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frustrating cheap or downright dumb ways
the Cho’s decided to get rid of their
characters
oh my lord she’s dead
[Music]
number 10 Andrea Harrison the walking
dead when you’re trying to survive in
the apocalypse you have to constantly be
aware of how you’re spending your time
was out of here and you’re gonna be okay
here when you got three you are going to
find something very sharp and you are
going to stab me in the head case in
point Andrea from The Walking Dead
instead of spending her valuable time
trying to use her pliers to escape she
decides to have a leisurely conversation
with the dying men across from her
Milton Andrea continues taking her sweet
time until it’s too late
Milton dies and soon reanimates and she
now has no time to escape causing her to
get bit on the throat left to die until
Rick and the gang find her and well yeah
I can do it myself no well I still can
number nine Stannis Baratheon Game of
Thrones Stannis made it clear that the
only two things he cared about were the
Iron Throne and his daughter eventually
he was forced to choose between the two
you will receive with his jewels play
rose he chose wrong and paid for it
though not in a way most viewers found
satisfying Stannis was beheaded off
screen by Brienne of Tarth for his role
in the murder of his brother Renly he
I did in a show that had never shied
away from showing violence when
necessary it made no sense for them to
kill this major character off screen
after finding out his entire plot line
would be largely inconsequential this
number eight Tara Thornton True Blood
True Blood was never famous for
satisfying plot hooks or character
development but when Tara Thornton was
killed off screen in the opening moments
of season seven
it gave reason to re-evaluate the show
as a whole come on this entirely
frustrating development was taken in
stride by the show’s characters to the
confusion of most of the audience True
Blood found itself limping to the finish
line in its final seasons and Tara’s
death was a sign of the end Tara
continued to appear in visions
throughout the rest of the season
leaving viewers to wonder why they
killed her off in the first place number
7 Charlie Harper two and a Half Men
though there was reasoning behind
writing off the venn erotic Charlie
Sheen the execution was definitely not
excusable but I forgave him
because I loved him unconditionally so
you can imagine my horror when the very
next day he slipped on the Metro
platform and fell in front of an
oncoming train never cross the crazy
woman when she and left the show in the
lead-up to season 9 Charlie Harper was
supposedly killed on his honeymoon with
his new wife Rose but it would later be
revealed she only kidnapped him in the
series finale
Charlie escapes and comes after the rest
of the characters of the show before his
own piano is dropped on his head the
cameo was shown only from behind and not
played by Charlie Sheen begging the
question why resurrect him in the first
number six Cordelia chase angel
[Music]
Joss Whedon has a habit of employing
controversial character deaths
throughout his TV history one of his
characters who was really put through
the ringer was Cordelia chase who
debuted and died on Buffy only to be
resurrected as a love interest on angel
only to fall into a coma on that show
Cordelia
yeah that chicks in rough shape you
think they’d give miss one foot in the
grave a private room if that wasn’t bad
enough
Cordelia seemed to wake up and fight
alongside angel for a short time before
it was revealed that she had in fact
died once again and this had been a
final farewell because somehow that
makes sense don’t make this hard angel
I’m just on a different Road this is my
offer amp number five Matthew Crawley
Downton Abbey when it became clear that
actor Dan Stevens was ready to move on
to larger roles it was inevitable that
down in Abbey would be forced to write
off Matthew Crawley from the series it’s
just what I was afraid of calm down
everything’s fine it’s just a shame that
the way they did it was so disappointing
just after the healthy birth of his son
captain Crawley drives towards the Abbey
to share the good news due to a random
accident with no real inciting incident
Matthew’s car is flipped and he’s killed
in the crash and that was that Holly’s
death felt cheap out of nowhere
and with no narrative point but then we
don’t always get our just desserts
[Music]
number four Derek Shepherd also known as
dr. McDreamy Grey’s Anatomy Shonda
Rhimes is known for melodramatic plot
developments and nowhere is that on
display more than Grey’s Anatomy his
pressures holding maybe we should get
the scan yes listen to her too risky he
could bottom out in the scanner we need
to open him up find the source of lady
no you don’t you have the time when
Patrick Dempsey’s dr. McDreamy gets into
a serious car accident he’s brought to a
hospital that’s not his own and at first
it seems like he’s going to make it out
okay he’s a surgeon and he just saved
everyone from the car accident that just
came through we’re gonna sedate you now
so we can secure your airway you’re
gonna be fine until a faceless doctor at
