When you invest your time in a TV show, you subsequently become somewhat emotionally attached to its characters as well.
Despite characters mostly being fictional in the world of television, it’s easy to feel a connection with them after tuning in to watch hours of them throughout the years.
That being said, when fictional characters are killed off, you’re often left in a state of grief, despite the fact that most actors are just out of a job because of it.
So, in today’s list, we’re going through the top 18 saddest fictional TV character deaths, as revealed by thousands of voters in a recent poll online.
18/18 Dan Conner
TV Show: Roseanne
Dan Conner passed away from a heart attack in Season 9 of Roseanne.
17/18 Lyanna Mormont
TV Show: Game of Thrones
Played by Bella Ramsey on Game of Thrones, Lyanna passes away from being crushed by a Wight Giant.
16/18 Dr. Lance Sweets
TV Show: Bones
Dr Lance Sweets was murdered by an assailant named Kenneth Emory in the TV show Bones.
15/18 Paul Hennesy
TV Show: 8 Simple Rules
Hennesy died on the TV show 8 Simple Rules off-screen due to the actor John Ritter passing away in real life due to a misdiagnosed thoracic aortic dissection.
14/18 Dean Winchester
TV Show: Supernatural
Played by Jensen Ackles, Dean dies several times throughout the 15 seasons of Supernatural.
However, his life ends during the show’s finale after he fights off some vampires and is impaled by a rebar.
13/18 Seymour Asses
TV Show: Futurama
It’s thought that Seymour died whilst waiting for Fry, however, it was later revealed he died in an explosion caused by Bender.
12/18 George O’Malley
TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
George passed away in the Season 5 finale of Grey’s Anatomy after saving a woman from being hit by a bus.
11/18 Lt. Colonel Henry Blake
TV Show: M*A*S*H
Blake was killed off in the TV show M*A*S*H from his plane being shot down over Japan in Season 3.
10/18 Eddard Stark
TV Show: Game of Thrones
Stark, played by Sean Bean, is beheaded during Episode 9 of the first season of the popular TV series Game of Thrones.
9/18 Bobby Singer
TV Show: Supernatural
Some say Bobby is the true father of the Winchester brothers; he takes care of them more than their real biological father does.
He passed away from being shot in Season 7, Episode 10 of Supernatural.
8/18 Shireen Baratheon
TV Show: Game of Thrones
In Season 5, Episode 9 of Game of Thrones, Shireen was sacrificed by her father by being burnt to death to save his army.
7/18 Poussey Washington
TV Show: Orange Is The New Black
Poussey dies by being improperly restrained in Orange Is The New Black causing her to suffocate to death at the end of Season 4.
6/18 Bob Newby
TV Show: Stranger Things
Bob bravely sacrifices himself by being eaten by a pack of demodogs in a Season 2 episode of the Netflix show Stranger Things.
5/18 Hershel Greene
TV Show: The Walking Dead
The much-loved Walking Dead character, played by the late Scott Wilson.
His character was decapitated by The Governer in the mid-season finale of season 4.
4/18 Lady
TV Show: Game of Thrones
No one likes a sad animal death, Lady died in Season one of Game of Thrones as Cersei sentences her to death for biting Joffrey.
3/18 Opie Winston
TV Show: Sons of Anarchy
Opie was beaten to death by a prison gang after sacrificing himself in Season 5 of Sons of Anarchy.
2/18 Hodor
TV Show: Game of Thrones
Hold the Door!!
Hodor sacrificed himself so Bran and Meera could escape from the Wights that were attacking them in Season 6 of Game of Thrones.
1/18 Glenn Rhee
TV Show: The Walking Dead
This was a scene that mentally scarred thousands of viewers, and some actually quit the show permanently after watching Glenn have his head bashed in by Negan in The Walking Dead.
Abraham also lost his life that night, suffering the same fate as Glenn in Season 7.