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00:00Who would have thought that a toilet could have inspired such an emotional scene?
00:04You might need to keep a roll handy to wipe away those tears.
00:09The regeneration episodes of Doctor Who always provide a harrowing goodbye worth having a
00:13good weep over, but none have touched the nerve of a fan base quite like the Tenth Doctor's
00:18farewell with Rose Tyler.
00:20Often considered one of the best Doctor Who companions of all time, Rose's time travel
00:24journey came to an end in the second series of the Doctor Who relaunch.
00:28In the 2006 episode Doomsday, the Doctor and Rose are seen hanging on for dear life
00:32after the Cybermen break through a fracture in the universe.
00:36Following a prolonged fight against the Scary Metal Men, plus the Daleks, Rose falls through
00:40the fracture and is separated from the Doctor forever.
00:43Cue the tissues.
00:45It's not until their final moments together that the true heartbreak reveals itself.
00:49The Doctor manages to send an image of himself to visit Rose on a beach, in true romantic
00:54style.
00:55The pair exchange teary goodbyes, with the Doctor vanishing before sharing his parting
00:59words.
01:00SFX Magazine voted this scene as the greatest sci-fi moment of all time back in 2014, with
01:06fans deeply moved by the duo's painful goodbyes.
01:09Addressing the episode ten years later, director Graham Harper said,
01:13"...just as he starts to fade away from this dimension, never quite able to get the words
01:17I love you out, he disappears completely, leaving a devastated Rose and breaking all
01:21of our hearts on her behalf."
01:23"...Rose Tyler."
01:28Dedicated fans might have a difficult time dealing with any character's death, but when
01:33their demise comes completely out of the blue, the fallout can be unbearable.
01:37Such was the case for the season three death of Lexa in the CW sci-fi series The 100.
01:42After being hit by a stray bullet, Lexa loses too much blood and dies shortly after.
01:46As Clark happens to be the CW's first openly bisexual main character, the decision to kill
01:51off the first woman audiences see her have a relationship with was immediately questioned
01:55by viewers.
01:57As noted by CultureS, LGBTQIA-plus characters tend to bear the brunt of unnecessary on-screen
02:03death, and many fans felt Lexa was just another victim.
02:06In fact, the fan reaction became so volatile that The 100 bosses had to officially apologize.
02:12As reported by E! Online, executive producer Jason Rothenberg second-guessed his decision
02:16in an open letter to fans, sharing,
02:18"...their relationship held greater importance than I even realized, and that very important
02:22representation was taken away by one stray bullet.
02:25It's a scathing mark on an otherwise successful show."
02:29It might have reignited the world's love for Kate Bush, but Max and Vecna's standoff was
02:34enough to make any Stranger Things fan hold their breath.
02:37After the suspense of Max escaping Vecna's clutches at the end of volume one of season
02:41four, the final episode proved to be another punch to the gut for viewers.
02:45"...I thought we lost you."
02:47"...No, I'm still here.
02:49I'm still here."
02:50Choosing to offer herself up as bait to distract Vecna long enough for his physical body to
02:54be killed, Max's second pass at levitation ends in snapping limbs and blood streaming
02:59from her eyes.
03:00This is haunting enough, without the added shock of watching a fan favorite fall at the
03:04final hurdle.
03:05The episode offers lots of emotion, but very few answers.
03:09Even though the second part of season four has since wrapped up, fans are still mulling
03:12the scene over in great detail, including Eleven using her powers to revive Max.
03:17Some viewers have stated that Sadie Sink herself deserved better, while several fan theories
03:22speculate on what the Duffer Brothers might have in store next.
03:25What's more, Redditors believe that this could only be the start of Max's problems, fueling
03:30rumors about season five.
03:32It's an age-old tale.
03:33A vampire falls for a sweet vampire slayer, and the vampire slayer has to kill the vampire
03:37in an unsettling surprise.
03:40In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season two, Angel reverts back into his evil persona of Angelus.
