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down our picks for the top 10 TV deaths
before we begin we publish new content
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this list we’re looking at small screen
deaths that caused controversy and
backlash within its own fan circles
we’re ranking our picks based on the
level of media attention the death
received and the sheer level of hatred
it garnered from the fanbase and if it
wasn’t obvious there will be spoilers
ahead we want to help you is there any
what so was a character unique to the
show who showed romantic feelings
towards Clark Griffin
the character of LexA was praised for
being strong complex and relatable for
the lgbtq+ community and then they
killed her off many people saw the death
not only as unnecessary but also cruel
questioning if she was killed simply for
being a lesbian listen they have cool it
popularized the barrier gaze trope which
follows the idea that fictional
homosexual couples cannot be happy while
others issued death threats and fought
suicidal thoughts various producers then
signed if Alexa pledged an in itself
controversial declaration stating that
they would treat future gay characters
with more respect and consideration
[Music]
number nine Shireen Baratheon Game of
Thrones where’s my father
I want to see my father it will all be
over soon princess season five certainly
saw its fair share of death related
controversy many people were left upset
with the way Jon’s death and
resurrection predictably played out did
anyone seriously believe he was dead
while many more condemned the demise of
Shireen Baratheon
they took issue with Shireen’s death for
numerous reasons some thought it was a
ridiculous and unnecessary departure
from the novels others thought it was
incredibly out of character for Stannis
yet even more thought that the scene
went too far
and that burning a child alive crossed a
line even for a show as violent and
bleak as this
whatever the reason fans were none too
number eight henry blake mash it’s
Bunyan they were no survivors by this
point Henry Blake’s death is TV history
you know how it goes
waiter walks into the o.r in a fluster
and tells everyone that fleex plane was
shot down over the Sea of Japan the
impact was immediate and mixed some
people praised the risk-taking of the
producers others called the scene too
depressing for a Network comedy and
others called the death itself cheap and
emotionally manipulative we had hundreds
of letters from viewers saying you
tricked us you suck this and we thought
this was a comedy show I dare you and it
wasn’t just fans CBS reportedly hated
the decision and cut the scene from a
future rerun even Blake’s actor McLean
Stevenson hated the way his departure
was handled and filmed as it soured
everyone’s moods and ruined the
number seven Jax teller sons of anarchy
[Music]
we don’t mind if a show decides to kill
off its main character as long as it’s
done in a relevant and respectable way
but Jax’s death was just nonsense
so many viewers took issue with his
death that it seemed like no one was
happy with the outcome some thought Jax
deserved a happier departure while
others thought that suicide was too easy
a way out for such a despicable person
even more people hated the obvious and
overdone Christ’s metaphor but perhaps
the biggest attractor was the horrible
visual effect people felt it completely
ruined any modicum of respect that the
number six Rita Morgan Dexter pick up
another husband from jail Rita’s death
seriously pissed and continues to piss a
lot of people off some fans were angry
in a good way
as the scene was a shocking send-off for
a main character but other people were
angry in an F this show kind of way some
people thought it was a cheap move meant
solely for shock and media attention
it’s also regarded as the point where
the once brilliant show drastically
dipped in quality and while that’s not
the fault of the scene itself it’s often
made into a scapegoat for the fans
frustrations and then they killed off
number five Tara McClay Buffy the
Vampire Slayer do this Tara MacLeish
shares a lot in common with LexA from
the hundred both were involved in
culturally impactful lesbian
relationships and their deaths generated
great ire from their respective fan
bases you’re sure
Joss Whedon had planned to kill Tara to
further develop willow and thought that
her death would generate the greatest
emotional response he wasn’t wrong just
not in a good way
her death was singled out for adhering
to the barrier gaze trope and many fans
and critics accused the production team
of homophobia puns were made to bring
Terra back as a vision to willow but
actress amber Benson turned down the
opportunity because she was afraid of
number four Matthew Crawley Downton
Abbey Oh such a wonderful there’s a lot
that goes on behind the scenes that
writers need to consider sometimes the
story is just out of their hands such
was the case for Downton Abbey Dan
Stevens Matthew Crawley had long been a
fan favorite but come 2012 Stephens
wanted out to pursue other opportunities
this resulted in Matthew being
unceremoniously killed in a car accident
his blunt and cliche death a car crash
really sent the fans into a tizzy and
Stevens told the Guardian that he’s
needed to apologize to a lot of people
since leaving the show something in my
gut told me that it was it was time to
explore you know pack up my bags and
head west
some people even stopped watching the
series all together a testament to just
