You'll Never Recover from These Seriously Devastating TV Character Deaths

Gary Shepherd from thirtysomething

Newlywed and fledgling father Gary Shepherd (Peter Horton) was a central member of thirtysomething's friend group. Shepherd, who preferred biking to driving, met his unfortunate fate in a chain-reaction car accident. His death was totally unanticipated, which made it all the more upsetting.

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The More You Know

  • Breaking Bad: When you combine the titles of Season 2's first, fourth, tenth, and thirteenth episodes you get "Seven Thirty-Seven, Down, Over, ABQ," which is a foreshadowing of the plane crash at the end of the season.
  • Walter White Jr. never encountered Jesse Pinkman in all 62 episodes of Breaking Bad.
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  • The US broadcasting industry is huge
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