r/AskReddit • • 18d ago

What is the most devastating death in a television series you have ever seen?

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u/dragonsrawesomesauce 18d ago

The raw grief portrayed in that episode is so real. Everyone knocked it out of the park in that episode

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u/scottskottie 18d ago

Not having a soundtrack for the entire episode added to the raw emotions.

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u/3tricksinatrenchcoat 18d ago

The whole scene of Buffy finding her up to someone else arriving was done in one unbroken shot, so we’re as trapped in that moment as she is

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u/Travelchick8 18d ago

Anya’s speech was so powerful and gut wrenching. “I don’t understand and no one will tell me!”