his other Hospital orders the wrong
treatment and it quickly becomes clear
Shepherd is not long for this world his
death felt out of thin air and the fact
that it could have been preventable felt
like a slap to the face to a lot of fans
[Music]
number three Tara McClay Buffy the
Vampire Slayer clothes better knock a
used tone another character Joss Whedon
clumsily ripped from existence Tara
MacLean was the love interest for fan
favorite willow the two developed a
close relationship over time but it was
quickly ended when Tara’s death was used
as a plot point to push willow into an
edgier role as a villain you think I’d
let you get away with that shirt Tara
fans had become enamored with the
relationship between the two partially
because it was one of the first major
lesbian relationships on TV only for the
show to reveal that it was all an
attempt to get willow over as a
number two Robert Romano er this death
in the latter half of ER s long run of
dominance served as one of the major
signs that the show was losing its touch
right no I’m serious print you just
pissed me off of the last time a freak
accident involving a helicopter causes
dr. Robert Romano to be crushed but the
scene itself is comically terrible
not only is Romano crushed but a nurse
is hit with a large piece of shrapnel
and an entire floor of the hospital
explodes all rendered with gloriously
lackluster CGI the moment is so
absolutely over the top that it’s
impossible to take seriously last time
we checked we weren’t supposed to be
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few dishonorable mentions we’re staying
with a man I really do want to talk with
people who need attention we won’t hurt
you but we must help them
[Music]
number one jack Pearson this is us
since nearly the beginning of this is us
the show’s big mystery was how Jack
passed away by the beginning of season
two it’s revealed that Jack died in a
house fire but only later that season
was it finally revealed that Jack died
in a fire caused by an old slow cooker
sure it might be plausible but this is a
TV show and killing off one of the main
characters due to a broken crock-pot
feels a little bit absurd ever since
this was revealed it’s been a little
harder to take the drama of this is us
as seriously
[Music]
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than that welcome to watchmojo.com ten
stupidest ways TV shows killed off
characters think you know Game of
Thrones click below to sign in with your
Google or Facebook account and take the
new trivia quiz on watchmojo.com it’s
pretty hard but get it right and you
could win a collectible box from culture
fly loaded with exclusive Game of
Thrones toys accessories and apparel
follow the link in the description for
this list we’re looking at the most
frustrating cheap or downright dumb ways
the Cho’s decided to get rid of their
characters
oh my lord she’s dead
[Music]
number 10 Andrea Harrison the walking
dead when you’re trying to survive in
the apocalypse you have to constantly be
aware of how you’re spending your time
was out of here and you’re gonna be okay
here when you got three you are going to
find something very sharp and you are
going to stab me in the head case in
point Andrea from The Walking Dead
instead of spending her valuable time
trying to use her pliers to escape she
decides to have a leisurely conversation
with the dying men across from her
Milton Andrea continues taking her sweet
time until it’s too late
Milton dies and soon reanimates and she
now has no time to escape causing her to
get bit on the throat left to die until
Rick and the gang find her and well yeah
I can do it myself no well I still can
number nine Stannis Baratheon Game of
Thrones Stannis made it clear that the
only two things he cared about were the
Iron Throne and his daughter eventually
he was forced to choose between the two
you will receive with his jewels play
rose he chose wrong and paid for it
though not in a way most viewers found
satisfying Stannis was beheaded off
screen by Brienne of Tarth for his role
in the murder of his brother Renly he
I did in a show that had never shied
away from showing violence when
necessary it made no sense for them to
kill this major character off screen
after finding out his entire plot line
would be largely inconsequential this
number eight Tara Thornton True Blood
True Blood was never famous for
satisfying plot hooks or character
development but when Tara Thornton was
killed off screen in the opening moments
of season seven
it gave reason to re-evaluate the show
as a whole come on this entirely
frustrating development was taken in
stride by the show’s characters to the
confusion of most of the audience True
Blood found itself limping to the finish
line in its final seasons and Tara’s
death was a sign of the end Tara
continued to appear in visions
throughout the rest of the season
leaving viewers to wonder why they
killed her off in the first place number
7 Charlie Harper two and a Half Men
though there was reasoning behind
writing off the venn erotic Charlie
Sheen the execution was definitely not
excusable but I forgave him
because I loved him unconditionally so
