are upsetting deaths aplenty in this zombie apocalypse series,
07:17but this one is downright horrific.
07:20Don't let go.
07:21Number 2. Half the Players.
07:26Squid Game.
07:26When masked strangers drug you and bring you to an island
07:29to play games with a ton of money on the line,
07:31things aren't likely to end well.
07:33Holy crap.
07:35Oh!
07:40Oh my god, this is serious.
07:41This is serious now.
07:42The various indebted contestants are disarmed at first
07:45as they play a game of red light, green light with a robotic little girl.
07:48But then the guy in the lead wobbles a little as he stops and is promptly shot.
07:52As more players drop, the room turns to panic.
07:54And over 200 people,
07:56half of the players, are quickly massacred.
07:57Even the survivors aren't much better off,
08:08as many more are picked off on the way to the finish line.
08:11It's a bloody vicious introduction to the cutthroat nature of the squid games.
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08:37When it comes to appalling deaths in this grim fantasy series,
08:44we're spoiled for choice.
08:46Man, Tyrion Lannister, may the mother grant her mercy.
08:51May the father give them such justice as they deserve.
08:55And may the warrior guide the hand of our champion.
09:00And yet, this one still makes us shudder.
09:03In a trial by combat for Tyrion's life,
09:05Oberyn Martell faces Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. the Mountain.
09:08The Dornish prince acquits himself well against the massive knight.
09:11But Oberyn doesn't just want to win.
09:13He wants a confession from the Mountain about the fate of his sister and her kids.
09:22Unfortunately, he strays too close and is brought down by his wounded enemy.
09:26Clegane knocks out Oberyn's teeth,
09:28gouges out his eyes, and squashes his head like a watermelon.
09:31Oberyn's lover Ilaria's reaction really says it all.
09:34Who gave you the order?
09:37Who gave you the order?
09:40Say her name!
09:41Is there a gruesome TV death that still haunts you?
09:43We'll never get bored of reading your favorites in the comments.
09:46It's not like in the comics.
09:48No.
09:49No.
09:51I think you need to.
09:52I think you need to.
10:01I'll be right back.
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