how beloved Matthew Frawley really was
but first I think I’ve earned a decent
kiss
number three dan Conner Roseanne then I
felt so guilty I had to pretend it was
for some altruistic reason frozen bars
racism isn’t the only controversy to
have fallen on Roseanne back in 1997 the
original iteration of the show ended
with a much-maligned finale that
revealed that the entire final season
was a fictional concoction written by
Roseanne and that Dan had actually died
of the heart attack he suffered at
Darlene’s wedding when you’re a
blue-collar woman and your husband dies
it takes away your whole sense of
security
it has since gone down in history as one
of the worst series finales mostly due
to the unearned bait-and-switch and the
horrible send-off for Dan luckily the
revival undid that mess and brought Dan
back complete with some cheeky
references to the series finale and his
controversial death this would have sold
like hotcakes if only ahead and killed
off the most interesting character
number two brian Griffin family guy okay
Brian I’m just putting this out there
but I’m a baby and only dicks don’t let
babies win this episode proved that
Family Guy is still relevant despite
what its haters might think in the 12th
season episode life of Brian Brian is
run over by a car and suffers horrific
injuries leading to his death and
tearful goodbye to the family oh my god
the impact was immediate
hashtag bring back Brian quickly trended
on social media and a change.org
petition calling for Brian’s revival
amassed 100,000 signatures in 72 hours
what made the death even worse is that
the producers pretended like it was
permanent calling it a quote fun way to
shake things up naturally Brian was
brought back just a few episodes later
and Seth MacFarlane admitted that they
never expected such outrage the hell my
friend what of course I’m alive what the
hell’s going on here before we unveil
our top pick here are a few dishonorable
[Music]
Eloise Hawking you sure yeah yeah yeah
why do you know her
yes John I know her number one Glenn
Rhee the walking dead was a joke that
bad first it was that ridiculous
dumpster fake out that caused many
people to turn on the show Sanna was the
horrible and manipulative first-person
camera position in last day on earth
that caused various people involved with
the show to defend the scene on social
media and pretend that it wasn’t just a
transparent ratings ploy and then the
7th season premiere was a boring
drawn-out affair that ended in a death
we all knew was coming anyway the whole
debacle ultimately had viewers thinking
that The Walking Dead was now concerned
with silly gimmicks employs rather than
dramatic storytelling Wow
that actually sounds right do you agree
with our pigs check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 TV deaths
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at small screen
deaths that caused controversy and
backlash within its own fan circles
we’re ranking our picks based on the
level of media attention the death
received and the sheer level of hatred
it garnered from the fanbase and if it
wasn’t obvious there will be spoilers
ahead we want to help you is there any
what so was a character unique to the
show who showed romantic feelings
towards Clark Griffin
the character of LexA was praised for
being strong complex and relatable for
the lgbtq+ community and then they
killed her off many people saw the death
not only as unnecessary but also cruel
questioning if she was killed simply for
being a lesbian listen they have cool it
popularized the barrier gaze trope which
follows the idea that fictional
homosexual couples cannot be happy while
others issued death threats and fought
suicidal thoughts various producers then
signed if Alexa pledged an in itself
controversial declaration stating that
they would treat future gay characters
with more respect and consideration
[Music]
number nine Shireen Baratheon Game of
Thrones where’s my father
I want to see my father it will all be
over soon princess season five certainly
saw its fair share of death related
controversy many people were left upset
with the way Jon’s death and
resurrection predictably played out did
anyone seriously believe he was dead
while many more condemned the demise of
Shireen Baratheon
they took issue with Shireen’s death for
numerous reasons some thought it was a
ridiculous and unnecessary departure
from the novels others thought it was
incredibly out of character for Stannis
yet even more thought that the scene
went too far
and that burning a child alive crossed a
line even for a show as violent and
bleak as this
whatever the reason fans were none too
number eight henry blake mash it’s
Bunyan they were no survivors by this
point Henry Blake’s death is TV history
you know how it goes
waiter walks into the o.r in a fluster
and tells everyone that fleex plane was
shot down over the Sea of Japan the
impact was immediate and mixed some
people praised the risk-taking of the
producers others called the scene too
depressing for a Network comedy and
others called the death itself cheap and
emotionally manipulative we had hundreds
of letters from viewers saying you
tricked us you suck this and we thought
this was a comedy show I dare you and it
wasn’t just fans CBS reportedly hated
the decision and cut the scene from a
future rerun even Blake’s actor McLean
Stevenson hated the way his departure
was handled and filmed as it soured
everyone’s moods and ruined the
number seven Jax teller sons of anarchy
