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11. Ned Stark, Robb Stark, Tywin Lannister, ... Pick any Game of Thrones Character

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Mon Dec 28, 2020, 08:32 AM

Dec 2020

Fall in love with the character.

Watch in stunned silence while George R. R. Martin utterly destroy the character.

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Name a Time When the Death of a Fictional Character Really Threw You [Assume Spoilers Ahead] [View all] Collimator Dec 2020 OP

MASH Henry Blake. They just didn't do that in comedy shows back then. It was done soooo well. mucifer Dec 2020 #1

Beat me to it. Lochloosa Dec 2020 #2

Yes, sometimes the emotional impact and honesty Collimator Dec 2020 #6

My girlfriend at the time was furious SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #70

Not even the cast knew until Gary Burghoff walked into the OR. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #72

Ole Yeller Maxheader Dec 2020 #3

Yes that and Bambi. I won't watch movies were animals die to this day Walleye Dec 2020 #4

same here. If a movie features an animal I will ask if the animal dies yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #35

The two that immediately came to mind already here: MASH's Col. Blake and Ole Yeller hlthe2b Dec 2020 #5

Beth... Little Women 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2020 #7

I expected someone to bring her up. Collimator Dec 2020 #8

Yes! And when Rachel so callously spoiled the ending for him, lol. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2020 #9

Yes, when Stephen King killed off the main character's girlfriend in... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #10

Ned Stark, Robb Stark, Tywin Lannister, ... Pick any Game of Thrones Character Xipe Totec Dec 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #13

NEVER fall in love with a George RR Martin character. yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #36

I think the main characters will generally end up how they did on the TV show NewJeffCT Dec 2020 #41

Corum in Michael Moorcock's two trilogies exboyfil Dec 2020 #12

West Wing Mrs. Landingham.... redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #14

Yes! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #30

I liked Debbie too redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #32

A friend of mine was so upset Collimator Dec 2020 #33

Yes! A_Woman_from_MI Dec 2020 #57

Yep. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #73

Garp. Affected me for days. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #15

+1 for Garp. Great pick! Earthshine2 Dec 2020 #17

"In the World According to Garp, we are all terminal cases." Mike 03 Dec 2020 #21

Wash's termination gives exact meaning to the term "sudden death." Earthshine2 Dec 2020 #16

Ah, yes. The Death of Captain James T. Kirk. Collimator Dec 2020 #34

Murder of Dobby in Harry Potter, even though I'd read the book. sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #18

Same here. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #31

don't forget Hedwig, Harry's owl. yellowdogintexas Dec 2020 #37

I'm still not over that one. Nevilledog Dec 2020 #56

Spike from Cowboy Bebop n/t gay texan Dec 2020 #19

"Bang." sakabatou Dec 2020 #39

YES!!!! gay texan Dec 2020 #50

I think episode 24 hit me harder than 26. sakabatou Dec 2020 #54

Jo, the boy street-sweeper in Bleak House. nt July Dec 2020 #20

"Move along there, toughie." I could tell he would die. _ Bleak House_ is my favorite Dickens novel tblue37 Dec 2020 #46

Boromir in Lord of the Rings. bluedigger Dec 2020 #22

That was so sad! electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #59

Ruth, last show llashram Dec 2020 #23

Wilbur Larch. Owen Meany. John Irving knows how to rip your heart out NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #24

And never forget Fuzzy Stone...N/T flotsam Dec 2020 #48

Fuzzy. of course. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #49

With John Irving RobinA Dec 2020 #68

The kid in "Pay it Forward" Shrek Dec 2020 #25

Yep, walked out of the theater like WTF was that? nt Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2020 #26

Aeris Final Fantasy VII. Because, like superheroes, theres always a way back. Volaris Dec 2020 #27

Your choice is a really good one. I am going to go to a lesser known series/characters. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #28

Ned Stark in Game of Thrones NewJeffCT Dec 2020 #38

Pyrrha Nikos in RWBY sakabatou Dec 2020 #40

Lonesome Dove. Deets and Gus. Smickey Dec 2020 #42

The many women Little Joe was fond of. zanana1 Dec 2020 #43

Luther Mahoney, on Homicide: Life on the Street. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #44

Other than Bambi? Another Joss Whedon character, when Angel killed Gile's girlfriend in Buffy. Midnight Writer Dec 2020 #45

Yondu Odonta adamas Dec 2020 #47

When Billy (Sam Bottoms) was killed in The Last Picture Show TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #51

John Hurt's character in Alien TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #52

Oh, yeah, several.... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #53

Person of Interest. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #55

Would u (at your leisure) be up to chatting... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #61

I would need to re-watch it to have a proper discussion. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #62

Don't want u spending money in these electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #63

I checked Netflix, and POI was there until the end of September. Dem2theMax Dec 2020 #67

Gandalf A_Woman_from_MI Dec 2020 #58

Spock, in The Wrath of Khan. consider_this Dec 2020 #60

Easy Rider - the end haunted me for days. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #64

NCIS Season 2 Finale...when they shot Caitlin in the head... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #65

You have to give the writers credit for the misdirect. Collimator Dec 2020 #66

Shenandoah, movie with Jimmy Stewart avebury Dec 2020 #69

Edith Bunker Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #71

Emma in Terms Of Endearment AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #74

Most recently, Kate McKenzie out of Last Tango In Halifax musette_sf Dec 2020 #75