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

Vanessa Ives from Penny Dreadful

When the tortured protagonist of Penny Dreadful met her maker in the Season 3 finale, the show followed along with her. Plagued by fallen angels seeking to her possess her body, Vanessa (Eva Green) persuaded Ethan (Josh Hartnett) to put an end to her suffering. The Showtime gothic horror show went to an early grave with Vanessa’s death, so fans had even more to grieve.

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