03:46One thing leads to another, and his soul is restored, which turns him back into the benevolent
03:50Angel, just in time for Buffy to have to kill him in order to close a hell dimension and
03:55save the world.
03:56Throughout the show, Buffy has to make a lot of noble sacrifices for the greater good.
04:00It's kind of her thing.
04:02Their final farewell for the time being is just as heartbreaking as you would expect,
04:05with some fans still considering the scene as one of the show's most emotional.
04:09In the seconds prior to Angel's death, Buffy tells him to close his eyes before pushing
04:12him into hell.
04:14She is then left in tears while trying to process what she has had to do.
04:18In the finale of Marvel's TV sensation WandaVision, the tables turn for a superhero people may
04:22have started to feel contempt for.
04:24Throughout the show's standalone season, Wanda uses her Scarlet Witch powers to take an entire
04:29town hostage to create the normal life she has always dreamed of, turning from a celebrated
04:33Avenger to a selfish villain.
04:35She has been through quite a few traumas by this point in her story — the death of her
04:39parents, her brother, and her android boyfriend — on separate occasions.
04:43But even Agatha Harkness pales in comparison when it comes to conniving plans that hurt
04:47many people.
04:49Wanda realizes how far over the edge she's gone in Episode VIII, Previously On, which
04:53includes a flashback of Vision delivering his now-famous love-persevering speech.
04:59But what is grief, if not love persevering?"
05:05This is the episode when Wanda begins to see how dangerous she really can be.
05:09Fans quickly took to social media to express their heartbreak and emotion after the episode
05:13aired, with Wanda's realization connecting the lies told by Swordhead honcho Tyler Hayward.
05:18It's a lot to take in for any dedicated fan, but the sadness might just be worth the payoff.
05:23Viewers commented that Wanda could now perhaps be seen as one of the strongest Avengers in
05:26the MCU, giving her an emotional turning point that's both flawed and human.
05:32Preventing the end of the world is no light feat, and sometimes ultimate sacrifices become
05:36necessary.
05:37In The Umbrella Academy Season 2's 743, ghostly Ben leaves the comfort of his spiritual world
05:42behind by using the last of his energy to have a heart-to-heart with Victor.
05:46The pair have one last emotional farewell before Ben disappears into glimmering blue
05:50lights.
05:51While each of the siblings put forth their best efforts to push ahead, it's left up to
05:54the only non-living human of the bunch to save the day.
05:57His absence from The Umbrella Academy had a noticeable impact on the group, with fans
06:01acknowledging that it might have simply been his time to move on.
06:05You might be surprised to see Rick and not Morty appear on this list.
06:09Sure, Morty has his fair share of tear-jerking moments.
06:12Living out an entire relationship, as well as a harrowing plane crash, before watching
06:16it erased by an accidental timeline reset was soul-crushing for him, though many fans
06:20laughed and saw the humorous side.
06:22Yet it's Rick that delivers a gut punch when he finds out his stranger-turned-nemesis Tony
06:27the Toilet Guy has died.
06:29In the episode, The Old Man in the Seat, we see Rick's idea of a private toilet heaven
06:33interrupted by an outsider.
06:35Intent on making him pay, Rick goes above and beyond to take his revenge, only for Tony
06:39to show him nothing but kindness.
06:41Seeing such a sweet and polite character last for mere minutes on screen feels like a difficult
06:46watch in itself, but it's Rick's sudden emotional compass that really clenches this as an upsetting
06:51moment for fans.
06:52As one Redditor explained, Rick has always wanted connections that mean something, but
06:56he also sees this as a weak part of his personality.
06:59In true Rick style, the friendship that never was still makes him more bitter than compassionate.
07:04In a relatively unexpected move, the sensibility of Casablanca crossed over into the hit series
07:09Star Trek The Next Generation.
07:11This specific episode's existence is somewhat upsetting to fans, as it maintains a meager
07:16average score of 6.5 on IMDb.
