Joyce Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
For all Buffy’s supernatural deaths, perhaps the most painful one was a result of natural causes. After her mother Joyce (Kristine Sutherland) suffered a brain aneurysm, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) came home to find her lying lifeless on the sofa. Creator Joss Whedon perfectly captured the unique agony of a child losing their tether to reality. It was one of the only times that Buffy’s superhuman powers couldn’t help her get out of a situation.
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