[Music]
we don’t mind if a show decides to kill
off its main character as long as it’s
done in a relevant and respectable way
but Jax’s death was just nonsense
so many viewers took issue with his
death that it seemed like no one was
happy with the outcome some thought Jax
deserved a happier departure while
others thought that suicide was too easy
a way out for such a despicable person
even more people hated the obvious and
overdone Christ’s metaphor but perhaps
the biggest attractor was the horrible
visual effect people felt it completely
ruined any modicum of respect that the
number six Rita Morgan Dexter pick up
another husband from jail Rita’s death
seriously pissed and continues to piss a
lot of people off some fans were angry
in a good way
as the scene was a shocking send-off for
a main character but other people were
angry in an F this show kind of way some
people thought it was a cheap move meant
solely for shock and media attention
it’s also regarded as the point where
the once brilliant show drastically
dipped in quality and while that’s not
the fault of the scene itself it’s often
made into a scapegoat for the fans
frustrations and then they killed off
number five Tara McClay Buffy the
Vampire Slayer do this Tara MacLeish
shares a lot in common with LexA from
the hundred both were involved in
culturally impactful lesbian
relationships and their deaths generated
great ire from their respective fan
bases you’re sure
Joss Whedon had planned to kill Tara to
further develop willow and thought that
her death would generate the greatest
emotional response he wasn’t wrong just
not in a good way
her death was singled out for adhering
to the barrier gaze trope and many fans
and critics accused the production team
of homophobia puns were made to bring
Terra back as a vision to willow but
actress amber Benson turned down the
opportunity because she was afraid of
number four Matthew Crawley Downton
Abbey Oh such a wonderful there’s a lot
that goes on behind the scenes that
writers need to consider sometimes the
story is just out of their hands such
was the case for Downton Abbey Dan
Stevens Matthew Crawley had long been a
fan favorite but come 2012 Stephens
wanted out to pursue other opportunities
this resulted in Matthew being
unceremoniously killed in a car accident
his blunt and cliche death a car crash
really sent the fans into a tizzy and
Stevens told the Guardian that he’s
needed to apologize to a lot of people
since leaving the show something in my
gut told me that it was it was time to
explore you know pack up my bags and
head west
some people even stopped watching the
series all together a testament to just
how beloved Matthew Frawley really was
but first I think I’ve earned a decent
kiss
number three dan Conner Roseanne then I
felt so guilty I had to pretend it was
for some altruistic reason frozen bars
racism isn’t the only controversy to
have fallen on Roseanne back in 1997 the
original iteration of the show ended
with a much-maligned finale that
revealed that the entire final season
was a fictional concoction written by
Roseanne and that Dan had actually died
of the heart attack he suffered at
Darlene’s wedding when you’re a
blue-collar woman and your husband dies
it takes away your whole sense of
security
it has since gone down in history as one
of the worst series finales mostly due
to the unearned bait-and-switch and the
horrible send-off for Dan luckily the
revival undid that mess and brought Dan
back complete with some cheeky
references to the series finale and his
controversial death this would have sold
like hotcakes if only ahead and killed
off the most interesting character
number two brian Griffin family guy okay
Brian I’m just putting this out there
but I’m a baby and only dicks don’t let
babies win this episode proved that
Family Guy is still relevant despite
what its haters might think in the 12th
season episode life of Brian Brian is
run over by a car and suffers horrific
injuries leading to his death and
tearful goodbye to the family oh my god
the impact was immediate
hashtag bring back Brian quickly trended
on social media and a change.org
petition calling for Brian’s revival
amassed 100,000 signatures in 72 hours
what made the death even worse is that
the producers pretended like it was
permanent calling it a quote fun way to
shake things up naturally Brian was
brought back just a few episodes later
and Seth MacFarlane admitted that they
never expected such outrage the hell my
friend what of course I’m alive what the
hell’s going on here before we unveil
our top pick here are a few dishonorable
[Music]
Eloise Hawking you sure yeah yeah yeah
why do you know her
yes John I know her number one Glenn
Rhee the walking dead was a joke that
bad first it was that ridiculous
dumpster fake out that caused many
people to turn on the show Sanna was the
horrible and manipulative first-person
camera position in last day on earth
that caused various people involved with
the show to defend the scene on social
media and pretend that it wasn’t just a
transparent ratings ploy and then the
7th season premiere was a boring
drawn-out affair that ended in a death
we all knew was coming anyway the whole
debacle ultimately had viewers thinking
that The Walking Dead was now concerned
with silly gimmicks employs rather than
dramatic storytelling Wow
that actually sounds right do you agree
with our pigs check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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