07:19Even while the contents of We'll Always Have Paris failed to impress, its final moment
07:23pulls at the heartstrings.
07:25Fans learned that Picard and his ex, Janice, were originally supposed to meet at the Parisian
07:29café Des Artistes in 2342, but Picard never showed up.
07:33Consumed with life on the ship rather than his romantic relationship with Janice, Picard
07:38opts to part ways and the two fail to track each other down.
07:41The emotional kicker comes when Picard and Janice finally get to have their reunion.
07:45The pair's chance to say goodbye feels bittersweet, as some fans suggest Picard isn't made out
07:50to be a great guy after all.
07:51Redditors do agree that putting this relationship to bed is charming, and that it takes an emotional
07:56look at what happens when things don't work out the way you hoped they would.
07:59"...you're wonderful."
08:02As far as Supernatural goes, Swansong is an episode that sets fans' emotional pulses racing.
08:09In the finale of Supernatural Season 5, Sam is assumed to have returned from Hell to see
08:13something he never wanted to, a domesticated Dean.
08:16The buildup of Sam's realization is deadly, with Lucifer already claiming the lives of
08:20Castiel and Bobby.
08:22While Sam offers his body as a vessel, Dean finds himself returning to Lisa.
08:26The heartbreaking final scene shows Sam standing outside Lisa's home, watching the happy family
08:30have dinner as if nothing had happened.
08:33Emotions were already high before the final scene aired, with Redditors commenting on
08:36the rollercoaster of feelings between Sam and Dean in the fight to win back control.
08:41Yet the final moments cause a different kind of upset, almost acting as a letdown to what
08:45came before.
08:47Even while Dean assumed he was fulfilling Sam's wishes of granting him a normal life,
08:50the Winchester boys getting domesticated goes completely against their hunting nature.
08:55Regardless, some agree that it provides a perfectly teary ending.
08:59When it came to its Season 3 ending, the producers of Misfits decided to go out with a bang.
09:04One of the many catastrophic fallouts in the episode is the death of Alicia in an instance
09:08of terrible timing.
09:10Alicia happens to walk in on an undead Rachel during a revenge-oriented knife attack on
09:14the Misfits.
09:16Rachel slashes Alicia's throat, and she bleeds out in Simon's arms.
09:20Back when it first aired in 2011, Alicia's death made viewers sob into their sofa cushions.
09:25There has been plenty of fan debate over which death in Misfits was truly the saddest, and
09:29Alicia's often comes out on top.
09:31According to one Redditor, her death is so sad because of its layers.
09:35Future Simon likely knows what would end up happening to her, and that means their relationship
09:39is stuck in an infinite loop.
09:41The rest of the gang's reaction is difficult to watch, with each of them functionally powerless
09:45and unable to fix the situation.
09:48Regardless of popular opinion, Alicia's murder is inarguably cold and callous, and could
09:52have easily been prevented if she was in the right place at the right time.
09:56Star Trek Voyager loses a valuable member of its crew in Episode 23 of Season 7.
10:02After finding a colony of Talaxians that he wishes to help, Neelix develops feelings for
10:06Dexa and her son Brax.
10:07This leaves him feeling conflicted after he finishes his mission.
10:11While his reason for leaving is very much understandable, his departure is full of emotion.
10:15With his fellow crew members lining the ship's hallways to see him off, Neelix leaves Voyager
10:19with a trembling lip and a sense of hope for his newfound romance.
10:23Having never been an official Starfleet officer himself, viewers were left unsure what kind
10:27of farewell Neelix would get, and the answer was positively emotional.
10:31Some fans have since commended the episode, while others questioned why he had to choose
10:35between romance and Voyager in the first place.
10:38Executive producer Kenneth Biller told Cinescape at the time,
10:41"...we often said, what would happen if Neelix ran into Talaxians and had to make a decision?
10:46I said very early on in the season, the only way I would do that story was if Neelix left."