you can imagine my horror when the very
next day he slipped on the Metro
platform and fell in front of an
oncoming train never cross the crazy
woman when she and left the show in the
lead-up to season 9 Charlie Harper was
supposedly killed on his honeymoon with
his new wife Rose but it would later be
revealed she only kidnapped him in the
series finale
Charlie escapes and comes after the rest
of the characters of the show before his
own piano is dropped on his head the
cameo was shown only from behind and not
played by Charlie Sheen begging the
question why resurrect him in the first
number six Cordelia chase angel
[Music]
Joss Whedon has a habit of employing
controversial character deaths
throughout his TV history one of his
characters who was really put through
the ringer was Cordelia chase who
debuted and died on Buffy only to be
resurrected as a love interest on angel
only to fall into a coma on that show
Cordelia
yeah that chicks in rough shape you
think they’d give miss one foot in the
grave a private room if that wasn’t bad
enough
Cordelia seemed to wake up and fight
alongside angel for a short time before
it was revealed that she had in fact
died once again and this had been a
final farewell because somehow that
makes sense don’t make this hard angel
I’m just on a different Road this is my
offer amp number five Matthew Crawley
Downton Abbey when it became clear that
actor Dan Stevens was ready to move on
to larger roles it was inevitable that
down in Abbey would be forced to write
off Matthew Crawley from the series it’s
just what I was afraid of calm down
everything’s fine it’s just a shame that
the way they did it was so disappointing
just after the healthy birth of his son
captain Crawley drives towards the Abbey
to share the good news due to a random
accident with no real inciting incident
Matthew’s car is flipped and he’s killed
in the crash and that was that Holly’s
death felt cheap out of nowhere
and with no narrative point but then we
don’t always get our just desserts
[Music]
number four Derek Shepherd also known as
dr. McDreamy Grey’s Anatomy Shonda
Rhimes is known for melodramatic plot
developments and nowhere is that on
display more than Grey’s Anatomy his
pressures holding maybe we should get
the scan yes listen to her too risky he
could bottom out in the scanner we need
to open him up find the source of lady
no you don’t you have the time when
Patrick Dempsey’s dr. McDreamy gets into
a serious car accident he’s brought to a
hospital that’s not his own and at first
it seems like he’s going to make it out
okay he’s a surgeon and he just saved
everyone from the car accident that just
came through we’re gonna sedate you now
so we can secure your airway you’re
gonna be fine until a faceless doctor at
his other Hospital orders the wrong
treatment and it quickly becomes clear
Shepherd is not long for this world his
death felt out of thin air and the fact
that it could have been preventable felt
like a slap to the face to a lot of fans
[Music]
number three Tara McClay Buffy the
Vampire Slayer clothes better knock a
used tone another character Joss Whedon
clumsily ripped from existence Tara
MacLean was the love interest for fan
favorite willow the two developed a
close relationship over time but it was
quickly ended when Tara’s death was used
as a plot point to push willow into an
edgier role as a villain you think I’d
let you get away with that shirt Tara
fans had become enamored with the
relationship between the two partially
because it was one of the first major
lesbian relationships on TV only for the
show to reveal that it was all an
attempt to get willow over as a
number two Robert Romano er this death
in the latter half of ER s long run of
dominance served as one of the major
signs that the show was losing its touch
right no I’m serious print you just
pissed me off of the last time a freak
accident involving a helicopter causes
dr. Robert Romano to be crushed but the
scene itself is comically terrible
not only is Romano crushed but a nurse
is hit with a large piece of shrapnel
and an entire floor of the hospital
explodes all rendered with gloriously
lackluster CGI the moment is so
absolutely over the top that it’s
impossible to take seriously last time
we checked we weren’t supposed to be
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few dishonorable mentions we’re staying
with a man I really do want to talk with
people who need attention we won’t hurt
you but we must help them
[Music]
number one jack Pearson this is us
since nearly the beginning of this is us
the show’s big mystery was how Jack
passed away by the beginning of season
two it’s revealed that Jack died in a
house fire but only later that season
was it finally revealed that Jack died
in a fire caused by an old slow cooker
sure it might be plausible but this is a
TV show and killing off one of the main
characters due to a broken crock-pot
feels a little bit absurd ever since
this was revealed it’s been a little
harder to take the drama of this is us
as seriously
[Music]
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these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
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