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

Eddard “Ned” Stark from Game of Thrones

For those who had yet to read George R.R. Martin’s series before watching Game of Thrones, Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) execution was quite the gut-wrenching surprise. Even if you saw it coming, the knowledge that Stark’s beheading was ordered by sniveling urchin King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) was impossible to bear—not to mention the fact that his death was witnessed by all of Ned’s young daughters, as well as the entirety of King’s Landing.

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