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The 20 Most Shocking TV Deaths Of All-Time

By Claire Spellberg @c_spellberg
Published Nov. 8, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ET

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If there’s anything television isn’t afraid of, it’s death. Our favorite shows kill people off left and right as if we haven’t spent years emotionally invested in their lives (ahem, Grey’s, ahem). While it’s easy to become desensitized after watching all this carnage, there are a few deaths that stick out for their WTF-ness. Whether a character’s death was a complete accident or a result of outrageous circumstances, there are some characters that we’re still mourning years later.

Back in 2015, we gave you the 10 TV Deaths We’re Still Not Over. Well, as it turns out, there’s plenty of other TV deaths that are keeping us up at night. We’re here to honor the characters that have gone to the television graveyard in the most surprising of ways. From Maude Flanders in The Simpsons to Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, these are the 20 Most Shocking TV Deaths.

*Spoilers ahead!*