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

Poussey Washington from Orange is the New Black

Although it’s easy to sympathize with many of the inmates at Litchfield, no character was so beloved as Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley), a good-natured, wholesome spirit who tugged on the heartstrings of prisoners and viewers alike. Poussey’s death was particularly appalling—she was suffocated to death by a guard after a peaceful prisoner protest. Her murder traumatized her friends to the point of mobilization, inspiring a prisoner’s revolt.

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