Day 30 - Saddest Character Death

[snogged]

It feels strange to make this the last day, but perhaps the creators thought that character death, the end of a life we cared about, is more powerful a cap than favorite series finale.

In any case, my number one choice for this is without a doubt, Joyce Summers. In a world where people died at the hands of vampires and demons almost every night...losing Joyce to a brain tumor was the hardest reality to face. I'm tearing up just thinking about that episode and how it dealt with each one of the characters as they reacted to the loss.

Of those characters, I think Anya's monologue still moves me the most, even though Willow freaking out about the sweater comes very close second.

ANYA: I don't understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and then she's, there's just a body, and I don't understand why she just can't get back in it and not be dead anymore. It's stupid. It's mortal and stupid. And, and Xander's crying and not talking, and, and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well, Joyce will never have any more fruit punch ever, and she'll never have eggs, or yawn or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.

*sniffles and sobs*

There have been other character deaths that have made me sob loudly in my living room, but it feels weird to call it honorable mentions. In no particular order, Denny Duquette (Grey's Anatomy), Rex Van de Kamp (Desperate Housewives), George O' Malley (Grey's Anatomy), Lindsey McDonald (Angel the Series), Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Angel the Series. I realize that Fred came back as Illyria, but I was wreck for the entire episode where her death was dragged out in the most painful way imaginable.

Comments

[tonnic-x.livejournal.com]

I know... that death was the worst ever. Joss made us love her for 5 years... made us feel like she was our mom and then took her away... just like that. It was very painful. I watched that episode not long ago and reading Anya's quote just made me tear up as well. *hugs* I also cried for Tara, but for different reasons... mainly the pain that Willow was going through. I loved her, but for me... it wasn't the same as Joyce.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

*hugs you tight*

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Joyce's death was the saddest to me as well.


Gabrielle

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I think it was made more real by taking away the musical backdrop.

[idioticonion.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more. Joyce Summer's death was horrible, and Anya's speech cut me up.

I cried over Fred too though. *hugs Fred&Wes forever*

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I bawled over Fred. No matter how cool Illyria is.

[rileysaplank.livejournal.com]

Even though I didn't like Anya that speech still makes me tear up.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

She just did it so well. It was hard not to feel your heart break.

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

We agree about this one.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[angelus2hot]

Joyce's was the saddest death for me as well. Anya's quote make's me tear up just reading it.

That's the only episode that I can't/won't watch again. ever.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I haven't been able to watch it again either.

[evangelin1202.livejournal.com]

I absolutely agree. The Body is one of the saddest and still most brilliant things on TV ever. The way Joyce died was just so REAL and that whole episode was so rough, and hard, and too bright, too clear. Too real. ;(

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Very much so.

I think that's why there was no music in the episode because in real life...there's no haunting score.

[cee-m.livejournal.com]

WORD. That... just killed me.