Characters you wish hadn’t been killed off [Spoilers warning added by MNHQ]

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Betty in Mad Men - just no need, it was the end of the series and unrealistic for a young woman to die of lung cancer

Cordelia in Angel - think they did this to get back at the actress for getting pregnant, the death was so senseless and ruined the long term story arc

Mark in ER - could he not have had a happy ending on that beach? Also it was such a rare condition.

Meg in Home and Away - this made teenage death seem so real

Chris in Stand By Me - a bad boy made good surely he was due good karma and a long life?

Luke and Han in Star Wars - just done for shock value

No one ever dies of dementia in films or tv!

Hank in Breaking Bad- just awful
George in Greys Anatomy, another one here for Derek Shepherd too..
Abraham in Walking Dead- loved his character
Deb Morgan in Dexter

What is OITNB?

Orange Is The New Black.

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Edie Britt in Desperate Housrwives.

Elvis in Our Girl.

The entire cast of Blake's 7 in the final episode. Ruined Christmas for 7 year old me.

Stringer Bell in The Wire

But the story line was excellent

I was actually more upset about Omar dying in The Wire. Just why, Lord, why?

Gideon from Criminal Minds and Kate from NCIS!

I came to say Nicholas Brody in Homeland. I mean I understand why but it took me a long time to get over it,
but then I saw your post @NeepNeepNeep - and yes, Peter Queen

Yes Omar I wanted him to survive.

It wasn’t even just that he died but his death was so pathetic and pointless.

Now I've never seen TWD but isn't Carl the main character? How do you kill the main guy off?

Joyce Summers. Tara and Anya in Buffy. Two of the deaths did serve to move the series along, but my god they were hard. The third, I know Emma Caulfield asked to be killed off but I cried so hard when Anya died.

Fred Weasley. He is/was my favourite character in the books. Can’t stand the twins in the film. I sobbed when I read his death.

Nicholas Brody in homeland - it just wasn't the same after that.
Matthew in Downton Abbey

Peter Quinn from Homeland

Another one for Nigel in The Archers.

Data in Star Trek

I'd forgotten about Rachel in Cold Feet, but yes.

Someone mentioned Wash in firefly... well, yes, but I wish more that the stupid network hadn't killed off the whole series! (Similar sentiments with Trip/ST Enterprise)

No need for Will to die in The Good Wife. They were meant to end up together.

No need for Mike Delfino to die in desperate housewives. No need, Marc Cherry, no need!!!!!!

still haven't got over it

Riggs in the rebooted series of Lethal weapon.

Sirius Black- WHY jk WHY.??

Mike Delfino in Desperate housewives ( and Edie Britt)

Carl King in Emmerdale.

Charlie Harper in two and a half men

All of the characters who bought it in Torchwood.

Yes to Damon and Wilson!

Pierre in Spiral

Mike Ehmantraut from Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad.

John in the Archers. I stopped listening after that. So cruel.

Matthew in Downton was a bummer too, but not in the same way.

Oh, of course, Dumbledore in Harry Potter. I realise a hero needs to go it alone to achieve heroic status, but Dumbledore was by far and away my favourite character.

Fran in the Shetland series

Eh? Was she in the books the tv series is based on, she never was in that was she?

All those Harry Potter deaths ... Lupin and Tonks

Thane is Mass Effect. Not forgiving that, ever!!

Dobby.

Barbara in Call The Midwife. Devastating :(

OH, Remus and Tonks. They just had a baby ffs!