14 TV Character Deaths That Ruined An Entire Series And 14 Movie Deaths That Messed Up A Whole Film

We asked TV fans and movie fans within the BuzzFeed Community to share character deaths that devastated them to the extent that it ruined the show or film entirely. Here were some of the several hundreds of submissions, starting with television:

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1.Sweets from Bones being attacked in a parking garage.

A man lays covered in blood, staring up with glazed eyes

"I hated that. I haven’t even watched Bones for years."

trsmith1395

20th Television

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2.Dr. Greene from ER dying of a brain tumor.

A visibly ill man with a bandaged eye lies in bed

"It destroyed me."

miriamvincent77

NBC

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3.Lexa from The 100 being shot.

A woman lies on the ground looking sad and hurt

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4.Glenn from The Walking Dead being beaten to death by Negan.

A man's eye bulges out of his head and his face is covered in blood

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5.Quentin from The Magicians sacrificing himself to defeat the Monster.

Syfy

"Killed off because the writers couldn't see that staying true to the source material at least with main/essential characters being ALIVE is, you know...important for your viewers to feel vindicated in their dedication. It was blatant shock value that added nothing to any other character arcs or the story overall but a gaping, emotionless hole."

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6.Tara from Sons of Anarchy being brutally murdered.

FX

"I hated that her storyline took such a turn, and it made Jax into everything he was trying to run from. That scene when he walked in and found Tara on the ground was GUT-WRENCHING and I bawled my eyes out. It was never the same after that."

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7.Carl from The Walking Dead being bitten by a walker.

A boy appears on the brink of death and says, "I love you, Dad."

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8.Poussey Washington on Orange Is the New Black getting killed during a confrontation.

A woman is pinned to the ground by a prison officer

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9.Charlie from Lost drowning.

A man underwater smiles and presses his hand to glass

"I never watched a single episode after he died. He was my favorite character and at least 75% of the reason I watched the show."

a-whale

ABC

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10.Michael from Jane the Virgin having an aortic dissection after initially surviving a gunshot.

A man lies on the ground with his heart area glowing

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11.Silus from Vampire Diaries being stabbed by a dagger.

A man's face appears hurt and dazed after being harmed

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12.Prudence from Charmed being killed by a demon shooting her into a wall.

CBS Television Distribution

"I gathered my wits and waited four long years to continue watching it. It was so disrespectful how she wasn't acknowledged the rest of the show, especially the ending scene where they show the photos of the sisters in the Halliwell house with no sign of Prue."

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13.Rita from Dexter being murdered.

A woman lies in a tub full of blood

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14.Marissa from The O.C. dying in a car accident.

A woman with blood on her head lies on the ground with her eyes shut

"She had great character development, then they killed her off! The show wasn’t the same after that!"

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Fox

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Alright, now let's take a look at the movie deaths that ruined films for folks...

15.Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame

A woman with a scared look on her face hangs from high up

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16.Rachel in The Dark Knight

A woman is blown away by an explosion

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17.Mystique in Dark Phoenix

A woman is impaled by a piece of sharp wood

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18.Howard in Uncut Gems

A man lies on the ground with a pool of blood beneath his head

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19.Duke in G.I. Joe: Retaliation

A man with concerned eyes leers ahead

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20.David Dunn in Glass

A man with a wide open eye lies on the ground looking scared

"It was so ridiculous."

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Universal Pictures

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21.The cat in The Shape of Water

A cat looks up with its mouth open

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22.Bill Murray in Zombieland

A man in zombie makeup sits down after being wounded

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23.Tadashi in Big Hero 6

A guy wearing a baseball hat looks concerned at his younger sibling, standing outside of a burning building

"Aside from Baymax, Tadashi was the only other character that I enjoyed, and it made me less invested in the film."

lightheart16

Disney

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24.Six in 6 Underground

A concerned man looks out of the window while driving

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25.General Hux in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

A man with a stern look glares down

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26.Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

A man lies lifelessly on the ground with his eyes shut

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27.Rosie in Jojo Rabbit

A crying boy hugs a pair of feet

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28.Finnick from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

A guy falls from a ladder into water filled with creatures

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