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Television shows know how to break our hearts right from the start! Join us as we count down the most shocking character deaths that occurred during season premieres. Our list includes devastating losses from "The Walking Dead," "Game of Thrones," "Grey's Anatomy" and more! Beware of major spoilers as we examine these unforgettable TV moments.
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00:00Oh my! That is a no-no.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're examining the most shocking times in history when characters
00:12in TV shows were killed off during a season premiere. To make the list, the character can't
00:18perish in the first ever episode. Instead, it has to take place after season one, but
00:23we'll make an exception for spinoff shows and sequel series. Beware of potential spoilers.
00:28Once Raider, you've been called the king beyond the war. Westeros only has one king. Bend
00:35the knee, I promise you mercy.
00:39Monica Beltran, Grey's Anatomy
00:41Following on from the season 21 cliffhanger with an explosion being set off after a hostage
00:46situation at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Grey's Anatomy kicked off with the devastation
00:51across the operating room floors.
00:53Let's go! Let me go!
00:56Come on! Hustle! Hustle! Hustle!
00:59Hey!
01:01Sir, you can't answer!
01:02You need to evacuate! You need to evacuate now!
01:05You need to evacuate now!
01:07While Atticus Lincoln was severely injured and seemed likely to pass away, Beltran looked
01:12okay, beyond the shattered pelvis she mentioned as she dictated the surgery to others. However,
01:18while Link recovered, the same couldn't be said for Beltran, as she succumbed to her injuries.
01:23Wake up!
01:24You need to wake up, you need to wake up! Come on! Come on!
01:29This isn't the only time Grey's Anatomy has shocked fans with a death in the opening season
01:33episode. Back in season 9, following a plane crash and another season-ending cliffhanger,
01:39Mark Sloan didn't recover from his coma and passed away.
01:42A lifetime of memories, photos, trinkets.
01:47Oh! I got it!
01:50Things to remember us by, even when we're gone.
01:54John Preston, a.k.a. Mr. Big.
02:02And just like that.
02:03Even from the days of Candace Bushnell's column in the New York Observer, Big was there.
02:08His will-they-won't-they romance with Carrie Bradshaw kept fans hooked during the Sex and
02:13the City days.
02:14Why wasn't it new?
02:16Carrie.
02:17No, seriously.
02:18I really need to hear you say it.
02:21So, with the star-crossed duo married in the follow-up show and just like that, all seemed
02:26good and secure.
02:27But then, while exercising on a Peloton bike, Big suffered a massive heart attack.
02:32Carrie just managed to return home to be there as he passed away.
02:36John!
02:37John.
02:39Oh, God.
02:40Oh, God, John.
02:42Oh, John.
02:44Fans were heartbroken.
02:46However, they were meant to see Big return kinda as a ghost for the season finale.
02:50However, due to actor Chris Noth being accused of misconduct, the scene was scrapped.
02:56And just like that, Big died.
03:02Mance Raider.
03:04Game of Thrones.
03:05By the end of Season 4 of Game of Thrones, Mance was captured by Stannis Baratheon's forces
03:10with aid from Jon Snow.
03:12While Stannis tried to get him to kneel before him to possibly be allowed to live, Mance wouldn't
03:17do that.
03:18After all, he united the Free Folk tribes, a task that appeared to be impossible and
03:23became known as the King Beyond the Wall.
03:26So kneeling wasn't likely.
03:28I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.
03:34By Season 5, with Mance refusing to grant Stannis' demand, even with Jon trying to convince
03:39him to change his stance, the Stoic leader is placed on a pyre, which is set ablaze.
03:55Struggling to watch the terrible execution, Jon gave Mance mercy by ending his life with
04:01an arrow.
04:03Eugene Pontecorvo, The Sopranos.
04:10After three seasons in The Sopranos crime family and a dreadful personal life, things
04:15look to be finally going upwards for Eugene.
04:18In Season 6's opening episode, he inherited $2 million and desired to retire from crime.
04:23He'd moved to Florida for Sun, Sea and Disney World, we assumed.
04:37However, Tony isn't receptive to the idea, instead pointing out how Eugene took an oath
04:42to the family.
04:54So he had to go and kill Teddy for Christopher.
04:57With Tony refusing to let him go and the FBI not letting Eugene stop working as an informant,
05:02he saw a few options.
05:04We've talked about Florida, okay?
05:06Gene, that's not gonna happen.
05:08Here, among your friends is where you're useful.
05:10I told you, you tell your bosses I come back for any trial.
05:13Florida's just one of those things you gotta let go.
05:15He sadly took his own life in a heart-wrenching scene and a bleak season opener.
05:20David Palmer and Michelle Dessler, 24.
05:24Beyond Jack Bauer, Palmer is perhaps the character who survived the most near-death incidents in
05:2924.
05:30Yet after rising from a Democrat candidate to US president to private citizen, time ran out
05:35for him in the first episode of Season 5.
05:38While discussing his memoir plans with his brother Wayne in a hotel, a sniper fatally shoots Palmer.
05:43One more chapter and we'll take a break.
