35 TV Character Deaths That Made Everyone Cry (And Gasp And Cry Some More) In 2022

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1.On 1883, when Elsa was shot with an arrow, said goodbye to her mom, and ultimately died in her father's arms underneath a tree.

Elsa's mom says she loves them both with all her heart, Elsa says she'll see her "in the valley," and then she sits under the tree with her dad
Paramount+

2.On Chicago Fire, when a building collapsed on Hawkins while he was trying to save a victim of a fire, and Violet tried desperately to save him.

Screenshots from "Chicago Fire"
NBC

3.On From Scratch, when Lino died as Amy sat at his bedside after his long battle with cancer.

Amy crying, saying "You waited for me," and looking into Lino's eyes as he dies
Netflix

4.On Derry Girls, when Clare's father unexpectedly died and everyone hugged Clare at the hospital.

Clare reacting to being told that her dad has died
Netflix

5.On Killing Eve, when Villanelle died after finally getting together with Eve and just as the duo put an end to The Twelve.

Screenshots from "Killing Eve"
BBC America

6.On This Is Us, when Miguel tragically died before Rebecca, all while his health deteriorated as he tried to take care of her.

Screenshots from "This Is Us"
NBC

7.And on This Is Us, when Rebecca died and her entire last episode was dedicated to her subconsciously reliving her life on a train, all while waiting for Kate to arrive at her deathbed so she could say goodbye.

Screenshots from "This Is Us"
NBC

8.On Yellowjackets, when Shauna and Jackie had a huge fight and Jackie left the cabin, only for her to freeze to death by the time Shauna went and found her in the morning.

Shauna crying when she sees Jackie frozen in the snow
Showtime

9.On The White Lotus, when Tanya killed the gays on the boat before she slipped, hit her head, and died herself.

Screenshots from "The White Lotus"
HBO

10.On Dead to Me, when Jen and Judy said goodbye without saying "goodbye" after Judy was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Judy telling Jen that she loves her and she filled the hole in her heart, and Jen saying she loves her too and she changed her life, and then they hug
Netflix

11.On Manifest, when Zeke sacrificed himself by absorbing Cal's cancer in order to save him.

Zeke telling Michaela/Mick that he's not scared because of her and he was given a second chance at life
Netflix

12.On Ozark, when Camila shot and killed Ruth after finding out from Clare that Ruth was the one who killed Javi.

Screenshots from "Ozark"
Netflix

13.On Euphoria, when Ashtray was shot and killed during a raid at Fez's place even after Fez begged him to come out of the bathroom and surrender.

Screenshots from "Euphoria"
HBO

14.On Peaky Blinders, when Tommy found out that Polly had been killed during Mosley's attempted assassination. Polly's death was written in after Helen McCrory died in 2021.

Screenshots from "Peaky Blinders"
Netflix

15.And on Peaky Blinders, when Tommy shot and killed Michael after Michael tried (and failed) to kill him, thus fulfilling Polly's prediction.

Screenshots from "Peaky Blinders"
Netflix

16.On FBI: Most Wanted, when Jess was shockingly shot and killed by Harley while trying to protect Lucy.

Screenshots from "FBI: Most Wanted"
CBS

17.On Wednesday, when Principal Weems seemingly* died after Thornhill stabbed her with a lethal injection after Weems and Wednesday discovered that she was behind the attacks at Nevermore.

Screenshots from "Wednesday"

*There are some fan theories that suggest Weems is still alive (and honestly, I hope they're right).

Netflix

18.On House of the Dragon, when Viserys finally died and it sparked Alicent taking the Iron Throne from Rhaenyra.

Screenshots from "House of the Dragon"
HBO

19.And on House of the Dragon, when Lucerys was torn apart by Aemond and his dragon, Vhagar, while flying through storm clouds.

Lucerys looking back in fear at the dragon
HBO

20.On Stranger Things, when Eddie tragically died after saving Dustin and helping to save all of Hawkins.

Eddie smiling and saying he didn't run away this time and "You're gonna have to look out for those little sheep for me, okay?"
Netflix

21.On Better Call Saul, when Howard went to Jimmy and Kim's apartment to confront them, but was ultimately killed by Lalo after he showed up to talk to Jimmy and Kim, too.

Screenshots from "Better Call Saul"

22.On Obi-Wan Kenobi, when Tala sacrificed herself to save Obi-Wan after Reva Sevander and a bunch of Stormtroopers arrived to try and take Leia.

Screenshots from "Obi-Wan Kenobi"
Lucasfilm / Disney+

23.On For All Mankind, when Karen and Molly both tragically died after a bomb detonated outside the Johnson Space Center.

"I'm going back for more people."
Apple TV+

24.On Dexter: New Blood, the series ended with Harrison confronting Dexter about his mom and Deb's deaths years ago. Then, Harrison seemingly* killed Dexter.

Dexter saying he never felt love until this moment with Harrison pointing a gun at him

*There are some fan theories that suggest he actually survives this.

Showtime

25.On The Walking Dead series finale, when Luke was bleeding out after being attacked by walkers, and Yumiko, Connie, Magna, and Kelly couldn't save him.

Luke is bleeding out and Yumiko hands Connie Luke's harmonica and says "We'll always keep the music alive"
AMC

26.And on The Walking Dead, when Rosita was bit by a walker while saving her daughter during the series finale.

Screenshots from "The Walking Dead"
AMC

27.On The Boys, when Homelander destroyed Black Noir after he found out that Noir knew Soldier Boy was his father the entire time.

Screenshots from "The Boys"
Prime Video

28.On The Umbrella Academy, when Allison killed Harlan and delivered his body to the Sparrows after he revealed that he killed the Umbrella Academy's mothers.

Screenshots from "The Umbrella Academy"
Netflix

29.On The Orville: New Horizons, when Charly sacrificed herself to destroy a weapon in order to save Kelly and the rest of the team.

Screenshots from "The Orville"
Hulu

30.On Only Murders in the Building, when Season 2 ended with Ben, played by Paul Rudd, dying during opening night of a Broadway play that Oliver directed and Charles was starring in.

Screenshots from "Only Murders in the Building"
Hulu

31.On Andor, when Maarva died while Cassian was incarcerated on Narkina 5, and he returned home in time to see his mom's final message at her funeral.

Screenshots from Andor
Lucasfilm / Disney+

32.On The Patient, when Alan was choked to death by his patient Sam, who was a serial killer, after being held hostage.

Screenshots from "The Patient"
FX / Hulu

33.On Outlander, when Claire found Malva's dead body just outside the Ridge's garden, and it led to Claire being wrongly accused of her murder.

Claire crouching down in the field and checking Malva's pulse
Starz

34.On The Midnight Club, when Anya died right as the rest of the Midnight Club finished her story.

The narrative as Anya lies in bed: "Stanton lays out your options, but you stay at Brightcliffe for a few more weeks, repeating the ritual for each of us — and it works for all of us"
Netflix

35.And finally, on 9-1-1: Lone Star, when T.K.'s mom, Gwyn, shockingly died after being struck by someone riding a bike.

TK on the phone saying his mom has died
Fox

We can't fit everyone on this list, so tell us which other TV deaths from 2022 were devastating in the comments below!

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