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With their client having too little money to even buy the $9000 casket already ordered and David and Rico unavailable, Nate decides to help her out by temporarily using the coffin at Swanson's funeral, then cheaply cremating him and selling the casket to another client...before learning he can neither reuse nor resell it legally. Directed by Miguel Arteta. No, we don't just mean that they killed his wife. Instead, this one left us pondering life. Some of us are still recovering.They immediately petitioned for Brian's return and, three weeks later, their wish was granted.In an episode, called "Christmas Guy," it was revealed that Stewie had travelled back in his time machine and managed to push Brian out of the way, saving his life.One of the most common reasons for beloved characters meeting their untimely TV ends is when the actor who plays that character asks to be written off of the show to pursue other opportunities.Why would the writers kill off a character who the fans loved ... that just had a baby ... and was young ... and happy ... and drove this awesome vintage convertible? When fan favorite Omar died in Season 5, though, it absolutely was.He was checking out at a convenience story, and he just got shot. Its so beautiful! And it all seemed within reach.That's how these shocking TV deaths always go, though, don't they?Spock, the beloved Captain of the USS Enterprise, dies in the 1982 Trek film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. She was pregnant.
In those twenty minutes, we see the couple fall in love, get married and attempt to have children. leading lady Marissa Cooper died in a car crash in the Season 3 finale.She had been dating bad boy Kevin Volchok and it just wasn't going to end well. That.In perhaps one of the most famous character kill-offs of all time, Lt. Every episode of "Six Feet Under" begins with someone dying. So, after distancing her from her friends and framing her ex-boyfriend for robbery, he ran her car off the road.Because that's just what you do when you're the bad boy in a tumultuous teen drama.In a 1992 comic, called "The Death of Superman," the Man of Steel went to battle with a seemingly unstoppable villain, named Doomsday, in the streets of Metropolis.At the fight's end, both combatants end up dying from their wounds, and Clark Kent fans are left with the image of a broken hero lying in Lois Lane's arms.After eluding death for three seasons, Nicholas Brody -- the war hero, turned terrorist, turned good guy again -- finally met his end at the hands of the Iranian military.The thing is, we actually thought he and Carrie could live happily ever after. Nathaniel's will gives Ruth all his money, Claire an unwanted trust fund, and David and Nate the funeral business. That would have made a "killer" hashtag.It's always shocking when one of your favorite characters is killed off; but at the very least, big character deaths usually occur in season finales, so you can Well, lovable lawyer Will Gardner was killed off "The Good Wife" midway through its fifth season. Our favorite characters: They don't really live and breathe, but they "Game of Thrones," more than just about any other show, has become known for this sort of thing; fans learning early on that no character is too central to the plot to be killed off with a sudden stroke of a sword. But we were wrong.When Dexter returned home at the end of the Season 4 finale to gather his things and meet Rita on their honeymoon, he called her cellphone and heard it ringing from within the house. We learned that, in the world of Westeros, no one is safe.Of course, "Game of Thrones" doesn't have a monopoly on surprising character deaths. Relevance. by Turkish poet Rumi: Our death is our wedding with eternity. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. 1 decade ago. That's how they get us, these TV folks.The 2007 film "I Am Legend" is a post-apocalyptic story in which Will Smith's character tries to fight off -- and simultaneously heal -- the zombies that have taken over the United States.He lives in a boarded-up brownstone and his only companion is a German Shepherd, named Samantha.Well, Sam is bit on a reconnoissance mission late in the film and transforms into a zombie dog in Will Smith's arms, forcing him to kill her himself.Fan favorite Jimmy Darmody was murdered by his mentor in the finale of "Boardwalk Empire" Season 2, leaving disbelieving fans wondering how Nucky Thompson -- of all people -- could have turned on him.The beautiful but chronically damaged "O.C." They played Quidditch for Gryffindor. In a shocking twist, the series finale of the popular sitcom "Roseanne" revealed that Roseanne's husband had actually died of a heart attack years ago.While it initially appeared that Dan survived that health scare, this final episode revealed that the show's plot was actually a story Roseanne had written (and altered in places, as the case may be).Fred and George Weasley were a constant source of levity in the "Harry Potter" series.They opened a joke shop. And the episode ended with Dexter cradling his screaming baby, both of them drenched in Rita's blood.

We mean, they Before there was a Red Wedding ... before Joffrey was poisoned, or Prince Oberyn's skull was crushed like a melon ... there was Ned Stark.Back in Season 1 of "Game of Thrones," we were more innocent television watchers. But no death last season had as shocking an impact as that of Hodor (Kristian Nairn), who tragically revealed the time-bending origin of his name and one-word vocabulary. The answer is simple: Because they had to.