05:46Why don't we jump down to, um, chapter 6?
05:48There's gonna be a lot of questions about your relationship with Sherry.
05:52The episode wasn't done with breaking our hearts.
05:55Shortly after, with Michelle and her husband, Tony Almeida, enjoying life away from the CTU,
06:01she planned to go and help her former employer following Palmer's assassination.
06:05However, as she got in her car, it exploded, taking her life.
06:09With a second explosive nearly taking Tony's too.
06:20Luke Reardon, Gen V.
06:22How do you grip the audience's attention in the first episode of a spin-off show?
06:26Well, the boy's offshoot, Gen V, did that super successfully with Luke, Golden Boy Reardon.
06:32While he was the top student at Godalkin University, something was amiss with Luke.
06:37As every so often, his behavior became questionable, such as what he did to his opponent in the arena.
06:42See what I mean? It's like a big, fire-icey cucumber.
06:47However, the biggest sign was when he fatally hugged Professor Brink, which Marie saw, causing Luke to go on a rampage.
06:57Oh, oh shit. Marie, I, I had to.
07:05With all his friends trying to stop him, Luke ran out of options.
07:09After a non-fiery hug with Andre, he took to the sky and exploded, becoming a vital plot point in the process.
07:28Zoe Barnes, House of Cards
07:30It started with Zoe blackmailing Frank Underwood after he was photographed checking her out at the opera
07:35before she became suspicious of his hand in Peter Russo's death in House of Cards.
07:40But before long, it would all come crashing down for her in a bleak fashion.
07:45I'm not here to punish you, or to tell you to stop. I just thought I should open those big, bright eyes.
07:55I think you should leave.
07:57In season two's opening, Zoe, after doubting Frank's involvement, agreed with him for a fresh start between the two rivals.
08:05However, she still wouldn't let the Russo story go completely.
08:08I have no idea what happened that night, except that Peter started drinking again.
08:13I don't know who was or wasn't there. I wish I was.
08:16With Frank looking to rise up in the political ladder further, he got his hands dirty once again.
08:21While meeting at a train station, where she continued questioning him,
08:25he suddenly and brutally pushed Zoe in front of a moving locomotive, ending her life.
08:35John Winchester, Supernatural
08:38With John's disappearance being the catalyst for Sam and Dean reuniting,
08:42we were all delighted when he popped up in Supernatural.
08:45However, disaster struck when the Winchester family's beloved Impala was hit by a demon driving a truck
08:51in the cliffhanger Ender for season one.
08:54We'd have to start over, alright? I mean, we already found the demon.
09:04While Sam and John were okay, Dean was at death's door in the season two opener,
09:08as he was courted by Tessa the Reaper.
09:10So, John made a deal with Azazel, the yellow-eyed demon who killed his wife, Mary.
09:15Oh, I don't want to trap you.
09:22I want to make a deal.
09:27In exchange for Dean's life, Azazel wanted John's life, soul, and the cult,
09:32a firearm that can kill anything.
09:34With Dean's miraculous recovery, John checked in on his son's one final time
09:38before quietly agreeing to the deal, ending his life.
09:41I want you to watch out for Sammy, okay?
09:46Yeah, Dad, you know I will.
09:49You're scaring me.
09:52Don't be scared, Dean.
09:53You're scaring me.
09:54Chrissy Cunningham, Stranger Things
09:56She may have only appeared in the same episode where she perishes,
09:59but Chrissy was a vital cog in the Stranger Things machine.
10:02Debuting in season four's opening,
10:04Chrissy was the head cheerleader
10:06and was dating the captain of Hawkins High School's basketball team,
10:09seemingly having it all together.
10:11However, due to abuse at home,
10:13she was struggling with her mental health.
10:28It got worse when Chrissy began having disturbing hallucinations.
10:32At the end, while under a trance, Eddie tried to shake her from it,
10:35but in her mind, a creature of which we'd later discover was Vecna's debut,
10:39was tormenting her.
10:42It's time for your suffering to end.
10:51For Eddie, the confusion and horror of Chrissy's demise
10:53would stick with him and the audience for a long time.
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11:22Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford
11:26The Walking Dead
11:27Soon after appearing on the screen,
11:29Abraham and Glenn especially became fan favorites in The Walking Dead.
11:34After all, the latter had been there since the beginning,
11:37and we'd seen him grow into one of the group's most important characters
11:40in the survival against zombies and humans.
11:43As such, what happened to them in the Season 7 opener devastated the audience.
11:48Aene.
11:49Mene.
11:53Mene.
11:55Mene.
11:57Mo.
11:58After the previous cliffhanger hinted towards Negan taking a life brutally,
12:02it was haunting when he did just that to Glenn and Abraham
12:05with his baseball bat Lucille,
12:07as loved ones watched on helplessly.
12:09You can breathe.
12:10You can blink.
12:11You can cry.
12:12Hell.
12:13You're all about to be doing that.
12:14While the episode was well made,
12:15this double death was a catalyst in causing many viewers to stop watching,
12:16with the next episode dropping viewership by nearly 3.6 million.
12:18So, back to it.
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